Prelude In A Minor Chords & Tabs
E-|---Song:-Prelude-2-in-A-Minor-------------------|
A-|---Author:-Francisco-Tarrega--------------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------|
B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------|
E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|
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Prelude 2 in A Minor by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
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Francisco Tarrega wrote truckloads of preludes. I like playing his preludes because they
short(2 pagers)
You can just read tarrega's preludes straight off a book without the hindrance of page
or committing notes to memory.
Another reasons why i like to do preludes is that the time spent on working on one vs a
min song is significantly shorter in general.
Having said this however, Prelude 2 is not an easy prelude and i spent some time on it.
There are lots of barre chords and note slidings (all along the neck) which make prelude
challenging to play.
Prelude 2 is not for beginners "looking to play their first tarrega piece".
For intermediate to advance players, if you can overcome the pain barrier of the barre
you will find prelude 2 to be an absolute beauty.
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Technique and Tips
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Prelude in A minor has 27 bars. Standard Tuning. 3/4 Time Signature. Repeat twice with
endings. Many barred chords and many slides.
Bar[2] May be a stretch for the left hand. Try changing from 3rd to 4th finger (A string).
Bar[3] There's an alternative chord position. see tab notes below.
Bar[8] After slide, immediately land into a barre chord. During slide, slant your wrist
in preparation for the barred chord position.
Bar[17] Hard measure. Pay heed to both right and left fingering
Bar[26]-[27] Final 2 measures. Slow down gradually.
[1] V...........................................III.....
E|---8======================-|-----------5-------3-------|---------------------------|
B|-------5-------5-------5---|-------6-------6-------3---|---5======================-|
G|-------5-------5-------5---|-------5-------5-------4---|-------5-------5-------5---|
D|-----------7---------------|---------------------------|-------5-------5-------2---|
A|-------------------7-------|---8===============--------|---3---------------0-------|
E|---5-----------------------|-------------------3-------|-----------0---------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a m p m p m p m a m a m a m p m p m
p i i i i i p i p i i i
L 4 1 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 4 3 3 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1
[4] VII..................... II...................... IV......
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---2==========-2-------2---|-----------7---------------|
G|-----------8-------7-------|-------2-------2-------2---|-------5-------5---5-------|
D|-------7-------7-------6---|-------2---4-------2-------|-------7-------7-------4---|
A|-------9-------9-------7---|---0-----------------------|-3/6==================-6---|
E|-2/7==============-0-------|---------------------------|-------------------4-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p m a m a m a m p m p m p m a m a m
i i p i p i i i i i p i
L 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 1
3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 3
[7] IV.......... VI......................
E|---4======================-|---------------------------|---9======================-|
B|-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------6-------6---|-------7-------7-------7---|
G|---------------------------|---------------4-------4---|-------6-------6-------6---|
D|-------3-------3-------0---|---------3/6---------------|-----------8---------------|
A|---4-----------------------|-------4-----------4-------|-------------------6-------|
E|-----------4-------2-------|---1-----------------------|---6-----------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a m p m p m p m p m p m a m p m p m
p i i i p i i p i i i
L 4 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 4 2 3 2 1 2
3 1 1 1 1 1 1
[10] VIII.................... VI..................................................
E|-----------8----11p9-------|---6======================-|-----------6-------5-------|
B|-------10------10------10--|-------6-------6-------6---|-------5-------5-------5---|
G|-------8-------8-------8---|-------6-------6-------6---|-------6-------6-------6---|
D|---------------------------|-----------8-------6-------|---5======================-|
A|---8======================-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---6-----------------------|---------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p m a m a m a m p m p m p m a m a m
i i i p i i i i i i
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/francisco_tarrega/prelude_in_a_minor_tab.html ]
L 1 3 1 3 4p2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
[13]
E|-------0-------0-------0---|-----------------------0---|---0======================-|
B|-------9-------9-------9---|-------0-------0-------0---|---------------------------|
G|-6/9-----------------------|---------------8-------7---|-------6-------6-------6---|
D|---------------------------|-------13------9-------6---|-------5-------5-------5---|
A|-------------------7-------|---11----------------------|---0---------------0-------|
E|-----------9---------------|-----------7-------0-------|-----------7---------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p a p a p a p a p a p a a m p m p m
m m m i m m p i i i
i i
p
L 3 4 2 4 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 2
3 1 1 1 1
[16] VIII.................... V.......................................
E|-------------------8-------|---8-----------------------|-------------------5-------|
B|---------------------------|-------6---6---------------|-----------5---------------|
G|-----------8-----------9---|---------------5-------5---|-------6-------6-------6---|
D|-------8-------8-------8---|---8---7-------7-------7---|-------7-------7-------7---|
A|-------10------10----------|-------------------6-------|---7======================-|
E|-5/8==============-8-------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p m a m a m a m a m p m p m a m a m
i i p i p p i i i i i
L 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 2
3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Ending 1
[19] II.................................................. II......................
E|---2==============-2-------|---4==============-4-------|---5======================-|
B|-------4-------4-------4---|-------3-------3-------3---|-------2-------2-------2---|
G|-------4-------4-------4---|-------4-------4-------4---|-------2-------2-------2---|
D|-----------2---------------|-----------2---------------|-----------4-------2-------|
A|-------------------2-------|---------------------------|---0-----------------------|
E|---0-----------------------|---0---------------0-------|---------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a m p m a m a m p m a m a m p m p m
p i i i p i i p i p i i i
L 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 1 3 1 1 1
3 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Ending 2
[22] V........................ V....................... I...............
E|--------------------------||---5=======================|-----------1-------0-------|
B|--------------------------||-------2-------2-------2---|-------1-------3-------3---|
G|-------5-------5-------5-*||-------2-------2-------2---|-------2-------3-------1---|
D|-------7-------7-------7-*||-----------5---------------|---3-------0---------------|
A|-----------8-------7------||---0---------------0-------|---------------------------|
E|-1/5----------------------||---------------------------|-------------------0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p m p m p m a m p m p m p m a m a m
i i i i i i i p i p i
L 1 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 4 4
3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1
gradual slow to closure
[25] I............... II......................
E|---0======================-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------2-------2-------2---|-------1-------3-------3---|---3-------2---0---2-------|
G|-------2---0---------------|-------2-------3-------1---|---2-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|---3-------0-----------2---|---2======================-|
A|---0---------------0-------|---------------------------|---0======================-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------0-------|---------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a m i a p a p m p m p a a i m i
p i i i m m
i i
p
L 2 2 2 3 1 4 4 4 3 3
1 2 3 1 2
2 1
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|---Alternative-Measure-3----|
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[3] V...............III.....
E|---0======================-|
B|-------1-------1-------1---|
G|-------0-------0-----------|
D|-----------------------2---|
A|---3---------------0-------|
E|-----------0---------------|
| | | | | | | |
R a m p m p a
p i i i
L 3 1 1 1
2
