Greensleeves (failed - reindex)   Francis Cutting

 
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 | This tablature is the author's personal interpretation |


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 Original title: Greensleeves


 Composer: Anon./Francis Cutting (fl. 1583-c1603)


 Source: Audio CD "Greensleeves"


 (Deutsche Grammophon/Polydor, 1982)


 Performer: Gцran Sцllscher


 Transcribed by: Ralf Flicker (rflicker@mac.com)


 Date: 22 June 2004 (first transcribed in 1994)


 


 Revisions to this file posted on:


 http://homepage.mac.com/rflicker/tabs.html


 


 Originally submitted to Weed's Classical Guitar Tablature page


 


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 Notes:


 


 Cutting's (original?) version of this renaissance classic


 offers a a bit more for the classical guitarist than the


 traditionally lame christmas ditty. Sцllscher plays it on an


 11-string alto guitar, tuned as the normal renaissance lute


 

 
 (Bb-C-D-E-F/G-c-f-a-d-g). My transcription for the standard
 6-string guitar uses E-A-D-G-B-d tuning. At the time (10 yrs

 


 ago), it seemed like a reasonable compromise, rendering most


 of the transcription very true to the original while still


 being possible to play. I think now that standard tuning


 would have been better, if slightly more compliacted to play,


 but now I can't be bothered to redo it all, sorry. The one I


 I give here is still a good version for the 6-string.


 


 As intro (and outro), Sцllscher plays the more commonly known


 version of Greensleeves, which you may find a dozen or more


 transcriptions of to choose from.


 


 Comments and corrections welcome!


 


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 Notation used in this tab:


 


 | bar divisor


 ( arpeggiate chord


 [1] bar numbering


 X,Y,Z abbreviated notation for positions 10, 11 and 12


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 Greensleeves, Anon./F. Cutting


 


 Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-d


 


 Time signature: 6/8


 Quantum: 1/16


 Tempo: allegro, 100 bpm


 Expression: altieramente


 


 [1] 


 

 
 D|---|----0-2-----|---2--------|---0--------|0--2--------|
 B|---|1---0-1---1-|3---1-0---0-|1---0----01-|0---1-0---0-|
 G|-2-|2-----------|------1-----|2---1-1---2-|----2-1---1-|
 D|---|------------|0-----2-----|----2-2-----|------2-----|
 A|---|0---------0-|------------|0-----3---0-|2---0-------|
 E|---|------------|----------0-|------------|------0---0-|

 


 


 [5] 


 

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

 


 


 [9] 


 

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

 


 


 [13] 


 

 
 D|----0-2---4-|5---7-9---5-|7--5--2--0--|---2--------|
 B|1---0-1---3-|0-----0---5-|5---7-0---0-|2---2-2-----|
 G|2-------0---|0-----0-----|5---7-1-----|2-----2---2-|
 D|----------0-|------------|----0-2-----|2-----------|
 A|0---2-3-----|----------3-|0-----------|0-----0-----|
 E|------------|3-----X-----|----------0-|------------|

 


 alt#1


 


 [17] 


 

 
 D|---02-7-----|0--54-5--0--|---0-----02-|--2---2-----|
 B|1-------5-5-|0---3-0---0-|1---0-----1-|----4-0---0-|
 G|2---------5-|0-----0-----|2---1-2-----|--4---1---0-|
 D|------------|----0-------|----2-2-----|----4-----2-|
 A|0---------3-|------------|0-----3---0-|2-----------|
 E|------------|------3-----|------------|------0-----|

 


 


 [21] 


 

 
 D|---20-2-5-4-|5-0-2-0-----|----2-0-----|------------|
 B|1-------3---|0-------0-1-|0--------20-|2-----------|
 G|2-----0-----|0-----------|1---2-0--20-|2-----2-----|
 D|--------0---|------------|2--4------2-|2---2-------|
 A|0---2-3-----|--2-3-2---0-|----3-2-----|0-----------|
 E|------------|3-------3---|------------|------------|

 


 


 [25] 


 

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

 


 


 [29] 


 

 
 D|------2--0--|5(-4--9-----|X-----6--46-|7(----------|
 B|1--0------1-|0(--5-0--X8-|---ZX-4-----|5(----------|
 G|----2-------|0(----0-----|9-----6-----|6(----------|
 D|------------|-(----------|X---0-7-----|7(----------|
 A|0-----3-----|-(----------|0-----------|0(----------|
 E|------------|3(----X-----|------------|------------| Fine
 [--------alt#2---------]

 


 


 Alternatives:


 


 

 
 alt#1 [--------alt#2---------]
 D|--- -0-----|------------|---|
 B|-0- ----0--|1--0------0-|2(-|
 G|-0- -----0-|2---2-1--21-|2(-|
 D|--- -------|----0-2-----|2(-|
 A|--- -------|0-----------|0(-|
 E|-3- -3-----|----------0-|---|