15 Etudes - 4. Molto rubato - Annette Kruisbrink (born 1958) edition: Les Productions d'OZ DZ842 (Quebec, 2005) see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 21 July 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/kruisbrink_15_etudes_04_molto_rubato.mid standard tuning: E A D G B E key: - time: - Molto rubato (play with plenty of freedom of rhythm and tempo) F. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------- E|<5>=================================- f p i m 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-- B|---6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6---- G|-7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------ D|--------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------- 2 1 little by little becoming faster and louder pp poco a poco accelerando e crescendo 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . e|-8=====================================7-5------------- B|-------------------------------------------8-6-5------- G|-------------------------------------------------7-5--- D|------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------- 3 3 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|---------------------------------------------------------------- B|-0==================================---------------------------- G|---------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------<7>========================- p i m 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-- B|---6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6---- G|-7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------ D|--------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------- 2 1 gradually becoming faster and louder pp poco a poco accelerando e crescendo 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|-10====================8---7-5---------------------------------- B|-------------------------------8-6-5-----0---------------------- G|-------------------------------------7-5---2-0------------------ D|-----------------------------------------------3-2-0------------ A|-----------------------------------------------------3-2-0------ E|-----------------------------------------------------------3-1-- 4 4 3 1 4 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 f poco accelerando - becoming a little faster 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|---------<12>================================- B|---------------------------------------------- G|---------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------- E|-0==================================---------- p i m 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-- B|---12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12--- G|-10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10----- D|--------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------- 1 3 little by little becoming faster and louder mp poco a poco accelerando e crescendo p p p i m a 9 . . . . . . ... e|-----------------------------------------------0h1h3-5-- B|-----------------------------------------0h2h3---------- G|-------------------------------------0h2---------------- D|-------------------------------0h2h3-------------------- A|-------------------------0h2h3-------------------------- E|-0==================h1h3-------------------------------- suddenly much slower & softer 1 f molto ritenuto e diminuendo 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|-7-8-10-12--13=================================- B|------------------------------------------------ G|------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------ 3 4 1 3 pp p i m F. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e|-----0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--|| B|---12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12---|| G|-10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----|| D|---------------------------------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------------------------------|| E|---------------------------------------------------------|| 1 3 suddenly much slower & softer mf molto ritenuto e diminuendo ppp Notes & Legend -------------- None of the Etudes in the set have a key signature. Etude No 4 sounds like it is in the mode E Phrygian? There is no time signature and there are no individual measures. The lines in the sheet have been numbered for reference purposes only. Each '.' represents a 16th note. The MIDI is provided to help with the pitch and the rhythm, but should not be used as a guide to how the piece is interpreted. line 1 - a whole note (= 4 quarter notes) line 2 - 8 groups of 3 x 16th notes line 3 - a half note tied to the 1st of a group of 8 x 32nd notes line 4 - a whole note followed by a half note line 5 - 8 groups of 3 x 16th notes (the notes are the same as in line 2) line 6 - a half note tied to the 1st of a group of 20 notes, starting with an eighth note, each note becoming shorter, finishing with a 32nd note line 7 - 2 whole notes, the 2nd a quarter note later than the start of the 1st line 8 - 8 groups of 3 x 16th notes line 9 - a quarter note tied to the 1st of a group of 18 notes, starting with a 32nd note, each note becoming longer, finishing with an eighth note line 10 - a group of 4 x 1/16th notes followed by a whole note line 11 - 8 groups of 3 x 16th notes (the notes are the same as in line 8) 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 === - notes held, length of notes <5> - natural (open) harmonic on the 5th fret <7> - natural (open) harmonic on the 7th fret f - forte - loud F. - Fermata - (pause) note held for longer than its written value molto - much, very mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft poco - a little pp - pianissimo - very soft ppp - pianississimo - extremely soft tempo - speed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org