Spring
- A. Vivaldi
Original guitar adaptation by Mike Livengood
Intro theme
1 2
E-0--4-4-4-----7---7-5-]-4-4-4-----7---7-5-]
B-0--5-5-5-7-5-9-------]-5-5-5-7-5-9-------]
G----------------------]-------------------]
D----------------------]-------------------]
A-7--7---7-----7-7-----]-7---7-----7-7-----]
E----------------------]-------------------]
3
-4--5^7^5----------
-5--5-----9-7------
------------8-8----
--------------9-9--
-7--7-----------9--
--------5-6-7------
4 5
-0--4-4-4-----7---7-5- -4-4-4-----7---7-5-]
-0--5-5-5-7-5-9------- -5-5-5-7-5-9-------]
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-7--7---7-----7-7----- -7---7-----7-7-----]
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6
-4--5^7^5--------
-5--5-----9-7----
------------8----
-----------------
-7--7------------
--------5-6-7----
Main theme
7 8
---7----------7-9--7-- ---7----------7-9--7-]
-9-9--10^9-10-9-10-9-- -9-9--10-9-10-9-10-9-]
-9-----9---9---------- -9-----9---9---------]
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-7-7-------7----7----7 ---7-------7----7---7]
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9 tr
---9--7----5--4--2-0--2(4)--0--0----
-9-10-9----7--5-------4--------0----
-9-----------------------------1----
----------------------9--------2----
---7----7-----7----------------2----
-----------7-----0----------7--0----
10 11
-0-7----------7-9--7-- -0-7----------7-9--7-]
-0-9--10^9-10-9-10-9-- -0-9--10-9-10-9-10-9-]
-------9---9---------- -------9---9---------]
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---7-------7----7----7 ---7-------7-----7---]
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12 tr tr tr
-0-9--7----5--4--2-0--2(4)--0--7(9)--7(9)-
-0-10-9----7--5-------4-------------------
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----------------------9-------------------
---7----7-----7---------------------------
-----------7-----0----------7---0---------
Measures 13-21 are meant to imitate birds
singing, so try to follow along with an
aviary in mind. Feel free to improvise.
13 tr tr tr tr
-7(9)----------------7(9)--------------
-----10-9-10-9(10)-------10-9-10-9(10)-
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14 * *
-7-7-----------7-7---------
----10^9^7--------10^9^7---
-----------9-------------9-
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15 tr tr tr tr
-7(9)---------------7(9)-------------7-9-11-
-----10-9-10-9(10)------10-9-10-9(10)-------
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16 17 * *
12-11-9------------ 7-7--------7-7--------]
-------12-10-9----- ---10^9^7-----10^9^7--]
--------------11-9- ---------9----------9-]
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18 *
-7-7----------7-9-11-12-11-9------------
----10^9^7------------------12-10-9-----
-----------9-----------------------11-9-
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19 speed up >>> tr
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-9--10^9--10^9--10^9--10^9--10^9--9(10)-
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20 21
-7--7-12-7-9 7--7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7]
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22 tr
-12-7-9-7-12-7-9--7--0--4(5)-
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23
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-0--0-5-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-5-0-2-0-5-0-2-
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24
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-0---]---------------------------------------]
-----]-----4--------4-----4-----4-----4------]
---2-]-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-]
-----]---------------------------------------]
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25
--------- Repeat main theme from meas. 7-9
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--4------
-2-2-4-2-
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This section represents flowing fountains,
so maintain a smooth legato feel. Play the
harmony with another instrument or just the
higher pitch line if playing on one guitar.
29
-0-----------------------------
-0-----------------------------
-1-1^2^4^2^4^2^1^2^1^2^4^2^4^2-
-2-2^4^6^4^6^4^2^4^2^4^6^4^6^4-
-2-----------------------------
-0-----------------------------
30
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-------------------------0^2^0^2-
^1^2^1^2^4^2^4^2^1^2^1^2^1^2^1^2-
-2^4^2^4^6^4^6^4^2^4^2^4---------
-2-------------------------------
-0-------------------------------
31
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-4^5^4^5^7^5^7^5^4^5^4^5^7^5^7^5-
-4^6^4^6^8^6^8^6^4^6^4^6^8^6^8^6-
-4-------------------------------
-2-------------------------------
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32
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-4^5^4^5^7^9^7^9^10^9^10^9^7^10^9^7-
-4^6^4^6^8^9^8^9^11^9^11^9^8^11^9^8-
-4----------------1-----------------
-2----------------2-----------------
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33
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-9^7^5^--------------------------
-9^8^6-8^6^4^2^1^2^1^2^4^2^4^2---
-9-----9^7^6^4^2^4^2^4^2^4^2^4---
-7-------------------------------
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34
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-1^2^1^2^4^2^4^2^1^2^1^2^4^2^4^2-
-2^4^2^4^6^4^6^4^2^4^2^4^6^4^6^4-
-9-------------------------------
-7-------------------------------
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35 Slow down
-------4-----5-----------
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-1-----------------------
-2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--
--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-
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36
-4-----------2-----------
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-2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--
--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-
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37
-------4-----5-----------
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-2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--
--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-
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38
-------4-------
-------------7-
-1-----------8-
-2--2--2--2--9-
--2--2--2--2-2-
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Repeat main theme a 4th lower.
