Op 66, The Birds - III. Sparrows - John Duarte (1977) Edition: Richard M Long, TPS-046 (2002), fingering by Antigoni Goni Notes & Legend below tab - tabbed by weed@wussu.com - 29 January 2017 Legend updated 2 February 2017 video: https://youtu.be/7tKi7sZlVz0?t=7m33s - Stephen Laughlin (from 7min 33sec) audio: https://youtu.be/T8AlsCoGB30?t=6m4s - Raymond Burley (from 6min 4sec) video: https://youtu.be/uzj6tNtaqak?t=5m11s - Oleg Kovalev (from 5min 11sec) video: https://youtu.be/FEq8MBHktDI?t=6m21s - Tim Vance (from 6min 21sec) video: https://youtu.be/y7er16W26pk?t=7m55s - Lac Vu Thien Nguyen (from 7m 55s) tuning: D A D G B E key: A major, G minor (no time signature) Allegro scherzando (quick, playful, lively) key: A major - tempo: 120 bpm (dotted quarter notes) 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . . | . . | . E|--------------------------------|-10p9-----10p9-----10p9--| B|--------------------------------|-------10-------10-------| G|*-------------------------------|-------------------------| D|*------<7>======================|-------------------------| A|-------<7>======================|-------------------------| D|-------<7>======================|-------------------------| 3 1 2 mp (mezzopiano - moderately soft) 4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . E|-10p9-----10p9-----|-10p9-----10p9-----11p9--|-11p9-----11p9-----11p9--| B|-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------|-------10-------10-------| G|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 a i p i m p 6 | . . | . . | . | . | . . | . . | . | . E|-12p9--------0-----------------|-12p9--------0------------------|| B|-------10----------------------|-------10-----------------------|| G|----------12----5--------------|----------12----5--------------*|| D|-------------------7-----------|-------------------7-----------*|| A|----------------------8==------|----------------------8==-------|| D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 CV_________________________ 8 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-----------0=|===--0===----|-------------|-------|-----------5-|-6p5---------| B|---0-----3---|---7-----3---|-------------|-0-----|-----5-6h8---|-----8-7p5---| G|-----6===----|-0=====----5-|-4-------6---|---0=--|-5h7---------|-5=====----7=| D|-------0=====|-------0=====|---5=------7-|-------|-------5=====|-------5=====| A|-0=====------|-------------|-0===----5===|-0===--|-5=====------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------| 4 4 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 f (forte - loud) 1 ____________________ 14 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------|-----------0-|-1p0---------|-------------------| B|---5---------------|-----0-2h3---|-----3-1p0---|-------------------| G|===--5===6---------|-0h2---------|-0=====----2-|-0-----------------| D|-----------7=------|-------0=====|-------0=====|---2-----3-0=------| A|-5=====5=====------|-0=====------|-------------|-0===--------------| D|-------------------|-------------|-------------|---------2===------| 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 > > > > > > > > > > p (piano - soft) 18 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . E|-------------|-------------|-------5-7-8-|-10p9-----10p9-----10p9--| B|-------------|-------------|-5-7-9-------|-------10-------10-------| G|-------------|-------4-5-7-|-------------|-------------------------| D|---------2h3-|-4-6-7-------|-------------|-------------------------| A|-0-2-4-5-----|-------------|-------------|-------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ff (fortissimo - very loud) 22 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . E|-10p9-----10p9-----|-10p9-----10p9-----11p9--|-11p9-----11p9-----11p9--| B|-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------|-------10-------10-------| G|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 25 | . . | . . | . | . | . . | . . | . | . E|-12p9--------0-----------------|-12p9--------0-----------------| B|-------10----------------------|-------10----------------------| G|----------12----5--------------|----------12----5--------------| D|-------------------7-----------|-------------------7-----------| A|----------------------8==------|----------------------8==------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| p sub. (piano subito - suddenly quiet) aggressivo (aggressive) 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0---| B|-----------4---4---4---4---6---6-|---4---4---4---4---6---6-| G|---------6-------6-------8-------|-6-------6-------8-------| D|<12>-----------------------------|-------------------------| A|<12>-----------------------------|-------------------------| D|<12>-----------------------------|-------------------------| 3 1 3 1 f (forte - loud) 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0---| B|---4---4---6---6---8---8---9---9-|---8---8---8---8---9---9-| G|-6-------8-------10------11------|-10------10------11------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------| 3 1 3 1 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0---| B|---4---4---6---6---8---8---9---9-|---8---8---8---8---9---9-| G|-6-------8-------10------11------|-10------10------11------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------| 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| B|---8---8---8---8---9---9-|---8---8---9---9---8---9---6---6-| G|-10------10------11------|-10------11------10------8-------| D|-------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------------------------------| 33 | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . E|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---| B|---4---4---6-|---4---4---6-|---4---6---8---9-|---8---8---9-|---8---8---9-| G|-6---6---8---|-6---6---8---|-6---8---10--10--|-10--10--11--|-10--10--11--| D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| 3 1 3 1 sul pont. (right hand close to the bridge) < < < < < < < < < < < < < < 38 