Nocturno - Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)
Tablature by Greg Boland - bolandgreg@hotmail.com
I haven't learned this piece so the transcription hasn't been
stress tested yet. I have proof-read it a couple of times and
feel pretty confident that the fingerings are accurate.
It is an interesting piece that is harder than it looks.
[comments and legend after the tab]
Tuning : E A D G B E
Time : 2/4, then changes back & forth between 3/4 and 2/4
Key : Am, changes to A, then back to Am
Lento espressivo
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|----6---6---6---|6---5---8---6---|5h6p5---------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------7-------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------------|[3]
2 2 1 4
Moderatamente animato
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|-------<12>-----|-------<12>-----||----------------|----------------|
|--------10------|--------10------||----------------|----------------|
|-------<7>------|-------<7>------||--2-2-2---2-3-2-|--2-2-2---2-3-2-|
|----------------|----------------||--------2-------|--------2-------|
|----------------|----------------||5-------0-------|5-------0-------|[7]
4 1
CV...... CV............
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|----------------|----------------|--5-------------|------------0---|
|----------------|--0---0---5---5-|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|
|----------------|0---0---5---5---|----------7-----|----2---2-----2-|
|----------7---7-|--------8-------|------7-----6---|------2---------|
|--7-7-7-8---8---|8---------------|8-------------5-|3---------------|
|5-------11------|----------------|--------6-------|----------------|[11]
1 2 2 1 2 1 4 2 1
4 2 3 2 3
CV...... CI...... CII.............
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|--------5-7-8-10|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
|6-5-6-8---------|--0---0-3-------|5-------3-------|----------------|
|5---------------|----0-----2---2-|--4---4---1---1-|2===============|
|7---------------|------------3---|----5-------3---|----2h3-----2h3-|
|5---------------|--------2-------|3-------1-------|--3-------3-----|
|----------------|8---------------|----------------|0-------0-------|[15]
1 1 2 4 4 3 2
2 1 1
CII............. CV...............................
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|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|7-5---5-7-8-7---|
|----------------|----------------|------5-----6---|5---8---------8-|
|==4-5-4-7\5-4-5-|2---------------|----5-----5-----|5---------------|
|----------------|----2h3-----2h3-|--7-----7-------|----------------|
|----------------|--3-------3-----|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------------|----------------|[19]
4 4
CVII....
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|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|11-10-8-10-8-6-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|8----------------7-|----------------|----------------|5-------7-------|
|-------------------|--------4-------|6-------8-------|----------------|
|8------------------|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
|-------------------|0===============|================|================|[23]
4 4 2 1 3 3 2 3 4 1 4
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|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|4---------------|
|9-------5-------|9-------5-------|9----------------|0---------------|
|6-------4-------|6-------4-------|6----------------|----------------|
|--7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7-|--7-7-7----------|--0-0-0-5-5-2-3-|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|--------7-10-8-7-|----------------|[27]
4 2 3
1 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4---------------|4-------4-------|4---------------|--------0-----0-|
|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------------|------1-----1---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----2-----2-----|
|--0-0-0-5-5-2-3-|--0-2-3---0-2-3-|--0-2-3-2p0-----|--2-------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------3-1-|0---------------|[31]
3
4 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1
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|--0-------------|----------------|--0-------------|--7-5-0-7-5-0---|
|----------0-----|--------0-----0-|----------0-----|--------------0-|
|----2-------2---|------1-----1---|------------2---|----------------|
|------3-------3-|----2-----2-----|----3-0-------3-|----------------|
|--------2-------|--2-------------|--------2-------|----------------|
|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|[35]
4 4
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|--0-------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------0-----|--------0-----0-|5---------------||
|----2-------2---|------1-----1---|----------------||
|------3-------3-|----2-----2-----|----------------||
|--------2-------|--2-------------|----------------||
|0---------------|0---------------|----------------||[38]
Key A Time 3/4
__3__
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|----------------|----------------|0---5---5---5---|5p4-2-4-0-5-7-5-4-|
|----------------|----------------|2---------------|------------------|
|6-------6-------|6--------6------|----------------|------------------|
|4-------4-------|4--------4------|4---------------|------------------|
|7-------7-------|7--------7------|2---------------|------------------|
|5-------5-------|5--------5------|----------------|------------------|[42]
3 4 4 4 3 1 3 2 4 2
1
4 2
2 1
Time 2/4
CII..............................
