Londonderry Air (Irish Folk Song - anon) - arranged Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

edition: 12 Songs For Guitar, Schott SJ1095 (Japan, 2005)

see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 16 November 2020
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/anon_londonderry_air.mid
vid: https://youtu.be/oNEPzMLDTts?t=19 - Yan Kok
vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZIislMXUQ - Uros Baric

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thanks to Bon Ha Gu for the following correction (18 November 2020)
measure 39: chord changed to D-A-C# (from D-D-G)
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tuning: DADGBE key: D major time: 2/2 tempo: Rubato 60 bpm (half notes)

0 . | . | . | . | . | . | . |--3--|
e|---------0===|--2===========0---|-----7---5-------|-0---------------|
B|-2===3-------|--2---0---0-------|-7-------5---7---|-0=======0=======|
G|-----4---2-0-|*-------------2---|-5=======5=======|-----7-----------|
D|-----5-------|*-4=======--------|-5=======4---0---|---------2--0----|
A|---0-----4-0-|----------0=======|-0=======--------|-7=======------4-|
D|-------------|--0=======--------|-----------------|-6=======5=======|
3 4 3
3 2 1
p dolce mf 2 1 4
poco < < < < 1 < < < <

C2 C1 C5 C3
4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------2---3---|-5===========7---|-5---------------|-0===============|
B|-----3---2---1---|-------0-2=======|-5---7---3---7---|-----------------|
G|-3=======2---2---|-----0---0=======|-5=======3=======|-0-------7-------|
D|-3=======2---1---|---0-------------|---------4=======|---------6-------|
A|-----------------|---------0=======|-----------------|-3---------------|
D|-5=======4---3---|-2=======--------|-6=======5=======|---------8-------|
2 4 4 4 2
2 1 1
3 3 1 2 3
sub p < < < < > > > > p piu f > > > > >

F. ' C3
8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|=====---------0===|-2===========0---|-2--/7---5===2===|-0---------------|
B|------2===3===----|-2---0---0-------|-1-------5===----|-----3---0===----|
G|-6--------4---2-0-|-------------2---|-0=======5===----|-4=======----3===|
D|-5----------5-----|-4=======--------|---------------4-|-5=======7===6===|
A|--------0=====4-0-|---------0=======|-0=======----3---|---------7---6---|
D|-7----------------|-0=======--------|-----------0=====|-----------4---3-|
2 4
1 3 4 4
3 2 3 4
> > > mf > > > > > mf < < <

C4
F. F. C1 t t
12 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------------0---|-2===========3---|-------------0---|-----------------|
B|-0===2---3-------|-3---2---1=======|-7---5---3-------|-3===============|
G|-0===--------0---|-1=======0=======|-4=======2=======|-2===============|
D|---0-2---4-------|-----------------|-4=======5=======|-5-------4---2---|
A|-----------------|-1=======0=======|---------0=======|-----------------|
D|-2===------------|-----------------|-6=======--------|-0===============|
3 4 2
rall. a tempo 4 2 3
sub. p < < < < < < dolce poco rit.

F. '
16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|------5---7---9---|-10==========9---|-9---7---5---7---|-5---------------|
B|=====-----8---10--|-7-------7---10--|-10--8-----------|-7---7---3=======|
G|=====-------------|-----------------|-----0=-=7=-=-=-=|-------------2---|
D|-4----7-----------|-----7-----------|-----------------|-----7---4-------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|=====-------------|-0=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|-5=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|-0=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|
a tempo
mf < < < <

>
20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7===========5---|
B|-----------------|---------0=======|-----------------|-5=============7-|
G|-----2---4---6---|-7===========6---|-6---4-----------|-5===============|
D|<12>=============|-4=======4=======|-0=======7---4---|-4===============|
A|-------------4---|-2---0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|=-=-=-=-=--------|---------6=======|-5===============|-----------------|
4 4 4 1 4
1 3 3 2 1
l.v. mf 1 1 3 2 > > > > > > p

t '
24 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------|------------------|-2===========----|-----------------|
B|-5===============|=====-------------|-3=======3---5---|-5---3---0---3---|
G|-5===============|-6----2---2---2---|-----2-------6---|---------0=======|
D|-5===============|-5----7---6---5---|-4===============|-----0===========|
A|-0===============|-0----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-0===============|-5=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|
2 2 4 1
3 3
mp pp mf < < < < ff > > > >

F.
28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----7---5-------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-0=======3---5---|-7-----------7---|-5---3-----------|
G|-2---------------|-----6---3=======|-7-------5=======|-4=======4--/6---|
D|-----4---0=======|-4=======3=======|-4---7-----------|---------5--/7---|
A|-0---1---2---0---|-----------------|-----------------|---------0=======|
D|-0=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|-6=======5=======|-0===============|-5=======--------|
4 4 2
2 3
> > > > > > p 3

1___________________________________ 2_________________
32 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------|-------------0===-|-----------0---5-|<12>-------------|
B|-----------------|-----2===3--------|-------------7---|-0---------------|
G|-7-7<19>=========|=====----4---2-0-*|-7=-=-=-=-=------|-----------------|
D|-9=====9<21>=====|=====----5-------*|-4=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|-7---------------|
A|-9=========9<21>=|=====--0=====4-0--|-------5<12>=====|-----------------|
D|-6===============|=====-------------|-0=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|-5---------------|
dolce
p < < < < p poco < < < < mf

36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|------------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B|7<19>-------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------||
G|--6---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------||
D|--7---------------|-7---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|--0---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------||
p mp mf p

Notes and Legend

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The sheet gives the tempo as 60 bpm (half notes) which seems far too fast. The
MIDI is 46 bpm (half notes).

measures 0,1,8,9,33 - in the reference video Yan Kok plays on the higher frets
measure 34 - Yan Kok plays D (open 4th string) instead of the harmonic
measures 34-25 - the harmonics are easier to play if the chords are arpeggiated

left hand fingering below the tab -

1 - index finger (forefinger)
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger
4 - little finger (pinky)

=== - note held, length of note

=-= - let the note ring, don't dampen the sound
/ - (between the notes) slide the note up
> - accented, marked, stressed
' - slight pause (before the next note), breath mark (luftpause)
< < < - crescendo - becoming gradually louder
> > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer
|-3-| - triplet - 3 notes in the time of 2 notes
bpm - beats per minute
dolce - sweetly
f - forte - loud, strong
ff - fortissimo - very loud
F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value
l.v. - laissez vibrer (let vibrate) - let it ring, don't dampen the sound
mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud
mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft
p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quietly
pp - pianissimo - very soft
piu - more (piu f - a little louder)
poco - a little (poco rit. - becoming a little slower)
rall. - rallentando - slowing down (sometimes becoming gradually softer)
rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower
Rubato - the performer is free to speed up and slow down parts of the piece
sub. - subito - suddenly
t - (above the tab) tenuto - stressed, slightly accented, played firmly,
the note is held for at least its full length
tempo - speed (a tempo - return to the earlier tempo)

<12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret

7<12> - artificial harmonic left hand 7th fret, right hand points to 12th fret
7<19> - artificial harmonic left hand 7th fret, right hand points to 19th fret
9<21> - artificial harmonic left hand 9th fret, right hand points to 21st fret

C1 - barre on the 1st fret with the 1st finger

C2 - barre on the 2nd fret with the 1st finger
etc

repeat the section 1____ play the 1st time 2_______ play on repeat
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