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . . . | . . . E|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-----------------| B|---8---6---8---9-|---8---9---10--11|---11--11--11|-----------------| G|-10--8---10--11--|-10--11--12--13--|-13--13--13--|------rest-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| < < < < < < < < < < < < < < ff 3 1 42 | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . E|-10p9-----10p9-----10p9--|-10p9-----10p9-----|-10p9-----10p9-----11p9--| B|-------10-------10-------|-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------| G|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| mp (mezzopiano - moderately soft) 45 | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . | . E|-11p9-----11p9-----11p9--|-12p9--------0-----------------| B|-------10-------10-------|-------10----------------------| G|-------------------------|----------12----6--------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------7-----------| A|-------------------------|----------------------8==------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 47 | . . | . . | . | . | . . | . . E|-12p9--------0-----------------|-------------------|| B|-------10----------------------|-------------------|| G|----------12----6--------------|--------rest-------|| D|-------------------7-----------|-------------------|| A|----------------------8==------|-------------------|| D|-------------------------------|-------------------|| Saputello (a know-it-all, used by JD to describe the character of sparrows) key: G minor - tempo: 104 bpm (quarter notes) s s s s 49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|/13==--10------------------------|-------------------------------8-| B|---------12==--11----------------|-----------------------6h7===----| G|-----------------10==----7===----|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------11--------|---------------8h9===------------| A|-------------------------------9-|-0===--6h7===--------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 1 2.....2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4.... mf (mezzoforte - moderately loud) cVI_____ s s s s 51 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-13==--10-6===--------------------|---------------------------------| B|----------------9-6===------------|-------------------------------8-| G|-0========--------------6---------|---------------------------------| D|----------0=======--------9===----|---------------3h4===--5h6===----| A|------------------0=======------9-|-0===--1h2===--------------------| D|--------------------------0=======|---------------------------------| ..4 1..1 4 3 4 1 1h2 1 2 4 cV________________________________________________________________ 53 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------7p5---------------------| B|-7p------5-----8-7p------5-----8-|-7p5-------------8p7-----5h7-----| G|-5===============5===============|-5===============================| D|-5===============5===============|-5===============================| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 3 3 4 3...... cIV_______________________________________________________________ 55 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------7p4---------------------| B|-6p------4-----7-6p------4-----7-|-6p4-------------7p6-----4h6-----| G|-4===============4===============|-4===============================| D|-4===============4===============|-4===============================| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ..3 metallico (metallic - in a clear tone) cVI_____ 57 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|/13==--10-7===--------------------|-------------------------10==--12| B|-0========------9-6===------------|---------1===--2-8===--9---------| G|----------0=======------6-3===----|---------------------------------| D|------------------0=======------4-|-3===--4-------------------------| A|--------------------------0=======|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-0===============================| 4 1..1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 normale (returns to normal tone) cVIII_______________________________________ 59 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-10p-----8-----12-10p-----8-----12|-10p8-----13p11----10p9-----10-11----| B|-8================8===============|-8========---------------------------| G|-8================8===============|-8========---------------------------| D|-0================0===============|-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 3 4 tr /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ tr /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ P 61 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|11g10-------------------------(10)|12g10-------------------------(12)|| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| 3 2 2 3 2 3... a piacere (at one's pleasure - as the performer pleases) key: A major - tempo: 120 bpm (dotted quarter notes) 63 | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . E|-10p9-----10p9-----10p9--|-10p9-----10p9-----|-10p9-----10p9-----11p9--| B|-------10-------10-------|-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------| G|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| ..3 1 2 mp (mezzopiano - moderately soft) 66 | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . | . E|-11p9-----11p9-----11p9--|-12p9--------0-----------------| B|-------10-------10-------|-------10----------------------| G|-------------------------|----------12----6--------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------7-----------| A|-------------------------|----------------------8==------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 68 | . . | . . | . | . E|-12p9--------0-----------------|| B|-------10----------------------|| G|----------12----6--------------|| D|-------------------7-----------|| A|----------------------8==------|| D|-------------------------------|| CV_________________________ 69 