Romanza - Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)

Union Musical Espanola (Madrid, 1971) / Chantarelle 891 (Heidelberg, 1989)

standard tuning: E A D G B E key signature: C minor / C major time: 6/8

Andante (flowing, at a walking pace)

C minor
C3______________________ C1__________ C3__________C5__________
1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-3==========6g4==========|-1===========3=======----|-------------6=======5---|
B|---------4-----------4---|---------3-----------3---|6g4--3--h4-------7-------|
G|*----5-----------5-------|-----3-----------0-------|-----------------5-------|
D|*------------3===========|-------------------------|-----5=======0===========|
A|-3===========------------|-1===========2===========|-3===========------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
4p2 4 3 3 2 4p2 2
1 3

C3____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________________ C1__________

4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-3===================----|-3==========6g4==========|-1===========3=======----|
B|-------------3---4---6---|---------4-----------4---|---------3-----------3/6g|
G|-----4---5---4---5---7---|-----5-----------5-------|-----3-----------0-------|
D|-----5---7---------------|-------------3===========|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3===========------------|-1===========2=======----|
E|-3=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|
2 2 3 4p2 4 3 3 4/4
3 4 4 1
> > > > > > > > > > > >

C3__________C5__________ C4__________ C5______

7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|---------------------5---|-7===========7=======5---|-7===========7=======6---|
B|-6=======4---7---8-------|-----0---------------4---|-----0-----------5---7---|
G|-----------------5=======|---------7-------5-------|---------7-------5=======|
D|-----5=======----7=======|-5===========4===========|-5===========0===========|
A|-3===========5===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
4 4 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 2
3 3 1 1 3
< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < rall. poco

C6__________ C5__________
10 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-7=======================|=============7=======6---|-5===========------------|
B|-----0-----------0-------|-----0---------------6---|---------6---------------|
G|-0=======7-----------7---|---------7-------7-------|-----7---------------7---|
D|-------------------------|-5===========6===========|-7===========----7-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------8===========|
E|-------------7===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
4 3 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 4 2 4 2 3
a tempo

C6______________________C1_______________________
>
13 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------4g8======7---|-6=======================|-------------3===========|
G|---------6-----------6---|---------7-----------7---|---------1-------1-------|
D|-----7-----------7-------|-----8-----------8-------|-----3---------------3---|
A|-7===========0===========|-------------8===========|-2=======================|
E|-------------------------|-6===========------------|-------------------------|
3 1 4/4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 2 4
2 1 < < < < < < < < < < < < <

C1________________________ C3_______________________
> >
16 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------1===========|-------------0===========|-------------3===========|
G|---------1-------1-------|---------1-------1-------|-------------4-----------|
D|-----3---------------3---|-----3---------------3---|-----3--h5-------5--p3---|
A|-3=======================|-4=======================|-5=======================|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 4 3 3 4 2 4
< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > >

C major
C3____________________ C3__________________ C5_________ C3___________
19 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-3===================----|-3==========6g5======----|-------------------------|
B|-------------3--h4--8g8--|---------5-----------5-g8|-8=======6-------5--p3---|
G|-----4---5---4======----*|*----5-----------3-------|-----------------5=======|
D|-----5---7--------------*|*------------------------|-----7======-----3=======|
A|-------------------------|-3===========4======-----|-5==========-------------|
E|-3===================----|-------------------------|------------1g4==========|
2 3 /3 3 3 4 4p3 4 /4 4 2 4
3 rall. espr. 2 3 2/2 3

C3____________________________________________________________________________
22 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------5=======3---|-5===========3===========|---------3---------------|
B|---------------------4---|---------5-------5-------|---------5---6=======5---|
G|-5=======4-------4=======|-----5---------------5---|-----3---------------3---|
D|-------------3===========|-------------------------|-----------------5-------|
A|-----5=======------------|-3=======================|-4===========4===========|
E|-3=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|
4 3 2 4 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 4

