25 Etudes Esquisses for Guitar - No 16 - Gerald Garcia (born 1949) (Portrait d'un Viellard) - edition: Mel Bay MB95430 (Pacific, USA, 1995) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 29 January 2023 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/garcia_gerald_25_etudes_equisses_16.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzqk4qzh1Zc - Ricardo Mata audio: https://youtu.be/23sHsF3_hJI?t=1680 - John Holmquist (from 28 min) tuning: E A D G B E key: C major time: 6/8, 9/8, 8/8 Allegro Scherzando (lively and playful) 6/8 p i m a a m i p 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------0---------------|---------0---------------|-------------------------| B|-------0-----0===========|-------0-----0===========|-------------------------| G|-----0---------0---------|-----0---------0---------|-----0=======----0=======| D|---2-------------1-------|---2-------------1-------|-----2p0-3-------3p1-1---| A|-3===========------2-----|-3===========------2-----|-3-----------------------| 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B|---------0---------------|-------------------------|-----0=======----0=======| G|-------0-----2p0---------|-----0=======----0=======|---------0-------1p0-3p2-| D|-----2-----------1-------|-----1p0-3-------3p1-1---|-----3p1-----3-----------| A|-0h3---------------2-----|-0-----------2-----------|-4-----------------------| E|---------------------3---|-------------------------|-------------------------| F. 9/8 Scorrevole 22 | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . e|---------1---------------||-----6h7-7---3h4-4---0h1-1-----------| B|-2p0-4p2-----------------||-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------||-0===========================0-------| D|-------------------------||-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------||-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------||---------------------------------3---| 24 | . . | . | . | . | . . | . | . | . e|-----2h3-3---------------------------|-------------0h1-1-------------------| B|-------------4h5-5---0h1-1-----------|-----0h2-2-----------0h3-3-----------| G|-0===========================0-------|-1===========================0-------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------3---|---------------------------------3---| 8/8 6/8 26 | . . | . | . . | . . | . . e|---------------------------------|-------------------------| B|-----4h5-5---0h1-1---------------|-------------------------| G|-0===================0h2-0-------|-----0h2-0-------0h1-0---| D|---------------------------------|-4===========3===========| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------| E|-----------------------------3---|-------------------------| F. stringendo 28 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------2p0---4p2-0-| G|-----0h1-0-------0h1-0---|-------------------------|-------2p0-------0-------| D|-1===========0===========|-------------------1-----|-3p1-------3-------------| A|-------------------------|-------------2p0-----4p2-|-----4-------------------| E|-------------------------|-3---------------3-------|-------------------------| > > > > > > > > > > > p < < < < < < < < < 4 2 poco rall. F. Tempo primo 31 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-3p1-5p3-7p5-9-----------|---------0---------------|---------0---------------| B|-------------------------|-------0-----0===========|-------0-----0===========| G|-------------------------|-----0---------0---------|-----0---------0---------| D|-------------------------|---2-------------1-------|---2-------------1-------| A|-------------------------|-3===========------2-----|-3===========------2-----| E|-------------------------|---------------------3---|---------------------3---| 3 1 3 1 3 1 34 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------0---------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------0-----0===========| G|-----0=======----0=======|-----0=======----1p0-0---|-----0---------0---------| D|-----2p0-3-------3p1-1---|-----2p0-3-------3=======|---2-------------1-------| A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3===========------2-----| E|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|---------------------3---| F. 37 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------0---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------0-----1p0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----0-----------0-------|-----0=======----1p0-2---|-----0=======----2p0-3---| D|---2---------------1-----|-----2p0-3-------3=======|-----2p0-3-------0===2---| A|-3===========--------2---|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------| 40 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------0---3p0---------|---------0---5p0---------|-----0h5-8---10p8-7h8-8--| B|-------1---------0-------|-------1---------1-------|---0---------------------| G|---2h4-------------1-----|---2h4-------------2-----|-0===========------------| D|-3===========--------2---|-3===========--------4---|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3 2 4 1 1 4 4 F. 43 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------1---3p1-0h1-1---|-12p10-9-h10-10----13p12-11h12-10----| B|-------0-----------------|-------------------------------0-----| G|---0h2-------------------|-0=================------------0-----| D|-0===========------------|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 45 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------0---3p0---------|---------1-----------3---| B|-------0---------0-------|-----2p0---------3p0-----| G|-----0-------------1-----|---0-----------0---------| D|---2-----------------2---|-1===========3===========| A|-3===========------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| F. F. 47 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------0-3p0-5p0-7p0-12p0-|-7-----------------------|| B|-----0--------------------|-------------0-----------|| G|---0----------------------|-------------0-----------|| D|--------------------------|-------------2-----------|| A|-3===========-------------|-------------3-----------|| E|--------------------------|-------------------------|| < < < < < < < < < < < < f arp. Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This collection of studies is intended for the intermediate guitarist. The tempo of the MIDI is 72 bpm (dotted quarter notes). left hand fingering (LHF) below tab right hand fingering (RHF) above tab 1 - index finger (forefinger) p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger) 3 - ring finger (annular) m - middle finger 4 - little finger (pinky) a - ring finger (annular) === - note held, length of note, duration < < < - (below the tab) crescendo - becoming gradually louder > > > - (below the tab) decrescendo - becoming gradually slower arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from lowest note to highest note f - forte - loud, strong F. - Fermata - pause, note(s) held for longer than their value h - hammer-on p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quietly p - (between the notes) pull-off poco - little, a little (poco rall. - a little slower) rall. - rallentando - slowing down (sometimes becoming gradually softer) stringendo - accelerating the tempo (lierally tightening, squeezing together) Scorrevole - glissando, in a flowing manner, gliding from one note to another Tempo - speed (Tempo primo - return to the original speed) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com