This easy-to-read modern tablature should be completely faithful to Francois Campion's original tablature. Let me know of any errors you find. Donald Sauter.
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Short ID: FC26.
Title: Courante La petitte doucet.
Composer: Francois Campion.
Source: Nouvelles decouvertes sur la Guitarre.
Page 15.
Date: 1705.
Facsimile: Minkoff (1977), page 37.
Tuning: Bb D G C F (tuning 1).
Time sig: 3/2.
Fixes and modifications (M=measure r=rhythm s=string):
M13 original rhythm shown as half half 8th. First rhythm changed to
dotted-half here.
Tablature elements to be added by hand:
No slurs in this piece.
Strums: Arrowheads ^ and v indicate strums. Open strings in strummed chords
were not shown in the tablature; add as many open strings as sound good.
Take a moment to re-draw the ^ arrowhead right at the top of the associated
stem.
Explanation of symbols:
" = trill (starting on upper neighbor).
, = mordent (main note to lower neighbor and back to the main note).
. = do not strum this string in the chord.
z = rest. Fill in to make a solid block.
Octave doublings: To keep certain musical lines intact on the modern guitar,
consider adding or substituting the next octave up. For example, see:
m10r3, m11r5, m18r3-4, m20r3,r5-6, m21r4,r6, m24r2.
Leading measures in Campion's original tablature:
1 7 10 15 20 24. Last measure is 28.
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Bb D G C F (tuning 1). Leading measures: 1 8 15 22. Francois Campion.
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