Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega
This one is very hard to play, but will highly improve your technique. I
suggest you to listen it before you start playing it.
Fingering:
1 - index
2 - middle
3 - ring
4 - little
Andantino
arm.
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E|---------------------------|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6-----|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------8-5-|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
A|--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
D|--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 1
III.......
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E|--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------3-----5-|-2-----------------------|
G|------------------3-------|-2-----------------------|
D|------------------5-------|-2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
3 4 1
arm.
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E|---------------------------|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6-----|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------8-5-|
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
A|--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
D|--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 1
III.......
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E|--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------3-----5-|-2-----------------------|
G|------------------3-------|-2-----------------------|
D|------------------5-------|-2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
3 4 1
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E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------2---5---|-8---7--s14-14-----------12---|
A|--0-----------4-----------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
3 1 4 4 3 4 2
these are 16th notes these are 32nds
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11---12---14---12---11---8---7---10---8---7---5---3---2-0----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------4-1-0----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5-3-2s12-|
1 2 4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 2
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E|--------------------------||
B|--------------------------||
G|--------------------------||
D|--------------------------||
A|--------------------------||
D|--8---------------7-------||
2 1
II
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E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|------3-------3-------2-------2---|-----3-------3-------2-----------||
G|------2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---||
D|------3---3-------2-----------5---|-----3---3-------2---------------||
A|--------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------||
D|--0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------||
3 1 3 4 3 1 3 2
1 2 1 2
2 2
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E|--1s5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|-5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|
B|--------6-------6-------8---------------|-----6-------6-------8---------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------7-------7-----------------------|-----7-------7-----------------------|
A|------------8-------7-----------0-------|---------8-------7-----------0-------|
D|----0-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4
3 4 3 3 4 3
X...................
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E|--8p5-------5----------------7-9-10-12-|-13---13p12-10----------9h12p9-----------|
B|--------6-------6-------9-10-----------|------10---------10------------11-8------|
G|---------------------------------------|------10---------10-----------------9----|
D|--------7-------7----------------------|--------------------------------------11-|
A|------------8-------7--------0---------|-------------0--------7---------0--------|
D|----0----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4
3 4 3
VII................ V....................
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E|------------------------------------|---------------------------5-8-11--10|
B|--10-------10-----------8p6-5h6-8p5-|-3s6-------7-------------7-----------|
G|----------------7-------------------|-------7-------5-------5-------------|
D|-------7--------7-------------------|-------7-------7-----7---------------|
A|------------8-------7-------0-------|-------------------5-----------------|
D|---0--------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
3 4 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3
2 2
III......
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E|--8h10p8---6---5---3---6p5-10p9-12p10-13p12-|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6---0---------|
B|-----------8-------5------------------------|--------------------------8---3---2---|
G|-------0-------3----------------------------|--------------------------------3---2-|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--------------------|--0-------------------------------0---|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 1
3
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E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|------3-------3-------4-------2---|-----3-------3-------4-------2---||
G|----------------------0-------2---|---------------------0-------2---||
D|------3-------3---------------2---|-----3-------3---------------2---||
A|----------1---------------0-------|---------1---------------0-------||
D|--0---------------1---------------|-0---------------1---------------||
4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 2
3 3 1 3 3 1
1 1
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E|--1s5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|-5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|
B|--------6-------6-------8---------------|-----6-------6-------8---------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------7-------7-----------------------|-----7-------7-----------------------|
A|------------8-------7-----------0-------|---------8-------7-----------0-------|
D|----0-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4
3 4 3 3 4 3
X...................
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E|--8p5-------5----------------7-9-10-12-|-13---13p12-10----------9h12p9-----------|
B|--------6-------6-------9-10-----------|------10---------10------------11-8------|
G|---------------------------------------|------10---------10-----------------9----|
D|--------7-------7----------------------|--------------------------------------11-|
A|------------8-------7--------0---------|-------------0--------7---------0--------|
D|----0----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4
3 4 3
VII................ V....................
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E|------------------------------------|---------------------------5-8-11--10|
B|--10-------10-----------8p6-5h6-8p5-|-3s6-------7-------------7-----------|
G|----------------7-------------------|-------7-------5-------5-------------|
D|-------7--------7-------------------|-------7-------7-----7---------------|
A|------------8-------7-------0-------|-------------------5-----------------|
D|---0--------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
3 4 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3
2 2
III......
