Les Barricades mysterieuses (The Mysterious Barricades) By Francois Couperin (1668-1733) Tablature: Mike Schmidt Email: [email protected] Date: July 5th, 2001 Performance Notes: The main theme is played in the first 9 measures, followed by 3 "couplets" or variations of the theme. Using familiar chord shapes (C, G, Am, etc.) will help with the fingering on the main theme. After repeating it once, the 1st Couplet begins. The main theme is played in between each couplet. Brief pauses before each couplet will emphasize the variation. The piece can also be played with a capo on the 2nd fret. The faster it is played, the livelier it sounds. Roman numerals below certain measures indicate a barred fret. Although there are a few difficult fingerings, this is a most rewarding piece to learn and play. E-----0-----------3---||--------0-----------3-----|--------------------------| B--1-----1-----3-----0||-----1-----1-----3-----0--|-----0--1-----------1--0--| G-----------0---------||-*------0-----------------|-----------2-----0--------| D---------------------||--------------------3-----|--------2-----------2-----| A-----3---------------||-*-3----------------------|--0-----------------------| E-----------------3---||--------------3-----------|--------------0-----------| E--------1--------1p0h1p0---|-0-----0-----------3----|-------0-----------3---| B-----1-----------0-------3-|----1-----1-----3-----0-|----1-----1-----3-----0| G--2--------2---------------|-------0-----------0----|-------0---------------| D--------0------------------|------------------------|-------------------3---| A---------------------------|-3----------------------|-3---------------------| E--1-----------3------------|-------------3----------|-------------3---------| I ____________________________ | 1. E------------------------|------------------------|-------0------------3-----|| B----0--1-----------1--0-|----0--1-----------1--0-|-1--1-----1------3-----0--|| G----------2-----0-------|-2--------0-----0-------|-------0------------0---*-|| D-------2-----------2----|-------0-----------3----|-2------------------------|| A-0----------------------|------------------------|-3----------------------*-|| E-------------0----------|-1-----------3----------|-------------3------------|| _____________________ | 2. 1st. Couplet E---------3-----------3----|-------3-----------3----|-------3------------3----| B-1----5-----5-----3-----3-|----5-----5-----3-----3-|----5-----5------3-----3-| G---------5-----------4----|-------5-----------4----|-------5------------0----| D-2-------------5----------|-------------5----------|-------------------------| A-3------------------------|-3----------------------|-3------------2----------| E--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| III E-------3-----------2----|-3-----------------------|------------------------| B----1-----1-----1-----1-|-3-----3------------3----|-------3-----------3----| G-------2-----------2----|-4--4-----4------2-----2-|----4-----4-----2-----2-| D-------------0----------|-------5------------4----|-------5-----------4----| A-0----------------------|--------------5----------|-------------5----------| E------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3----------------------| III II III II… E------------------------|-----------------------|------------------1----| B-------3-----------3----|-------5-----tr--------|------3--------------0-| G----4-----4-----4-----4-|----4-----2--202--0--2-|-0h4-----4-----2-------| D-------5-----------5----|-------5-----4---------|------5-----0-----0----| A-------------2----------|-3-----------5---------|-----------------------| E-3----------------------|-----------------------|-3---------------------| III E-------0-----------3----|-------------------1----|-------1-----------0----| B----1-----1-------------|-------1----------------|----0-----0-----1-----1-| G-------2--------3-----3-|----2-----2-----2-----2-|-------0-----------0----| D-------------2----------|-------3-----0-----0----|------------------------| A-0----------------------|------------------------|-------------3-----3----| E-------------------0----|-1----------------------|-3----------------------| I E-tr-------0-----------3----|-------0-----------3----|-----------------------| B-313---1-----1-----3-----0-|----1-----1-----3-----0-|---0--1-----------1--0-| G-0--------------0----------|-------0----------------|---------2-----0-------| D---------------------------|-------------------3----|------2-----------2----| A----------3----------------|-3----------------------|-0---------------------| E-3--------------------3----|-------------3----------|------------0----------| E-------1-------1p0h1p0-----|-0-----0----------3----|------0-----------3----| B----1----------0--------3--|----1-----1----3-----0-|---1-----1-----3-----0-| G-2--------2----------------|-------0----------0----|------0----------------| D-------0-------------------|-----------------------|------------------3----| A---------------------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------| E-1-----------3-------------|------------3----------|------------3----------| I ____________________ | 2nd Couplet E------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| B----0--1-----------1--0-|----0--1-----------1--0-|-1------5------------3---| G----------2-----0-------|-2--------0-----0-------|-----5-----5-----5------4| D-------2-----------2----|-------0-----------3----|-2------5------------3---| A-0----------------------|------------------------|-3-----------------------| E-------------0----------|-1-----------3----------|--------------3----------| III