Author/Artist: Joaquin Rodrigo
Title: Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)
Transcribed by: John Mason
Email: johnmason007@hotmail.com
Needless to say this is a difficult piece to play and also to write down
(believe me!!) The bars are placed as they are on the original score.
The notes vary from the manuscript here and there, as I wrote it down the
way I tend to play it. Listen to recorded versions and they'll all vary
slightly.
Even though this is a concierto piece, it is a great exercise and
utilises most techniques in the classical guitar's repetiore.
Ironically, having done this I find that the musical notation is actually
easier to follow than the tab! Oh well...Its very difficult to reproduce
the tempo and feel using tab, so treat the version below as a guide
rather than a definitive example.
The piece should be played with feeling and a steady pulsating pace
(Rodrigo intended the music to imitate the slowing heartbeat of his
very ill wife, having produced a stillborn child. His wife survived).
Good luck..........oh, by the way.a 40-piece symphony orchestra will
make it sound even better if you happen to have one lying around :) !!!
All comments and suggestions most welcome....be kind
johnmason007@hotmail.com
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Adagio from the CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ by Joaquin Rodrigo
[All chords are downstrokes played with the thumb....
C7 = full barre at 7th fret, C5 = 5th fret and so on...]
C7================ C5 C7=============== C2===============
|-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7--5-|-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-3-2-3-|
|-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7--6-|-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|
|-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9--5-|-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|
|-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9--0-|-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7--0-|-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|---------|
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
|----------------------5-5-7575-|------------------------5-5-5-7-7-7-9-----|
|-757--875-7-5-7-7-7-8---------8|-757-8757875-757--7-7-8-------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
[7] [8]
|-95--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-8-8-7-7-5---5---75--5--7-7-7---------------|---------------------------|
|--------------7-------7----------7-6-7-7-9-664-|646--764--64-6-6679-7-66---|
|--5--------------------------------------------|-------------------------9-|
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
[9] [10]
C3== C2===== C2=====
|-3-3-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-0-3-|-2-2-5-3-|-0-0-3-2-|-0-0-2-2-|-5-3-2-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-0-0-|-4-4-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-4-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-|---------|
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
|-7-5-7-9-7-5-7-9-757-975-7-7-9-10-10-12-10h12p10-9|-5---5-75--575---5---5-|
|-0------------------------------------------------|---8-----8----8----8---|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
[16] [17]
9-9-9-7-7-5-5-----5-5-7-|9-7-9-7--7---7-7----------------------------------|
--------------8-8-------|-------10--10---10-8-7-10-8-10-8-7-8-7-8-8-7------|
------------------------|--------------------------------------------9-7-9-|
------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
[18]
----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------8-|-7-8-7-8-10-8-7-------7-8-7-0-------------------------|
11p9p7h9-11-9-7-9-11--|----------------9-7-9---------------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------------9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9---|
----------------------?------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
[19]
C9===========================================================
-----------------------------9--10-12-10-9----------------------------------|
-----------------------10-12----------------12-10---------------------------|
-----9---9-----9-11-12----------------------------12-11-9---9---------------|
11-12--12----12------------------------------------------12----12-11-11-----|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[20]
[2 bar orchestral break]
C2======
|-2-2-2-2-|-14-12-11-11--11--11-12-14-12-11-11-12-14-15-17-15h17p15-14--14-|
|-2-2-2-2-|----------------14-----------------------------------------17---|
|-3-3-3-3-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[21] [22]
C9
|-15-14-12-14h15p14p12******---12-14-12-11|-12---0-0-0-|-12-10-9-9----9-10-|
|-----------------------------------------|-9----0-0-0-|-8---------12------|
|-----------------------------------------|-9----1-1-1-|-0-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-9----0-0-0-|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-11---2-2-2-|-0-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-0----0-0-0-|-------------------|
[23] [*Trill x9] [24] [25]
12-10-99-10-12-13-15-13-12---12|-13-12-10-12h13p12p10******-10-12-10-9|-10-|
--------------------------15---|--------------------------------------|-10-|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-10-|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-0--|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----|
[26] [*Trill x9] [27]
[1 bar orchestral break]
|-5-3-2-2---0-2-3-5-----2-----------------|--------------------|
|---------1---------8-7---4-3-3-1---------|-----------------3-3|
|-5-------2-------5-----3-----0---3-3-2-0-|-------2-3-5-3-5-3-3|
|-0-------0-------------------------1-----|-4-5-7-4-5-7-5-7----|
|-----------------6-----3-----0-----------|-5-----3------------|
|-----------------------------------2-----|-0-----------------3|
[28] [29]
[1 bar orchestral break]
10-8-7-7---------10---------------------------|-----------------3-3-|
--------10-12-13----13-12-12-9--8-8-6---------|-------3-4-6-4-6-4-4-|
-----------------10-------8-------5---8--8-7-5|-4-5-7-4-5-7-5-7-----|
----------------------------------0------6----|-5-----3-------------|
-----------------11-------8-------------------|-------------------3-|
-----------------------------------------7----|-4-----3-------------|