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E|--8h10p8---6---5---3---6p5-10p9-12p10-13p12-|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6---0---------|
B|-----------8-------5------------------------|--------------------------8---3---2---|
G|-------0-------3----------------------------|--------------------------------3---2-|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--------------------|--0-------------------------------0---|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 1
3
III................
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E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B|------3-------3-------4-------2---|-----3-------3-------3-------5---||
G|----------------------0-------2---|---------------------3-------3---||
D|------3-------3---------------2---|-----3-------3---------------5---||
A|----------1---------------0-------|---------1---------------3-------||
D|--0---------------1---------------|-0---------------5---------------||
4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 2 4
3 3 1 3 3 3
1
............................................................V....................
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E|------5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------5-6h8p6---5---|
B|------6-------6-----3-5-6-5h6p5---3-5-|-3h5p3-------------------8-------------8-|
G|--5-------5---------------------5-----|---------5-------5---------------5-------|
D|------------------5-------------------|---------7-------7---5-------------------|
A|----------3-------------------3-------|-------------3---------------------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------|-----3-----------------------------------|
3 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 4 2 4
4 4 4 4
V....................................III..........
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E|--5s8-----------------------------------|-3h5p3---------------------0---------|
B|------------6-------6-----5-6h8p6---5---|-------------1-----------3---3p1-----|
G|--------5-------5-------7-------------7-|---------5-------3-----3---------3---|
D|--------7-------7-----------------------|-----------------2-------------------|
A|----0---------------5-------------------|-----3---------------3-------------3-|
D|--------------------------------5-------|-------------------------------------|
4 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 4 4 1 3 2
2
III......................................................... V..............
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E|------5-------5-----------------------|-----------------------------------6-|
B|------6-------6-----3-5-6-5h6p5---3-5-|-3h5p3-----------------------5-6-8---|
G|--5-------5---------------------5-----|---------5-------5-------5h7---------|
D|------------------5-------------------|---------7-------7-----8-----5-------|
A|----------3-------------------3-------|-------------3-------5---------------|
D|--3-----------------------------------|-----3-------------------------------|
3 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 4 2
4 4 4 4
................arm.....
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E|--6h8p6p5-----------------9p6---0-------|---------0----9-12---6p3-----------|
B|------------5-------5---------8--s3-----|-------2--s10------------5s3-------|
G|------------6-------6---------------3p0-|-----2-----------------------3p0---|
D|---------------<7>----------------------|---2-----------------------------2-|
A|--------0---------------0---------------|-0-----------------0---------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
2 4 2 2 2 4 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 3 2 1
/---5---\
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e|----------0---------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B|--------2--s10-10-10-10---------------|---------------0-1s2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-||
G|------2-------------------------------|-------0-1-2-3---------------------||
D|----2-----------------------------0-1-|-2-3-4-----------------------------||
A|--0---------------------0-1-2-3-4-----|-----------------------------------||
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
1 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
VII..............................................................
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E|----------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7-------------------------------------|
B|--10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10---------------5-7-8h10p8---7---|
G|-------7--------7--------------------------|------------------7----------------------9-|
D|-------7--------7-----------------7--------|----------7-------7------------------------|
A|------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------7------------0-------|
D|---0---------------------------------------|-----0-------------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 4 2 4 2 1 3
3
VII..............II................... II..............
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E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------4s5-9p7---0-|
B|--7s10---------------------2-3h5p3---2---|-2s5---------------------------8---|
G|-------------7-----------4-------------4-|-----------2-----------------------|
D|---------7-------7---------------2-------|-------2-------2-------------------|
A|-------------9---------------------------|---0-------4-------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------2-------------------|-----------------------------------|
4 3 3 2 4 2 3 4 3 1 4 2 3
VII.............................................................
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E|------------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7--------------------------------8-|
B|--7s10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10----------------------7-10---|
G|---------7--------7--------------------------|----------7-------7------------8--------|
D|---------7--------7-----------------7--------|------------------7-------7h10----------|
A|--------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------6h9---------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------|-----0----------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 3
3
VII...............arm. /-----6-----\ /----6----\ /----6----\ /----6----\
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E|-s9-------9---------14-12s10------0---|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12-9---3-|-3p2-2s12-12p10-10s8-8p7-7-5------------------------10-|
G|------9-------9-----------------------|-----------------------------9p7-7-6-------------------|
D|----------7---------------------------|-------------------------------------11p9-9-8-8-7-7----|
A|--7--------------<7>------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
3 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 4
VII..............................................................