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-----------0=|===--0===----|-------------|-------|-----------5-|-6p5---------| B|---0-----3---|---7-----3---|-------------|-0-----|-----5-6h8---|-----8-7p5---| G|-----6===----|-0=====----5-|-4-------6---|---0=--|-5h7---------|-5=====----7=| D|-------0=====|-------0=====|---5=------7-|-------|-------5=====|-------5=====| A|-0=====------|-------------|-0===----5===|-0===--|-5=====------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------------| 4 4 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 f (forte - loud) 1 ____________________ 75 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------|-----------0-|-1p0---------|-------------------| B|---5---------------|-----0-2h3---|-----3-1p0---|-------------------| G|===--5===6---------|-0h2---------|-0=====----2-|-0-----------------| D|-----------7=------|-------0=====|-------0=====|---2-----3-0=------| A|-5=====5=====------|-0=====------|-------------|-0===--------------| D|-------------------|-------------|-------------|---------2===------| 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 > > > > > > > > > > p (piano - soft) 79 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . E|-------------|-------------|-------5-7-8-|-10p9-----10p9-----10p9--| B|-------------|-------------|-5-7-9-------|-------10-------10-------| G|-------------|-------4-5-7-|-------------|-------------------------| D|---------2h3-|-4-6-7-------|-------------|-------------------------| A|-0-2-4-5-----|-------------|-------------|-------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ff (fortissimo - very loud) 83 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . E|-10p9-----10p9-----|-10p9-----10p9-----11p9--|-11p9-----11p9-----11p9--| B|-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------|-------10-------10-------| G|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 86 | . . | . . | . | . | . . | . . | . | . E|-12p9--------0-----------------|-12p9--------0-----------------| B|-------10----------------------|-------10----------------------| G|----------12----5--------------|----------12----5--------------| D|-------------------7-----------|-------------------7-----------| A|----------------------8==------|----------------------8==------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| p sub. (piano subito - suddenly quiet) aggressivo (aggressive) sul pont. (right hand close to the bridge) 88 | . | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . E|-----0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---| B|-------4---4---6-|---4---4---6-|---4---6---8---9-|---8---8---9-|---8---8---9-| G|-----6---6---8---|-6---6---8---|-6---8---10--10--|-10--10--11--|-10--10--11--| D|<12>-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| A|<12>-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| D|<12>-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| f (forte - loud) < < < < < < < < < < < < < < 93 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . . . | . . . E|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-----------------| B|---8---6---8---9-|---8---9---10--11|---11--11--11|-----------------| G|-10--8---10--11--|-10--11--12--13--|-13--13--13--|------rest-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| < < < < < < < < < < < < < < fff (extremely loud) 97 | . . | . . | . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-10p9-----10p9-----10p9--|-10p9-----10p9-----11p9-----11p9-----| B|-------10-------10-------|-------10-------10-------10-------10-| G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| mp (mezzopiano - moderately soft) P s a i a m i p i 99 | . . | . . | . | . | . . | . . | . . E|-12p9--------0-----------------|-4--1-----------------------|| B|-------10----------------------|-------2--0-----------------|| G|----------12----6--------------|-------------1--------------|| D|-------------------7-----------|----------------2-----------|| A|----------------------8==------|-------------------4=====0--|| D|-------------------------------|----------------------------|| 4 1 2 1 2 4 secco mf (dampen immediately) senza rall. (without slowing down) Notes and Legend ---------------- measure 54 - the sheet has an F in the chord (not G) - cV________________________________________________________________ 53 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------7p5---------------------| B|-7p------5-----8-7p------5-----8-|-7p5-------------8p7-----5h7-----| G|-5===============5===============|-5===============================| D|-5===============5===============|-3===============================| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| measure 56 - the 2nd note is E# in the sheet (not F#) - 55 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|/13==--10-7===--------------------|-------------------------10==--12| B|-0========------9-6===------------|---------1===--2-8===--9---------| G|----------0=======------6-3===----|---------------------------------| D|------------------0=======------4-|-3===--3-------------------------| A|--------------------------0=======|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-0===============================| In the sheet, measures 2-26 are the same as measures 63-87, except for the hammer in measure 79. left hand fingering below tab right hand fingering above tab 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - ring finger === - length of note / - slide up < < < - crescendo - growing louder > > > - decrescendo - growing softer g - (measures 61,62) grace note - acciaccatura - an extra note played at the same time as, or just before the main note, played as a pull-off h - hammer-on p - pull-off P - (above the tab) slight pause s - (above tab) staccato - note cut short, not held for its full value tr/\/\ - trill - rapid alternation of a note with the note above it <7> - open harmonic on the 7th fret <12> - open harmonic on the 12th fret cIV__ - part barre on the 4th fret cV___ - part barre on the 5th fret CV___ - barre on the 5th fret cVI__ - part barre on the 6th fret cVIII - part barre on the 8th fret |--- ---| |--- ---| |*-- --*| repeat the section |*-- --*| |--- ---| |--- ---| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org