Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega


Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega

From: Goran Stefanovic ([email protected])

Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 11:56:13 +0200

This one is very hard to play, but will highly improve your technique. I suggest you to listen it before you start playing it.

Glossary:

  • 1 – index
  • 2 – middle
  • 3 – ring
  • 4 – little
  • p – pulloff
  • h – hammer-on
  • s – slide

Tuning: Drop D

Andantino



arm.
| | | | | |
E---------------------------|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6-----|
B---------------------------|--------------------------8-5-|
G---------------------------|------------------------------|
D--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
A--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
D--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 1


III.......
| | | : | | |
E--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
B------------------3-----5-|-2-----------------------|
G------------------3-------|-2-----------------------|
D------------------5-------|-2-----------------------|
A--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D--------------------------|-------------------------|
3 4 1


arm.
| | | | | |
E---------------------------|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6-----|
B---------------------------|--------------------------8-5-|
G---------------------------|------------------------------|
D--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
A--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
D--<7>----------------------|------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 1


III.......
| | | : | | |
E--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
B------------------3-----5-|-2-----------------------|
G------------------3-------|-2-----------------------|
D------------------5-------|-2-----------------------|
A--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D--------------------------|-------------------------|
3 4 1


| | | | | |
E--------------------------|------------------------------|
B--------------------------|------------------------------|
G--------------------------|------------------------------|
D------------------2---5---|-8---7--s14-14-----------12---|
A--0-----------4-----------|------------------------------|
D--------------------------|------------------------------|
3 1 4 4 3 4 2


these are 16th notes these are 32nds
| | |
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--11---12---14---12---11---8---7---10---8---7---5---3---2-0----------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------4-1-0----------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------5-3-2s12-|
1 2 4 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 2


| | |
E--------------------------||
B--------------------------||
G--------------------------||
D--------------------------||
A--------------------------||
D--8---------------7-------||
2 1


II
| | | | | | | |
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B------3-------3-------2-------2---|-----3-------3-------2-----------||
G------2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---||
D------3---3-------2-----------5---|-----3---3-------2---------------||
A--------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------||
D--0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------||
3 1 3 4 3 1 3 2
1 2 1 2
2 2


| | | | | | | |
E--1s5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|-5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|
B--------6-------6-------8---------------|-----6-------6-------8---------------|
G----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D--------7-------7-----------------------|-----7-------7-----------------------|
A------------8-------7-----------0-------|---------8-------7-----------0-------|
D----0-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4
3 4 3 3 4 3


X...................
| | | | | | : | |
E--8p5-------5----------------7-9-10-12-|-13---13p12-10----------9h12p9-----------|
B--------6-------6-------9-10-----------|------10---------10------------11-8------|
G---------------------------------------|------10---------10-----------------9----|
D--------7-------7----------------------|--------------------------------------11-|
A------------8-------7--------0---------|-------------0--------7---------0--------|
D----0----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4
3 4 3


VII................ V....................
| | : | | | | :
E------------------------------------|---------------------------5-8-11--10|
B--10-------10-----------8p6-5h6-8p5-|-3s6-------7-------------7-----------|
G----------------7-------------------|-------7-------5-------5-------------|
D-------7--------7-------------------|-------7-------7-----7---------------|
A------------8-------7-------0-------|-------------------5-----------------|
D---0--------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
3 4 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3
2 2


III......
| | :| | | | | |
E--8h10p8---6---5---3---6p5-10p9-12p10-13p12-|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6---0---------|
B-----------8-------5------------------------|--------------------------8---3---2---|
G-------0-------3----------------------------|--------------------------------3---2-|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------0--------------------|--0-------------------------------0---|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 1
3


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


| | | | | | | |
E--1s5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|-5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|
B--------6-------6-------8---------------|-----6-------6-------8---------------|
G----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D--------7-------7-----------------------|-----7-------7-----------------------|
A------------8-------7-----------0-------|---------8-------7-----------0-------|
D----0-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4
3 4 3 3 4 3


X...................
| | | | | | : | |
E--8p5-------5----------------7-9-10-12-|-13---13p12-10----------9h12p9-----------|
B--------6-------6-------9-10-----------|------10---------10------------11-8------|
G---------------------------------------|------10---------10-----------------9----|
D--------7-------7----------------------|--------------------------------------11-|
A------------8-------7--------0---------|-------------0--------7---------0--------|
D----0----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4
3 4 3


