SUITE IN A MINOR - Francisco Corbetta (1615 - 1681) Arranged and tabbed by Gavin Emery (gavinemery@aol.com) Francisco Corbetta was the most renowned guitarist of his era - Gaspar Sanz described him as "the best of all". He was born in Italy and died in France, and between 1639 and 1674 he published at least 6 books for guitar (one now lost). He travelled all over Europe, taught and performed for the royalty of several countries, and was probably the first ever "guitar hero". The following ornaments are included, and you can use or omit them as you like: X = trill (from upper note, included in brackets above.) ) = appogiatura (slur to note from note below.) , = mordent (slur from note to the one below and back.) == = slur (hammer on or pull off.) trills: (3) ____ _______ | |- |. | |-|-|-| -----1x--- --3--1----- ----4x--- --5=4=5=4-- -----1---- --1-------- ----5---- --5-------- -----2---- = --2-------- ----4---- = --4-------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----0---- --0-------- appogiaturas: ___ ___ | | | | | | -----1)--- ---0=1----- ----5)--- ---3=5----- -----3---- ---3------- ----3---- ---3------- -----2---- = ---2------- ----5---- = ---5------- -----0---- ---0------- ----4---- ---4------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- Mordent: _____ _____ | |-| | | |-| | ---------- ----------- ---5,---- --5=4=5---- -----1,--- --1=0=1---- --------- ----------- ---------- = ----------- --------- = ----------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- -----3---- --3-------- ---0----- --0-------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- Enjoy! ******************************************************************************** Francisco Corbetta PRELUDE This Prelude is the first of five pieces from a suite in A minor by Corbetta, originally for the five stringed Baroque Guitar. It is taken from his book of pieces for guitar titled "La Guitarre Royalle", originally published in Paris in 1671, and hugely popular at the time. Time Signature: 3/4. Suggested tempo: 80 bpm __ ____ ____ ____ ______ ____ ___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ ___ | | | | | | | | |-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --0-|-------0----------|-----------------0-|-------1--------0-|------5-----5---| ----|-1----------------|-0-------0--2--3---|----1-------------|---5-----3------| ----|----2-----------2-|----2=1------------|-2--------2--0----|----------------| ----|-------------2----|-------------------|------------------|-3------------0-| ----|----------0-------|-------------------|------------------|----------------| ----|------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------| ___ ___ ___ ______ _______ _______ ____ ______ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | |-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| | | | |-| | | | | | | | | -------3-----3-|-1--0=1=3=1=0---0-------|-------0----------2-|------3--------0-| ----3----1-----|-0------------3---3=1=0-|----1---------------|----0----2--3----| ---------------|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------| --2--------2---|-0----------------------|--------------------|-----------------| ---------------|------------------------|-3--------3=2--0----|-----------------| ---------------|------------------------|--------------------|-3---------------| ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------1-------------|----------------0-|-1--0-------------|----------0---------| ---------------1----|-------1-----3----|-------3--1--0x---|-------3-----3--1---| ------------0-----4-|----4-----2-------|----------------2-|----1---------------| ---0-----2----------|-3----------------|-0----------------|-2------------------| --------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| --------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| ____ ______ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | |-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------0-|----0==2==4==5==0===1-----0----------|---------|--------|| --------0-------3----|------------------|----3-----1==3--0===1-------|--------|| -----2-----2=1-------|-2----------------|------------------|----2----|-1===2--|| --2------------------|------------------|------------------|-------2-|--------|| ---------------------|-0----------------|------------------|---------|-0------|| ---------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|--------|| ******************************************************************************** Francisco Corbetta ALLEMANDE This Allemande is the second of five pieces from a suite in A minor by Corbetta, originally for the five stringed Baroque Guitar. It is taken from his book of pieces for guitar titled "La Guitarre Royalle", originally published in Paris in 1671. A version of this piece can also be found on page 96 of the Frederick Noad anthology entitled "The Baroque Guitar". Time Signature: 2/2 (cut time). Suggested tempo: 69 bpm CIII.............. _____ ____ ____ ____ __ ____ |. -| | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | | ||-----0---0-|-0----0----0--3--1x-0-|-5-------5--------5-|-5----4x---7-------7-| ||-----------|-1----1----1----------|------5-----3x------|-0---------6---------| ||*----------|-2----2----2----------|--------------------|----------------7----| ||*----------|-2----2----2----------|-3------------------|-2---------0---------| ||-----------|-0----0----0----------|--------------------|---------------------| ||-----------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------| CV.... __ __ __ | | | | | | |. | | | | | | | |. | --7----5x---5----4x-|-5----0------------|-0---------1x----0-|-----------3x---1-| --5---------5----5--|-----------1x----3-|-3----1----1-------|-3---------0------| --5---------4-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|------0----0------| --------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| --------------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|-2----------------| ------------0-------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| CVIII... CV......... __ ____ __ ____ ____ | | |. | | | | |. | | | | | | | | | | | --0x-------------0-|-------------------|----------8---7==8-|-7x------5---3==5--| -------1----3------|-1-------3--3x---1-|--1,--8---5--------|-----5---6---------| -------------------|------------0------|----------5--------|-0-------5---------| ------------3------|-2----3------------|-------------------|---------3---------| --3----------------|-------------------|--3----------------|-------------------| -------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ........ ____ _____ ____ (5) ___ ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | | | | --3---------1----0==1-|------------0----------|----------------------0---|----- --6----5----3---------|-----1---3-----3x----1-|-0x----------0--1--3------|----- ------------2---------|-----------------------|-0-----0--2---------------|----- ------------0---------|-2-------3-----4-------|--------------------------|----- --3-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|----- ----------------------|-----------------------|-3------------------------|----- __ _____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ |. | | | | | | | | | | | |. | |. | --1)----1---3---------3-|-5----------------------|---------------------|------- --3---------1-----------|-6--------------------0-|-1)----1---3)----3---|------- --2---------------------|-5--------------0--2----|-2---------0---------|------- --0---------2-----------|-3-----0--2--3----------|-2---------0---------|------- ------------------3-----|------------------------|-0---------2---------|------- ------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------- CV................. CIII...... __ __ ____ ____ ___ ____ ____ __ |. | |. | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | | |. | --0----0--1)---1-|-3-----3--5------8-|-7---------8-----8=7-|-5--3--------------| --1)------3------|-1--------6--------|------8----5---------|-------6--5--3x--1-| --0-------2------|-0--------5--------|-7---------5---------|-------------0-----| --2-------0------|-2--------3---0----|-5-------------------|-3-----------------| --3--------------|----3--------------|---------------------|-------------------| -----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| ____ _____ ____ (3) __ | | | | | | | | |. -| | | | | | | | |. | -------------------|-0--------||--3---3-|-3-------3----5==0-|-1----1----1x---0-| --1--------------1-|-1--------||--------|-1-------1---------|-----------0------| ----------0--------|-0-------*||*-------|-0-------0---------|-----------0------| ------2------------|-2-------*||*-------|-2-------2---------|-0----------------| --3-----------3----|-3--------||--------|-3-------3---------|------------------| -------------------|----------||--------|-------------------|------------------| ____ ____ ___ ___ | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | |. | --0----0----2----3-|------0--------------|------3----5)---5-|-7)---7----5x---5-| --1---------1------|--3------0--1------0-|-0x--------3------|-0---------5------| --0----------------|--0---------2--------|-0---------5------|-0---------5------| --2----------------|------------4---0----|------2----4------|------------------| --3----------------|--2------------------|------------------|------------------| -------------------|---------------------|-3----------------|------------------| CII.............. ____ ____ (3) ___ ___ ___ | | | | | | | | |. | | | |. | | | |. | --5-------3)------5-|-2-------2--2x---0-|-0----4----4-----5-|-5----------------| --4-------5---------|-4----5-----4------|-0---------0-------|-5----2----2----3-| --4-------4---------|-------------------|-1-----------------|------2----0x-----| ----------2---------|-------------------|-2---------0x------|------------------| --------------------|-2----------2------|-------------------|-4----------------| ---------------0----|-------------------|-------------------|-----------0------| (3) __ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ __ ____ __ | | |. | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | |. | -------2----2x--3-|-3------0--1==0--1==3-|-------0--3--2x--5-|-4x--------------| --3----1----1-----|-0---3----------------|-1--3--------3-----|-5---3--1--0x----| ------------------|-0--------------------|-------------2-----|-4-------------2-| --4---------0-----|----------------------|-------------0-----|-----------------| ------------------|----------------------|-3-----------------|-----------------| ------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-0---------------| ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ _____ | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | | |. -| ---0-----------------0--3-|-2x----5---4x----5--|--7-----------8)----7x--5-|---- ---0-----------1--3-------|-3---------0--------|--------5-----5-----6-----|---- ---1----------------------|-2------------------|--------------------------|---- ---2--3--2--0-------------|-0---------2-----4--|--6-----------7-----0-----|---- ---------------3----------|--------------------|--------------------------|---- --------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|---- ____ ____ ____ _____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --4--5--------5x------4-|-5,------------------5-|-5---------||------------------ --0-----------5---------|-----------------5-----|-5---------||---/\------------- ------------------------|------------2----------|-2--------*||--/--\----/\------ --2---------------------|-------2---------------|----------*||-/----\--/--\--/\- --------3--5--7---------|-0---------------------|-0---------||/------\/----\/--\ -------------------0----|-----------------------|-----------||------------------ ******************************************************************************** Francisco Corbetta COURANTE This Courante is the third of five pieces from a suite in A minor by Corbetta, originally for the five stringed Baroque Guitar. It is taken from his book of pieces for guitar titled "La Guitarre Royalle", originally published in Paris in 1671. Time Signature: 3/4. Suggested tempo: 72 bpm __ ___ _______ _____ _____ _____ _____ _______ | |. | | |-| | | | | | | | | | | |-| ||------0--|-0-----4---5-----5-|-0-------0-------------|------0----------------| ||---------|-1-------------3---|-----0-------3---1x--0-|------1----------------| ||*--------|-2-----4---5-------|-----------------------|-2----2-------2---0=2--| ||*--------|-2-----------------|-----------------------|------2---2------------| ||---------|-0-----------------|-----------------------|------0----------------| ||---------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------0---3--|-1x--0---5-------5---7--|--8)-----3------------------| ----------1===3---1------|---------6---8----------|--5------0------------------| ------2-----------0------|---------7--------------|--5------0---2===0----------| --3---------------2------|---------0--------------|---------------------3------| -------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------| -------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------| ____ ____ ____ _____ ___ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | | -----3--1--0--1--3-|-0-----0---0---2--|--3)----5)-----5--|-7)----7--5--4x-7----| --------0----------|-1-----1-------1--|--0-----3---------|-0-------------------| --------0----------|-0-----0-------2--|--0-----5---------|-0-------------------| --2----------------|-2-----2-------0--|--------4---------|---------------------| -------------------|-3-----3----------|------------------|---------------------| -------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------| CV.............. CII. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3) __ ____ __ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | | | | --8--7--5----------|-7--------------7-|-2--2--2x---0-|-0-----------0-|-0------|| --5--------8--7x-5-|-4----------------|-5)----0------|------0--------|-0------|| --5----------------|-4--5--4x---------|--------------|---------------|-1-----*|| --7----------------|----------7--5x---|--------------|-2--------2----|-2-----*|| -------------------|------------------|-2-----2------|---------------|-2------|| -------------------|------------------|--------------|---------------|-0------|| __ ___ ____ ____ (7) ___ ______ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | |. | | | | | |. | | |-| | | | | | | | | | | ||---4-|-4x----5--7----|---------------|--------------------|------------------| ||-----|-5-----------5-|----5--------0-|-1----------3-----3-|-0--------------3-| ||*----|-4-------------|-7-----5x------|----2=0--------5----|-0--------2--0x---| ||*----|-------4--6----|-------6-------|---------4----------|----2==3----------| ||-----|---------------|---------------|-0------------------|------------------| ||-----|---------------|-------0-------|--------------------|------------------| CV....................... ____ (5) ___ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | |. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -----------------|-------0-------8---7-|-5--5--7--8--7--5--|-3)----------5--3--| --5--6--3x----1--|-1,----1---8---5-----|-6-----6-----------|-5-----5--3--2-----| --------0--------|-------0-------5-----|-5-----7-----------|-4-----------------| -----------------|-------2-------------|-7-----5-----------|-2-----------------| --3--------------|-3-----3-------------|-8-----------------|-------------0-----| -----------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1/2CI. