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|------------------------------|------------------------------|
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L 4 4 4 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 1 1 1
2 2 2
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[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
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[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
[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
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[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|-----------------------------||------------------------------|
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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
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[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
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[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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