[30] [31]
[1 bar orchestral break]
|-------0-0-------------0----|-------0-0---------------|-------------------|
|-------0-0-------------5----|-------0-0---------------|-------------------|
|-------0-0-------------5----|-------0-0---------------|-------------------|
|-------2-2-------------4----|-------2-2------------2-4|0------------------|
|-2-0-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-5--3-|-2-0-2-2-2--2-3-5-5-5----|--3-3-2-2-0---0----|
|-------0-0-------------0----|-------0-0---------------|------------3------|
[32] [33] [34]
|-0---------------------|-------0-0------------|-----0-0-------------------|
|-1---------------------|-------4-3------------|-----4-4-------------------|
|-0---------------------|-------2-2------------|-----0-0-------------------|
|-2---------------------|-------2-2------------|-----2-2-------------------|
|-2-2-------------------|-------3-3------------|-----2-2---------0-2-3-5---|
|-0---3-3-2-3-3-5-2-2-0-|-2-0-2-2-2--2-3-5-3-2-|-2-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-----------|
[35] [36]
|-------0-0---------------|-------0-0-----------|---------------------------|
|-------0-0---------------|-------3-3-----------|---------------------------|
|-------0-0---------------|-------4-4-----------|---------------------------|
|-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-4-|-------4-4-4-2-------|-2-4-2-0-2-----------------|
|-------3-3---------------|-5-3-5-2-2-----5-3-5-|-----------5-3-2-3-5-3-2-3-|
|-------0-0---------------|-------0-0-----------|---------------------------|
[37] [38] [39]
---------------------------|---0---------0-----|-----0--|------------------|
---------------------------|---4---------4-----|-----4--|------------------|
---------------------------|---0---------0-----|-----0--|------------------|
---------------------------|---4---------4-----|-----2--|-2h3p2*****-------|
----0-2-3-2-3-2-0---0-2-3--|-2-2-------0-3-----|-----2--|------------------|
5-3---------------3--------|---0-0-2-3---0-3-2-|-2-0-0--|------------------|
[40] [41] [42] [*Trill x12]
C2====== C4======== C9========= C10==============================
|-------------------------------------------10-12-13--10|-12h13p12p10****---|
|---------------------------------9-10-12-13------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------4-5-7-9-11----------------------|-------------------|
|---------------2-4-6-7---------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-3-5-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
[43] [44] [*Trill x8]
C3====== C7===================== C8=
-10-12-10-8-9-|---------------------------------------------------------8--|
--------------|------------------------------------------------7-8-10-11---|
--------------|---------------------------------------------7-9------------|
--------------|-0h1p0****--0--------------------------7-8-10---------------|
--------------|--------------3-1-0----------3-5-7-9-10---------------------|
--------------|--------------------3-2-3-5-6-------------------------------|
[45] [*Trill x12]
C8==========================
10-11-10-8-|-10h11p10p8****---8-10-8-7-8-|---------|---------|-------------|
-----------|-----------------------------|---------|---------|-------------|
-----------|-----------------------------|---------|---------|-------------|
-----------|-----------------------------|---------|---------|-------------|
-----------|-----------------------------|---------|---------|-------------|
-----------|-----------------------------|-2-3-0-2-|-4-5-2-4-|-------------|
[46] [*Trill x8] [47] [48]
C4========================================================================
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-----------------4-6-6-4---------|-6-4-6-------6-7--|
|-6-4-6-------6-7-------7-6-4-6-----6-7---------7-6-7---|------------------|
|-------4-4-4-------------------4-4-------------------4-|-------4-4-4------|
[49] Cadenza [50]
C4========================================================================
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-----------------4-6-6-4---------------------------------------------|
|-------7-6-4-6-----6-7---------7-6-7---------4-6-7-6-----------4-6-4-----4-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------6-7---|
|---------------4-4-------------------4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4---------------|
[51]
C4=========================================================================
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
7---------4-6-7-6-----------4-5-|-4-----4-----------------------4-----------|
--4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-7-----|---5-7---7-4-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-5-7---7-4-5-7-5-|
[52]
C4=====================
-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------1-|
-----------------------|---------------------------2-4-2-2-4-6-4-4-6-7-6---|
------------4----------|-0-2-4-2-2-4-5-4-4-5-7-5-5-------------------------|
4-4-4-4-5-7---7-4-5-7--|---------------------------------------------------|
[53]
-------------|-----------------0-0-0-------------------0-0-------------0-0-|
-------------|-2-0-2-------2-4-2-2-2-4-2-0-2-------2-4-2-2-----4-4-----2-2-|
2-4-2-1-6-4--|-2---2-------2-4-------4-2---2-------2-4---------4-4---------|
-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------|-------4-4-4-------------------4-4-4---------4-4-----4-4-----|
[54]
-----|-2-0-2-------2-4-5-5-5-4--2-0-2-------2---2-2-----0-0-----4---2------|
-----|-4-2-4-------4-5-7-7-7-5--4-2-4-------4---4-4-----2-2-----5---4------|
-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
4-4--|-------4-4-4--------------------4-4-4---4-----4-4-----4-4---4---4----|
[55]
|--5----4----7----5-----9-----7-----10-----9------12------10------12-------|
|-7-7--5-5--9-9--7-7--10-10--9-9--12--12-10-10--14--14--12--12--14--14-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[56]
--14----16-14-16-|---------------------------------------------------------|
16--16-----------|-9-7-9---------------------------------------------------|
-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
--------18-------|---------6-4-6-------------------------------------------|
-----------------|----------------------------0-2-4-2--4-2-4---------------|
-----------------|------------------4-2-4---4------------------------------|
