Arabian Dance
from the Nutcracker Suite by Peter Illyich Tchiakovsky
arranged by Les Weller
Dropped D Tuning - DADGBE (Play with haunting mystery drone)
__ Section A _>
! h B h p
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ---1----------------1----------------1--------------------
G ---0----------2-----0----------2-----0---3--5--3--2-3-2---
D ---2----0--0--3--0--2----0--0--3--0--2---0--------0-------
A ---0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0---0----------------
D ---0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0---0----------------
<__ Section A__ __ Section B__>
! ! s
E ----------------------!---------!-1----3---5--5----------
B ----------------------!-Repeat--! 3----5---6--6----------
G ----------------------!-Section-!------------------------
D -0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--!---A-----!------------------------
A -0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--!---------!-0-00-00--0--0000-------
D -0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--!---------!-0-00-00--0--0000-------
<__Section B__
h p h p s !
E -5--3-5--3---1----3----5--1--0-1-0-1-0---------------------!
B -6--3-6--5---3----5----6--3--2----------(2)/3--------------!
G -----------------------------------------------------------!
D -----------------------------------------------------------!
A -0-00-00-0---0000-0-00-00-00-0--------------0-0000-0-0000--!
D -0-00-00-0---0000-0-00-00-00-0--------------0-0000-0-0000--!
__ Section C __>
!
E ---------!-5-----6---8--8---------8----10---11--10--9--------!
B -Repeat--!-6-----8---10-10--------10---12---13--12--10-------!
G -Section-!---------------------------------------------------!
D ----A----!---------------------------------------------------!
A ---------!-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-!
D ---------!-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-!
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
E -10--9--10-9-10-9-10-9--8-9-8-9-8-9-8-7------8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7--
B -11--10-----------------9-------------8------9-8--------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A -0---0--------------------------------0-0000------------------
D -0---0--------------------------------0-0000------------------
<__ Section C __
h p h p h p St !
E --6-7-6-7-6-7-6---5-----------------------!--------!---------
B --7---------------6-----------------------!-Repeat-!---------
G ------------------7-----------------------!-Section!---------
D ------------------------------------------!---A----!---------
A ------------------0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--!--------!---------
D ------------------0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--!--------!---------
__ Section D__>
! h p h p h p s h p h p h p s
E -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G --#7----------6-7-6-7-6-7-6--2/5#--------2-3-2-3-2-3-2- 0/3#-
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A ------0000--0---------------------0000-0------------------0--
D ---0--0000--0------------------0--0000-0------------------0--
h s s h p p h h h
E ------------------------------------!------------------------
B ------------------------------------!-----------------------
G --------2-3/5\3--2-3-2-0-3-0-(0)-2--!-----------2-3-3-3----
D ------------------------------------!------------------------
A --000-------------------------------!-0-0-0-0-0--------------
D --000---0---------------------------!-0-0-0-0-0--------------
h p p h p p h h h h p h p p h p p h
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --2-3-2-0-----------------------------0-2-3---2-3-2-0---------
D ----------3-2-0-2#--------------0-2-3-----------------3-2-0---
A --------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------4#
D --------------------0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------
<__ Section D__
!
E -----------------------------!---------!---------!---------!---
B -----------------------------!-Repeat--!-Repeat--!-Repeat--!---
G -----------------------------!-Section-!-Section-!-Section-!---
D ----0------------------------!----A----!----B----!----A----!---
A --0------0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-!---------!---------!---------!---
D ------0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-!---------!---------!---------!---
ss h p h p h
E --1----3---5-5-----5-6--6/8---6-5------6-5-6-5-6-5-6-----
B --3----5---6-6-----6-8--8/10--8-6------8 6---------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------
A --0-00-00--0-0000--0-00--00---0-0000----------------------
D --0-00-00--0-0000--0-00--00---0-0000---0-0----------------
h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p h p
E --4-5-4-5-4-5-4-3- ----------4--3-4-3-4-3-4-3--2-3-2-3-2-3-2-
B --5-------------4------------5--4--------------3-------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------0-0-0-0--0---------------------------------
D ------------------0-0-0-0--0---------------------------------
St
E ---1---!---------!---------!--------------------!
B -- 3---!-Repeat--!-Repeat--!-Repeat -!
G ---2---!-Section-!-Section-!-Section-A with ----!
D ---0---!----A----!----C----!-last chord strong--! FINE
A ---0---!---------!---------!--------------------!
D ---0---!---------!---------!--------------------!
PERFORMANCE NOTES
Play double bass note with thumb thru-stroke, 1-1234-1-1234-1-
123456. All hphphp series to be played rapid as possible,
particularly the extended rolls in section D. Sustain open notes
whenever possible. Play with feeling.
B = Back strike (2 strings)
St = Strum slow # = Vibrato, amplify
p = Pull Off s/ = slide up
h = Hammer on s\ = Slide down
NOTE: This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of the music. You may only use this file for
private study, scholarship, or research.
Tab by L. Weller, 5/16/96, arab001.txt