E-|---Song:-Tango----------------------------------|
A-|---Composer:-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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Tango by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
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Tune down A string to G (1 whole step)
Tune down bass E string to D (1 whole step)
2/4 Time Signature
Part A
Key: G minor
[1]
E||-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G||*--7--------5--3-----2-------|----0-----------------2-------|
D||*----------------------------|-------------0--5-------------|
G||---7--------5--3-----2-------|----0-----------------2-------|
D||-----------------------------|-------------0--5-------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4 2 4 2 4 2
3 1 3 1 3 1
[3]
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----3--------3--5-----6-------|----7=========----------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----3--------3--5-----6-------|----7=========----------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3
[5] Rasq. Rasq.
III................
E|----5--------5===-----5-------|----3--------3===-----3-------|
B|----4--------4===-----4-------|----3--------3===-----3-------|
G|----5--------5===-----5-------|----3--------3===-----3-------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----5--------5===-----5-------|----0--------0===-----0-------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4 4 4 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 1 1 1
2 2 2
_____________________________
[7] Rasq. |1
III.......
E|----2--------2===-----2-------|----3=========---------------||
B|----1--------1===-----1-------|----3=========---------------||
G|----2--------2===-----2-------|----3=========--------------*||
D|----0--------0===-----0-------|----------------------------*||
G|------------------------------|----0=========---------------||
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 3 3 3 1
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 1
____________________________
[9]|2
III.......
E|----3=========----------------|
B|----3=========----------------|
G|----3=========----------------|
D|---------------------<12>-----|
G|----0=========----------------|
D|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | |
L 1 4
1
1
Part B
[10]
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------0--5-----0-------|-------------0--5-----0-------|
G|----0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 2 2
[12]
E||-6/10-------10-10------------|-------------10-11----11------|
B||-8/11-------11-11------------|-------------11-13----13------|
G||*----------------------------|------------------------------|
D||*--------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G||---0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
D||-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 3 3
[14]
E|-13p11-------10-10------------|-------------10--11---10------|
B|----13-------11-11------------|-------------11--13---11------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G|----0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4p1 1 1 1 1 1
3 2 2 2 3 3
[16]
E|-11p10-------8--8-------------|-------------8--10----8-------|
B|----11-------10-10------------|-------------10-11----10------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4p1 1 1 1 2 1
3 3 3 3 3 3
[18]
E|-10p8--------6--6-------------|----------------6-----8-------|
B|----10-------8--8-------------|-------------8--8-----10------|
G|------------------------------|-------------7----------------|
D|----------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G|----0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4p3 1 1 2 1 1
1 3 3 3 3 3
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/francisco_tarrega/tango_tab_ver_2.html ]
[20]
E|--6/10-------10-10------------|-------------10-11----11------|
B|--8/11-------11-11------------|-------------11-13----13------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------<12>----|----------------------0-------|
G|----0-------------------------|----<12>----------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 3 3
[22]
E|-13p11----10-9--10------------|-------------10-11----10------|
B|----13----11-10-11------------|-------------11-13----11------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------<12>----|----------------------0-------|
G|----0-------------------------|----<12>----------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4p3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1
1 2 2 2 2 3 3
[24] / 3 \
E|-11p10----8--7--8-----8-------|----8---10--8---6-----5-------|
B|----11----10-9--10----10------|----10------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------7-----5-------|
D|----------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4p3 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3
1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
__________________________ _____________________________
[26]|1 |2
III III
E|----3------------------------||----3-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------||----3---------2/3-----3-------|
G|----3-----------------------*||----4---------3/4-----4-------|
D|-------------0--5-----0-----*||----------------------0-------|
G|----0------------------------||----0-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------||------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 3 1 1 1
1 1 2 2
2
Part C
Key G Major
[28]
E||-----------------------------|--3/7--------7--7-----7-------|
B||------3--5--3--2-----3-------|--5/8--------8--8-----8-------|
G||*-----4--5--4--3-----4-------|------------------------------|
D||*--------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G||---0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
D||-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
[30] / 3 \
E|--8p7---5---7---8-----7-------|----5--------8--8-----7-------|
B|----8---7---8---10----8-------|----7--------10-10----8-------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G|----0-------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|----0-------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4p3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
[32] / 3 \ / 3 \
E|--8p7---5---5---7p5---3-------|--5p3---2---2--3p2---0--------|
B|----8---7---7---7-----5-------|----5---3---3--3-----1--------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------0-------|---------------------0--------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----0-------------------------|----0-------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4p1 1 1 4p1 1 4p1 2 2 4p2 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
___________________________
[34]|1
/ 3 \
E|--2p0-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----1---3---5---3-----1-------|----0--------2/-5-----3-------|
G|--------4---5---4-----2-------|----0--------3/-5-----4-------|
D|----------------------0-------|----------------------0-------|
G|------------------------------|----0-------------------------|
D|----0-------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 2p1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1
2 3 2 2 2 3 2
___________________________
[36]|2
/ 3 \
E|--2p0-----------------2-------|----3-------------------------|
B|----1---3---5---3-----1-------|----0-------------------------|
G|--------4---5---4-----2-------|----0-------------------------|
D|----------------------0-------|-------------0--5-----0-------|
G|------------------------------|----0-------------------------|
D|----0-------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 2 1 4 1 3 1 4
1 2 3 2 1
2
[38] VII V
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------<7>-----------|----<5>-----------------------|
G|----------------<7>-----------|----<5>-----------------------|
D|----------------<7>-----------|----<5>-----------------------|
G|----0-----------<7>-----------|----<5>-----------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4 4
4 4
4 4
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Legend
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General
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| 1. = Ending 1
/ 3 \ = Triplet
Right
p = pulgar = thumb
i = indice = index
m = medio = middle
a = anular = ring
Rasq. = Rasguedo Strum with fingers
Left
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/ = slide
= = suspend/hold Note
II2 = Barre at fret 2 bottom 2 strings
<12> - natural harmonic at 12 fret
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Some Notes
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Oddly tuned (A-G and E-D)
Song gets progressively harder
Part A
Key: G Minor
Double Stops using the odd tuning
Rasguerdo only at the second time round
Part B
Key: G Minor
High Frets playing use the open string bass notes (D,G,D)
to keep tempo
Part C
Key: G Major
More notes plus Triplets
High Frets playing use the open string bass notes (D,G,D)
to keep tempo
August 6 2010
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