tuning - E A D G B E key - C time - 4/4 suggested timing - 96 bpm
_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ (similar)
1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------|-0===========0===========|-2===========2===========|
-3===========3===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 1 1 2 1 4
mf (moderately loud) < (getting louder)..............
4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----1-----0-----1-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------1-----------1-----|
-0===========0===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-3===========3===========|-2===========2===========|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 3 1 2 4 1
> (getting softer)........ < ............ > ..........
7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------------|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------3-----------3-----|
-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 2 1.......1 2 4 3
< ............ > .......... < ..........
10| . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-3===========3===========|
-------------------------|-3===========3===========|-------------------------|
-3===========3===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3 1 3 1 3 4 1 2
13| . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
---1-----1-----1-----1---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|-3===========3===========|
-3===========3===========|-3===========3===========|-------------------------|
3 1 3 1 3 1
arp
16| . . | . . | . . | . .
(0===========-----------||
)1===========-----------||
(0===========-----------||
)2===========-----------||
(3===========-----------||
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1
2
3
notes
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suggested right hand fingering -
p i m p i m p i m p i m p m a p m a p m a p m a
_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_
| . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
-----0-----0-----0-----0-| -----0-----0-----0-----0-|
---1-----1-----1-----1---| ---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----| or -------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------| -------------------------|
-3===========3===========| -3===========3===========|
-------------------------| -------------------------|
other ways of playing the prelude -
suggested timing - 116 bpm
p m i p m i p m i p m i p a m p a m p a m p a m
_3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_ _3_
1) | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . .
---0-----0-----0-----0---| -----0-----0-----0-----0-|
-----1-----1-----1-----1-| ---1-----1-----1-----1---|
-------0-----------0-----| or -------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------| -------------------------|
-3===========3===========| -3===========3===========|
-------------------------| -------------------------|
suggested timing - 96 bpm
p i m i p i m i p i m i p i m i p m a m p m a m p m a m p m a m
2) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
-----0-------0-------0-------0---| -----0-------0-------0-------0---|
---1---1---1---0---1---1---1---1-| ---1---1---1---0---1---1---1---1-|
---------0---------------0-------| or ---------0---------------0-------|
---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
-3===============3===============| -3===============3===============|
---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
suggested timing - 96 bpm
p m i m p m i m p m i m p m i m p a m a p a m a p a m a p a m a
3) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
-----1-------1-------1------1----| -----1-------1-------1------1----|
---------0---------------0-------| or ---------0---------------0-------|
---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
-3===============3===============| -3===============3===============|
---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
legend
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right hand fingering above tab left hand fingering below tab
p - thumb 1 - index
i - index 2 - middle
m - middle 3 - ring
a - ring 4 - little
= - note held
arp - arpeggiate (ripple upwards)
_3_ - triplet (a group of 3 notes in the time of 2)