VII................ V....................
| | : | | | | :
E------------------------------------|---------------------------5-8-11--10|
B--10-------10-----------8p6-5h6-8p5-|-3s6-------7-------------7-----------|
G----------------7-------------------|-------7-------5-------5-------------|
D-------7--------7-------------------|-------7-------7-----7---------------|
A------------8-------7-------0-------|-------------------5-----------------|
D---0--------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
3 4 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3
2 2


III......
| | :| | | | | |
E--8h10p8---6---5---3---6p5-10p9-12p10-13p12-|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6---0---------|
B-----------8-------5------------------------|--------------------------8---3---2---|
G-------0-------3----------------------------|--------------------------------3---2-|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------0--------------------|--0-------------------------------0---|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 1
3

III................
| | | | | | | |
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
B------3-------3-------4-------2---|-----3-------3-------3-------5---||
G----------------------0-------2---|---------------------3-------3---||
D------3-------3---------------2---|-----3-------3---------------5---||
A----------1---------------0-------|---------1---------------3-------||
D--0---------------1---------------|-0---------------5---------------||
4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 2 4
3 3 1 3 3 3
1


............................................................V....................
| | | | | | : | | :
E------5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------5-6h8p6---5---|
B------6-------6-----3-5-6-5h6p5---3-5-|-3h5p3-------------------8-------------8-|
G--5-------5---------------------5-----|---------5-------5---------------5-------|
D------------------5-------------------|---------7-------7---5-------------------|
A----------3-------------------3-------|-------------3---------------------------|
D--3-----------------------------------|-----3-----------------------------------|
3 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 4 2 4
4 4 4 4


V....................................III..........
| | | | : | : | | |
E--5s8-----------------------------------|-3h5p3---------------------0---------|
B------------6-------6-----5-6h8p6---5---|-------------1-----------3---3p1-----|
G--------5-------5-------7-------------7-|---------5-------3-----3---------3---|
D--------7-------7-----------------------|-----------------2-------------------|
A----0---------------5-------------------|-----3---------------3-------------3-|
D--------------------------------5-------|-------------------------------------|
4 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 4 4 1 3 2
2


III......................................................... V..............
| | | | | | : |
E------5-------5-----------------------|-----------------------------------6-|
B------6-------6-----3-5-6-5h6p5---3-5-|-3h5p3-----------------------5-6-8---|
G--5-------5---------------------5-----|---------5-------5-------5h7---------|
D------------------5-------------------|---------7-------7-----8-----5-------|
A----------3-------------------3-------|-------------3-------5---------------|
D--3-----------------------------------|-----3-------------------------------|
3 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 4 2
4 4 4 4


................arm.....
| | : | | | | | |
E--6h8p6p5-----------------9p6---0-------|---------0----9-12---6p3-----------|
B------------5-------5---------8--s3-----|-------2--s10------------5s3-------|
G------------6-------6---------------3p0-|-----2-----------------------3p0---|
D---------------<7>----------------------|---2-----------------------------2-|
A--------0---------------0---------------|-0-----------------0---------------|
D----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
2 4 2 2 2 4 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 3 2 1


/---5---\
| | | | | | | |
E----------0---------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B--------2--s10-10-10-10---------------|---------------0-1s2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-||
G------2-------------------------------|-------0-1-2-3---------------------||
D----2-----------------------------0-1-|-2-3-4-----------------------------||
A--0---------------------0-1-2-3-4-----|-----------------------------------||
D--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
1 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


VII..............................................................
| | | | | | : | |
E----------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7-------------------------------------|
B--10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10---------------5-7-8h10p8---7---|
G-------7--------7--------------------------|------------------7----------------------9-|
D-------7--------7-----------------7--------|----------7-------7------------------------|
A------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------7------------0-------|
D---0---------------------------------------|-----0-------------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 4 2 4 2 1 3
3


VII..............II................... II..............
| | : | | : | | : | |
E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------4s5-9p7---0-|
B--7s10---------------------2-3h5p3---2---|-2s5---------------------------8---|
G-------------7-----------4-------------4-|-----------2-----------------------|
D---------7-------7---------------2-------|-------2-------2-------------------|
A-------------9---------------------------|---0-------4-------0---------------|
D-----0---------------2-------------------|-----------------------------------|
4 3 3 2 4 2 3 4 3 1 4 2 3


VII.............................................................
| | | | | | : | |
E------------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7--------------------------------8-|
B--7s10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10----------------------7-10---|
G---------7--------7--------------------------|----------7-------7------------8--------|
D---------7--------7-----------------7--------|------------------7-------7h10----------|
A--------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------6h9---------------|
D-----0---------------------------------------|-----0----------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 3
3


