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Guitar Transcriptions in Tablature

Here is a small collection of guitar tablatures of transcriptions which I have tinkered with over the years (I only present pieces I could not find on the web already). Feel free to send me your comments if you liked the tabs or if you didn't, and of course any corrections or improvements are always welcome:


Title   Aria di Fiorenza (Partita 4, 6 and 9)
Composer   Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (c.1580-1651)
Date tabbed   Revised 30 December 2004 (first tab in 1994)
Notes   Three of the easier partitas (out of nine) of this aria con variazioni on "Ballo del gran duca", the concluding chorus from the 1589 wedding music for Fernando de' Medici. I use the tuning D-A-D-G-B-d for the classical 6-string guitar: this aria never goes very high, so for the most part this tuning works fine.

Title   Suite for Harpsichord in E Minor: II. Courante
Composer   Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Date tabbed   5 December 2004 (updated 12/21/04)
Notes   It isn't fair, that Söllscher should have 11 strings and I only 6. Well. The fewer the strings, the greater their share of glory. How about this tuning: D-G-d-g-c-d# ? I recently also added my suggestion for left hand fingering.

Title   Variacions sobre un tema de Antonio Cabezón (1948)
Composer   Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948)
Date tabbed   25 October 2004
Notes   Work in progress.
6 Jan 2005: withdrawn due to allegations of copyright infringement.

This is a great piece by Ponce. The tab is still in a "raw" state, however, undergoing revisions. The notes are all there, but much of the ornamentation and phrasing is missing. For now, I offer it as is.

Title   Despacio and Final
Composer   Santiago de Murcia (1685-c.1732)
Date tabbed   16 October 2004
Notes   The "Final" somewhat challenging for the right hand, but this piece is a real gem! Couldn't have tabbed this one without the Amazing Slow Downer.

Title   Canario (1640)
Composer   Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (c.1580-1651)
Date tabbed   28 September 2004
Notes   This one might have been called "16 variations on G-C-D." tabbed from a Paul O'Dette lute recording. I use the tuning E-A-D-G-B-d.

Title   Prelude No. 2 (of 9) in A major
Composer   Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Date tabbed   22 August 2004 (first tab in 2002)
Notes   A very nice little prelude by Tárrega which is pretty easy to learn. With LHF. Note Dec. 2004: I recently realized that I have neglected to tab the coda, sorry.

Title   Greensleeves
Composer   Anon./Francis Cutting (fl.1583-c.1620)
Date tabbed   22 June 2004 (first tab in 1994)
Notes   Transcribed from a recording with Göran Söllscher, playing this piece on an 11-string alto guitar. My transcription for the standard 6-string guitar uses E-A-D-G-B-d tuning. Cutting's (original?) version of this renaissance classic offers a a bit more for the classical guitarist than the traditionally lame christmas ditty.

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