Op 60, Study No 23 in A - Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)

from 25 Studi Melodici e Progressivi

original tab by Francisco Galera

RHF & note durations added by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 14 February 2014

MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/carcassi_op60_no23_study_in_a.mid
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOFJsmwYQ2k (Edson Lopes)

see below the tab for Notes and Legend

tuning: EADGBE key: A/C/A time: 12/8 tempo: (136 bpm dotted quarter note)

Allegro (lively)

i m i m i m i a m i a i m i i p
1 | | | | | | | |
E|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|-12p10-------0-----2-p0--------------|
B|-2-----------------------------------|-------12-9-----4--------3-p0--------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------1-----|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------2--|
A|-0===================================|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-0===================================|
1 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2
mf < < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > > >

m i m i m a m i m i m a i m i m i m
3 | | | | | | | |
E|-------0--2--4--5-----------0--1--2--|-------------------0--4-p2--0--------|
B|-2--3--------------0--2--3-----------|-------0--2--3--4--------------3-p0--|
G|-------------------------------------|-1--2--------------------------------|
D|-------------------0=================|-------------------------------------|
A|-0=================------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-0===================================|
3 4 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2
p < < < < < < > > > > > > >

i m i m i m i a m i a i m i i p
5 | | | | | | | |
E|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|-12p10-------0-----2-p0--------------|
B|-2-----------------------------------|-------12-9-----4--------3-p0--------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------1-----|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------2--|
A|-0===================================|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-0===================================|
1 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2
mf < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > >

m i m i m a m i m i m a i a i m i
7 | | | | | | | | Fine
E|-------0--2--4--5-----------0--1--2--|----2-p0----------------------------||
B|-2--3--------------0--2--3-----------|----------3-p0--2-------------------||
G|-------------------------------------|-1-----------------2=====-----------||
D|-------------------0=================|------------------------------------||
A|-0=================------------------|-------------------0=====-----------||
E|-------------------------------------|-0=================-----------------||
3 4 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1
p
 i m i m i m i a m i m i a m i m i a m
9 | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|----0--0--4-p0--0-----0--0--7-p0--0--|
G|-1-----------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
D|-2=================------------------|-4=================7-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------6=================|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3 1 4 1 4 2 3
2 3 1
mf

i m a i m i m i m i m a i m a m i m i m a m
11 | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------4--7-p5-----|-0-----2--0--------------------------|
B|-------0-----4--5--6--7-----------7--|----4--------4--2--0--2-p0-----0-----|
G|----------6--------------------------|----------------------------3-----2--|
D|-6--7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------0=================|-2=====------------------------------|
E|-0=================------------------|-------------------------------------|
3 4 3 1 2 3 4 1 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 3 3
< < < < < < < < < < < < < < <

i m i m i m i a m i m i a m i m i a m
13 | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|----0--0--4-p0--0-----0--0--7-p0--0--|
G|-1-----------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------|
D|-2=================------------------|-4=================7-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------6=================|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 3 1 4 1 4 2 3
mf 2 3 1

i m a i m i m i m i m a m i m i m i m a m i m
15 | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------4--7-p5-----|-0--------------------------0--0--0-||
B|-------0-----4--5--6--7-----------7--|----4--2--0--------------0----------||
G|----------6--------------------------|-------------2--------1-------------||
D|-6--7--------------------------------|----------------4--2----------------||
A|-------------------0=================|-2=================-----------------||
E|-0=================------------------|-------------------0=====-----------||
2 3 3 1 2 3 4 1 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 1

CVIII............. CVIII................................
i m i a m i i m i m i a m i a m
17 | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------12p10-8--7-h8-----|-------------------------------------|
B|----8--8--10p8--8-----------------10-|----8--8--10p8--8-----8--8--10p8--8--|
G|-9-----------------------------------|-10----------------10----------------|
D|-10================------------------|-9=================------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------10================|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 1
p 3 2 2

