PRELUDE #16
As recorded by Frederic Chopin
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'guitar'
Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-2-1-0-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------4-3-1-|----------------------------------------------14-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------------14-15-17----|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-15----13----------------11-13-15-17-------------|
|---3-3-3-3-3-|----15----16----12-13-15-------------------------|
|-1-----------|-------------13----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------17-18-20-21-23-24-25-23-21-20-18-17-18--|
|-16-18-20-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-21-19-18-17-18----------------------------------|
|----------------20-18-17-15----15----------------|
|----------------------------19----18-16-15-------|
|-------------------------------------------18-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------15-17-15-13-------------------|
|----------15-16-18-------------16-15-13-11----13-|
|-15-16-18----------------------------------15----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11----------------------------------------------|
|----12-15-13-------------11----12-13-15-13-14-15-|
|-------------15----14-15----15-------------------|
|----------------14-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------17-18-16-15-|
|----------------------15-18-16-17-18-------------|
|-13----14-15-18-17-18----------------------------|
|----16-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----25-23----21-20----18-17----16-14----13-11----|
|-19-------16-------------------------------------|
|-------------------17-------14-------11-------11-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----11-9----9-8---8--------------------|
|-----------------------11-9----9-7---7-|
|-10------10-----8----------------------|
|--------------------11------10-----8---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------6-7---6---------------|--------------6-7---6---------------|
|--------6-8-9-----9---7-8----6------|--------6-8-9-----9---7-8----6------|
|-7-8-10-------------------10---10-8-|-7-8-10-------------------10---10-8-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------8-9-7-8---------------|---------------8-9-7-8---------------|
|------7-8-9-10---------9-10-7-8-7----|------7-8-9-10---------9-10-7-8-7----|
|-9-10-----------------------------10-|-9-10-----------------------------10-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------9-10-13-11-8---------|
|------------9-11-12-13--------------10------|
|----8-10-11----------------------------11-8-|
|-11-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------9----11-9------------|
|------------9-11-12-13---13------11---------|
|----8-10-11-------------------------12-9----|
|-11--------------------------------------11-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------8---------------|
|-----------------7-8-9-10---11------------|
|----------8-9-10---------------11-10-8----|
|-10-11-12------------------------------11-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9-7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-10-8-7-10-------------8-7-11-10-----|
|-----------9-8-7-8-9-8---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10----8---------------------------14S15-17-18-|
|----10---11------------11S13-15-17-------------|
|------------8S12-13-15-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------17S18-20-21-23-24-25-23-21-20-18-17-18-|
|-16-18-20----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16----------------------------------------------|
|----19-18-17-18-16-------------------------------|
|-------------------18-17-15S14-15----------------|
|----------------------------------18-16-15S13----|
|----------------------------------------------16-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------13-15-17-15-13-------------------|
|-------13-15-16----------------16-15-13S11----13-|
|-15-16-------------------------------------15----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11----------------------------------------------|
|----12-14-13-10----------11----12-13-15-13-14-15-|
|-------------------14-15----15-------------------|
|----------------14-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------16-18-16-15-|
|----------13-14-13S15-16-17-16-17-18-------------|
|-13----16----------------------------------------|
|----16-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----25-23----23-21----21-20----20-18----18-16----|
|-19-------19-------18-------16-------14-------13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16-14----14-13----13-11----11-9---------------|
|------------------------------------11-9-------|
|-------15-------13-------11------10------10----|
|--------------------------------------------11-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|--------------7-9-10-8-9---------------|
|-------8-9-10------------8-9----9-8----|
|-10-11------------------------------11-|
|-----------------------------11--------|
|---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|--------------7-9-10-8-9---------------|
|-------8-9-10------------8-9----9------|
|-10-11----------------------------11-9-|
|-----------------------------11--------|
|---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------7-8----7--------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------7-8-9-----10---8-9----7-----|--------------7-9-10-8-9----7----------|
|-8-9-11--------------------11---9-7-|----7-9-10-11------------11---9-10-9-7-|
|------------------------------------|-11------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------8-------------|-----6---------------------------|
|----------------7-----------11-9-7------|-------9-7-6---------9-7-6-------|
|------------------10-8-------------10-8-|-6S5---------8-6-5---------8-6-5-|
|----7-11-10-8S7--------11---------------|-------------------8-------------|
|-11-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-7-6-5-6-5S4---5-4-----4-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------8-----8-7---8-7-6-|-8-7-6-5-7-6-5S4-6-5-4S3-6-4-3---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------6-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------2-3-4-2-3-------------|-----------2-3-4-2-3-------------|
|-----3-4-6-----------5-6-3-4-3---|-----3-4-6-----------5-6-3-4-3---|
|-5-6---------------------------6-|-5-6---------------------------6-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------6-4-2-------------|
|-----------5-3-------------5-3---|---------3-2---------3-----------|
|-------3-4---------------3-----4-|-2-3-4-3---------------3p1-------|
|-3-4-6---------3---3-4-6---------|---------------------------4-----|
|-----------------6---------------|-----------------------------6p1-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------1-2-3-4-2-3-0-1---------|---------1-2-3-4-2-3-0-1---------|
|-0h1-3-4-----------------3-4-3-1-|-0-1-3-4-----------------3-4-3-1-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------9-|-12-11-------------------------------|
|-----------------------7S9-11-12---|-------12p9------0-------------------|
|---------------4S6-8-9-------------|------------11p8---------------------|
|-------2S4-6-8---------------------|-------------------6p4---------------|
|-2-4-6-----------------------------|-----------------------6-------6-2---|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------7-4S2-----4-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------4-3---------|---------------------8---------11----|
|-----1-0-----4-3-1-0-----4-3-1-0-|-----4-3-1-0-9-8-------12-9-------15-|
|-0-1-----2-1---------------------|-2-1-------------9-8--------13-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------19-18-|
|-------------------15----------18-17-15----------|
|-------16-15----------19-16-15----------19-------|
|-13-12-------16-15-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E q q Q H
|-------18-17-------21-20-25------|-6----------*|
|-------------19-18------------6--|-6----------*|
|-18-17---------------------------|-6----------*|
|------------------------------7--|-8----------*|
|------------------------------8--|-8----------*|
|---------------------------------|-6----------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
This took me a month to learn and even longer to tab. Good luck
