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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adagio from the CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ by Joaquin Rodrigo [All chords are downstrokes played with the thumb.... 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