III.

Lento spazioso, con rubato

Zenith

Alan Thomas

from "Out of Africa"

46

44 "percussion"

p
(slow,
wide

[CIV] 0
vibrato on A)

3
6
4
#
.

V 4 # # 4
j 4 # # 1 w
4 3
tremolo between i
# sempre l.v. * percussive
2 #
and m/a (below soundhole)
6=D P
-4 (speed3 of triplet--carry straight on to next 4bar)
4
3
# 5 .
2
.
# - 0
4
#

V4
j
J 4
#
3
2
#

vib.
#
4
#
3
F
P
*

4
4
44
4
4

j
4 .
#

3
# 9
# - . 3 # 1
#
4
3
#

V4
8
4
3#
#
#

# .

#

2
1
P
3

#.
U # #
#
4 0 #
3
4
4


V 4 #

0
2
#

P
6
3

10

. # #
V
P

13

V n.
16

#
3
F

# #
#

[CIV]

poco pressando 1

rall.

- -

.
# 4 #
p

vib.

lunga

a tempo

0
n

Copyright 2005 Alan Thomas. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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19
24 0 31
3

0
0 # # 45 w
V
2
0
2 4
3
4
1
5
f
p
4

U
#.

j
3
3 .

46 w.

2
1
1
4
2 w

22

rall.

pressando

4 .
4
b b

breve

4 w
4
w

3
4 .
u

meno mosso

vibrato by pressing string behind nut

* de-tune third string

to G quarter-flat

*
* 1
3
j 3j U
2 j 3 b j j 5 4

V
4
4
8
J
J 4
J
J
3
p * bend by pressing string behind nut
3
Andante misterioso

26

like an oud, freely and expressively

bend string normally

j
j
j
2
. 3 b #
.

3
. b 7
4

4
J
V4 J
43
8
1
3
3
P
5
bend

j
b

30

j
b

b 3 0
7

b
V8

54 b b 4 .

33

(3/4 flat)

0
b 7 b 4 b

4
0 1

V4
8

.
4
1
4
p
35

2
V 4 b b b 4 44 .
p
V 45 .
4

3
3

n b b b b b 45
. b 4
F
3
3

4
n 3 1 4 0 3 1 4

n n b b .
b
4

3
3

j
42
F

4 1

37

40

44

b
3

(1/4 flat)

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4
4
2 4

molto ritmico

b b b

4
V 4 b nv b nv b

1

41

3 2

4
14
b

b
V b v
16
b v
b
42

3
3
b n b 1 b 0 1 b 4 b
1
3
4 0

14

n n b b 43
V 16
v
r
b
4

43

V 43 . b b b b b 42
>>> > >
1

44

3 4

V 38
47

b . b b b b 38
>>> > > 1 4
3
1 3 1 1
3

3
j 44 # .
b

4
# b
b #

.
. R
re-tune third string to G
P
J
F
0

40

1 2 4

4 3

1
1 1
1
1
1 1 1
j
3

44
#

b b . # #
V 4 b. #
b b b

3

50

bend

q >
>
>
>

* RH p
.

LH
morendo
(x noteheads = tambora)
3
3
3
3

j
.
j jb ju . b j w


.

. p J
3

44
53
V 44

Andante intenso, molto ritmitco

* RH plays "percussion" on the lower bout to bottom right of bridge.

LH plays on the upper bout below the neck.
-

3-

> >

R
.
..
J
3

cresc. poco a poco

 >

57
V .

>

R


J

44

>

0
0

>

63

>

.
.
J .

>

b #

>

66
5
6
6
>
V b w
.

.

.
.
J J
J
J
2

>

69
V .
.
.

>

>

V j # . r b #
.

.
J

> >3 >

>
>
j

.
..
J

>

3
-2 1
b
# 1
ggg
gg

.
g
pg .
gggg
J Jp
J f
>
>

3
1 #
#

# gb

gggg
J
J> J J
> >

V ##. # ....
gg 51
ggg .
J
>
>>
>(tambora)
60

>

.
.

>

J J

-4-

.
.

>

>

#
ggg
gg
gg
J Jp
pJ

b .
.

.
J

>

# .
m.s.
J
J

(for clarity, melodic notes are written with

normal noteheads even though they are to
be played by the tambora technique)

>

>

R

J

>

>

R

>

b . .
. feroce
.
J J
>

.
J .

>

.
J .

..
..

j
>

.
..
J

j
>

.
..
J

 >

72
V .
.
.

74

>

.
.

V
76

j
>

.
.

R
feroce! (in these passages, the effect is more important than precision of the LH notes!)

b
b

J
J
m.s.
(played entirely by left hand)
> >3 >
>
>
>
j
j

(like bass drum/snare drum)

fingers
p

.
..

j
.

.
..

.
..

j
> >

..

.
..
J

> > > >

J
78
3
(start pattern 1 fret higher)

V
b b b

.

(side of guitar)

>
>
>
43
80
sim.
#
.# j
V n n b b
43 .
b
.
b # # . J
(i + m/a as before)

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rit. trill
~~~~~~~~~~
V . #.
#. . .
F

3
5
j
4
5
4
4 . # 4 4 . 4 2# .
- - 4
#.
w

#. .
3
J
P
* Bend these notes to give a wide expressive vibrato

83

4
V 4 # -
#w
88

q. j
6 3j
V 8 #
J .
4
P
93

..
#.
.

..
.
.

(roughly equal to previous triplet quarter note)

j
.
V # j # ..
.
.
101

j
# .
.
J
3

..
.
.

j 2j
#
#
3J
J
F
.
#.
F

3 . j
6
#

4

8
#

#
.
3

j
# . .
J . .

j
.

.
#
. #.
J
F

j
j
j j j ..
#
#.
# J #

.
.
.
J

(if necessary, gradually accel. to tempo of movement V)

j j j ## j j 9
V # J
#
#

J
J
J
J 8
108

## 9
- 6 .. j j 9 j - .. 6 j

V 8
8 J J 8
8 J

J
J
sim. J
J
>
>
>
>
m.s. ("hammer")
113

4x
j
j
## j 8 j
j

6
8
V
8 j ..
J 8 8 ..

J
J
.
pizz. .
m.s.J
attacca
J
m.s.
>
>
>
>
>
118

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