Etude In E Minor Allegro Moderato Chords & Tabs
Etude In E Minor Allegro Moderato Tab
E-|---Song:-Etude-in-E-minor-(allegro-moderato)----|
A-|---Composer:-Fernando-Sor-----------------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------|
B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------|
E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|
Etude in E minor (Allegro Moderato) by Fernando Sor(1778-1839)
(Paimimim-Paim-Paim) (Paimimim-Paimimim)
Grade 3- Intermediate
Legend
======
= hold note
> accent (louder)
p pull off
h hammer on
This piece is a fine example of one of many Fernando Sor's studies. Etude in E minor
Moderato) is a study piece particularly for the right plucking hand.
This piece is 52 bars long with a 10 barre chords. Play at a moderate to fast pace. Keep
plucking speed uniform throughout the song. You can undulate the volume for mood but
are certain notes that must be accented or played loudly.
For example the second note of Bar[1] and [2] displayed in the tab image below.
Tips and technique
==================
There's a general beat between 2 adjacent measures (3 beat,2 beat).
For example: 3 beats on bar[1] and 2 bar[2] and so on. (Paimimim-Paim-Paim) (Paimimim-Paimimim)
You play these beats with your thumb(P) and suspend these notes.
Bar[1]-[4] The main riff for the song. These 4 bars appears 3 times throughout Etude in
Minor.
Bar[29] reverse pattern. you have been playing one main pattern (paimimim-paim-paim) in
measure, you are introduce with another patterm (pamimimi-pami-pami). This pattern is a
image of the former. Make sure you flip back to the original pattern after this measure.
Bar[33]-[33] The ongoing finger plucking pattern you have been playing has be widen.
Bar[14],[20],[42] Flatten finger to form a barre on the treble string (b and e)
Bar[46]-[48] A slight variation of the main pattern with a funky backbeat on the treble
string.
E Minor Etude (Allegro moderato)
Time Signature 4/4
[1] > >
E|---0---------------0-------0-----|---3---------------3-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
D|-2===============2-------2-------|-2===============2===============|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 2 2 2 4 24
[3] > > > > >
E|---2---------------3-------2-----|---2---------------0-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
G|-----2---2---2-------2-------2---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
D|-1===============--------1-------|-2===============2===============|
A|-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 2
[5] > > > >
E|---3---------------3-------3-----|---2---------------2-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------2-|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----2---2---2-------0---0---0---|
D|-2===============2-------2-------|-0===============----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------2===============|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 3 3
[7] II..............................
> > >
E|---0---------------2-------0-----|---------------------------------|
B|-------1---1---1-------1-------1-|---4-----------------------------|
G|-----0---0---0-------2-------2---|-------4---4---4-----4---2-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----4---4---4---------------4---|
A|-3===============0-------0-------|-2===============2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p m i p
L 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2
[9]
E|---0---------------0-------0-----|---3---------------3-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
D|-2===============2-------2-------|-2===============2===============|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 2 2 2 4 2 4
[11]
> > >
E|---2---------------3-------2-----|---2---------------0-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
G|-----2---2---2-------2-------2---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
D|-1===============--------1-------|-2===============2===============|
A|-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 2
[13] I
> > >
E|---3---------------3-------3-----|---3-------2-------1-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------1-------1-------1---1---1-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----2---2---2---2---2-------2---|
D|-2===============--------2-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0=======================0-------|
E|-----------------0===============|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i a i m i a i m p m i m
L 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
[15]
E|---0-----------------------------|---0---0---0---0-----------------|
B|-------0---0---0---4-------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0---0---0---------2---2---2-|-----0---4-----------------------|
D|---------------------4---4---4---|-------------5-------------------|
A|-2===============2===============|-----------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0===============----------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m p a p i p m p i p
L 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 4
[17]
> > > >
E|---3---------------3-------3-----|---3---------------2-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------1-------2-|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
D|-2===============2-------2-------|-0===============0===============|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 3 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3
[19] III
> > >
E|---5---------------5-------5-----|---5---------------3-------------|
B|-------3---3---3-------3-------3-|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-|
G|-----5---5---5-------5-------5---|-----4---4---4-------4---4---4---|
D|-0===============4-------0-------|-5===============5===============|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
[21] V...............................
