Cuna tab by Mompou

Tabs with lyrics

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
[email protected]

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

Timing: 6/8

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

E MajorE|--7-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------5---------------8-------8---------------|
G+G|--------------6-----------------------9-----------|
D MajorD|------------------7---5-------------------7-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------10---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|--7-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------5---------------8-------8---------------|
G+G|--------------6-----------------------9-----------|
D MajorD|------------------7---5-------------------7-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------10---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|--5-------0---------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------6-------3---------------|
G+G|--------------5-------0---------------5-----------|
D MajorD|------------------7-----------------------3-------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------3---|

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

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--10------8--------------10-------8---------------|
G+G|-------------10-----------------------9-----------|
D MajorD|------------------9-----------------------7-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------10----------------------10---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
   softer...

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

E MajorE|--7-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------5---------------8-------8---------------|
G+G|--------------6-----------------------9-----------|
D MajorD|------------------7---5-------------------7-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------10---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|--0-----------0-----------3-------5---------------|
BB|----------6---------------------------5-----------|
G+G|------------------2-----------------------4-------|
D MajorD|----------------------0---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------0---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
   stronger...

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

E MajorE|----------3---------------5-------7---------------|
BB|--5-----------5-----------------------8-----------|
G+G|------------------4-----------------------7-------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------4-----------------------8---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
   stronger...

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

E MajorE|--8---/---7---------------------------------------|
BB|--------------6----------10---/---3---------------|
G+G|------------------5-------------------5-----------|
D MajorD|----------------------0-------------------0-------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------1---|
   softer...

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

E MajorE|--5-------3---------------5-------3---------------|
BB|--------------0-----------------------1-----------|
G+G|------------------0-----------------------2-------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------3-----------------------3---|  END #1

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

E MajorE|----------------------7-----------------------5---|
BB|------------------8-----------------------6-------|
G+G|--------------7-----------------------5-----------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8-------7---------------5-------5---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|---------------------10-----------------------8---|
BB|-----------------12----------------------10-------|
G+G|-------------12----------------------10-----------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12-----10---------------8-------8---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|----------------------0---------------------------|
BB|------------------0---------------------------6---|
G+G|------------------------------------------4-------|
D MajorD|--------------3-----------------------0-----------|
A augmentedA|--7---/---2---------------3-------0---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
   stronger...

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

E MajorE|----------------------8-----------------------7---|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------8-----------------------8-------|
D MajorD|--------------7-----------------------7-----------|
A augmentedA|--10------8--------------10-------8---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
   slower...

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

E MajorE|----------------------0-----------------------1---|
BB|------------------0-----------------------3-------|
G+G|--------------0-----------------------2-----------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5-------3---------------2-------2---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|----------------------5-----------------------0---|
BB|------------------6-----------------------0-------|
G+G|--------------5-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------2-----------|
A augmentedA|--7-------5---------------3-------3---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|----------------------------------------------1---|
BB|----------------------1---------------------------|
G+G|------------------0-----------------------2-------|
D MajorD|--------------1-----------------------3-----------|
A augmentedA|--2-------0---------------3-----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------1---------------|
   stronger...              normal...

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

E MajorE|----------------------1---------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------2-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------0-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-------2---------------3-------2---------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------0-------|
   softer...

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

E MajorE|------------------1-------0---------------0-------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------2-----------------------1---------------|
D MajorD|--0-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------| END #2

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

E MajorE|--7---8---7---------------------------------------|
BB|--8-------6--------------10---/---3---------------|
G+G|--7-------5-----------------------4-------5---4---|
D MajorD|--0-------0-----------------------2---------------|
A augmentedA|--0-------0-------7---------------0---------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------0---------------|

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

E MajorE|--5---7---0-----------3---------------------------|
BB|--6-------0---------------3-----------------------|
G+G|--5-------0-------2-------2-----------------------|
D MajorD|--0-------2---------------3-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--0-------3---------------0-------5-------3---2---|
E MajorE|--------------------------0-----------------------|

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

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------5---7-------8---7-------------------|
G+G|--------------5---7-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------5---7-----------------------5-------|
A augmentedA|--5---0-------0---7-------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------0-------------------------------|
   stronger...              softer...

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

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------10--12------13--12-------------------|
G+G|-------------10--12-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----------10--12-----------------------9-------|
A augmentedA|------7-------0--12-------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------0-------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|--------------3-------5---------------0-------3---|
BB|--------------5-------6---------------0-----------|
G+G|--------------4-------5---------------0-----------|
D MajorD|-10---7-------5-------0---------------2-----------|
A augmentedA|--------------0-------0-------7---5---3-----------|
E MajorE|--------------0---------------------------0-------|

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

E MajorE|----------0---------------------------0-----------|
BB|--3-----------0-------1---0-------3-------0-------|
G+G|--2-----------0-------------------2-------0-------|
D MajorD|--3-----------0-------------------3-------0-------|
A augmentedA|--0---3-------2-------------------0-------2-------|
E MajorE|--1-----------0---------------3---1-------0-------|

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

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|------3-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--0-----------2-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------4-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------2-----------3-------2---------------|
E MajorE|--------------0-----------------------------------| END #3

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

E MajorE|--------------------------5-----------------------|
BB|--------------------------5-----------------------|
G+G|--------------------------4-----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------3-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------<12>--------------|
E MajorE|--3---/---5-------3-------------------------------|

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

E MajorE|------------------3---------------------<12>------|
BB|------------------1-------------------------------|
G+G|-<0>----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2----------------------10-------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|
  -the harmonics should be sustained till the end.


 /  = slide
<#> = harmonic on the #th fret.