C3____________________________________
25 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-6===========------------|---------6---5=======4---|-4===========5===========|
G|-----4=======1=======2---|-3===========4===========|---------5-------5-------|
D|-------------------------|-----0=======----3---3---|-----4---------------5---|
A|-5=======4---3---2---0---|-------------------------|-3=======================|
E|-------------------------|-4===========3===========|-------------------------|
4 2 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 4
3 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 2
< < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > >

C3____________________ C5_________ C3_____________________________________

28 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-3==========6g5======----|-------------------------|-------------5=======3---|
B|---------5-----------5/8g|-8=======6-------5--p3---|---------------------4---|
G|-----5-----------3-------|-----------------5=======|-5=======4-------4=======|
D|-------------------------|-----7=======----3=======|-------------3===========|
A|-3===========4=======----|-5==========-------------|-----5=======------------|
E|-------------------------|------------1g4======----|-3=======================|
3 4 4p3 4/4 4 2 4 4 2 4
2 3 2/2 3 3 2 3

C3__________________________________________________
31 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-5===========3===========|---------3---------------|-------------------------|
B|---------5-------5-------|---------5---6=======5---|-6===========------------|
G|-----5---------------5---|-----3---------------3---|-----4=======------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------5-------|-------------------------|
A|-3=======================|-4===========4===========|-5=======----0---2---3---|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------3---------------|
4 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 4 4
accel ... poco 3 2 1 1 1

C3______________________________________________________________C4__________
34 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|---------3---------------|-5===========3===========|---------3---5=======7---|
B|---------5---6=======5---|-----------------3-------|---------3-----------4---|
G|-----3---------------3---|---------4-----------4---|-----4-----------4-------|
D|-----------------5-------|-----3-------------------|-3===========4===========|
A|-4===========4===========|-5=======================|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
2 3 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 4
accel. poco e cresc. 3

C5____________________________________C1__________
37 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-7===========8===========|=========5---1=======----|-------------------------|
B|---------5-----------5---|---------6-----------3---|-3===========1===========|
G|-----5-----------5-------|-----5---------------2---|---------0---------------|
D|-5===========6===========|-7===========----3-------|-----2-----------2=======|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------0---|
E|-------------------------|-------------1===========|-3===========4=======----|
4 4 4 1 2
2 3 3 2 3 2 4

C10_________
40 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|---------0----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------3=======2/11g|-11==========10==========|---------3--------0h3g9g|
G|---------0-------0--------|-----------------10------|------------5=====------|
D|-----2--------------------|--------<12>--------<12>-|-----3======---0========|
A|-1========================|-----0===================|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|-4================------|
1 2 4 3/3 3 3 1 2 4 2/2
meno dolce

C5______________________ C3__________________
43 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-9===========8===========|---------7---6=======5---|-5===========3=======2/5g|
G|-----------------9-------|---------5-----------5---|---------5---------------|
D|---------10----------10--|-----7-----------7-------|-----3-----------3-------|
A|-----10==================|-0=======================|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4===================----|
2 4 1 2 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 4/4
3 3
 C3____________________________________________
46 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------3=======----|---------0---------------|
B|-5=======3=======4=======|-5===========------------|-------------3======2/11g|
G|---------------------4---|---------5-------5---0---|---------0-------0-------|
D|-----3=======5=======----|-----5-------------------|-----2-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3===================2---|-1=======================|
E|-3=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|
4 3 2 4 2 3 1 1 2 4 3/3
rit. a tempo
> > > > > > > > > > > >

C10_________
49 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-11==========10==========|---------3---------0h3g9g|-9===========8===========|
G|-----------------10------|-------------5=====------|---------------------0---|
D|--------<12>--------<12>-|----------------0========|---------10------10------|
A|-----0===================|-----3=======------------|-----10==================|
E|-------------------------|-4=================------|-------------------------|
3 3 1 2 4 2/2 2 3 4 1

c5__________ C3
52 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
B|---------7---6-------5---|-5===========3------/10--|-10======9------4g6--3---|
G|---------5---------------|---------5---------------|-----9-------4-----------|
D|-----7-------------------|-----4-------------------|-------------3-----------|
A|-0===================----|-5===========------------|-10======----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
4 2 4 4 1 3 1 /4 4 2 2 3/3 4
espr. 2 3 molto