> > > > > >
E|---7---------------7-------7-----|---7---------------8-------------|
B|-------6---6---6-------6-------6-|-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-|
G|-----7---7---7-------7-------7---|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|
D|-5===============5-------6-------|-7===============----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0===============|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
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[23]
> > > > >
E|---2---------------2-------2-----|---2---------------3-------------|
B|-------1---1---1-------1-------1-|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
G|-----2---2---2-------2-------2---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
D|-----------------0-------1-------|-2===============2===============|
A|-0===============----------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 4 2 4
[25] III.............................
E|---0---------------0-------0-----|-------------------3-------------|
B|---------------------------------|---3-------------------3---3---3-|
G|-------3---3---3-------3-------3-|-------4---4---4-----4---4---4---|
D|-----5---5---5-------5-------5---|-----5---5---5---5===============|
A|-4===============4-------4-------|-5===============----------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 4 2 4 2 4 2
[27]
E|---3---------------2-------2-----|---3-----------------------------|
B|-------2---2---2-------1-------1-|-------0-------------------------|
G|-----3---3---3-------2-------2---|-0---------0---0-----------------|
D|-0===============0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m i a p m p m i m p
L 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 4 2 3
[29]
E|---7---------------7-------7-----|---6---------------6-------------|
B|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-|
G|-------7---7---7-------7-------7-|-----6---6---6-------6---6---6---|
D|-5===============5-------5-------|-4===============4===============|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a m i m i m i p a m i p a m i p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 2
[31] IV............... II..............................
E|---5---------------5-------5-----|---3---------------3-------------|
B|-------5---5---5-------4-------4-|-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-|
G|-----5---5---5-------4-------4---|-----4---4---4-------4---4---4---|
D|-4===============4-------4-------|-2===============2===============|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4
[33]
E|---0---------------0-------0-----|---2---------------2-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------1---1---1-------1---1---1-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----2---2---2-------2-------2---|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
A|---------------------------------|-0===============0===============|
E|-3===============3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 1
[35]
E|---2---------------2-------2-----|---2-----------------------------|
B|-------2---2---2-------2-------2-|-------0---0---0-----0-------0---|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|
D|-----2---2---2-------2-------2---|-----1---1---1-------------------|
A|-1===============1-------1-------|-2===============2===============|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p m i m
L 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 2 3
[37]
E|---0---------------0-------0-----|---3---------------3-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
D|-----------------2-------2-------|-----------------2===============|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0===============----------------|-0================---------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 2 4 2 4
[39]
E|---2---------------3-------2-----|---2---------------0-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-|
G|-----2---2---2-------2-------2---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
D|-1===============--------1-------|-2===============2===============|
A|-----------------2---------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 2
[41] I
> > >
E|---7---------------0-------0-----|---3-------2-------1-------------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0-------0-|-------1-------1-------1---1---1-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----2---2---2---2---2-------2---|
D|-----------------5-------5-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0=======================0-------|
E|-0===============----------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i a i m i a i m p i m i
L 4 1 1 4 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
[43] II..............
E|---0-----------------------------|---0-------------------------3---|
B|-------0---0---0---4-------4-----|-------0---0---0-----0-----------|
G|-----0---0---0---------2-------2-|-----0---0---0-------------------|
D|---------------------4-------4---|-----------------2-------2-------|
A|-2===============2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0===============----------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a p a
L 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 4
[45]
E|---7---------------7-------7-----|---7---------------5-------------|
B|-------5---5---5-------5-------5-|-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-|
G|-----4---4---4-------4-------4---|-----5---5---5---5---5-------5---|
D|-5===============5-------5-------|-4=======================4-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m i a i m p m i m
L 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 1 3 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 3 2 3
[47]II.............................
E|---5---------------5-------5-----|---5---------------3-------------|
B|-------4---4---4-------4-------4-|-------4---4---4-------5---5---5-|
G|-----4---4---4---4---4-------4---|-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-2=======================2-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0===============----------------|
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R p a i m i m i m i a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m i a i m i m i m
L 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 4
[49]
E|---0---------------0-------0-----|---3---------------2-------------|
B|-------1---1---1-------1-------1-|-------1---1---1-------1---1---1-|
G|-----0---0---0-------0-------0---|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3===============3-------3-------|-0===============0===============|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1
[51] II..............
E|---0-----------------------------|---0-----------------------------|
B|-------0---0---0---4-------4-----|---------------------------------|
G|-----0---0---0---------2-------2-|-------0---0---0-----------------|
D|---------------------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------------------|
A|-2===============2-------2-------|---------2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m p m i m p
L 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 3 2 3
