Prelude No. 2, Francisco Tarrega
(Prelude for guitar No. 2 in A major)

This version (22 August 2004) by Ralf Flicker
rflicker@mac.com, http://homepage.mac.com/rflicker/

This is a very Spanish piece. Although the notes
appear equidistant, this piece must not be played
mathematically (this isn't Bach!). Apply generous
amounts of romantic-style emotionalism and tempo
alterations throughout. The left-hand fingering is
just a suggestion (it's how I play it).

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Standard tuning: E-A-D-g-b-e
Time signature: 3/4
Tempo: 110 nominal (90-130)
V----\   position & duration of LH clamp (Roman num.)
2--/6    LH slide from 2 to 6
11p9     LH pull-off from 11 to 9


      V-------------------------------\   III-\
e|8-------------------------------5-------3-------|
b|----5-------5-------5-------6-------6-------3---|
g|----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------4---|
D|--------7---------------------------------------|
A|0---------------7-------8-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3-------|
  4   1   3   1   4   1   4   2   1   2   1   1
      1       1       1       1       1   1   2

                          II----------\
e|0-----------------------------------------------|
b|----1-------1-------1-----------4-------3-------|
g|----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------1---|
D|----------------------------4-------4-------2---|
A|3---------------0-------2-----------------------|
E|--------0-------------------------------0-------|
  3   1       1       2   1   1   4   1   4   1
                      3       3       3       2

  II----------------------\               IV------>
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|2-----------2-------2-----------7---------------|
g|----2-------2-------2-------5-------5---5-------|
D|----2---4-------2-----------7-------7-------4---|
A|0-----------------------6-------------------6---|
E|----------------------------------------4-------|
  1   1   3   1   1   1   2   1   4   1   2   1
      1       1       1       3       3   1   3

  ----IV------\               IV--------------\
e|4-----------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------0-------0-------6-------6---|
g|----4-------4-------1-------1-------4-------4---|
D|----6-------6-----------------2/6---------------|
A|4---------------------------------------4-------|
E|--------4-------2-------0-----------------------|
  1   1   1   1   2   1       1   3   4   1   4
  1   3       3                       1       1

  VI---------------------/VIII--------------------\
e|9-------------------------------8-------11p9----|
b|----7-------7-------7-------10------10------10--|
g|----6-------6-------6-------8-------8-------8---|
D|--------8---------------------------------------|
A|----------------6------/8-----------------------|
E|6-----------------------------------------------|
  4   2   3   2   1   2   1   3   1   3   4p2 3
  1   1       1       1       1       1       1

  VI----------------------V--------------------\
e|6-------------------------------6-------5-------|
b|----6-------6-------6-------5-------5-----------|
g|----6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6---|
D|--------8-------6-------5-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|6-----------------------------------------------|
  1   1   3   1   1   1   1   1   4   1   1   3
  1   1       1       1       3       3

                          IV----------\
e|----------------------------4-------------------|
b|----9-------9-------9-------4-------4-------5---|
g|6/9---------9-------9-------4-------4-------7---|
D|------------------------6-------------------6---|
A|----------------7---------------------------7---|
E|--------9-----------------------7-------0-------|
  3   4   2   4   1   4   3   1   4   1       1
              3       3       1       1       4
                              1               2
                                              3

  V----------------------/VIII-------------------->
e|----------------------------------------8-------|
b|5-----------------------------------------------|
g|----6-------6-------6-----------8-----------9---|
D|----5-------5-------5-------8-------8-------8---|
A|----------------------------10------10----------|
E|5-------7-------5------/8---------------8-------|
  1   2   4   2   1   2   1   1   1   1   1   2
  1   1       1       1       3       3   1   1

  VIII-\                      V---------------\
e|8---------------------------------------5-------|
b|--------6-----------------------5---------------|
g|----10------5-------5-------6-------6-------6---|
D|----10------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---|
A|8-------0-------6-------7-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
  1   4   2   1   2   1   3   2   1   2   1   2
  1   3       3       3       4       4       7

e|------------------------------------------------|
b|7---------------7-------9---------------9-------|
g|----8-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7---|
D|----9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---|
A|--------7-----------------------7---------------|
E|0---------------7-------0---------------0-------|
  2   3   1   3   2   3   4   1   2   1   4   1
      4       4   1   4       3       3       3

      II--------------\   V-------------------\
e|5----------------------------------------------||
b|----2-------2-------2--------------------------||
g|----2-------2-------2-------5-------5-------5--||
D|--------4-------------------7-------7-------7--||
A|0---------------0---------------8-------7------||
E|----------------------0/5----------------------||
  4   1   3   1       1   1   1   4   1   4   1
      1       1       1       3       3       3

Play the whole thing twice.

Enjoy!