Etude in E minor (Allegro Moderato) by Fernando Sor(1778-1839)
(Paimimim-Paim-Paim) (Paimimim-Paimimim)
Grade 3- Intermediate
Legend
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= hold note
> accent (louder)
p pull off
h hammer on
This piece is a fine example of one of many Fernando Sor's studies. Etude in E minor
Moderato) is a study piece particularly for the right plucking hand.
This piece is 52 bars long with a 10 barre chords. Play at a moderate to fast pace. Keep
plucking speed uniform throughout the song. You can undulate the volume for mood but
are certain notes that must be accented or played loudly.
For example the second note of Bar[1] and [2] displayed in the tab image below.
Tips and technique
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There's a general beat between 2 adjacent measures (3 beat,2 beat).
For example: 3 beats on bar[1] and 2 bar[2] and so on. (Paimimim-Paim-Paim) (Paimimim-Paimimim)
You play these beats with your thumb(P) and suspend these notes.
Bar[1]-[4] The main riff for the song. These 4 bars appears 3 times throughout Etude in
Minor.
Bar[29] reverse pattern. you have been playing one main pattern (paimimim-paim-paim) in
Measure, you are introduce with another patterm (pamimimi-pami-pami). This pattern is a
image of the former. Make sure you flip back to the original pattern after this measure.
Bar[33]-[33] The ongoing finger plucking pattern you have been playing has be widen.
Bar[14],[20],[42] Flatten finger to form a barre on the treble string (b and e)
Bar[46]-[48] A slight variation of the main pattern with a funky backbeat on the treble
string.
E Minor Etude (Allegro moderato)
Time Signature 4/4
[1] > >
| E | 0 0 0 | 3 3 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 | 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 2 2 2 4 24
[3] > > > > >
| E | 2 3 2 | 2 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 1 1 | 2 2 |
| A | 2 | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 2
[5] > > > >
| E | 3 3 3 | 2 2 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 | 0 |
| A | | 2 |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 3 3
[7] II..............................
> > >
| E | 0 2 0 | |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 | 4 |
| G | 0 0 0 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 2 |
| D | | 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 3 0 0 | 2 2 |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p m i p
L 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2
[9]
| E | 0 0 0 | 3 3 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 | 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 2 2 2 4 2 4
[11]
> > >
| E | 2 3 2 | 2 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 1 1 | 2 2 |
| A | 2 | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 2
[13] I
> > >
| E | 3 3 3 | 3 2 1 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 | |
| A | | 0 0 |
| E | 0 | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i a i m i a i m p m i m
L 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
[15]
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 4 | |
| G | 0 0 0 2 2 2 | 0 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 | 5 |
| A | 2 2 | 7 |
| E | | 0 |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m p a p i p m p i p
L 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 4
[17]
> > > >
| E | 3 3 3 | 3 2 |
| B | 0 0 0 1 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 | 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 3 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3
[19] III
> > >
| E | 5 5 5 | 5 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 0 4 0 | 5 5 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
[21] V...............................
> > > > > >
| E | 7 7 7 | 7 8 |
| B | 6 6 6 6 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 5 5 6 | 7 |
| A | | 0 |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
[23]
> > > > >
| E | 2 2 2 | 2 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 1 | 2 2 |
| A | 0 | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 4 2 4
[25] III.............................
| E | 0 0 0 | 3 |
| B | | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 3 3 3 3 3 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 4 4 4 | 5 |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 4 2 4 2 4 2
[27]
| E | 3 2 2 | 3 |
| B | 2 2 2 1 1 | 0 |
| G | 3 3 3 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 | 0 0 |
| A | | 2 |
| E | | 3 |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m i a p m p m i m p
L 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 4 2 3
[29]
| E | 7 7 7 | 6 6 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 5 5 5 | 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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R p a m i m i m i p a m i p a m i p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 2
[31] IV............... II..............................
| E | 5 5 5 | 3 3 |
| B | 5 5 5 4 4 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 | 2 2 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4
[33]
| E | 0 0 0 | 2 2 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 1
[35]
| E | 2 2 2 | 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | | 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 |
| A | 1 1 1 | 2 2 |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p m i m
L 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 2 3
[37]
| E | 0 0 0 | 3 3 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 | 2 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 | 0 |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 2 2 4 2 4
[39]
| E | 2 3 2 | 2 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 1 1 | 2 2 |
| A | 2 | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 2
[41] I
> > >
| E | 7 0 0 | 3 2 1 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 5 5 | |
| A | | 0 0 |
| E | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i a i m i a i m p i m i
L 4 1 1 4 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
[43] II..............
| E | 0 | 0 3 |
| B | 0 0 0 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| D | 4 4 | 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 | |
| E | | 0 |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a p a
L 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 4
[45]
| E | 7 7 7 | 7 5 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 5 5 5 | 4 4 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m i a i m p m i m
L 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 1 3 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 3 2 3
[47]II.............................
| E | 5 5 5 | 5 3 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 5 5 5 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | | |
| A | 2 2 | |
| E | | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
R p a i m i m i m i a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m i a i m i m i m
L 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 4
[49]
| E | 0 0 0 | 3 2 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | | |
| A | 3 3 3 | 0 0 |
| E | | |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m i m i m p a i m i m i m
L 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1
[51] II..............
| E | 0 | 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 4 4 | |
| G | 0 0 0 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| D | 4 4 | 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 | 2 |
| E | | 0 0 |
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R p a i m i m i m p a i m p a i m p a i m p m i m p
L 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 3 2 3