Moods for Guitar - 2. Lute Song - Ruth Nunn (born 1954) edition: Novello 20217, edited by John W Duarte (Sevenoaks, England, 1978) see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 26 June 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/nunn_moods_for_guitar_2_lute_song.mid tuning: EADGBE time: various key: A major tempo: 80 bpm (half notes) 2/2 3/2 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------0-2-3-2---|-0---------------|-------------------------| B|-2---3-----------|-----5=====3-2---|-0=======----------------| G|-----------------|---------------2-|-2---1---2=======--------| D|---------0=======|-----------------|-------------------------| A|-0=======--------|-----0-----------|---------0-------0-------| E|-----------------|-4-------0=======|-0=======----------------| 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 p 2/2 3/2 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------0-2---5-3-|-2-0-------------|-------------------------| B|-2---3-----------|-----3---2-0-----|-0=======----------------| G|-----------------|-------------2---|-2---1---2=======--------| D|---------0=======|=========--------|-------------------------| A|-0=======--------|-----------------|---------0-------0-------| E|-----------------|---------0=======|-0=======----------------| 4 2 1 1 < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > 2/2 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5---3-2-0-------|-----------------|-5---3-2-0-------| B|-----------3-2---|-0=======--------|-----------3-2---| G|---------------2-|-2---1---2-------|---------------2-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-0===============|---------0-------|-0===============| E|-----------------|-0=======--------|-----------------| 4 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 f 3/2 6/8 animated 80 bpm (dotted quarter notes) 10 | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-----------------------0-|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-----0-----------------| B|-0=====3-2=============--|-2===========0===========|-2=======3---2-----0-----| G|-2---1===2===============|-2===========1===========|-2=======------------2---| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------0-------0=======|-0===========------------|-0=======================| E|-0=======----------------|-------------0===========|-------------------------| 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 9/8 6/8 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|---------------------------------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---| B|-0===========------------------------|-1===========0===========| G|-2-------1---2===================----|-2===========0===========| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------0-----------0===========|-0===========------------| E|-0===========------------------------|-------------0===========| 2 p 6/8 9/8 15 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-0-----0-----------------|-------------------------------------| B|-1=======3---1-----0-----|-0===========------------------------| G|-2=======------------2---|-2-------0---2=======================| D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-0=======================|-------------0-----------0-----------| E|-------------------------|-0===========------------------------| 1 2/2 Tempo 1 (80 bpm - half notes) rall. 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5---3-2-0-------|-----------------|-5---3-2-0-------|-0=====----------|| B|-----------3-2---|-0=======--------|-----------3-2---|-0-----3-2-------|| G|---------------2-|-2---1---2-------|---------------2-|---2-1===2-------|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| A|-0===============|---------0-------|-0===============|---------0-------|| E|-----------------|-0=======--------|-----------------|-0=======--------|| 4 3 mf 1 2 1 2 < < < < < < < < < < < < < f Notes and Legend ---------------- "These short pieces are for the enjoyment of students with modest technical accomplishment. They are intended to emphasise the musicality of the instrument and to illutrate its many moods. [2. Lute Song] This has a Renaissance feeling and should be played with brightness and precision." - Ruth Nunn (1978) left hand fingering below the tab (taken from the sheet) - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - notes held, length of note, duration < < < - crescendo - becoming gradually louder > > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer bpm - beats per minute f - forte (loud) mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud p - (below the tab) piano - soft rall. - rallentando - slowing down (often becoming gradually softer) Tempo - speed (Tempo 1 - return to the original tempo) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org