Prelude
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From: kevins@ornews.intel.com (Kevin Smith)
This is a prelude by Ferdinando Carulli. It is in the key of F and
is in 6/8 time; the '|'s represent 8th note beats. The '>'s denote
emphasis. Some of the fingerings will be a bit odd in order to
accomodate the pull-offs, but with some practice, this can have a nice
even flow to it. A few times you need to use non-standard fingerings.
Measures 20 and 21 especially involve some odd shifting.
Prelude Ferdinando Carulli
Allegro
> > > >
1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----1---3p1-----1---3p1-|-----1---3p1-----1---3p1-|
G|---2---2-------2---2-----|---3---3-------3---3-----|
D|-3-----------3-----------|-2-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----1---3p1-----1---3p1-|-----3---4p3-----3---4p3-|
G|---2---2-------2---2-----|---2---2-------2---2-----|
D|-3-----------3-----------|-4-----------4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------|-----0---1p0-----0---1p0-|
B|-----3---4p3-----3---4p3-|---0---0-------0---0-----|
G|---3---3-------3---3-----|-1-----------1-----------|
D|-5-----------5-----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-----0---1p0-----0---1p0-|-----2---3p2-----2---3p2-|
B|---1---1-------1---1-----|---2---2-------2---2-----|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-----2---3p2-----2---3p2-|-----3---5p3-----3---5p3-|
B|---3---3-------3---3-----|---2---2-------2---2-----|
G|-4-----------4-----------|-2-----------2-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-----2---3p2-----2---3p2-|-------------------------|
B|---3---3-------3---3-----|-----4---5p4-----4---5p4-|
G|-2-----------2-----------|---5---5-------5---5-----|
D|-------------------------|-4-----------4-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-----0---2p0-----0---2p0-|-------------------------|
B|---0---0-------0---0-----|-----2---3p2-----2---3p2-|
G|-------------------------|---3---3-------3---3-----|
D|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3---5p3-----3---5p3-|-----0---1p0-----0---1p0-|
G|---2---2-------2---2-----|---0---0-------0---0-----|
D|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------------------|-----0---3p0-----0---3p0-|
B|-----1---3p1-----1---3p1-|---1---1-------1---1-----|
G|---0---0-------0---0-----|-3-----------3-----------|
D|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
> > > >
19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-----1---3p1-----1---3p1-|-----5---6p5-----3---5p3-|
B|---1---1-------3---3-----|---6---6-------5---6-----|
G|-2-----------3-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-----1-------------------|-------------------------||
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1-|-------------------------||
G|---------2---------------|-------------------------||
D|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------||
A|-----------------3---0---|-------------------------||
E|-------------------------|-1-----------------------||
Good hunting.
--KS Aloha, OR USA
kevins@ornews.intel.com
How to play Prelude
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.