Alexandre Tansman
Sarabande Tab
Cavatina - II Sarabande - Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986)
original tab by Dick Campbell - dicksknives@aol.com
updated by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 27 March 2010
tuning - EADGBE
see below tab for legend, variations and alternative fingerings
key - B major time - 3/4 speed - Lento (slow - 66 bpm)
CIV............... CIV................
__3__ __3__
1 | . . | | | | | | . . | |
e |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |---7----------------|--------------------|---7----------------|
G |-4------------------|--------------------|-4------------------|
D |-----4-4-----4------|-6-----4===========-|-----4-4-----4------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-4===========6p4====|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
3-----3
.................... CIV..........
4 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|-------7--4---------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|-7-----4=====5------|-7-----0------------|
G |--------------------|-6-----------4------|----------3---1-----|
D |-6-----4===========-|--------------------|-6-----4------2-----|
A |=======---------4---|-6-----------4------|--------------4-----|
E |-------4-----7------|-------4------------|-7--6--4------------|
1---1
7 | | | | | | | | |
e |----9---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |-------9-----7--5---|-7------------------|-------------7------|
G |-6------------------|--------------------|-4===========-------|
D |-6-----------8--6---|-------6========8---|----------------6---|
A |--------------------|-9========7--6------|-6-----4------------|
E |-7------------------|----------------9---|-------------7------|
4
10 | | | | | | | | |
e |-------------2------|----------7--------|-----------7--2-----||
B |--------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
G |-------4------------|-4========----------|-------4----------*||
D |-4--------4---------|-------------6------|-4----------------*||
A |--------------------|-6-----4------------|-------------------||
E |-6-----4-----2------|-------------7------|-6-----4-----2-----||
CVI................
13 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|-------9------------|-6==================|
B |-2-----------4--2---|-7-----------9------|-8==================|
G |-------1------------|--------------------|-8==================|
D |-4===========-------|-4===========-------|--------------------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-6-----6-----6======|
E |-0===========-------|-0===========-------|--------------------|
................... CIV.....................................
16 | | | | | | | | |
e |===================-|--------------------|--------------------|
B |===================-|--------------------|--------------------|
G |===================-|-4=====6------------|-4=====6------------|
D |--------------------|-6--4--------4------|-6--4--------4------|
A |=======6-----6------|-------7-----6------|-------7-----6------|
E |--------------------|-4===========-------|-4===========-------|
19 | | | | | | | | |
e |-------0------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |-4=====-------------|-------2-----0------|-0=================-|
G |-4--3--------3------|-1--------------3---|--------------------|
D |-------6-----4------|-2===========-------|----2--1------------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-------------4--2---|
E |-4=====-------------|--------------------|-4------------------|
CI................
22 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |-------2=====0------|-0=================-|--------------------|
G |-1=====---------3---|--------------------|-1==================|
D |----4=====2--1------|----2--1------------|-4--2--1------------|
A |----------------4---|-------------4--1---|-------------4--1---|
E |--------------------|-4------------------|--------------------|
CIV......... A.H. A.H.
25 | | | | | | | | |
e |----------------11--|-4===========-------|-------11-----11<23>-|
B |-------4-----9------|-7--5--4------------|-9--------9<21>------|
G |====----------------|-------------6------|----8----------------|
D |----1---------------|----------------8---|-6=====--------------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |-4=====-------------|--------------------|---------------------|
CIV......... A.H. A.H.
28 | | | | | | | | |
e |-4===========-------|------11-----11<23>-|--------------------|
B |-7--5--4------------|---------9<21>------|--------------------|
G |-------------6------|----8---------------|--------------------|
D |----------------8---|-6------------------|-6==================|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-9--7--6------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|-------------9--6---|
1
3
31 | | | | | | | | |
e |----------------11--|-9==================|===================-|
B |-------4-----9------|-7==================|===================-|
G |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |====----------------|-8==================|===================-|
A |----6---------------|-9==================|===================-|
E |-4------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
CIV............... CIV................
