PRELUDE #16
As recorded by Frederic Chopin
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'guitar'
Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 2 1 0 | |
| 4 3 1 | 14 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 14 15 17 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 15 13 11 13 15 17 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 16 12 13 15 |
| 1 | 13 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 17 18 20 21 23 24 25 23 21 20 18 17 18 |
| 16 18 20 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 21 19 18 17 18 |
| 20 18 17 15 15 |
| 19 18 16 15 |
| 18 16 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 15 17 15 13 |
| 15 16 18 16 15 13 11 13 |
| 15 16 18 15 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 11 |
| 12 15 13 11 12 13 15 13 14 15 |
| 15 14 15 15 |
| 14 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 17 18 16 15 |
| 15 18 16 17 18 |
| 13 14 15 18 17 18 |
| 16 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 25 23 21 20 18 17 16 14 13 11 |
| 19 16 |
| 17 14 11 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 11 9 9 8 8 |
| 11 9 9 7 7 |
| 10 10 8 |
| 11 10 8 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 6 7 6 | 6 7 6 |
| 6 8 9 9 7 8 6 | 6 8 9 9 7 8 6 |
| 7 8 10 10 10 8 | 7 8 10 10 10 8 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 8 9 7 8 | 8 9 7 8 |
| 7 8 9 10 9 10 7 8 7 | 7 8 9 10 9 10 7 8 7 |
| 9 10 10 | 9 10 10 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 9 10 13 11 8 |
| 9 11 12 13 10 |
| 8 10 11 11 8 |
| 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 9 11 9 |
| 9 11 12 13 13 11 |
| 8 10 11 12 9 |
| 11 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 8 |
| 7 8 9 10 11 |
| 8 9 10 11 10 8 |
| 10 11 12 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 9 7 |
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| 10 8 7 10 8 7 11 10 |
| 9 8 7 8 9 8 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 10 8 14S15 17 18 |
| 10 11 11S13 15 17 |
| 8S12 13 15 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 17S18 20 21 23 24 25 23 21 20 18 17 18 |
| 16 18 20 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 16 |
| 19 18 17 18 16 |
| 18 17 15S14 15 |
| 18 16 15S13 |
| 16 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 13 15 17 15 13 |
| 13 15 16 16 15 13S11 13 |
| 15 16 15 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 11 |
| 12 14 13 10 11 12 13 15 13 14 15 |
| 14 15 15 |
| 14 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 16 18 16 15 |
| 13 14 13S15 16 17 16 17 18 |
| 13 16 |
| 16 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 25 23 23 21 21 20 20 18 18 16 |
| 19 19 18 16 14 13 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 16 14 14 13 13 11 11 9 |
| 11 9 |
| 15 13 11 10 10 |
| 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 7 9 10 8 9 |
| 8 9 10 8 9 9 8 |
| 10 11 11 |
| 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 7 9 10 8 9 |
| 8 9 10 8 9 9 |
| 10 11 11 9 |
| 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 7 8 7 | |
| 7 8 9 10 8 9 7 | 7 9 10 8 9 7 |
| 8 9 11 11 9 7 | 7 9 10 11 11 9 10 9 7 |
| | 11 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 8 | 6 |
| 7 11 9 7 | 9 7 6 9 7 6 |
| 10 8 10 8 | 6S5 8 6 5 8 6 5 |
| 7 11 10 8S7 11 | 8 |
| 11 | |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 8 7 6 5 6 5S4 5 4 4 | |
| 8 8 7 8 7 6 | 8 7 6 5 7 6 5S4 6 5 4S3 6 4 3 |
| | 6 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 2 3 4 2 3 | 2 3 4 2 3 |
| 3 4 6 5 6 3 4 3 | 3 4 6 5 6 3 4 3 |
| 5 6 6 | 5 6 6 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | 2 |
| | 6 4 2 |
| 5 3 5 3 | 3 2 3 |
| 3 4 3 4 | 2 3 4 3 3p1 |
| 3 4 6 3 3 4 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 6p1 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 1 2 3 4 2 3 0 1 | 1 2 3 4 2 3 0 1 |
| 0h1 3 4 3 4 3 1 | 0 1 3 4 3 4 3 1 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 9 | 12 11 |
| 7S9 11 12 | 12p9 0 |
| 4S6 8 9 | 11p8 |
| 2S4 6 8 | 6p4 |
| 2 4 6 | 6 6 2 |
| | 7 4S2 4 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 4 3 | 8 11 |
| 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 | 4 3 1 0 9 8 12 9 15 |
| 0 1 2 1 | 2 1 9 8 13 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 19 18 |
| 15 18 17 15 |
| 16 15 19 16 15 19 |
| 13 12 16 15 |
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S S S S S S S S E E q q Q H
| 18 17 21 20 25 | 6 * |
| 19 18 6 | 6 * |
| 18 17 | 6 * |
| 7 | 8 * |
| 8 | 8 * |
| | 6 * |
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
This took me a month to learn and even longer to tab. Good luck