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|2---------------|----------------|----14--14-14-14|
|--------2-------|2-------2-------|14--------------|
|--------2-------|2-------2-------|14--------------|
|--------6-------|6-------6-------|11--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|14--------------|[45]
4 4
Time 3/4 Time 2/4
___3___
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|14-12-11-12-9--10-12-10-9-|7===============|================|
|--------------------------|--------6-------|6-------6-------|
|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------------------|--------7-------|7-------7-------|
|--------------------------|--------5-------|5-------5-------|
|--------------------------|----------------|----------------|[48]
4 2 1 2 1 2 4 2 1
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
|2-//9---9---9---|----------------|2---9---9---9---|
|3---------------|7---8---9-------|3---------------|
|3---------------|8---------------|3---------------|
|0---------------|7---------------|0---------------|[51]
1 4 1 4 4 4
3 2 3
2 3 2
1
Time 3/4
__3__ __3__ __3__
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------6/8-10--|----------------|----------------|
|9-7-9-----------|----------------|----------------|
|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
|8---------------|2-//7---7---7---|5-4-5-----------|
|7---------------|----------------|------7-8-7-5-4-|[54]
3 1 2-2 1 4 2 1 1 3 4 4 2 1
Time 2/4
CIII..................... __3__ CIII......
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|--------3-------|3-------3-------|-----------------|--------3-------|
|--------3-------|3-------3-------|-----------------|--------3-------|
|--------3-------|3-------3-------|-----------------|--------3-------|
|0===============|================|2///7---7--7-8-7-|5===============|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------5-------|[58]
3 3 3 4 3
CIII............ __3__ __3__ CIII.....
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
|3-------3-------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
|================|2-//7---7---7---|7-5-3---5-3-2---|0===============|
|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|[62]
1 4 4 2 2 4 2 1
CIII...............................................................
__3__
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3-------3-------|3---6---6---5---|3---------------|3---6---6---5---|
|3-------3-------|3---------------|------------3---|3---------------|
|3-------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|
|==========------|5---------------|----------------|5---------------|
|----------5-6-5-|4---------------|----5-----------|4---------------|[66]
4
Time 3/4 Time 2/4
CIII............ CVII.....
__3__
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|----------------|5---10--10--10--|9-----9----7--------|0---------------|
|3---------------|3---------------|10-12---10-7-10-9-7-|9---------------|
|------------3---|----------------|-----------7--------|----------------|
|--------3-------|4---------------|11---------9--------|----9---9---9---|
|----------------|0---------------|9----------9--------|----------------|
|----4-----------|----------------|-----------7--------|0---------------|[70]
4 4 4 1 3
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|----5---7---5---|----1---3---1---|----------------|----------0-----|
|--------6-------|----0---4---0---|----3---5---3---|--------0---0---|
|----7-------7---|----------------|--------2-------|------1-------1-|
|----------------|----------------|----3-------3---|----2-----------|
|----------------|0---------------|----------------|--2-------------|
|7---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|[74]
1 3 1 3 4 3
4 2 1 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/federico_moreno_torroba/nocturno_tab.html ]
__3__ ___3___
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|----1---3---1---|----------0-----|----1---3---1---|7-8-7------7-----|
|----0---4---0---|--------0---0---|----0---4---0---|--------10---10--|
|----------------|------1-------1-|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----2-----------|----------------|-----------------|
|0---------------|--2-------------|0---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|0---------------|----------------|-----------------|[78]
1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 1 4
4 4
__3__ ___3___
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|---------------------|7-8-7------------|--------------|--------------|
|8h10p8-------8---10--|0-------10-8-----|-------3------|3------3------|
|---------10----------|8------------10--|-------2------|2------2------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-------3------|3------3------|
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|0=============|==============|[82]
1 3 1 3
4 2 4 1
2 2
Time 3/4
__3__
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|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|------0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|5///10--10--10--|9-7-9---10--12-10-9-|
|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|6---------------|--------------------|
|4-------4-------|6-------6-------|4---------------|--------------------|
|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|0---------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|[86]
4 3 2 2
1 1 3
3 2 1
Time 2/4
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|--------0-------|0-------0-------|---10---10--10--|8---7---8---5---|
|10==============|================|10--------------|----------------|
|--------10------|10------10------|7---------------|----------------|
|--------7-------|7-------7-------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|9---------------|----------------|
|--------8-------|8-------8-------|7---------------|----------------|[90]
4 3
1
2
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|7---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|6===============|--0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|----------------|----------------|----7---6---5---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|7===============|----------------|
|----------------|7-------8-------|----------------|7-------8-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|[94]
2 4 1 1 3 4
3 4 3
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|6===============|6===============|6===============|6------<12>-----|
|----7---6---5---|4---7---6---5---|4---7---6---5---|4-------10------|
|7===============|7===============|7===============|7------<7>------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|[98]
2
1 4 1 1 3
3
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|<12>---<12>-----|-------<12>-----|-------<12>-----||
|10------10------|--------10------|--------10------||
|<7>----<7>------|-------<7>------|-------<7>------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||[101]
3 3 3
Key Am
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--2-2-2---2-3-2-|--2-2-2---2-3-2-|----------7---7-|
|--------2-------|--------2-------|--7-7-7-8---8---|
|5-------0-------|5-------0-------|5-------11------|[104]
2 2 1
1 4
CV.......................