__3__ __3__
34 | . . | | | | | | . . | |
e |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |---7----------------|--------------------|---7----------------|
G |-4------------------|--------------------|-4------------------|
D |-----4-4-----4------|-6-----4===========-|-----4-4-----4------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-4===========6p4====|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
3-----3
.................... CIV..........
37 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|-------7--4---------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|-7-----4=====5------|-7-----0------------|
G |--------------------|-6-----------4------|----------3---1-----|
D |-6-----4===========-|--------------------|-6-----4------2-----|
A |=======---------4---|-6-----------4------|--------------4-----|
E |-------4-----7------|-------4------------|-7--6--4------------|
1---1
__3__
40 | | | | | | | . . | |
e |----9---------------|--------------------|---2----------------|
B |-------9-----7--5---|-7------------------|-0------------------|
G |-6------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |-6-----------8--6---|-------6========8---|-----4-4-----4------|
A |--------------------|-9========7--6------|-2======------------|
E |-7------------------|----------------9---|--------------------|
__3__
43 | | | | . . | | | | |
e |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|---7----------------|--------------------|
G |--------------------|-4------------------|--------------------|
D |-6-----4===========-|-----4-4-----4------|-6-----4===========-|
A |--------------------|-4===========6p4====|=======---------4---|
E |--------------------|--------------------|-------4-----7------|
46 | | | | | | | | |
e |-------7--4---------|--------------------|-------------2------|
B |-7-----4-----5------|-7-----0------------|-------5------------|
G |-6-----------4------|----------3--1------|-4-----------3------|
D |--------------------|-6-----4-----2------|-4-----6------------|
A |-6-----------4------|-------------4------|-------4------------|
E |-------4------------|-7--6--4------------|-4-----------2------|
49 | | |
e |-------------------||
B |-------4==========-||
G |-------------------||
D |-------4==========-||
A |-2================-||
E |-------------------||
******************************************************************************
LEGEND
numbers below the tab = left hand fingering
CIV barre (bar) on the 4th fret
CI barre (bar) on the 1st fret
__3__ triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes
===== note held (sustained)
p Pull-off
A.H. artificial harmonic
9<21> left hand fret 9, right hand fret 21 (octave harmonic)
11<23> left hand fret 11, right hand fret 23 (octave harmonic)
--||
--||
-*|| repeat from the start
-*||
--||
--||
******************************************************************************
VARIATIONS
measure 19 (as above) inserted after measure 16 and repeated after measure 18 -
16 19 17 18 19 20
measure 19 (as above) repeated -
16 17 18 19 19 20
measures 27 & 29 - only the second artificial harmonic is played
measures 27 & 29 - played without artificial harmonics
******************************************************************************
ALTERNATE FINGERINGS
Note - this is NOT an alternative way of playing the piece, but are examples
of different fingerings used in combination with those in the tab above
__3__ __3__
1 | . . | | | | | | . . | |
e |---2----------------|--------------------|---2----------------|
B |-0------------------|--------------------|-0------------------|
G |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |-----4-4-----4------|-6-----4===========-|-----4-4-----4------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-4===========6p4====|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
CIV.......... CI....
4 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|-------7--4--0------|-2------------------|
B |--------------------|-7-----4=====-------|--------------------|
G |--------------------|-6-----------4------|-1-----4--3---1-----|
D |-6-----4===========-|--------------------|-------4------2-----|
A |=======---------4---|-6-----------4------|-2--1---------4-----|
E |-------4-----7------|-------4------------|-------4------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS*** 1---1
7 | | | | | | | | |
e |----9--------2--0---|-2------------------|-------------2------|
B |-2-----9------------|--------------------|-0===========-------|
G |-1-----------3--1---|-------1========3---|----------------1---|
D |--------------------|-4========2--1------|-1------------------|
A |-2------------------|----------------4---|-------4-----2------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
10 | | | | | | | | |
e |-------------2------|----------2---------|----------7--2-----||
B |-------0------------|-0========----------|-------0-----------||
G |--------------------|-------------1------|------------------*||
D |-4--------4---------|-1------------------|-4----------------*||
A |--------------------|-------4-----2------|-1-----------------||
E |-6-----4-----2------|--------------------|-------4-----2-----||
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
13 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|-------9------------|-6==================|
B |--------------------|-7-----------9------|-8==================|
G |-6-----------8--6---|--------------------|-8==================|
D |-------6------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A |-9===========-------|-9===========-------|-6-----6-----6======|
E |-0===========-------|-0===========-------|--------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
...................
