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A 55 M.M. (2017)
dgar Guzmn
(1981)
Overdrive : ON
Strings & (de)tuned at least an octave lower, randomly re-tuning them up and down as suggested by the lines; dotted lines represent
the same action alternating between the & strings.
E. Guit.
sempre via plectrm sempre l.v.
l.v.
Track 1
f
A.F.
in order to allow lower strings to vibrate freely
7 ( * ) Keep tuning/detuning the string(s) after the attack while scratching
chords should be made on higher strings
- >
>
>>>> >> > .
-
E.G. l.v.
L.H. ( * )
scratch
>
scratch (pick) scratch l.v.
scratch
br fb fb br fb br
scratch scratch br fb
>
~~
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ br fb br fb
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~
~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
f
~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
p
~ ~
~~~~
f
~~ ~~~ ~~
fb br fb pi (*)
f R.H scratch
A.F.
From this point on continue adjusting the & string whenever possible until getting their pitch back either to its ordinary tuning
13 or a dierent one (check the comment about tuning and scordatura on the Performance notes).
-
f
scratch
E.G.
>
l.v. scratch
bridge (ngerboard) nut (ngerboard) bridge
~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
br fb
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
f
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
f
molto cresc ad libitum.
A.F.
B
18 26
b>X nX
l.v.
- X b XX
>
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IMPROVISATION
E.G. IMPROVISATION &
w.b.
gliss
p
f
E.G.
free dynamic free dynamic
A.F.
30
- --- n>X
l.v.
.
!"#$%&!'()!%*+
- ()
&
. - f
.> -
IMPROVISATION IMPROVISATION
>
E.G.
&
w.b. gliss w.b. gliss
w.b. gliss
bX
free dynamic ) >
free dynamic
- >
(
A.F.
( * ) Glissando's end (open string); don't articulate C
37 gliss
( e = 110 )
.
(l.v.)
w.b. gliss nX
~~~~ ~~~~
~~~~
& > .
nX. X. X. X.
~~~~
( ) ~~
> sub f
f p
A.F.
>
slide gliss slide gliss
>
slide gliss
X
( * ) Hold w.b. gliss lowest note -
-
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-
slide gliss
>X
E.G.
X-
w.b. gliss
(X)
vibrato l.v.
w.b.
X p
~~~
gliss
(X) ~~~~~~~
>
~~~
f (*)
>
A.F.
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, . . .
-- >X . .
...
nX-nX , > .
- n>X .
& #X
> n# XX
E.G.
n >X X. nX X nX nX XX # X
>
w.b. gliss
->
w.b. gliss
X-
f pi f
A.F.
5 = open strings, damping them immediately after last attack ca. 25"
,
( * ) Left hand continues the direction of the scratch when performing
D simile
58 ,
5 ( D)
sempre
.
(*) . . ....
E.G. / ad lib.
ngerboard
SZf p
bridge L.H. scratch ("over pressured")
/ ad lib.
ngerboard
p f p
U Either use the whammy bar to lower the
U
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string about a tone or detune the string at
some point on previous section. IMPROVISATION
IMPROVISATION
- a tempo q = 55
(Using the same
sound elements
free dynamic (Improvise using the same
scratch as before but
sound elements of this
j
br
in a more
section)
/
&
chaotic way)
a
E.G.
fb
- SZ f nX X X X X X X XX X XX. X XXX NOTE: lower
.... . . . ... . .. . ... string tuning in
br scratch
2 preparation for
/
2 222 coming section(s)
f
if wanted.
fb 2 2
free dynamic 2
22 22 f