[57]
|-0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0-|-----------|
|---2---------------2---2---------------2---2---------------2---|-----------|
|-----1-----------1-------1-----------1-------1-----------1-----|-----------|
|-------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-------|-----------|
|---------0---0---------------0---0---------------0---0---------|-----------|
|-----------0-------------------0-------------------0-----------|-0-2-4-5-4-|
[58] [59]
-------|12-------------------------12-------------------------12------------|
-------|---14-------------------14----14-------------------14----14---------|
-------|------13-------------13----------13-------------13----------13------|
-------|---------14-------14----------------14-------14----------------14---|
-----0-|------------0---0----------------------0---0----------------------0-|
-5-4---|--------------0--------------------------0--------------------------|
[60]
C4=======================================================
-------------12--|----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------14-----|----------------------------|----------------------------|
-------13--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
----14-----------|-----------------4---6------|----------------------------|
--0--------------|-6-6-4-6-6-6-7-6---6---6-6-6|4-6-4-6---6---6---666-4-666-|
0----------------|----------------------------|--------7---5---4-----------|
[61] [62]
C4========================================================================
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---4---6-----------------------|------------4---6---7----------------------|
|76---6---666-4-6-4-6---6---6---|6-7-666-7-6---6---6---666-4-4-4-4---6---6--|
|---------------------7---5---4-|----------------------------------7---5--4-|
[63] [64]
C4==================== C7=
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------4---6---8---|----8----8-----8-----8-----8------8----------|
|----7---7---7------------7--|--7----7-----7-----7-----7------7------------|
|--6--6---6---6---6---6----7-|---------------------------------------------|
|4-----4---4---4---4---4----9|-9----9-----9-----7-----5-----4--------------|
[65] [66]
|-------0-------0-------0-------2-------4-------5-0------------0-----------|
|---------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---------2--------4---4---------|
|-------------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1----1-------1-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------------4------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[67]
|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------|
|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----|
|---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-----------4-----------4-----------2-----------0------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------4------------|
[68]
C5===================================== C7======= C9=======================
|5---------5---------5---------7---------9---------11-----------9------------|
|-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-9-------9--10-------10-10-------10-|
|--6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9---|
|---6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----7---7-------9---9-------9---9----|
|----0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----|
|-----0---------0---------0---------0---------0-----------0-----------0------|
[69]
C7========= C9========== C11==============================================
|7-----------9------------11---------------12---------------14--------------|
|-10-------10--10-------10--12-----------12--12-----------12--12------------|
|---9-----9------9-----9------11-------11------11-------11------11-------11-|
|----9---9--------9---9---------11---11----------11---11----------11---11---|
|-----0-0----------0-0------------0-0--------------0-0--------------0-0-----|
|------0------------0--------------0----------------0----------------0------|
[70]
C11=======================================================================
|12---------------11---------------11---------------12---------------14----|
|--12-----------12--12-----------12--12-----------12--14-----------14------|
|----11-------11------11-------11------11-------11------14-------14--------|
|------11---11----------11---11----------11---11----------14---14----------|
|--------0-0--------------0-0--------------0-0--------------0-0------------|
|---------0----------------0----------------0----------------0-------------|
[71]
C11=======================================================================
|17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-16-|
|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[72] [Repeat 3 Times].............
[11 bar orchestral break]............
|-------5-4---------------------------4------------|-----------------------|
|-----------7-7-------5-4-4-----4-5-7---7-5-5------|4----------------4-5---|
|--------------------------------------------------|--6-6------4-----------|
|-7-6-4-4-----------------------------------6-4----|-------------6-7-------|
|---------------7-6-6-------4-3-3---------------7-7|-----6-4-4-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
[73] [74]
C5========= C4======= C6=
|---------------------|--------------|---------14--15-14---15-14-15-14-15--|
|-7-5-7--5---5-4---4-5|7-5-7--5------|14-15-17-----------------------------|
|-5--------8-6---6----|5--------8-6--|-------------------------------------|
|-6----------6--------|-----------6--|-------------------------------------|
|-6----------4--------|6----------6--|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------|4----------9--|-------------------------------------|
[75] [76] [77]
C7========= nat harm. art harm.
14-15-14-15-14-15-14h15p14-----14-|-----------11----7^----------14^-|--|---|
----------------------------17----|---------7------------9^---------|--|---|
----------------------------------|-------8-------------------------|--|---|
----------------------------------|-----9---------------------------|--|---|
----------------------------------|---9-----------------------------|--|---|
----------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|--|---|
[78]
Artist: Joaquin Rodrigo
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