Back to my main page for guitar tablature for Virgil Thomson's The Plow That Broke The Plains, including links to the 3 movements which include guitar or banjo.
Let me know if you ever make use of this. Thanks. Donald Sauter.
Short ID: PLOW4.
Title: The Plow That Broke The Plains; Mvmt 4. Blues (Speculation)
Composer: Virgil Thomson.
Source: Orchestral score.
Tuning: EADGBE. Banjo part played on guitar.
Time sig: 4/4. 4er = 96.
The banjo part for movement 4, "Blues (Speculation)" is transcribed here for
guitar. The transcription is note-for-note, in the correct register.
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
(4 frets from the 2nd to 3rd string.) To move a note to a higher string,
just subtract 5 frets (4 frets from the 3rd to 2nd string.)
Explanation of symbols:
[22] = rehearsal number 22, for example.
z = rest. Fill in to make a solid block.
In case it's not clear, measure 1 is a full 4 beats; the orchestra starts
right on beat 1.
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The Plow That Broke The Plains; Mvmt 4. Blues (Speculation) PLOW4: Page 1 of 1.
EADGBE. Banjo part played on guitar. Leading measures: 1 14 26 41. Virgil Thomson.
4/4 [22] f cresc. ff [23]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 p poco a poco cresc. 3 3
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[24] [25] [26]
2 3 4 p poco a poco cresc. f dim. p cresc. f dim. p cresc.
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[27] [28] [29]
dim. cresc. dim. p dim. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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________|________|________|________|____|____|________|____|____|____|____|____|____|____|____|_
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p (Banjo out to end...)
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