39 40
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-4--7-------7-9-7--- -4--7-------7-9-7---]
-4--8-9-8-9-8-9-8--- -4--7-------7-9-7---]
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-7--7-------7-7---7- -7--7-------7-7---7-]
41 tr
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-4---9-7---5-4-2-0--2(4)---
-4---9-7---6-4-------------
-------------9-------------
-----------9---7----9------
-----7---7---------------2-
This section is thunder, so get out that
grunge sound. All notes are 32nd notes.
42 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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---222222222222222222222222222222-
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43 * (a blur of eight 32nd notes)
-------0-2-4-5-7----------0-2-4-5-7-
-0-2-4--------------0-2-4-----------
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44
42 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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I have charted this virtuoso section (which
is supposed to represent lightening and rain)
to incorporate two-hand tapping because of the
speed with which it must be played.
But it doesn"t have to be. Even though it
is fast, it has a distinct triplet feel
so don"t lose count while you are playing.
(notes are 16th"s)
43* tp tp tp tp
-7^4^7-12^7-12--7^4^7-12^7-12-
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-4----------------------------
44* tp tp tp tp tp
-7^4^7-11^7-11--7^4^7-11^7-11----9----
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---------------------------------5----
45* tp tp tp tp
-9^6^9-14^9-14--9^6^9-14^9-14-
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-6----------------------------
46* tp tp tp tp tp
-9^6^9-12^9-12--9^6^9-12^9-12----11----
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47* tp tp tp tp
-11^8^11-16^11-16--11^8^11-16^11-16-
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-8----------------------------------
48* tp tp tp tp tp
-11^8^11-14^11-14--11^8^11-14^11-14--12----
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49* tp tp tp tp
-12^9^12-16^12-16--12^9^12-16^12-16-
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-9----------------------------------
50* tp tp tp tp
-11^7^11-16^11-16--11^7^11-16^11-16-
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-7----------------------------------
51* tp tp tp tp
-9^5^9-14^9-14--9^5^9-14^9-14-
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-5----------------------------
52* tp tp tp tp
-7^4^7-12^7-12--7^4^7-12^7-12-
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-4----------------------------
53* tp tp tp tp
-5^2^5-11^5-11--5^2^5-11^5-11-
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-2----------------------------
54* tp tp tp tp
-4^0^4-9^4-9--4^0^4-9^4-9-
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--------------4-----------
-0------------------------
55* tp tp tp tp
-4^-^4-9^4-9--4^-^4-9^4-9-
---4------------4---------
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-4------------------------
56* tp tp tp tp
-4^-^4-8^4-8--4^-^4-8^4-8---9-
---4------------4-------------
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-4----------------------------
Main theme again a 3rd lower than at first.
57 58
----4-------4-5-4--- ----4-------4-5-4---]
-5--5-7-5-7-5-7-5--- -5--5-7-5-7-5-7-5---]
-6--------8--------- -6--------8---------]
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-9--9-----9---9---9- -9--9-----9---9---9-]
59 tr
-4-5-4---2--0--------------4-
-5-7-5---4--2--4-2-4(5)-2--5-
---------------------------6-
---------------11----------6-
------------11--------11---4-
---9-----9---------9-----4---
This covers the first main section of the tune.
If anyone puts in the time to learn it, great!
Any questions or clarifications will gladly
be addressed promptly.
"If it"s not Baroque...don"t fix it."
A. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons/ Spring
violin solo arr. for guitar
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|---9-----------|----|---9-----------|-----------|
|---------------|-0/-|---------------|-0/--------|
|---------------|-/0-|---------------|-/0--------|
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|-9----9-14-9-14-|----|-9----9-12-9-12-|----..-11---|
|---11-----------|----|---11-----------|------------|
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|----13-------------|----|----13-------------|-----------|
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|---9-----------|----|-10-7-10----10----|----|-9-7-9---9---|----|
|---------------|-0/-|------------------|-0/-|-------------|-0/-|
|---------------|-/0-|------------------|-/0-|-------------|-/0-|
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|-------9---9-|----|-------8---8-|---..-9---|
|-9---9---9---|----|-9---9---9---|----------|
|---8---------|-0/-|---8---------|-0/-------|
|-------------|-/0-|-------------|-/0-------|
|-------------|----|-------------|----------| 0/
|-------------|----|-------------|----------| /0 : repeat last bar
arranged by Pinter Denes
(dpinter@eik.bme.hu)