Nueve preludios azules - 4. Entre Azules - Alfonso Montes (1955-) (Between Blues) - edition: Trinity College London Press (2019) see Notes below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 31 January 2026 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/montes_nueve_preludios_azules_4_entre_azules.mid audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DuB_kCvYBU - Alfonso Montes tuning: E A D G B E key: A major time: 4/4 tempo: 108-112 bpm a i a i a 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----7--------7--------7==|====7--------7--------7==|====7--------7--------7==| B|-------7=====---7=====---|-------7=====---7=====---|-------6=====---6=====---| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|----------7========7=====|----------6========6=====|----------5========5=====| E|-0========---------------|-0========---------------|-0========---------------| mf 4 3 2 4 2 rit. 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|====5--------5--------5==|====5--------5--------5==|====5--------5--------4==| B|-------5=====---5=====---|-------4=====---4=====---|-------3=====---3=====---| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|----------4========4=====|----------3========3=====|----------2========2=====| E|-0========---------------|-0========---------------|-0========---------------| 4 1 decresc. F. F. a tempo C4 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|====4--------4--------4--|----5--7-/9=====7========|-4-----------------------| B|-------3=====---3=====---|-------------------------|-4--------5==============| G|-------------------------|----6--7-/9=====7========|-4--------4==============| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-6--------6==============| A|----------2========2=====|-0===========0=====0-----|-4===========4---3-------| E|-0========---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| decresc. pp mf 1 4 2 2 3 3 C2 a C2 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------2=====---------|-4--------2==============|----------2=====---------| B|----3-h5--------3========|-2--------2==============|----3-h5--------3========| G|----2===========2========|-2--------2==============|----2===========2========| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-2===========2=====2-----|-------------------------|-2===========2=====2-----| E|-------------------------|-2===========2-----2-----|-------------------------| 2 4 4 arp. arp. 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------0=====---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----0-h2--------2=====0--|-0--------2==============|-0--------2==============| G|----1===========1=====1--|-1--------1==============|-1--------1==============| D|-------------------------|-3--------2==============|-3--------2==============| A|-------------2=====2=====|-0===========------------|-0===========0-----0-----| E|-0===========------------|-------------0-----0-----|-------------------------| 3 f 3 p 1 1 2 2 C4 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----4--------4-----------|----5--7-/9=====7--5-----|-4--------5==============| B|-------5--------5-----5--|-------------------------|-4--------4==============| G|----------5--------5-----|----6--7-/9=====7--6-----|-4--------6==============| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-6-----------------------| A|-------------------------|-0===========0=====0-----|-4===========4-----4-----| E|-0===========-===========|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 3 2 cresc. mf C2 C4 C2 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------2=====---------|----------4=====---------|-5--------2==============| B|----3-/5--------3========|----6-h7--------6========|-2--------2==============| G|----2===========2========|----4===========4========|-2--------2==============| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-2===========2=====2-----|-4===========4=====4-----|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2===========2-----2-----| 3 4 cresc. f C2 C2 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----0===========0========|-5----2g5g2=====2========|-5--------2==============| B|----0===========0========|-2--------2=====2========|-3--------3==============| G|----2-----1=====1========|-2--------2=====2========|-2--------2==============| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-4===========4=====4-----|-------------------------|-2===========2-----2-----| E|-------------------------|-2===========2=====2-----|-------------------------| 2 1 1 4 4 4 p cresc. f 2 arp. arp. 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------0=====------0--|----------0=====------0--|----------0--2--3--4--5--| B|----0-h4--------0-h3-----|----0-h2--------0-h1-----|-0--2--3-----0-----------| G|----1========---1========|----1========---1========|-0-----------0-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0===========| E|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|-0===========------------| 1 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 4 sub. p cresc. C4 28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----9-----7=====5========|-4-----------------4-----|----9-----7=====5========| B|----7-----7=====7========|-5--------5--5-h7--5-----|----7-----7=====7========| G|----6-----6=====6========|-4--------4--4-----4-----|----6-----6=====6========| D|-0===========0=====0-----|-------------------------|-0===========0=====0-----| A|-------------------------|-4===========4===========|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| f 4 4 1 2 4 p 2 3 3 1 2 2 C4 C5 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-4-----------------4-----|----9-----7=====5========|----8-----7=====5========| B|-5--------5--5-h7--5-----|----7-----7=====7========|----7-----7=====7========| G|-4--------4--4-----4-----|----6-----6=====6========|----5-----5=====5========| D|-------------------------|-0===========0========0--|-------------------------| A|-4===========4===========|-------------------------|-6===========6=====6-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 cresc. i m a 34 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-9--------5=====---------|----------0=====------0--|----------0=====------0==| B|-5--------5=====5========|-------5-----------2-----|-------3-----------3-----| G|-6--------6=====6========|----4-----------3--------|----2-----------2--------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-4===========------------|-2===========2===========| E|-0===========0=====0-----|-------------2===========|-------------------------| f 2 3 4 1 2 F. rit i m a i m a a tempo 37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|====------0=====------0==|====------0=====------0--|----5--7-/9=====7========| B|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------------------------| G|----2-----------2--------|----2-----------2--------|----6--7-/9=====7========| D|-------------------------|-2===========-===========|-------------------------| A|-------------2===========|-------------------------|-0===========0=====0-----| E|-0===========------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 decresc. mf C4 40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-7--------4=====4=====3--|----------2=====---------|----------4=====---------| B|-5--------5=====5=====4--|----3-h5--------3========|----5-h7--------5========| G|-4--------4=====4=====3--|----2===========2========|----4===========4========| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-4========4========3=====|-2===========2=====2-----|-4===========4=====4-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| cresc. C5 C3 arp. arp. arp. 43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-5-----------5-----------|-0--------------------0==|====------0=====------0==| B|-6-----------4-----------|-0--------------1-h3-----|-------3-----------3-----| G|-5-----------4-----------|-0-----------------------|----2-----------2--------| D|-7-----------3-----------|-2-----------------------|-------------------------| A|-5-----------------------|-3===========-===========|-2===========2===========| E|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| f 1 2 4 decresc. arp. arp. 46 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|====------0=====------0--|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------3-----------3-----|-0--------2==============|-0--------2==============| G|----2-----------2--------|-1--------1==============|-1--------1==============| D|-------------------------|-3--------2==============|-3--------2==============| A|-------------------------|-0========---------------|-0===========0-----0-----| E|-0===========0===========|----------0--------0-----|-------------------------| f 1 p 3 rit. F. p p p i m a m i p i p i p i p i 49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------------0--------|----------------------0--|| B|-------------0-----0-----|----------------0--------|| G|----------6-----------6--|----------6--------6-----|| D|-------3-----------------|----7--------7-----------|| A|----5--------------------|-------7-----------------|| E|-0===========-===========|-5===========-===========|| f 3 1 4 4 1 4 3 2 Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The MIDI tempo is 100 bpm, slightly slower than the sheet tempo and the Alfonso Montes reference audio. measures 9 & 18 - both the sheet and the recording have the last note as C in measure 9 and C# in measure 18 - otherwise measures 8-10 are the same as measures 17-19 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 / - slide the note up (glissando) arp. - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note cresc. - crescendo - growing louder decresc. - decrescendo - growing softer f - forte - loud, string F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value g - grace note (ornament) - an extra note played before the main note - the next note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off or slide h - hammer-on mf - mezzo-forte - moderately loud p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quietly pp - pianissimo - very soft rit. - ritenuto - slowing down sub. - subito - suddenly tempo - speed (a tempo - return to the original speed) C1 - barre on the 1st fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret [etc] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - thanks!