E------------------------|----1--5-----------3----|----0--1----------0-----| B----0--1-----------0----|----------6-----6-----5-|----------3-----3----2--| G----------2-----2-----0-|-2----------------------|------------------------| D-------2-----------2----|-------3----------------|-0----------------------| A-0----------------------|-------------4-----0----|-------------0----0-----| E-------------0----------|-1----------------------|-------3----------------| I E-------1-----------0----|----0--1--0-------------|-tr-----0----------3----| B-3----------------------|-------------3--1--0----|-01--1----1-----3-----0-| G----2-----2-----0-----0-|----------------------2-|-------------0----------| D-0-----0-----------3----|-------3-----------0----|------------------------| A------------------------|------------------------|--------3---------------| E-------------0----------|-1-----------2----------|-3-----------------3----| E-------0-----------3----|------------------------|-------1-------1p0h1p0----| B----1-----1-----3-----0-|----0--1-----------1--0-|----1----------0--------3-| G-------0----------------|----------2-----0-------|-2--------2---------------| D-------------------3----|-------2-----------2----|-------0------------------| A-3----------------------|-0----------------------|--------------------------| E-------------3----------|-------------0----------|-1-----------3------------| I E-0-----0-----------3----|-------0-----------3----|------------------------| B----1-----1-----3-----0-|----1-----1-----3-----0-|----0--1-----------1--0-| G-------0-----------0----|-------0----------------|----------2-----0-------| D------------------------|-------------------3----|-------2-----------2----| A-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-0----------------------| E-------------3----------|-------------3----------|-------------0----------| _____________________ | 3rd. Couplet E------------------------|-------0-----------1----|-------------------3-----| B----0--1-----------1--0-|-1--1-----1-----1-----1-|-------3--------3-----3--| G-2--------0-----0-------|-------0-----------2----|----5-----3--------3-----| D-------0-----------3----|-2----------------------|-------3-----------------| A------------------------|-3-----------0----------|-------------------------| E-1-----------3----------|------------------------|-6-----------3-----------| III E-------0-----------1----|-------1----------------|-1----------------5----| B----3-----1-----1-----1-|----3-----3--------5----|---------1-----6-----6-| G-------0-----------2----|-------0--------3-----3-|----3p2-----------5----| D------------------------|-------------------5----|------------3----------| A-3-----------0----------|-1-----------3----------|-----------------------| E------------------------|------------------------|-1---------------------| III I III E-------5-----------5----|-------5-----------5----|-------3-----------3----| B----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----5-----5-----5-----5-| G-------5-----------5----|-------3-----------3----|-------3-----------3----| D-4----------------------|-5-----------3----------|------------------------| A-------------5----------|------------------------|-7-----------3----------| E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| III E-------3-----------3----|-------1-----------1----|-------1-----------1----| B----1-----1-----1-----1-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----0-----0-----0-----0-| G-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2----|-------0-----------0----| D-3-----------2----------|-0----------------------|-2-----------0----------| A------------------------|-------------2----------|------------------------| E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|------------------------| B----1-----1-----1-----1-|------------------------|-------3-----------3----| G-------0-----------0----|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----4-----4-----4-----4-| D------------------------|-------3-----------3----|-------3-----------3----| A-3-----------0----------|-5-----------3----------|-2----------------------| E------------------------|------------------------|-------------3----------| E------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B-------3-----------1----|-------1-----------1----|-------------------1----| G----0-----0-----0-----0-|----2-----2-----0-----0-|-------5--------0-----0-| D-------2-----------2----|-------0-----------2----|----3-----3--------2----| A-3----------------------|------------------------|-0-----5----------------| E-------------0----------|-1-----------3----------|-------------0----------| E------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| B-------1----------------|-------1p0--------1----|-------1-----------1----| G----2-----2--------5----|----0----------0-----0-|----2-----2-----0-----0-| D-------0--------3-----3-|-------0----------2----|-------0-----------2----| A-------------0-----5----|-----------------------|------------------------| E-1----------------------|-3----------0----------|-1-----------3----------| E------------------------|-----------------------|---- B-------------------1----|-------1-----------1p0-|-1-- Repeat first 9 measures G-------5--------2-----2-|----0-----0-----0------|---- to end the piece. 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