16 | | | | | | | | |
e |===================-|--------------------|--------------------|
B |===================-|-0=====2------------|-0=====2------------|
G |===================-|-1------------------|-1------------------|
D |--------------------|----4--2-----4------|----4--2-----4------|
A |=======6-----6------|-------------6------|-------------6------|
E |--------------------|-4===========-------|-4===========-------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
19 | | | | | | | | |
e |-------0------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |-4=====-------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G |-4--3--1-----3------|-------6------------|-4=================-|
D |-------------4------|-6-----------9--8---|--------------------|
A |--------------------|-7===========-------|----7--6-----4------|
E |-4=====-------------|--------------------|-4--------------7---|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
CIV............... CVI...............
22 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G |-------6=====-------|-4=================-|--------------------|
D |-6-----------9--8---|--------------------|-6==================|
A |----9=====7--6------|----7--6-----4------|-9--7--6------------|
E |----------------9---|-4--------------6---|-------------9--6---|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
CIV......... A.H. A.H.
25 | | | | | | | | |
e |----------------11--|-4===========-------|-------11-----11<23>-|
B |-------4-----9------|-7--5--4------------|-9--------9<21>------|
G |--------------------|-------------6------|----8----------------|
D |====----------------|----------------8---|-6=====--------------|
A |----6---------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |-4=====-------------|--------------------|---------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
CIV......... A.H. A.H.
28 | | | | | | | | |
e |-4===========-------|------11-----11<23>-|--------------------|
B |-7--5--4------------|---------9<21>------|--------------------|
G |-------------6------|----8---------------|-1==================|
D |----------------8---|-6------------------|-4--2--1------------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-------------4--1---|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
31 | | | | | | | | |
e |----------------11--|-9==================|===================-|
B |-------4-----9------|-7==================|===================-|
G |====----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |----1---------------|-8==================|===================-|
A |--------------------|-9==================|===================-|
E |-4------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
__3__ __3__
34 | . . | | | | | | . . | |
e |---2----------------|--------------------|---2----------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G |-4------------------|--------------------|-4------------------|
D |-----4-4-----4------|-6-----4===========-|-----4-4-----4------|
A |--------------------|--------------------|-4===========6p4====|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
37 | | | | | | | | |
e |--------------------|-------7--4--0------|-2------------------|
B |--------------------|-7-----4=====-------|--------------------|
G |--------------------|-6-----------4------|-1-----4--3---1-----|
D |-6-----4===========-|--------------------|-------4------2-----|
A |=======---------4---|-6-----------4------|-2--1---------4-----|
E |-------4-----7------|-------4------------|-------4------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
__3__
40 | | | | | | | . . | |
e |----9--------2--0---|-2------------------|---2----------------|
B |-6-----9------------|--------------------|-0------------------|
G |-6-----------3--1---|-------1========3---|--------------------|
D |--------------------|-4========2--1------|-----4-4-----4------|
A |--------------------|----------------4---|-2======------------|
E |-7------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
__3__
43 | | | | . . | | | | |
e |--------------------|---2----------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|-0------------------|--------------------|
G |-1------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D |-------4===========-|-----4-4-----4------|-6-----4===========-|
A |--------------------|-4===========6p4====|=======---------4---|
E |--------------------|--------------------|-------4-----7------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
46 | | | | | | | | |
e |-------7--4--0------|-2------------------|-------0-----2------|
B |-7-----4------------|--------------------|-0------------------|
G |-6-----------4------|-1-----4--3--1------|-------1-----3------|
D |--------------------|-------4-----2------|-4------------------|
A |-6-----------4------|-2--1--------4------|-------4------------|
E |-------4------------|-------4------------|-4-----------2------|
***ALTERNATIVE FINGERINGS***
49 | | |
e |-------------------||
B |-------4==========-||
G |-------------------||
D |-------4==========-||
A |-2================-||
E |-------------------||