VII...............arm. /-----6-----\ /----6----\ /----6----\ /----6----\
| | : | | | | | |
E-s9-------9---------14-12s10------0---|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------12-9---3-|-3p2-2s12-12p10-10s8-8p7-7-5------------------------10-|
G------9-------9-----------------------|-----------------------------9p7-7-6-------------------|
D----------7---------------------------|-------------------------------------11p9-9-8-8-7-7----|
A--7--------------<7>------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
3 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 4


VII..............................................................
| | | | | | : | |
E----------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7-------------------------------------|
B--10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10---------------5-7-8h10p8---7---|
G-------7--------7--------------------------|------------------7----------------------9-|
D-------7--------7-----------------7--------|----------7-------7------------------------|
A------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------7------------0-------|
D---0---------------------------------------|-----0-------------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 4 2 4 2 1 3
3


VII..............II................... II..............
| | : | | : | | : | |
E-----------------------------------------|-----------------------4s5-9p7---0-|
B--7s10---------------------2-3h5p3---2---|-2s5---------------------------8---|
G-------------7-----------4-------------4-|-----------2-----------------------|
D---------7-------7---------------2-------|-------2-------2-------------------|
A-------------9---------------------------|---0-------4-------0---------------|
D-----0---------------2-------------------|-----------------------------------|
4 3 3 2 4 2 3 4 3 1 4 2 3


VII.............................................................
| | | | | | : | |
E------------------------7-9-10-9h10p9----7-9-|-7h9p7------------------------2-5s12--10|
B--7s10-------10-----------------------10-----|---------10-----------------3-----------|
G---------7--------7--------------------------|----------7-------7-------2-------------|
D---------7--------7-----------------7--------|------------------7---0p4---------------|
A--------------9-------7----------------------|--------------9-------------------------|
D-----0---------------------------------------|-----0----------------------------------|
4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 4 2
3


/--3--\
| | | | | | | |
E--10h12p10---0-------0--------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-------------0-------0-----0-2-3s10-----8-|-8-h10-p8--7---------------5-------|
G---------0--------------------------------|---------------------------6-------|
D----------------------------------------9-|-9---------7---------------5-------|
A------------------------------------------|-0-----------------0---------------|
D-----------------5-------2----------------|-----------------------------------|
2 4 2 4 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 2 2
3 3 1 3
1


| | | | | | | |
E----------------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
B--3-----------3-------0-------2---|-----3-------3-------4-------2---|
G------2---------------0-------0---|---------------------0-------2---|
D------4-------3-------------------|-----3-------3---------------2---|
A----------2---------------0-------|---------1---------------0-------|
D--0---------------5---------------|-0---------------1---------------|
2 1 1 2 4 2 4 1 3 1 4 2
3 3 3 3 1
1


| | | | | | | |
E--1s5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|-5-------5-------------5-6h8p6-5-6-8-|
B--------6-------6-------8---------------|-----6-------6-------8---------------|
G----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D--------7-------7-----------------------|-----7-------7-----------------------|
A------------8-------7-----------0-------|---------8-------7-----------0-------|
D----0-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4
3 4 3 3 4 3


X...................
| | | | | | : | |
E--8p5-------5----------------7-9-10-12-|-13---13p12-10----------9h12p9-----------|
B--------6-------6-------9-10-----------|------10---------10------------11-8------|
G---------------------------------------|------10---------10-----------------9----|
D--------7-------7----------------------|--------------------------------------11-|
A------------8-------7--------0---------|-------------0--------7---------0--------|
D----0----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
4 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4
3 4 3


VII................ V....................
| | : | | | | :
E------------------------------------|---------------------------5-8-11--10|
B--10-------10-----------8p6-5h6-8p5-|-3s6-------7-------------7-----------|
G----------------7-------------------|-------7-------5-------5-------------|
D-------7--------7-------------------|-------7-------7-----7---------------|
A------------8-------7-------0-------|-------------------5-----------------|
D---0--------------------------------|---0---------------------------------|
3 4 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3
2 2


III......
| | :| | | | | |
E--8h10p8---6---5---3---6p5-10p9-12p10-13p12-|-15p12-10p9-12p10-6p5-8p6---0---------|
B-----------8-------5------------------------|--------------------------8---3---2---|
G-------0-------3----------------------------|--------------------------------3---2-|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------0--------------------|--0-------------------------------0---|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 3 1 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 2 1
3


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

arm. X
| | | |
E--------------------10---------------||
B--------------------10---------------||
G--------------------10---------------||
D--<12>---------------0---------------||
A--<12>-------------------------------||
D--<12>-------------------------------||

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