Nocturne in Fm, Op 55 No 1 - Frederic Francois Chopin (1810-1849)
(simple arrangement of opening theme transposed to Am)

guitar tablature: Weed - weed@wussu.com

[see Notes below]

4/4 time   Andante

1  |   |   |   |       |   |   |   |   |   | . | .  |   |
E -----------------|-------5---3---1---|---0---0--1-0-------|
B -------------5---|-------5---3-------|------4---------0---|
G -----------------|-------5-----------|----------------1---|
D -----------------|-------------------|----------------2---|
A -----------------|---0-------2-------|---3----------------|
E -----------------|-------------------|------------0-------|
                           4...4   1          4   1   
               3...........3...3                        1
                           2   2           3            2

                      
      arp                                   arp         arp arp
4  |   |   | . . | . .     | . . | . .   |   |       |   |   |   |
E -----5---3-----1-3-1-|---0---------0h1-0-------|-------5---3---1---|
B -----5-------3-------|-------0-1-3---------0---|-------5---3-------|
G -----5-----0---------|-----0---------------1---|-------5-----------|
D ---------------------|---------------------2---|-------------------|
A -0-------2-----------|---3---------------------|---0-------2-------|
E ---------------------|-----------------0-------|-------------------|
       4...4     1 4 1           1 4   1                 4...4   1
       3       3                             1           3...3
       2   2               3                 2           2   2

              CII....   CI................
              arp                    arp
7  |     |     |  .  | .      |   |   |   | .      |   |   |   |
E -0-----------------0--1-|--------------------|-------------------||
B -------------3--2h3-----|---1-------1---0----|-------------------||
G -------------2----------|---2-------1------2-|---2---------------||
D -------------0----------|-----------2--------|---2---------------||
A -3----------------------|---0----------------|---0---------------||
E ------------------------|-----------0--------|-------------------||
               4  1 4   1     1.......1
               1              3       1      3.....3
   3                                  2............2
   

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Notes

0h1   play the open string, then hammer-on the 1st fret
2h3   play the 2nd fret, then hammer-on the 3rd fret
arp   arpeggiate (play chord from low to high notes with rippling effect)
CI    barre top 3 strings on 1st fret with 1st finger
CII   barre top 3 strings on 2nd fret with 1st finger
|..   triplet

left-hand fingering (below the tab) -  1   1st (fore) finger
                                       2   2nd (index) finger
                                       3   3rd (ring) finger
                                       4   4th (little) finger (pinkie)

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11 July 1998 - last amended 22 August 2002
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