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Short ID: PLOW3A. Title: The Plow That Broke The Plains; Mvmt 3. Cattle. Composer: Virgil Thomson. Source: Orchestral score. Tuning: Capo on 1; guitar part transposed to A. Time sig: 3/2 and 6/4. This guitar part for movement 3, "Cattle", is transposed from the original key, Bb, to the key of A. Hopefully, it fits more naturally on the guitar. You will need to play with a capo at the 1st fret, or maybe play on a guitar tuned up a half step. The fingering specified by the tablature may be altered according to your own tastes, of course. To move a note to a lower string, just add 5 frets (or 4 frets from the 2nd to 3rd string.) To move a note to a higher string, just subtract 5 frets (or 4 frets from the 3rd to 2nd string.) Don't be afraid to eliminate a note in a problem spot. For example, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ______________ ______________ ______________ |_____7___7__| |_____7___7__| |_____7___7__| |_____8___8__| |____________| |_____8___8__| |_____7___7__| to |_____7___7__| or |_0__________| |_5__________| |_5__________| |____________| |____________| |____________| |____________| |____________| |____________| |____________| Explanation of symbols: [12] = rehearsal number 12, for example. z = rest. Fill in to make a solid block. . (within the tablature) = endpoint of the note sounding on that string. *** Download and edit out all material above and below the tablature. *** Set up your printer for: 96 characters/line (12 characters/inch). 66 lines/page (6 lines/inch). *** Print out starting with the title line below. The Plow That Broke The Plains; Mvmt 3. Cattle. PLOW3A: Page 1 of 3. Capo on 1; guitar part transposed to A. Leading measures: 1 9 16 23 30. 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Plow/Cattle. Leading measures: 36 43 50 56 62. PLOW3A: Page 2 of 3. [14] pp [15] cresc. Flute/oboe... __ __ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _3|_____5_____5|___________0|____________|___________0|____________|_5___5_5______|_5___5_5_____ _2|_____3_____3|_____3_____0|_____2_____3|_____3_____0|_____2_____3|_________5___5|_________5___ __|____________|_____2___0__|_____0_____2|_____2___0__|_____0_____2|___________6__|_____________ __|___4_____4__|___4________|___2_____4__|___4________|___2_____4__|______________|_____________ __|_5_____5____|_5__________|_0_____5____|_5__________|_0_____5____|______________|_____________ __|____________|_______3____|____________|_______3____|____________|______________|_____________ 3/2 Gtr pp [16] 6/4 Flute/oboe... __ __ ___ __ __ __ | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | ________________________________________________________________________________________________ __|_7___7_7_7_5_7|_9___7_9_7_5_.|_____0_._0_.|_____0_._0_.|_4___4_4_4___4|_5___5_5_5___5|_______ _5|______________|______________|_____0_._0_.|_____2_._2_.|___________5__|______________|_3___3_ __|______________|______________|_____1_._1_.|_____2_._2_.|______________|______________|_______ __|______________|______________|____________|____________|______________|______________|_______ __|______________|______________|____________|_0_.________|______________|______________|_______ __|______________|______________|_0_.________|____________|______________|______________|_______ Fancy Free (tutti) High wide and handsome ___ __ ___ __ __ ___ __ ___ | | | | | |. | | | | | | |. | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | | |. | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____2___5|___________7___10|_5___5_5_7_5__|____________|___________2___5|___________7___10|____ _3_3______|_8___8_8_8_______|_____________7|_7_5_5_5___7|_3___3_3_3______|_8___8_8_8_______|____ __________|_________________|______________|____________|________________|_________________|____ __________|_________________|______________|____________|________________|_________________|____ __________|_________________|______________|____________|________________|_________________|____ __________|_________________|______________|____________|________________|_________________|____ Trumpet... __ ___ __ __ __ __ ___ |. | | | | | | | | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _5___5_5________|____________|______________|______________|______________|________________|____ _________8_7_5_5|_7_3_3_3____|______________|______________|_0___0_0_0___0|_2___0_2_0______|____ ________________|____________|_2___2_2______|_2___2_2______|___________2__|___________2___2|____ ________________|___________2|_________2___2|_________2___2|______________|________________|____ ________________|____________|___________4__|______________|______________|________________|____ ________________|____________|______________|______________|______________|________________|____ Bassoon/Eng horn... Strings... Bassoon... __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ ___ |. | | | | | |. | | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | |. | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________|________________|______________|______________|_2___0___0_0_0|_5___3_5_3_2____|__ _0___0_0_0___0|_2___0_2_0______|______________|_____________3|_______3______|_____________3_3|__ ___________2__|___________2___2|_1___1_1_1___1|_2___2_2_2____|______________|________________|__ ______________|________________|___________2__|______________|______________|________________|__ ______________|________________|______________|______________|______________|________________|__ ______________|________________|______________|______________|______________|________________|__ Thomson. Plow/Cattle. Leading measures: 68 76. PLOW3A: Page 3 of 3. 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