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|----------------|--5-------------|------------0---|
|----------5---5-|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|
|--0---0-5---5---|----------7-----|----2---2-----2-|
|0-------8-------|------7-----6---|------2---------|
|7---7-----------|8-------------5-|3---------------|
|----------------|--------6-------|----------------|[107]
2 3 4 3 2 3 2 1
CV...... CI......
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|--------5-7-8-10|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|
|6-5-6-8---------|--0---0-3-------|--0---0-3-------|----------------|
|5---------------|----0-----2---2-|----0-----1---1-|2===============|
|7---------------|------------3---|------------3---|----2-3-----2-3-|
|5---------------|--------2-------|3-------1-------|--3-------3-----|
|----------------|8---------------|----------------|0-------0-------|[111]
1 1 2 4 4 2 3 2
CV..............
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|----------------|----------------|------0-----1-5-|7-5---5-7-8-7---|
|----------------|----------------|----1-----1-----|5---8---------8-|
|==4-5-4-7-5-4-5-|2===============|==2-----2-------|5---------------|
|----------------|----2-3-----2-3-|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--3-------3-----|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------------|----------------|[115]
4 4
CIII............
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|6-5-3-5-3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4---------6-5-3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-------7-------|
|3---------------|--------4-------|6-------8-------|----------------|
|----------------|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
|----------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|[119]
motto ritenuto
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|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|5---------------|5---------------|----------------------|
|--------5-------|--------5-------|----------------------|
|6-------4-------|6-------4-------|7---------------------|
|--7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7-|8---------------------|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|--0-0-0-7-10-8h10p8-7-|[122]
1
2 1 4 2 1
Andante espressivo
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|--------0=======|================|====------------|----------------|
|------0---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----7---7---7---|7---6---9---7---|
|----7-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--8-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|[126]
2 2 1 4 2
Allegretto Time 3/4
__3__
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|--------------------|0---5---5---5---|5h4-2-4-0-5-7-5-4-|
|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|5h7p5---4-----------|5---------------|------------------|
|--------------------|3---------------|------------------|
|--------------------|0---------------|------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|------------------|[129]
Time 2/4
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|5---------------|-------(0-------|(0--------------||
|----------------|4------)3-------|)2--------------||
|----------------|2------(1-------|(2--------------||
|----------------|-------)2-------|)2--------------||
|----------------|-------(2-------|(0--------------||
|----------------|1------)0-------|----------------||[132]
2
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comments and legend - weed@wussu.com - 11 Nov 2001
----------------------------------------------------
left-hand fingering, barres, timing and expressions added from the sheet
changes and corrections made from the sheet music
measures 4,5,98-101 - it is much easier ---7----
to play the chord ---10---
if harmonics are ---10---
not used --------
--------
--------
measure 45 - barre on 9th fret? (no barre in sheet)
measures 47,48 - sheet has barre on 7th fret!? maybe should be 5th fret?
measure 69 - barre on 9th fret at start of measure? (no barre in sheet)
measure 71 - sheet has first note held, | |
but impossible left hand |----5---7---5---|
fingering - the only strings |----3---6-------|
indicated are the F on the |------------7---|
2nd string and the 2nd D on |----------------|
on the 3rd string |2===============|
|----------------|
4 4 1
1 2 2 3
measures 87,88 - the sheet fingering is |
unreasonable unless the |--------0-------|
A on the 2nd string is |10==============|
played as a harmonic on |--------10------|
the 5th string!? (the |--------7-------|
sheet info is not clear) |----------------|
|--------8-------|
4
1
2
measure 89 - the sheet fingering indicates a | |
slide from the top A to the top D |---10---10--10--|
but it is hard to see how - the |10--------------|
chord could be played lower down |7=======--------|
the guitar (with the B on the 2nd |----------------|
fret 5th string) and sliding up |9=======--------|
on the 1st string, but the chord |7=======--------|
could not then be held 4---4
measures 100,101 - the sheet has no natural sign ----------
before the F on the 3rd string ---<12>---
so it would remain an F#, but ----11----
this is such a bad discord it ---<7>----
is probably a mistake? ----------
----------
measure 116 - sheet has barree on 7th fret?? should be on 3rd or 8th frets?
<7> natural harmonic on 7th fret ---(0---
<12> natural harmonic on 12th fret ---)3---
__3__ triplet ---(1---
p pull-off ---)2---
h hammer-on ---(2---
/ slide up ---)0---
\ slide down arpeggiate
= note held (ripple upwards)
CI barre on 1st fret left hand fingering below the tab
CII barre on 2nd fret 1 - 1st (fore) finger
CIII barre on 3rd fret 2 - 2nd (index) finger
CV barre on 5th fret 3 - 3rd (ring) finger
CVII barre on 7th fret 4 - 4th (little) finger (pinkie)
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