Prelude In A Chords & Tabs
E-|---Song:-Prelude-in-A-Minor---------------------|
A-|---Composer:-Francisco-Tarrega------------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------|
B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------|
E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|
Prelude in A Minor- Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Right
p = pulgar = thumb
i = indice = index
m = medio = middle
a = anular = ring
Left
p = pull off
h = hammer on
s = slide
= = suspend/hold Note
II2 = Barre at fret 2 bottom 2 strings
31 Bars. 2/4 Time Signature. Standard Tuning. Play all bass notes with thumb. Start Slow
the fastest parts are at the end.
Bar[10] Tricky Slide (second finger) to Barre Position.
Bar[24] From a barre chord position. Use base of your index finger to sound the Note E
fret on B string).
Bar[26]-[28] Fastest part of song. Semi quavers for 3 measures
[1] VII4........................................
E|-----------------|---------7-------|---------12------|-9-------5-------|
B|-------2/5-------|-7---------------|-9-------9-------|-10------7-------|
G|-------3/6-------|-7-------7-------|-9---------------|-------------7---|
D|-------------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R m p m p a p m p m p m p m p
i i i i i i i
L 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 2
2 1 1 2 3 3 3
[5] II4....................... IV5..... II5....
E|---------2-------|---------5-------|---------2-------|-4---------------|
B|-5-----------2---|-2-----------2---|-5-----------4---|-----5-------0---|
G|-6-----------2---|-----2-------2---|-----6-------4---|-----4-------1---|
D|-----7---4-------|-----2---4-------|-----6-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-0---------------|-4-------2-------|---------2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R m p a m a m a m a m a m a m p m
i p i p i p i p i p i p i i
L 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 4 3 4
2 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1
[9]II4.... II...... VII.........
E|---------2-------|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-7-----------0---|
B|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-----9-------9---|-----8-------8---|
G|-----2-------2---|4/8--------------|---------9-------|-----9---9-------|
D|-----4-----------|-----7--11---9---|-9---------------|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-----9-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------2-------|-----7-----------|-0---------------|-----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a m a m a m i m i a p m a m p m
p i p i i p m i i i
p
L 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 3 4 3 4 1 2 3 2
3 1 1 3 3
1
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/francisco_tarrega/prelude_in_a_tab.html ]
[13] VIII4...IX5............. VII...........
E|-----0-------0---|-8-------9---10--|-11------7-------|-------------11--|
B|-----8-------8---|-----8-----------|-------------7---|-----7-------12--|
G|-----------------|-----9-----------|-----11------8---|-----8---11------|
D|-10--------------|-8---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
A|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------8-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p m p m a m a m a i a m p m p m
i i p i p p i i i
L 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 3 1 2 3
1 2 1 1 2 2 4
[17] X4......XI5...............IX.................
E|-----------------|-10------11--12--|-13------9-------|-----------------|
B|-----10------10--|-----10----------|-------------9---|-----9-----------|
G|-----11------11--|-----11----------|-----13------10--|-----10----------|
D|-12------0-------|-10--------------|-11--------------|-11--------------|
A|-----------------|---------11------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9---4---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p m p m a m a m a i a m p m p p
i i p i p p i i
L 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 1
2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2
[21] III5...IV....... IV.......V.......
E|-0-------5-------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----2-------2---|-----3-----------|-4-------7-------|-7-------5-------|
G|-----2-------0---|-----------------|-----2-------5---|-----6-------6---|
D|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----4-------6---|-----6-------6---|
A|-0-------0-------|-5-------5---4---|-3---------------|-4==============-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a m a m a m p p a m a m a m a m
p i p i p i p i p i p i i
L 2 4 1 4 1 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 1 3
1 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 2
[25]II............. VII3...............
E|-----------------|-------------7-10|10p9-------0-----|-----------------|
B|-5-------3-p-2---|-2p0---0---7-----|----10p7-7---2---|-2p0---0-2-3-5-7-|
G|-----3---3-------|-----3---7-------|---------------2-|-1---3-----------|
D|-----4---2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-0==============-|-0==============-|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a m a a m a p i m a m i m a m i a i m i m i m
p i m i m
i p i
p p
L 4 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 4
1 3 2 2 1
1
1
[29] II..............
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7==============-|-5---------------|-----------------|
G|-7==============-|-7-------1-------|-2==============-|
D|-7==============-|-6-------0-------|-2==============-|
A|-----------------|---------2-------|-4==============-|
E|-0==============-|-0-------0-------|-5==============-|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R a a a a
m m m m
i i i i
p p p p
L 4 1 1 1
3 3 2 1
2 2 3
4