C3___________________________________________________________________________
55 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------3===========|-------------3===========|-------------3===========|
B|---------5-------5-------|-------------3--h4-------|---------4-------4-------|
G|-----5---------------5---|-----4---5---4=======----|-----5---------------5---|
D|-------------------------|-----5---7-----------5---|-------------------------|
A|-3=======================|-------------------------|-3=======================|
E|-------------------------|-3=======================|-------------------------|
a tempo 3 4

1_________________________2_________________________
C3_____________ _ _ _ _ _ C3_________________________________________________
58 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------3===========|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
B|-----3---4---6---4---3---|-------------4-----------|---------4-------4-------|
G|-----4---5---7---5---4---|---------5-------5------*|-----5---------------5---|
D|-------------------------|-----5---------------5--*|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3======================-|-3=======================|
E|-3=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|

C3________________________ C4______________________ C1__________________

> >
61 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------|-------------4-----------|-------------1---4--/9---|
G|---------5-------5-------|---------5-------5-------|---------1---------------|
D|-----5---------------5---|-----6---------------6---|-----1-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3=======================|-4=======================|-2===================----|
4 /4
rit. molto morendo
C8_____________________________________________________________
tr. ............................ arp.
64 | . . | . . | . . | . .
E|-8=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--8-|8<20>=========------------||
B|---------8-------------------8---12--|--------------------------||
G|-----9---------------9---------------|--------------9-----------||
D|-------------------------------------|--------------10----------||
A|-------------------------------------|--------------10----------||
E|-8===========8=======================|--------------8-----------||

Notes and Legend

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The tempo of the MIDI is 52 bpm (dotted quarter notes).

left hand fingering below the tab -

1 - index finger
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger
4 - little finger (pinkie)

measures 4,5,58 - in the sheet the barre is held throughout the measures, but
most people will find the stretches difficult - so only
hold the barre it as long as it is comfortable / possible
measure 46 - in the sheet the G (6th string) on the 1st beat is a half note
measure 64 - the trill on the C on the 1st string (C-D-C-D-C-D etc) - use the
3rd finger to repeated hammer on the 10th fret

=== - note held, length of note, duration

=-= - trill (see tr. below)
> - (above the tab) accented, marked, stressed
/ - slide up
< < < - (below the tab) crescendo - growing louder
> > > - (below the tab) decrescendo - growing softer
accel. - accelerando - gradually faster (accel. poco - a little faster)
arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note
cresc. - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder
bpm - beats per minute
dolce - sweetly, gently
espr. - espressivo - with feeling, expressively
g - grace note (ornament) - extra note(s) played immediately before (or
at the same time as) the main note, then immediately released - the
following note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off, or slide
h - hammer-on
meno - less (in measure 40 - less motion, slower)
molto - much, very, more (in measure 55 - very expressively, much slower)
morendo - dying away, diminishing in loudness, becoming fainter in tone
p - pull-off
poco - a little (rall. poco - a little slower)
rall. - Rallentando - slowing down and becoming softer
rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower
tempo - speed (a tempo - return to the earlier/original tempo)
tr. - trill (ornament) - a rapid alternation of a note with the note above
it in the scale (usually starting on the note above)
<12> - natural (open) (octave) harmonic on the 12th fret
8<12> - artificial harmonic, left hand 8th fret right hand points to 20th fret

C1 - barre on the 1st fret

c1 - part barre on the 1st fret
C2 - barre on the 2nd fret
c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret
etc

repeat the section 1____ play the 1st time 2_______ play on repeat
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