Prelude No 1 in C - Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)

from Op 114, Ventiquattro Preludi (24 Preludes)

tabbed by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 20 July 2006
notes and legend below tab
tuning - E A D G B E

key - C

time - 4/4

suggested timing - 96 bpm

_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_

(similar)
1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------|-0===========0===========|-2===========2===========|
-3===========3===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 1
1
2 1 4
mf (moderately loud)
< (getting louder)..............
4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----1-----0-----1-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------1-----------1-----|
-0===========0===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-3===========3===========|-2===========2===========|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1
3 1
2 4 1
> (getting softer)........
< ............
> ..........
7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------------|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------3-----------3-----|
-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 2
1.......1
2 4 3
< ............
> ..........
< ..........
10| . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-3===========3===========|
-------------------------|-3===========3===========|-------------------------|
-3===========3===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 1
3 1
3 4 1 2
13| . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-3===========3===========|
-3===========3===========|-3===========3===========|-------------------------|
3 1
3 1
3 1
arp
16| . . | . . | . . | . .

(0===========-----------||
)1===========-----------||
(0===========-----------||
)2===========-----------||
(3===========-----------||
------------------------||
1
2
3
notes
----suggested right hand fingering p i m p i m p i m p i m
p m a p m a p m a p m a
_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_
_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_
| . . | . . | . . | . .
| . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----| or -------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-3===========3===========|
-3===========3===========|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
other ways of playing the prelude suggested timing - 116 bpm
p m i p m i p m i p m i
p a m p a m p a m p a m
_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_
_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_
1) | . . | . . | . . | . .
| . . | . . | . . | . .
---0-----0-----0-----0---|
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----| or -------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
-3===========3===========|
-3===========3===========|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
suggested timing - 96 bpm
p i m i p i m i p i m i p i m i
p m a m p m a m p m a m p m a m
2) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
---1---1---1---0---1---1---1---1-|
---1---1---1---0---1---1---1---1-|
---------0---------------0-------| or ---------0---------------0-------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-3===============3===============|
-3===============3===============|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
suggested timing - 96 bpm
p m i m p m i m p m i m p m i m
p a m a p a m a p a m a p a m a
3) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
| . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
-----1-------1-------1------1----|
-----1-------1-------1------1----|
---------0---------------0-------| or ---------0---------------0-------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-3===============3===============|
-3===============3===============|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
legend
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right hand fingering above tab

p
- thumb
i
- index
m
- middle
a
- ring

left
1
2
3
4

hand fingering below tab

- index
- middle
- ring
- little

= - note held
arp - arpeggiate (ripple upwards)
_3_ - triplet (a group of 3 notes in the time of 2)
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