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: FC68.
Title: Gigue.
Composer: Francois Campion.
Source: Nouvelles decouvertes sur la Guitarre.
Page 35.
Date: 1705.
Facsimile: Minkoff (1977), page 62.
Tuning: B D G C# F# (tuning 5).
Time sig: 3/8.
Fixes and modifications (M=measure r=rhythm s=string):
M26r2 original showed no rhythm symbol (implying 4er). 8th symbol added here.
Tablature elements to be added by hand:
Slurs. If only a starting point is given, slur includes all the following
uninterrupted notes on the same string.
M12 r1s1.
M27 r2-4s2.
M28 r2s5.
M29 r3-4s2.
Take a moment to fill out the 16th-note beams.
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.
Octave doublings: To keep certain musical lines intact on the modern guitar,
consider adding or substituting the next octave up. For example, see:
m28r2-3.
Leading measures in Campion's original tablature:
1 9 18 27. Last measure is 34.
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B D G C# F# (tuning 5). Leading measures: 1 16 29. Francois Campion.
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