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E|----------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7-------------------------------------|
B|--10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10---------------5-7-8h10p8---7---|
G|-------7--------7--------------------------|------------------7----------------------9-|
D|-------7--------7-----------------7--------|----------7-------7------------------------|
A|------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------7------------0-------|
D|---0---------------------------------------|-----0-------------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 4 2 4 2 1 3
3
VII..............II................... II..............
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E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------4s5-9p7---0-|
B|--7s10---------------------2-3h5p3---2---|-2s5---------------------------8---|
G|-------------7-----------4-------------4-|-----------2-----------------------|
D|---------7-------7---------------2-------|-------2-------2-------------------|
A|-------------9---------------------------|---0-------4-------0---------------|
D|-----0---------------2-------------------|-----------------------------------|
4 3 3 2 4 2 3 4 3 1 4 2 3
VII.............................................................
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E|------------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7------------------------2-5s12--10|
B|--7s10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10-----------------3-----------|
G|---------7--------7--------------------------|----------7-------7-------2-------------|
D|---------7--------7-----------------7--------|------------------7---0p4---------------|
A|--------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------------------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------|-----0----------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 4 2
3
/--3--\
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e|--10h12p10---0-------0--------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------0-------0-----0-2-3s10-----8-|-8-h10-p8--7---------------5-------|
G|---------0--------------------------------|---------------------------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------9-|-9---------7---------------5-------|
A|------------------------------------------|-0-----------------0---------------|
D|-----------------5-------2----------------|-----------------------------------|
2 4 2 4 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 2 2
3 3 1 3
1
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E|----------------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
B|--3-----------3-------0-------2---|-----3-------3-------4-------2---|
G|------2---------------0-------0---|---------------------0-------2---|
D|------4-------3-------------------|-----3-------3---------------2---|
A|----------2---------------0-------|---------1---------------0-------|
D|--0---------------5---------------|-0---------------1---------------|
2 1 1 2 4 2 4 1 3 1 4 2
3 3 3 3 1
1
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E|--1s5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|-5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|
B|--------6-------6-------8---------------|-----6-------6-------8---------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------7-------7-----------------------|-----7-------7-----------------------|
A|------------8-------7-----------0-------|---------8-------7-----------0-------|
D|----0-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4
3 4 3 3 4 3
X...................
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E|--8p5-------5----------------7-9-10-12-|-13---13p12-10----------9h12p9-----------|
B|--------6-------6-------9-10-----------|------10---------10------------11-8------|
G|---------------------------------------|------10---------10-----------------9----|
D|--------7-------7----------------------|--------------------------------------11-|
A|------------8-------7--------0---------|-------------0--------7---------0--------|
D|----0----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4
3 4 3
VII................ V....................
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E|------------------------------------|---------------------------5-8-11--10|
B|--10-------10-----------8p6-5h6-8p5-|-3s6-------7-------------7-----------|
G|----------------7-------------------|-------7-------5-------5-------------|
D|-------7--------7-------------------|-------7-------7-----7---------------|
A|------------8-------7-------0-------|-------------------5-----------------|
D|---0--------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
3 4 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3
2 2
III......
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E|--8h10p8---6---5---3---6p5-10p9-12p10-13p12-|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6---0---------|
B|-----------8-------5------------------------|--------------------------8---3---2---|
G|-------0-------3----------------------------|--------------------------------3---2-|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--------------------|--0-------------------------------0---|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 1
3
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E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------3-------3-------4-------2---|-----3-------3-------4-------2---|
G|----------------------0-------2---|---------------------0-------2---|
D|------3-------3---------------2---|-----3-------3---------------2---|
A|----------1---------------0-------|---------1---------------0-------|
D|--0---------------1---------------|-0---------------1---------------|
4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 2
3 3 1 3 3 1
1 1
arm. X
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E|--------------------10---------------||
B|--------------------10---------------||
G|--------------------10---------------||
D|--<12>---------------0---------------||
A|--<12>-------------------------------||
D|--<12>-------------------------------||
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| > Accented note
| / Slide up
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