Cuna tab by Mompou

This is a beautiful piece that I discovered on a tape
done by Christopher Parkening. I was unable to find
the tablature out there so I had to do it myself. I
believe the timing is correct although the piece is
played with a lot of change in speed and expression.
If you can find the tape then as usual, considering
this is tablature, you can get a better feel for
the piece. However I have tried to tab the "generic"
timing but encourage the player to be expressive.

Also this piece is relatively not that difficult to
play.


Paul R. Estrada
estrada@cosmic.arc.nasa.gov

Cuna (Suite Compostelana) by Mompou.
Performed by Christopher Parkening.

Timing: 6/8

  START SECTION #1
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--7-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------5---------------8-------8---------------|
G|--------------6-----------------------9-----------|
D|------------------7---5-------------------7-------|
A|---------------------------------------------10---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--7-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------5---------------8-------8---------------|
G|--------------6-----------------------9-----------|
D|------------------7---5-------------------7-------|
A|---------------------------------------------10---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--5-------0---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------6-------3---------------|
G|--------------5-------0---------------5-----------|
D|------------------7-----------------------3-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3---|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--10------8--------------10-------8---------------|
G|-------------10-----------------------9-----------|
D|------------------9-----------------------7-------|
A|---------------------10----------------------10---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  softer...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--7-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------5---------------8-------8---------------|
G|--------------6-----------------------9-----------|
D|------------------7---5-------------------7-------|
A|---------------------------------------------10---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--0-----------0-----------3-------5---------------|
B|----------6---------------------------5-----------|
G|------------------2-----------------------4-------|
D|----------------------0---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------0---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  stronger...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------3---------------5-------7---------------|
B|--5-----------5-----------------------8-----------|
G|------------------4-----------------------7-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------4-----------------------8---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  stronger...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--8---/---7---------------------------------------|
B|--------------6----------10---/---3---------------|
G|------------------5-------------------5-----------|
D|----------------------0-------------------0-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------1---|
  softer...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--5-------3---------------5-------3---------------|
B|--------------0-----------------------1-----------|
G|------------------0-----------------------2-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-----------------------3---| END #1

  START SECTION #2
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------------------7-----------------------5---|
B|------------------8-----------------------6-------|
G|--------------7-----------------------5-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-------7---------------5-------5---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|---------------------10-----------------------8---|
B|-----------------12----------------------10-------|
G|-------------12----------------------10-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--12-----10---------------8-------8---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------------------0---------------------------|
B|------------------0---------------------------6---|
G|------------------------------------------4-------|
D|--------------3-----------------------0-----------|
A|--7---/---2---------------3-------0---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  stronger...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------------------8-----------------------7---|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------8-----------------------8-------|
D|--------------7-----------------------7-----------|
A|--10------8--------------10-------8---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
  slower...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------------------0-----------------------1---|
B|------------------0-----------------------3-------|
G|--------------0-----------------------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------3---------------2-------2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------------------5-----------------------0---|
B|------------------6-----------------------0-------|
G|--------------5-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-----------|
A|--7-------5---------------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------------------------------------------1---|
B|----------------------1---------------------------|
G|------------------0-----------------------2-------|
D|--------------1-----------------------3-----------|
A|--2-------0---------------3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------1---------------|
  stronger...       normal...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------------------1---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------2-------------------------------|
D|--------------0-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2---------------3-------2---------------|
E|------------------------------------------0-------|
  softer...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|------------------1-------0---------------0-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2-----------------------1---------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------| END #2


  START SECTION #3 (play with a lot of feeling)
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--7---8---7---------------------------------------|
B|--8-------6--------------10---/---3---------------|
G|--7-------5-----------------------4-------5---4---|
D|--0-------0-----------------------2---------------|
A|--0-------0-------7---------------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------0---------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--5---7---0-----------3---------------------------|
B|--6-------0---------------3-----------------------|
G|--5-------0-------2-------2-----------------------|
D|--0-------2---------------3-----------------------|
A|--0-------3---------------0-------5-------3---2---|
E|--------------------------0-----------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------5---7-------8---7-------------------|
G|--------------5---7-------------------------------|
D|--------------5---7-----------------------5-------|
A|--5---0-------0---7-------------------------------|
E|------------------0-------------------------------|
  stronger...       softer...

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10--12------13--12-------------------|
G|-------------10--12-------------------------------|
D|--7----------10--12-----------------------9-------|
A|------7-------0--12-------------------------------|
E|------------------0-------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--------------3-------5---------------0-------3---|
B|--------------5-------6---------------0-----------|
G|--------------4-------5---------------0-----------|
D|-10---7-------5-------0---------------2-----------|
A|--------------0-------0-------7---5---3-----------|
E|--------------0---------------------------0-------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|----------0---------------------------0-----------|
B|--3-----------0-------1---0-------3-------0-------|
G|--2-----------0-------------------2-------0-------|
D|--3-----------0-------------------3-------0-------|
A|--0---3-------2-------------------0-------2-------|
E|--1-----------0---------------3---1-------0-------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|--------------4-----------------------------------|
A|--------------2-----------3-------2---------------|
E|--------------0-----------------------------------| END #3

  REPEAT SECTION #1 then
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|--------------------------5-----------------------|
B|--------------------------5-----------------------|
G|--------------------------4-----------------------|
D|--------------------------3-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--3---/---5-------3-------------------------------|

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  5  &  6  &

E|------------------3---------------------------|
B|------------------1-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2----------------------10-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 -the harmonics should be sustained till the end.


 / = slide
 = harmonic on the #th fret.