Sarabande for Guitar (to Ida Presti) - Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) edition: Ricordi LD557 (Milan, 1961 / London, England) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 13 June 2024 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/poulenc_sarabande_for_guitar.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWP5kZx7A0Y - Stephanie Jones video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH2KIGUls5g - Bradford Werner standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A minor time: 5/4, 3/4, 4/4 Molto calmo e melanconico (very calm and melancholic) 5/4 C5 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|-------5--------0--------0-----| G|-------------------------------|-5--7--------5--------0--------| D|-7--9--10----9--7--9-----------|-7-----5-----7-----7-----------| A|----------------------10-------|-------------------8-----7-----| E|------------------------<12>---|-------------------------------| 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 p 3 3 3 3 3/4 C5 4/4 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| B|--------0-----------|-1-----0-----------|-------------------------| G|--5--------0--------|----------0--2-----|-------------------------| D|--------------7-----|-2-----2-----4-----|-2-----2--0-----2--------| A|--7-----7-----9-----|-0--2--3-----5-----|-0-----------3-----2-----| E|--5--7--8-----10----|-------------------|----3--1-----5-----0-----| 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 mf 2 4 4 2 4 4 3 1 4 3/4 C5 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------0-----------|--------------------|-------------------| B|-1--------3--------0-----|--------0-----------|-1-----0-----------| G|-2-----0--------2--------|--5--------0--------|----------0--2-----| D|-------------3-----2-----|--------------7-----|-2-----2-----4-----| A|-------------------------|--7-----7-----9-----|-0--2--3-----5-----| E|-------------------------|--5--7--8-----10----|-------------------| 1 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 p 2 4 4 2 4 4 p i m a p p i m 4/4 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------0-----|-------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------0-----|-------------5-----|-5-----3--1--0-----0-----| G|----------0--------|----------0--4-----|-5--------------2--------| D|-------0-----------|-------0-----------|-0-----2-----3-----2-----| A|----0--------------|----0--------4-----|-------------------------| E|-0-----------9-----|-0-----------------|-------------------------| p 3 mf 4 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 f 2 3 2 3/4 12 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------| B|----0-----0--1--3--5-----|-2-----3-----5-----|-5-----------------| G|-5-----2-----2-----------|-2--1--3-----4-----|-6-----7-----9-----| D|-7-----3-----------2-----|-------5-----2-----|-7--6--8-----9-----| A|-------------------------|-------------------|-------10----7-----| E|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1 2 1 4 4 2 4 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 > > > > > > > > > f 1 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4/4 3/4 C5 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------|-0-----------------------|--------------------| B|-5--8--6--3--5-----|-1--3--1--0--1--3--0-----|--------0-----------| G|-6-----5-----4-----|-2-----------------------|--5--------0--------| D|-7-----6-----5-----|-------3-----0-----2-----|--------------7-----| A|-------------------|-------------------------|--7-----7-----9-----| E|-------------------|-------------------------|--5--7--8-----10----| 1 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 > > > > > > > > > > > > p 2 4 4 4/4 F. 18 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------|--------------------------| B|-1-----0-----------|--------------------------| G|----------0--2-----|--------------------------| D|-2-----2-----4-----|-2-----2--0-----2---------| A|-0--2--3-----5-----|-0-----------3-----2------| E|-------------------|----3--1-----5-----0------| 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 1 4 5/4 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|----0--1-----0--------3--5-----| G|-------------------------------|----------------2--5-----------| D|-7--9--10----9--7--9-----------|-------------------------------| A|----------------------10-7-----|<12>---------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 4 p 3/4 C5 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------| B|-2-----3-----2--0--2--3--0-----|--------0-----------|-1-----0-----------| G|-2--0--2-----------------------|--5--------0--------|----------0--2-----| D|-------3-----2-----0-----2-----|--------------7-----|-2-----2-----4-----| A|-------------------------------|--7-----7-----9-----|-0--2--3-----5-----| E|-------------------------------|--5--7--8-----10----|-------------------| mf 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 f 2 4 4 mf 2 4 4 4/4 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------5-----|-5-----3--1--0-----0-----| G|----------0--4-----|-5--------------2--------| D|-------0-----------|-0-----2-----3-----2-----| A|----0--------4-----|-------------------------| E|-0-----------------|-------------------------| 4 4 4 1 1 3 3 p 2 2 3 2 3/4 > F. F. F. F. F. F. 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--------------------|-------------------|-------------0=-=-=|| B|--------------------|-------------------|-------0=-=-=-=----|| G|--------------------|-------------------|-0=--=-=-=-=-------|| D|--7-----------------|-------------0=-=-=|-=-=-=-=-----------|| A|-^0-----------------|-------0=-=-=-=-=-=|-------------------|| E|--------------------|-0=-=-=-=-=-=------|-------------------|| mf 3 p Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The French guitaristy and composer Ida Presti was born in 1924 (a hundred years ago). For more info about her see the tonebase video "What Exceptional Talent Really Means". - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02AV0sY84Sg The tempo of the MIDI is 50 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes). measure 21 - in the sheet the 2nd note is G (open 3rd string) but B sounds better - Bradford Werner plays G - Stephanie Jones plays B 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) > - (above the tab) accented, marked, stressed ^ - ripple upwards from the 5th string to the 4th string with the thumb =-= - allow the note to continue ringing > > > - decrescendo - becoming softer C5 - barre on the 5th fret f - forte - loud, strong F. - Fermata - pause, notes and rests held for longer than their value mf - mezzo-forte - moderately loud p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quietly <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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