Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega
Tablature: Goran Stefanovic (profa@afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.yu)
This one is very hard to play, but will highly improve your technique.
I suggest you to listen it before you start playing it.
Fingering:
1 - index
2 - middle
3 - ring
4 - little
p - pulloff
h - hammeron
s - slide
6. string = D
Andantino
arm.
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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.......
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E --0-----------------------|-------------------------|
B ------------------3-----5-|-2-----------------------|
G ------------------3-------|-2-----------------------|
D ------------------5-------|-2-----------------------|
A --------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D --------------------------|-------------------------|
3 4 1
arm.
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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.......
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E --0-----------------------|-------------------------|
B ------------------3-----5-|-2-----------------------|
G ------------------3-------|-2-----------------------|
D ------------------5-------|-2-----------------------|
A --------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D --------------------------|-------------------------|
3 4 1
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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
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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
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E --------------------------||
B --------------------------||
G --------------------------||
D --------------------------||
A --------------------------||
D --8---------------7-------||
2 1
II
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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....................
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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......
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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...................
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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....................
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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......
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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..........
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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..............
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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.....
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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---\
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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..............................................................
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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----\
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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..............................................................
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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.............................................................
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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......
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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
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E --------------------10---------------||
B --------------------10---------------||
G --------------------10---------------||
D --<12>---------------0---------------||
A --<12>-------------------------------||
D --<12>-------------------------------||