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | --1-----3----------|-3--------------0-|-1--0-------------|-0-----2------2------| --3--1--0----------|-1--------1--3----|-3-----3--1--0x---|-0-----0-------------| --2-----0--2==0----|------------------|-2--------------2-|-1-----2-------------| --0--------------3-|-2----------------|-0-----------0----|-2-----1-------------| -------------------|-------3----------|------------------|---------------------| -------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------| CV...... ___ ___ ____ ____ _______ ____ ____ | |. | | |. | | | | | | |-|-|-| | | | | --3)----4------4-|--5-----7)-----7--|--8-----------5==7-|-4-----------0--------| --0-----0--------|--5-----5---------|--5--------6-------|-0--------------3--0--| --0--------------|--------7---------|-------------------|----------------1-----| --2-----0--------|--------6---------|--------0----------|-2-3-2-0--------------| -----------------|--3-----5---------|--0----------------|----------3-----2-----| -----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------------| _____ (1) ___ ____ ___ | | |. |-| | | | | | |. | |. | --------------------|------------------|-----------------||--------2------2----| --1---3---0x--------|---------------0--|-----------------||--------0-----------| --2-------1-----2=1-|--2---------2-----|--1====2--------*||--2-----2-----------| --------------------|-------2----------|----------------*||--------1-----------| --0-----------------|--0---------------|--0--------------||--0-----------------| ----------0---------|------------------|-----------------||--------------------| First Ending........................ 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[reprise] ___ ___ ____ ____ _______ ____ ____ | |. | | |. | | | | | | |-|-|-| | | | | --3)----4------4-|--5-----7)-----7--|--8-----------5==7-|-4-----------0--------| --0-----0--------|--5-----5---------|--5--------6-------|-0--------------3--0--| --0--------------|--------7---------|-------------------|----------------1-----| --2-----0--------|--------6---------|--------0----------|-2-3-2-0--------------| -----------------|--3-----5---------|--0----------------|----------3-----2-----| -----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------------| ....... ____ ___ ____ | | |. |-| | | | | | |. -------------------|-----------------|---------------||------------------------ --1--3---0x--------|---------------0-|---------------||---/\------------------- --2------1-----2=1-|--2---------2----|--1===2--------||--/--\----/\------------ -------------------|-------2---------|---------------||-/----\--/--\--/\------- --0----------------|--0--------------|--0------------||/------\/----\/--\/\---- ---------0---------|-----------------|---------------||------------------------ ******************************************************************************** Francisco Corbetta SARABANDE "La Victoire" This Sarabande is the fourth of five pieces from a suite in A minor by Corbetta, originally for the five stringed Baroque Guitar. It is taken from his book of pieces for guitar titled "La Guitarre Royalle", originally published in Paris in 1671. Time Signature: 3/4. Suggested tempo: 52 bpm CV.......................... ____ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | | |. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||---0----0--5--4x|-5----7---8-|-5---7--8--7--5-|-4---4--4--5,|-7--------------| ||---1----1-----5-|-5--------5-|-6---6-----6----|-5---5-------|-5---5--6--5x-3-| ||*--2----2-----4-|-5--------5-|-5---7-----7----|-4---4-------|----------------| ||*--2----2-------|----------7-|-7---5-----5----|-2---2-----4-|-6--------------| ||---0----0-------|------------|-8--------------|-------------|----------------| ||--------------0-|-5----------|----------------|-------------|----------------| ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------|-------------|-----3-----3----|-3---5---5--5-|-7---8)--8----| --1----3--5==3x-1-|-0x--0--0--1-|-3---0----------|-1------------|-----5------0=| --2---------------|-0-----------|-0---0--2--0----|-----5---5----|-7---5--------| -------4----------|-------------|--------------3-|-2---3---3----|-5----------0=| ------------------|-----------0-|-2--------------|--------------|--------------| ------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| ____ __ ______ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ | | |. | | | | | | |-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------|----------||--3--3--5=3----3-|------------------|----------------| =1==3--3x--1-|-1,--1----||--1---------6----|-5x----3----------|---1----0--1----| -------0-----|-0---0---*||*-0--------------|----5-----4-------|--------------2-| =2==3--------|-2---2---*||*-2--------------|-------------5--3x|-2----0---------| -------------|-3---3----||--3--------------|------------------|----------------| -------------|----------||-----------------|------------------|----------------| __ ____ _____ (1) __ __ ____ __ ____ |. | | | | | |. | | |. | | | | | |. | | | -------------0-|--1---3---0x------|------2x---2-|-4---5------7-|-7----------0--| --3----2--3----|--3-------2-----2-|--3---3------|-0---3--------|-9----1--3-----| --4-------0----|--0---------------|------2------|--------------|-9-------------| --5------------|------------------|--0---0------|-2---3---0----|---------------| ---------------|----------0-------|-------------|--------------|-7-------------| ---------------|------------------|-------------|--------------|---------------| CV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -1--0-------------|-0--0--2--5--4-|----5--5x----4-|-5,-------||-0---0--------0-| -------3--1==0----|-0-----3-----0-|-------5-------|----------||-0---0--1--3----| ----------------2-|-1-----2-------|---------------|---------*||-1---1----------| -0----------------|-2-----0-----2-|-0-------------|---------*||-2---2----------| ------------------|---------------|-------7-------|-----0----||----------------| ------------------|---------------|----------0---------------||----------------| [reprise].... ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -1--0-------------|-0--0--2--5--4-|-----5--5x-----4-|-5--------||--------------- -------3--1==0----|-0-----3-----0-|--------5--------|----------||---/\---------- ----------------2-|-1-----2-------|-----------------|----------||--/--\----/\--- -0----------------|-2-----0-----2-|--0--------------|----------||-/----\--/--\-- ------------------|---------------|--------7--------|-0--------||/------\/----\/ ------------------|---------------|------------0----|----------||--------------- becoming softer...... ******************************************************************************** Francisco Corbetta PASSACAILLE This Passacaille is the last of five pieces from a suite in A minor by Corbetta, originally for the five stringed Baroque Guitar. It is taken from his book of pieces for guitar titled "La Guitarre Royalle", originally published in Paris in 1671. You might like to try playing the first couplet between each variation. Time Signature: 3/4. Suggested tempo: 66 bpm CV __ ___ ___ _____ (7) ____ |. | | |. | | |. | | | | | | | ||----0--------|-0----2x----5-|-4----4-----4-|-5-------5x------4-|-5----------|| ||----1-----3--|------3-------|-0----0-------|-5-------5---------|------------|| ||*---2--------|------2-------|--------------|-------------------|-----------*|| ||*---2--------|------0-----3-|-2----0-------|-------------------|-----------*|| ||----0-----2--|-3------------|--------------|-3---5---7---------|-0----------|| ||-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------0----|------------|| CIII ____ ____ ___ ___ _____ _____ | | | | | |. | | |. | | | | | | ||----------3-----|--5-----5--------|--3-----3--------|--1-------------3---1---| ||----5==6-----5--|--5-----3x----3--|--3-----1x----1--|--1-----3---1---0-------| ||*---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------0-------| ||*---------------|--3-----3--------|--2-----2--------|--0---------------------| ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------| ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------| CVII _____ _____ (3) __ ____ ____ ____ (8) ____ | | | | | | |. | | | | | | | | | | | | --0----2---3---1x--0-|-1----2x---5-|-4------------5-|----7--7x--------|-------|| --1----1-------2-----|-3----3------|-5---5==3-------|-------9------10-|-10----|| --0------------------|-2----2------|-4---------4--5-|-7---------------|------*|| --2------------------|-0----0------|----------------|-----------------|------*|| --3------------0-----|-------------|----------------|-------7---------|-0-----|| ---------------------|-------------|----------------|-----------0-----|-------|| ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (1) _____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-| | | ||--------------|-----------------|-1-----0----------|-----------------|------|| ||------7--5==7-|-0-------5--3--5-|-5-----0-----3----|-1-----0x------3-|------|| ||*--7-----5----|------5-----4--5-|----------2--2--1-|-2-----2---2=1---|-2---*|| ||*-------------|-5---------------|-0----------------|----0--2---------|-----*|| ||--------------|-----------------|----2--3-----2----|-0---------------|-0----|| ||--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------|| ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||----0--0--2--2--|-3-----3--3--0--0--|-------------------|-------------0------| ||----1--1--1--1--|-1-----0--0--2--2--|-3-----3--3--1x-1--|-0--0--0--------3---| ||*---2--2--2--2--|-0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----1--1--2--2--|-2--2--2-----1------| ||*---2--2--0--0--|-------------2--2--|-3-----3--3--3--3--|-1--1--2------------| ||----0--0--------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| ||----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------0------| ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ______ ______ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-| | |-| | --------------0-|------1----0--5-|------6-------4-|-5---------5--4x---0-|-----|| --1----3--------|-1--------------|-6--------------|---------0-------3---|-----|| ----2----4--1x--|----2----0------|----------------|---------------------|-2x-*|| ----------------|----------------|----0----2--3---|---1--2--------------|----*|| ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|-0---|| ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|-----||