Siciliana; CG
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This is in the key of Am and is in 6/8 time. '|'s represent the 8th note
beats. Don't let the close proximity of the notes fool you into playing
it too fast; larghetto means it should be very slow.
Siciliana Ferdinando Carulli
Larghetto espressivo
0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-0--0--0-|-0-----0--1-----1-|-0-----0--0--1--0-|
B|---------|-1--------0-------|-1----------------|
G|---------|-2--------1-------|/2----------------|
D|---------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------|------------------|------------------|
E|---------|------------------|------------------|
3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|----------------0-|----------0--0--0-|-0-----0--1-----1-|-0-----0----------|
B|-3-----0--1-------|-0-----0----------|-1--------0-------|-1--------3--5--6-|
G|-4----\1-/2-------|-1----------------|-2--------1-------|-2----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------0-------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
7 | | | | | | | | |
E|------------------|---------|
B|-8-----1--3-----0-|-1-------|
G|------------------|---------|
D|-------2--3-----0-|-2-------|
A|------------------|-3-------|
E|----------------3-|---------|
repeat measures 0-8
9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-0--1--0-|----------0--1--0-|----------0--1--0-|
B|---------|-0-----0----------|-1-----1----------|
G|---------|-1----------------|-2----------------|
D|---------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------|------------------|------------------|
E|---------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|----------------0-|----------0--1--0-|----------0--1--0-|----------0--1--0-|
B|-3--0--------1----|-0----------------|-0-----0----------|-1-----1----------|
G|-------1--2-------|----1-------------|-1----------------|-2----------------|
D|------------------|-------2----------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-0--------0-------|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|----------------0-|----------0--0--0-|-0-----0--1-----1-|-0-----0--0--1--0-|
B|-3--0--------1----|-0----------------|-1--------0-------|-1----------------|
G|-------1--2-------|-1----------------|-2--------1-------|-2----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------0-------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|----------------0-|----------0--0--0-|-0-----0--1-----1-|-0-----0--------0-|
B|-3-----0--1-------|-0-----0----------|-1--------0-------|-1--------2--3----|
G|-4-----1--2-------|-1----------------|-2--------1-------|-2--------0-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------3--2-|
A|----------0-------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|
24 | | | | | | | | |
E|-1--0-------------|---------|
B|-------3--1-----0-|---------|
G|----------------1-|-2-------|
D|-0-----3--2-------|---------|
A|------------------|-0-------|
E|----------------0-|---------|
repeat measures 9-24 and then continue...
25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|----1--0-----1--0-|----1--0----------|------------------|---------||
B|----------0-------|-1--------3--0----|------------------|---------||
G|-2--------1-------|----------------1-|-2--------2-------|-2-------||
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------||
A|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0--------0-------|-0-------||
E|----------0-------|----------0-------|------------------|---------||
Good hunting...
--KS Aloha, OR USA
kevins@ornews.intel.com
How to play Siciliana; CG
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 Am. 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.