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Letter/Litter

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
>
8
IMPROVISATION
E.G. IMPROVISATION &
w.b.
gliss
p
f
E.G.
free dynamic free dynamic

A.F.


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- --- 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.)

(*) scratch gliss - . .


. .
E.G.
&
br fb IMPROVISATION

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 -
-
44
-
slide gliss

n>X n>X n>X > f


IMPROVISATION

-
>
free dynamic
X
& &E.G. &
f - >w.b. gliss .
-
E.G.

>X
E.G.

X-
w.b. gliss

>Xw.b. gliss >X w.b. gliss X


&

(X)
vibrato l.v.
w.b.

X p

~~~
gliss
(X) ~~~~~~~
>

~~~
f (*)
>
A.F.

Delay : ON (aprox. 1 second of delay) Delay : OFF

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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
.
(*) . . ....

bridge R.H. scratch ("over pressured")

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

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