Prelude #2 by George Gershwin
6 string tuned to D
Andante con moto e poco rubato
tempo and key signature change at bar 31: Largamente con moto
return to tempo 1 at bar 45
1
| E | | |
| B | 3 | 3 |
| G | | |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
3
| E | | |
| B | 3 | 3 |
| G | | 2 5 2 |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
5
| E | | |
| B | 3 | 3 |
| G | 5 2 2 5 2 | 5 2 2 5 2 |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
7
| E | | |
| B | 3 1 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 5 2 2 0 2 2 | 5 2 0 |
| D | 3 4 0 4 | 3 4 0 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
9 nat.harm.
| E | 3 7 3 | 0 |
| B | 3 1 8 1 | 3 |
| G | 4 6 | 4 4 2 1 0 |
| D | 2 2 | |
| A | | 3 4 <12> |
| D | 5 | 5 |
11
| E | 0 | 1 |
| B | 3 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 3 2 3 | 4 3 2 3 |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | | |
| D | 0 | 0 |
13 V
| E | | 1 |
| B | 6 8 0 6 | 3 |
| G | 3 7 7 | 7 3 2 |
| D | 7 0 3 7 | 3 0 |
| A | | 2 0 4 |
| D | 5 5 | 6 |
15
| E | 5 7 | 5 7 |
| B | 6 8 | 6 8 |
| G | 0 | 0 |
| D | 0 3 0 3 | 0 3 0 3 |
| A | | |
| D | 0 | 0 |
17
| E | | 5 8 5 |
| B | 3 | 3 |
| G | 0 | 0 |
| D | 3 4 4 | 3 4 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
19
| E | 8 5 5 8 5 | 8 5 5 8 5 |
| B | 6 5 3 5 | 6 5 3 5 |
| G | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 4 | 4 4 |
| A | 8 0 0 | 8 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
21 VII octave harmonics...
| E | 8 10 8 5 10 | 8 5 0 |
| B | 6 10 10 10 | 6 <3> <3> |
| G | 9 7 9 | 7 |
| D | 5 | 5 4 |
| A | 8 0 9 | 8 0 0 |
| D | 0 7 | 0 |
23 ..........................................
| E | <3> <7> <3> | <0> |
| B | <3> 1 8 1 | <3> |
| G | 4 6 | 4 <4> <2> <1> <0> <2> |
| D | 2 2 | |
| A | | 3 4 |
| D | 5 | 5 |
25
| E | 0 | 1 |
| B | 3 3 5 3 5 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 3 2 3 | 4 3 2 3 |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | | |
| D | 0 | 0 |
27 V
| E | | 10 13 10 7 5 |
| B | 6 8 0 6 | 0 6 3 |
| G | 3 7 7 | 5 6 |
| D | 7 0 3 7 | 8 |
| A | | 0 |
| D | 5 5 | 6 |
29
| E | 5 7 | 5 8 |
| B | 6 8 | 6 7 |
| G | | |
| D | 0 | 0 3 0 3 7 0 |
| A | | |
| D | 0 3 0 3 5 | 0 |
31 (Largamento con moto)
| E | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 0 0 3 3 | 1 1 0 0 |
| G | 0 | 4 4 2 |
| D | 0 | 0 0 2 0 |
| A | 1 2 | |
| D | 5 | |
33
| E | 3 3 3 2 | 1 1 1 1 |
| B | 3 3 3 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 3 0 4 4 2 | 0 2 2 0 |
| D | 0 2 | 0 3 |
| A | | 2 |
| D | | |
35
| E | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 2 2 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 2 | 4 2 1 3 2 0 |
| A | 0 3 | 3 |
| D | 5 | |
37
| E | 3 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 4 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | | |
| D | 0 0 2 | 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 |
| A | 2 | |
| D | | |
39
| E | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 3 3 3 3 4 | 1 2 |
| D | | 0 |
| A | | 0 4 |
| D | | 0 |
41
| E | 0 | |
| B | 0 | 3 |
| G | 7 5 | 4 |
| D | | 0 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| D | 4 5 5 4 5 | 5 |
(pizz. Ad lib - ritard)
43 IX VIII VII
| E | 9 8 | 7 5 |
| B | 10 9 | 8 5 |
| G | 9 8 | 7 6. |
| D | | |
| A | 9 10 12 10 9 10 11 | 10. |
| D | | |
45 (tempo 1)
| E | | |
| B | 3 | 3 |
| G | | 2 5 2 |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
47
| E | | |
| B | 3 | 3 |
| G | 5 2 2 5 2 | 5 2 2 5 2 |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
49
| E | | |
| B | 2 3 1 2 3 | 3 1 3 3 |
| G | 5 2 2 0 2 2 | 2 0 |
| D | 3 4 0 4 | 3 4 0 4 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
51
| E | 3 7 3 | |
| B | 3 1 8 1 | 3 5 3 |
| G | 4 6 | 4 4 2 1 0 |
| D | 2 2 | |
| A | | 3 4 <12> |
| D | 5 | 5 |
53
| E | 0 | 1 |
| B | 3 3 5 3 5 3 | 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 3 2 3 | 4 3 2 3 |
| D | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 4 |
| A | | |
| D | 0 | 0 |
55 V
| E | | 1 |
| B | 6 7 8 0 6 | 3 |
| G | 3 7 7 | 7 3 2 |
| D | 7 0 3 7 | 3 0 |
| A | | 2 0 4 |
| D | 5 5 | 6 |
57
| E | 5 7 | 5 6 |
| B | 6 8 | 6 8 |
| G | 0 | 0 |
| D | 0 3 0 3 | 0 3 0 3 |
| A | | |
| D | 0 | 0 |
59 nat.harm.................
| E | 0 0 | <12> | |
| B | 3 10 | | |
| G | 2 2 | | |
| D | 4 4 0 <12> | <5> <3> | |
| A | 0 9 <12> | <5> <3> | |
| D | 0 0 | <9> <4> | 0. |