Gaillarde in D major (starting E F#) - Guillaume Morlaye (1510-1558)
edition: arr Jeffrey McFadden, Guitar Series No 2, Third Edition (RCM, 2004)
see Notes below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 4 February 2026
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/morlaye_gaillarde_in_d_e-f.mid
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kvK2Gp6b_g - Norbert Neunzling

tuning: E A D G B E    key: D major    time: 3/8    tempo: 100-108 bpm

              a
              m               a
    m   i     p       i       m                 m   i   m   i
0   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .
e|--0---2---|-3---------------3-------|-2-------3---2---0-------|
B|----------|-0-------3-------0-------|-3=======-=======-===3---|
G|*---------|-0===============0-------|-2=======-=======-=======|
D|*---------|-------------------------|-0=======-=======-=======|
A|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
        2     4               4         2       4
                      3                 3
                                        1

   a               a
   m               m                                   a
   p   i   m   i   p   i     m                         m   i   m   i   m   a
3  |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .
e|-0=======-=======0===-===|-----------------0---2---|-3=======-=======----0---|
B|-2---3---2---0---3---2---|-3=======-=======--------|-0-------0---2---3-------|
G|-2=======-=======2=======|---------2=======-=======|-----2-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-0=======-=======-=======|-2=======-=======-=======|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   2   3   2                                           4
   1                                                   1   2       2   3

                             a
   a   m   i   m   i         m   i   m   i             m   i   m
6  |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .
e|-2---0---3---2---0-------|-0=======-=======0=======|-------------------------|
B|-3=======-=======-===3---|-2---3---2---0---3---2---|-3---2---3=======1---3---|
G|-2=======-=======-=======|-2=======-=======2=======|-------------4-----------|
D|-0=======-=======-=======|-------------------------|-0=======-=======--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
           4   2       4     2   3   2                             4   1   3
                             1

                             a
   a                         m
   m   i   m   i   m   a     i           a   m
9  |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .
e|-0-------0---2---3---0---|-2-----------2-----------|---------0-------3-------|
B|-1---3-------------------|-3=======-=======3=======|=========2---------------|
G|-0=======-=======-=======|-2=======-=======-=======|-0-------2=======-=======|
D|-------------------------|-0=======-=======-=======|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1   4       2   4

                                 i   m   a   m   i     m   i
12 |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .   |   .
e|-2-----------0---2-------|-0-------1---0-----------|-------------------------|
B|-3---------------3-------|-1---3-----------3---1---|-0-------0---2---3=======|
G|-2=======-=======2-------|-0=======-=======-=======|-----2---------------0---|
D|-0=======-=======0-------|-------------------------|-0=======-=======-===----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                 4   1

       a           a
       m   i   m   m   i
15 |   .   |   .   |   .     |   .   |   .
e|-----0=======-===0=======|------------------||
B|-----3---2---0---3---2---|-3=======-=======-||
G|-2=======-=======2=======|---------2-------*||
D|-------------------------|-0=======-=======*||
A|-------------------------|------------------||
E|-------------------------|------------------||


Notes and Legend
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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
bpm  - beats per minute (eighth notes)

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