Carcassi - Etude No 16, Op 60 in F - Time signature: 4/4

Tab: Francisco Galera

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reformatted, notes & legend added (below tab) - weed@wussu.com - 8 June 2013
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Andante (with movement)

1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-1=======1===1===|-1=======0===----|-3=======3===3===|-3=======1===----|
B|---1-1-1---1---1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---1---1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|
G|*--2-2-2---2---2-|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-3-3---3---3-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 1
2 3 3 2
mf > > > > > > > >

cV______
5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-5=======5===5===|-5=======4===----|-8=======7===----|-7=======5===----|
B|-----------------|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-----------6-9===|-----------------|
G|---5-5-5---5---5-|-----------------|---9-9-9-------7-|---7-7-7---5-5-5*|
D|---3-3-3---3---3-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---7-7-7---0-----|---6-6-6---7-7-7*|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4 3 4 2 2 3 2 4 3
1 1 1 2 3
rf > > > > p dim. p > > >

cII___________
9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-5=======5===5===|-5=======3===----|-1=======0===----|-1=======0===----|
B|-----------------|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|-------------3===|---3-3-3---2-2-2-|
G|*--5-5-5---5---5-|-----------------|---2-2-2---3---4-|-----------------|
D|*--3-3-3---3---3-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---0-0-0---------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3---4-|-----------------|
4 3 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 1 3 2
1 3 3 ritenuto
mf > > > > cresc. > > > >

13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-1=======1===1===|-2=======3===----|-10======10==10==|-10======8===----|
B|---1-1-1---1---1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|
G|---2-2-2---2---2-|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---9-9-9---9---9-|---9-9-9---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---8-8-8---8---8-|---8-8-8---7-7-7-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4 2 4 1
1 2
> > > > rf > > > > > > >

1st time..........
17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-7=======6===6===|-6=======5===----|-3=======--------|-----------------|
B|---6-6-6---5---5-|---5-5-5---6-6-6-|---------3===5===|-8=======6===----|
G|-----------5---5-|---6-6-6---7-7-7-|---0-0-0---0---3-|----------------*|
D|---5-5-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|---8-8-8---7-7-7*|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-1---1---3-|-----------8-8-8-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---8-8-8---------|
4 2 3 2 3 1 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 3 1 2
1 1 2 3 1 2 3
f > > > > mf dim. p > > >

2nd time...........
21 | | | |
E|-----------------||
B|-8=======6===----||
G|-----------------||
D|---8-8-8-7===----||
A|---------8===----||
E|---8-8-8---------||
4 3 1
2 2
3
> > > >

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Notes

Additional information comes from the Boije edition (Mayence B Schott's Sohne)
and the E Schwarz-Reiflingen edition (B Schott's Sohne, 1920).

measure 13 - Thorlaksson edition has "a tempo" (return to the original tempo)

"Andante at this period means "with movement", so not too slow.

The top part is lyrical, sustained. Make it sing. The frequent "hairpins"
(accent or decrescendo marks) are very deliberate and indicate how this line
is intended to be played. The lower part is like a series of thuds because of
the rests which are exactly notated and should be observed. In nearly all
places this is best done by using the m finger for all the top line and p i
for the chords, placing p i back on the strings to dampen them. Perhaps
Carcassi composed this piece as a study in étouffé (the technique of muting a
tone by laying the palm on the bridge while plucking the string). In this
piece it is a question of being ready for each chord in good time. The key of
F, which is relatively uncommon in guitar music of that time, is unforgiving
and does not help much with open strings. The melody in the treble should
sing out unbroken. The repeats are in the original editions but it may be
suggested that they be regarded as optional." - Tecla edition notes (2006)
http://www.tecla.com/extras/0001/0345/notes.htm

Legend

left hand fingering below the tab

1 - index
2 - middle
3 - ring
4 - little

< < < - crescendo - getting louder

> > > - decrescendo - getting softer
cresc. - crescendo - getting louder
dim. - diminuendo - becoming gradually softer
f - forte - loud
mf - mezzoforte - medium loud
p - piano - soft
rf - Rinforzando - reinforced, emphasized
ritenuto - becoming suddenly softer

= - note held

cII____ - part barre on the 2nd fret

cV_____ - part barre on the 5th fret

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