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Capricho Árabe

Francisco Tárrega · guitar tab

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Tárrega's Moorish serenade of 1892, one of the great showpieces of the guitar: a long, singing melody over a guitar's whole range, with a tender opening in harmonics, a stormy middle with rushing runs, and a flamenco-flavoured return. Opens in 3/4 and moves to 4/4. Natural harmonics are played here as ordinary notes, and the glissandi and grace notes are left out. About three minutes.

  • Standard tuning
  • 4/4 (opens in 3/4)
  • 90 BPM
  • 70 bars
  • Chord labels

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Arranged from the Mutopia Project's edition (Antich y Tena, Valencia, 1892), typeset by Glen Larsen, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; this arrangement is shared under the same license.

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