TAB: Robert Johnson - Alman (The Prince's Almain)

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Alman (Almain) - Robert Johnson (1583-1633)
also called The Prince's Almain, Almayn, Alman, Allmayne, Allmain, Almayne
from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book No 145 (CXLV) (collected c1610-25)
edition: Edson Lopes (1998)
see Notes and Legend below - tab by we...@wussu.com - 21 August 2021
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/johnson_robert_2_alman_fvb_145.mid
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTj4sJz-ZY - Edson Lopes

tuning: EADGBE key: A minor time: 2/4 tempo: 52 bpm (quarter notes)

1 . | . | . | . | .
e|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|-------0-1-------0-----1-3-------|-1-----0-1---3---5-------1---3---|
G|---------|-2-------------------------------|-----------------0===============|
D|-2-------|-2===============----------------|-2===============----------------|
A|---------|-0===============0===============|-3===============----------------|
E|---------|-----------------3===============|---------------------------------|
2 3 1 1 4 1 1 3 4
2 3 2
3
p < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < <

c5______________
4 | . | . | . | .
e|-0-----2-3-------5-----7-8-------|-7-------5-------4-------0---2---|
B|---------3-------5===============|-----------------5---------------|
G|-----------------5===============|-----------------4---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3=======2=======0===============|---------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-4---------------0===============|
2 4 3 4 4 2 2 1
3 1 3
3 1 1
< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > >

6 | . | . | . | .
e|-3-----5-3---1---0-----------0---|-1---3---1---0-----------0-------|
B|-------------------------3-------|-----------------3-----------3---|
G|---------------------------------|-2===============0---------------|
D|---------------------------------|-0===============--------2=======|
A|-----------------3===============|---------------------------------|
E|-0===============----------------|---------------------------------|
2 4 1 1 4 4
3 2

,
8 | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-1-------3---1---0-------0-------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------2---1-------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-3-------0=======2=======--------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-0===============0---------------|
E|-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
1 4 3 3 2
3 2 > > > > > > > >

10 | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0---1-------0---1---3---0---|-1---0---1---3---5-------1---3---|
G|-2-----------2-------------------|-----------------0===============|
D|-2===============0===============|-2===============----------------|
A|-0===============----------------|-3===============----------------|
E|-----------------3===============|---------------------------------|
3 1 2 4 1 4 4
2 2
3 3
< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < <

c5______________
12 | . | . | . | .
e|-0-----2-3-------5-----7-8-------|-7-------5-------4-------0---2---|
B|---------3-------5===============|-----------------5---------------|
G|-----------------5===============|-----------------4---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3=======2=======0===============|---------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-4---------------0===============|
2 4 3 4 4 2 2 1
3 3
3 1 1 1
< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > >

'
14 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-3-5-3-1-0-----0-|-1-3-1-0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------1-3---|---------3-0---3-|-1---3-1-0---0---|-------------0---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------2---1-|-2-------------2-|
D|-----------------|-0=======----2===|-3===0===2===----|-----2-----------|
A|---------3=======|-----------------|-----------------|-0=======0-------|
E|-0=======--------|---------3===----|-------------0===|-----------------|
2 4 2 1 4 1 2 4 3 3 2 3
3 3 2 3 2 > > > > < < <

c3______c5______
t t t
18 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0-------1-0-|-----3-------5===|===----0-----3===|===1-0-------0===|
B|-------3-1-------|-3-----6-5-------|---8-6---3-------|-------3-1-------|
G|-1-------2=======|-4=======5=====--|---------4=====2-|-0=======2=====0-|
D|-2=======--------|---------------9-|-7===------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 4 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 4 1
2 2 2 4 3 3 1 2
< < < < < < < < < < < < < <

t t ,
22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|===--------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|
B|-----3=====1-0---|---0-1-3-5=======|-3---1-3-0---0---|-------------0---|
G|---2-----------2-|-1---------------|-----------2-1---|-2-------------2-|
D|-3=====2-0=======|-2=========2-0---|---------2===----|-----2-----------|
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-2===0===--------|-0=======0-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|
2 4 3 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3
3 2 2 3 2 2
> > > > < < < < > > > > >

c3______c5______
t t t
26 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0-------1-0-|-----3-------5===|===----0-----3===|===1-0-------0===|
B|-------3-1-------|-3-----6-5===----|---8-6---3===----|-------3-1===----|
G|-1---------2=====|---4=====--5===--|-----------4===2-|-0=======--2===0-|
D|---2=====--------|---------------9-|-7=======--------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 1 2 1 1 2 4 1 4 4 2 1 2 1 3 1
< < < < < < < < < < < < 4 3 3 1 2

t t
30 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
e|===--------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-------------||
B|-----3=====1-0---|---0-1-3-5=======|-3---1-3-0---0---|-------------||
G|---2-----------2-|-1---------------|-----------2---1-|-2-----------||
D|-3=====2-0=======|-2=========2-0---|---------2===----|-----2-------||
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-2===0===--------|-0=======0---||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0===|-------------||
2 4 1 3 1 4 4 4 1 3 1
3 2 2 1 2 2 2
> > > > < < < < dim. > > > >

Notes & Legend
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

=== - notes held, length of note, duration
, - (above the tab) slight pause, breath mark (luftpause)
< < < - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder
> > > - decrescendo - growing quieter, becoming gradually softer
bpm - beats per minute
c3 - part barre on the 3rd fret
c5 - part barre on the 5th fret
dim. - diminuendo - diminishing, becoming gradually softer
p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quietly
t - (above the tab) tenuto - stressed, slightly accented, played firmly,
the note is held for at least its full length

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