.................... CVIII................................
i m i a i i m i m i a m i a m
19 | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------12p10-8--7-h8-----|-------------------------------------|
B|----8--8--10p8--8-----------------10-|----8--8--10p8--8-----8--8--10p8--8--|
G|-9-----------------------------------|-10----------------10----------------|
D|-10================------------------|-9=================------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------10================|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 1
3 2 2

....................
i m i a m i m i a m a m i m i m i a m
21 | | | | | | | |
E|----------------------4--4--5-p4--4--|-5-p0--0-----------------------------|
B|----8--8--10p8--8--3-----------------|----------6-p5--5-----5--5--6-p5--5--|
G|-9-----------------4=================|-5========---------4-----------------|
D|-10================------------------|-------------------6=================|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2 1 4 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 4 2
3 2 2 cresc. 3

a m i a m i m a i m a i a m i m a m i m a
23 | | | a m | a m | | | | a m
E|-0--8--8--10p8--8-----1--1-----2--2--|----0--0--1-p0--0--12p0--0-----0--0--|
B|-------------------0-----------------|----------------------------3--------|
G|----------------------------2--------|-1--------------------------4--------|
D|-------------------0========1========|-2=====------------------------------|
A|-0=================------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
2 4 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 4 1
1 2 2

i m a i a m i m a m i m a
25 | a m | | | | | | | a m
E|----0--0-----0--0-----1--1-----2--2--|----0--0--1-p0--0--12p0--0-----0--0--|
B|-1--------1--------0-----------------|----------------------------3--------|
G|-2========------------------2--------|-1--------------------------4========|
D|-------------------0========1========|-2=====------------------------------|
A|----------0========------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 4 1
2 1 2 2

i m a i m a i m i m
27 | | | | | a m | | |
E|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----------|----0--0--1-p0--0--0-----------------|
B|-2--------1--------0-----------4--4--|-------------------------------------|
G|-3========2========0========2--------|-1-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3========|-2=====---------------2--2--3-p2--2--|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 2
2 2 2 2
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

i m i m i m p p i m a m i m i a m i m a m
29 | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------------------|-0--0--0--2-p0--0--12-10-------0-----||
B|----------------------------------0--|-------------------------12-9-----3--||
G|-------------------------------1-----|-------------------------------------||
D|-2--------------------------2--------|-------------------------------------||
A|-------------------------2-----------|-------------------------------------||
E|----0--0--1-p0--0--0-h4--------------|-------------------------------------||
2 1 4 2 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2
< < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > D.C.

Notes
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Sheet editions used - Boije - Mayence B Schott's Sohne, 11423
Edson Lopes (2011)
Thorlaksson, 1007

Left and right fingering is taken from the Lopes edition.

"More virtuoso scales, perhaps not quite so hard this time, and stabilized by a
bass which takes on more interest in the middle section (bar 17 on)."
Tecla edition notes, 2006 - http://www.tecla.com/extras/0001/0345/notes.htm

Order of play - measures 1-20 followed by measures 1-8.

Measure 2 - Lopes and Thorlaksson editions do not have pull-off for 10th note -

a m i a i m i m i p
2 | | | *
E|-12p10-------0-----2-p0--------------|
B|-------12-9-----4--------3--0--------|
G|-------------------------------1-----|
D|----------------------------------2--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-0===================================|
4 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2

Measure 17 - the key changes from A major to C major.

Measure 30 - Lopes and Thorlaksson editions have pull-off for 8th note -

a m i m i a m i a m
30 | | | |
E|-0--0--0--2-p0--0--12p10-------0-----||
B|-------------------------12-9-----3--||
G|-------------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------||
2 4 2 4 1 2
> > > > > > > > D.C.

Legend
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left hand fingering below the tab right hand fingering above the tab
1 - index finger p - thumb
2 - middle finger i - index finger
3 - ring finger m - middle finger
4 - little finger a - annular (ring) finger

====== note duration (how long the note is held)

h hammer-on
p pull-off
CVIII_ barre on the 8th fret (played with the 1st finger)

< < < becoming louder

> > > becoming softer
cresc. crescendo - becoming louder
D.C. Da Capo - go back to the beginning
Fine finish (on repeat)
mf mezzo forte - medium loud
p piano - soft