Serenade for solo guitar (1960) - Sofia Gubaidulina (born 1931)

see Notes and Legend below the tab

standard tuning: E A D G B E key signature: not shown time: 3/4,4/4,5/4

3/4 108 bpm (quarter notes)

1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------1---3-------|-1-----------------------|
G|-0=======================|=====2---3-----------3---|-----2---3---0---2-------|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------4---|
A|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
mf

4/4 3/4
4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-0-----------------------2-------|-------------------------|
D|-------------1-------------------|-0=======================|
A|-----3---------------------------|-0=======================|
E|---------------------------------|-2=======================|

6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|=================--------|-------------------------|-1---0-----------1---0---|
A|=================--------|---------0---1---3---0---|---------3---0-----------|
E|=================----0---|-2---3-------------------|-------------------------|

5/4
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------0---------------2-------|
D|-----------------0---2===|=====4-----------------------------------|
A|-3---0---1---3-----------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

3/4
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------3===============|=============1-----------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------3---4---|-3=======================|
G|-0=======================|-------------------------|-----0---1-------0=======|
D|-0=======================|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
A|-2=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

4/4 3/4
14 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------4---------------3-------|---------------------------|
B|=========------------------------|-4=========================|
G|=========------------------------|-5=========================|
D|---------------------------------|-5=========================|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|

16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|=============------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|=============------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|=============------------|-----0---1---2-----------|-1-----------2-----------|
A|-----------------0---2---|-3-------------------4---|---------1-----------4---|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|-----3-------------------|

5/4 3/4
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-3=======================|
D|-1-----------2-----------1---------------|-------------------------|
A|---------1-------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------------------|-------------------------|

Meno mosso ( a little slower) 84 bpm (quarter notes)

21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |--3--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-1/------10==============|=============10--10-10-10|
G|=========1---------------|-1/------11==============|=============11--11-11-11|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
mf > > p

24 <----- group of 11 notes ------> | . | . | .

E|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--8-------12==========|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11--9-------12==========|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
< < < < < < < mp > > > > > > > p

4/4 3/4
26 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------------------------------|-5---10==================|
B|=================================|-7---12==================|
G|=================================|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|

4/4 3/4
28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|=========7-------3-------2-------|-0---------------2-------|
B|=========8-------5-------3-------|-2---3-----------3-------|
G|---------------------------------|-----4-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|

30 | . | . |--3--| <- group of 12 notes -> | . | . | .

E|-0=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-2=======================|-------------------------|---------10==============|
G|-----------------2--2--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2/------10==============|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
< < < < < < > > > > > > mf

4/4 3/4
33 | . | . | . | . <--- group of 10 notes ---> (1 tied)
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|=================================|===10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|=================================|===10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
p < < < < < > > > > >

4/4
35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10--8-------11==========|=================================|
G|-10--9-------12==========|=================================|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------13------10------6-------|-3-------0-----------------------|
B|=========15------11------8-------|-5-------1-------1---------------|
G|=========------------------------|-----------------2-------2=======|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------3=======|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
mf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

3/4
39 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------------0=======|=========----------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------3---------------|
G|=========------------------------|---------3---------------|
D|=========3---------------3=======|=========----------------|
A|---------5-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|

41 | . |--3--| | . < group of 9 notes >

E|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------|
G|-3-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-0-------0--0--0==---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
p < < < < > > > >

4/4
43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |--3--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------0===============--------|
G|---------3---------------3-------|-3-------3===============--------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|-0-------0===============--------|
A|---------0---------------0-------|-0-------0===============---0--0-|
E|---------0---------------0-------|-0-------------------------------|
< < < < <

- -
45 < group of 9 notes > | . | . | . | .
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------0---------------0-------|
G|---------------------|---------3---------------3-------|
D|---------------------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|---------0---------------0-------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|
< < < < > > > >

3/4
47 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |--3--| | .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-0-------1-------2-------|-3---4---5---6---7---8---|-9-----------------------|
G|-3-------2-------3-------|-4---5---6---7---8---9---|-10--------------0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-------2-------3-------|-4---5---6---7---8---9---|-10----------------------|
A|-0-------2-------3-------|-4---5---6---7---8---9---|-10--10--10-10-10--------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
< < < < < < < < < f

50 | . | . | . |---5---| |----6----| | .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----0-1-3-4-1-3-0-1-------3===|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-------------------1-------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------3---------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
< < < < < < > > > > > > mf

52 | . | . | . |--3--| |--3--| | .
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|=================1-------|-4-----3----1------------|
G|-------------------------|-5--5----4-----------1===|
D|-------------------------|-5-------------3=====----|
A|-------------------------|-5-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

4/4 3/4
54 | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------------------------------|---------0-------0-------|
B|---------3-----------------------|-4-------4-------6=======|
G|=========----------------5-------|-5-------0-------6-------|
D|---------------------------------|-5-------0-------7-------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|

4/4
56 | . | . | . |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E|-------------------------|---------5--6--8-10----8---------|
B|===6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--7--8------------11---10-11---|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------10|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
< < < < < mp > > > > > p
 3/4 4/4 poco a poco (little by little) rit.
58 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| | .
E|----------------------8----|-10-11-12====13----14----15=========|
B|----10-------11=======-----|------------------------------------|
G|-8-----12====--------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------|

3/4
60 |--3--| | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-16----17=================18======|=============19--19--19--|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------|

Ferm.
62 <- group of 10 notes -> |--3--| | . | .
E|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|-19=======================||
B|-------------------------------|----------0---------------||
G|-------------------------------|----0---------------------||
D|-------------------------------|-------0------------------||
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------||
E|-------------------------------|----------3---------------||
< < < < < < mp > > > > > > p

Notes and Legend

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The Serenade was meant to be easy to play and has been described by the composer
as 'music for pleasure'. It has a searching, improvisatory character, and it
explores the full range of the instrument, from it's bottom note to the top.
The sheet does not show any left hand fingering. The tab often has simpler left
hand fingering than is used in the videos.

--- - note held, length of note

/ - slide up
|-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes
|-5-| - quintuplet - 5 notes played in the time of 4 notes
|-6-| - sextuplet - 6 notes played in the time of 4 notes
- - (above the tab) tenuto - notes stressed and held
< < - crescendo - growing louder
> > - decrescendo - growing softer
f - forte - loud
Ferm. - Fermata - pause - note held
mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud
mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft
p - (below the tab) piano - soft
rit. - ritenuto / ritardando - getting slower

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