TAB: Richard Charlton - The Black Cockatoo (flying alone)

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The Black Cockatoo flying alone... - Richard Charlton (born 1955)
(for Charmaine Lee) - Charlton Music (Australia, 2008)
see Notes and Legend below - tab by we...@wussu.com - 29 March 2021
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/charlton_the_black_cockatoo_flying_alone.mid
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSQJ-M3z8VQ - Stephanie Jones

standard tuning: E A D G B E keys: E minor, E major time: 4/4, 2/4, 3/4

Con moto (with motion, flowing) tempo: ~100 bpm (quarter notes)
4/4 E minor
0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-2p0---0-|-3=======2=======0=======2p0---0-|-5=======3=======0=======2p0---0-|
B|-----4---|---4---4---4---4---4---4-----4---|---0---0---0---0---0---0-----4---|
G|---------|*----4-------4-------4-----------|-----5-------5-------5-----------|
D|---------|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-0===============================|
E|---------|-0===============================|---------------------------------|
1 3 1 3 2 \1 4 3
f

c7______________ > >
3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7=======0=====0-10======7=======|-5=======------0-------0-2p0---0--|
B|---8---8---8-------7---7---7---7-|---0---0-----0-------0-------4----|
G|-----0-------0-------7-------7---|-----0-----0-------0-------------*|
D|-----------------0===============|---------5=======4=======--------*|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-8===============----------------|-3================================|
1 3 4 4 3
2 1

5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------0===----------0-----|-------------0===----------------|
B|-3=======3===----7=======7-----0-|-3=======3===----0===============|
G|---3---3---3---3---7---7-----7---|---3---3---3---3---0---0---------|
D|-----2---------------6-----------|-----2---------------2---4p2-0---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------2-|
E|-3===============7===============|-3===============0===============|
4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 1
2 2

C2
> > > > > F.
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------3-2-0---3-------3-2-0---|-3===----0===3===2===------------|
B|-------3-------3-3---3---------3-|-----2===2---2-------2---4-------|
G|-----0-----------0---------------|-----0---0---0-------2---4-------|
D|---2-----------------------------|---2---2---2---2---4-------------|
A|-3===============2===============|-1===============2===============|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
2 1 3 4 4 2 3 4
mf 1 rit. 3 3

c2 F. F.
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------0---0-2-4-2-4-5=======|=====----------------------------|
B|-0-2-0-2-4---4---2=======--------|-----2---4---5---9-------7=======|
G|-2=======4=======2=======--------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 /4
3 3

Andante cantabile (slow and in a singing style)
tempo: ~88 bpm
2/4 3/4 E major C4______________________
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------2p0---0-|-4===========----0---4---|-7===============4=======|
B|=====0-------4---|-------------4-----------|---------4-------4-------|
G|-----------------|---------4---------------|---------4-------4-------|
D|-----------------|-----2-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------|-----6-------6-------6---|
E|-----------------|-0=======================|-4=======================|
4 3 4 /4 3

C2______________
ls >
14 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7=======5=======0=======|-2===============2p0---0-|-4===========----0---4---|
B|---------------------0---|-----2---4-----------4---|-------------4-----------|
G|---------6-------6-------|-----2---4---------------|---------4---------------|
D|-----7-------7-----------|-------------------------|-----2-------------------|
A|-0=======================|-2=======================|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0=======================|
4 1
3 2

C4______________________
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7===============7=======|-7=======5=======12------|-0===============--------|
B|---------4-------4-------|-------------0-----------|---------2-------0-------|
G|---------4-------4-------|---------6---------------|-----2-------2-------2---|
D|-------------------------|-----7-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----6-------6-------6---|-0=======================|-----------------2=======|
E|-4=======================|-------------------------|-2===============--------|
4 1 /1 3 4
2 2

20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-----------|
B|---------4=======2=======|---------4=======--------|---------2=======----0---|
G|-1=======----------------|-4=======--------4=======|-2=======--------2=======|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0=======================|-4=======================|-2=======================|
3 4
2

23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0-------0---2p0---0-|-4===========----0---4---|-7===============4=======|
B|---------4-----------4---|-------------4-----------|---------4-------4-------|
G|-------------------------|---------4---------------|---------4-------4-------|
D|-4===============--------|-----2-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2===============--------|-------------------------|-----6-------6-------6---|
E|-------------------------|-0=======================|-4=======================|

ls >
26 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7=======5=======0=======|-2===============2-0---0-|-4===========----0---4---|
B|---------------------0---|-----2---4-----------4---|-------------4-----------|
G|---------6-------6-------|-----2---4---------------|---------4---------------|
D|-----7-------7-----------|-------------------------|-----2-------------------|
A|-0=======================|-2=======================|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0=======================|

C4______________________
29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7===============7=======|-7=======5=======12------|-0===============--------|
B|---------4-------4-------|-------------0-----------|---------2-------0-------|
G|---------4-------4-------|---------6---------------|-----2-------2-------2---|
D|-------------------------|-----7-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----6-------6-------6---|-0=======================|-----------------2=======|
E|-4=======================|-------------------------|-2===============--------|

32 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0-------------------|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
B|---------4---0===========|-------------0-----------|---------10--------------|
G|-------------------------|---------8---------------|-------------11----------|
D|-6===========--------6---|-9===============9=======|-11==============11======|
A|-------------6---7-------|-------------------------|-0=======================|
E|-0=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 4 2 1 2 2 1 3
1 2 1

2/4
35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0---------------0---|-----12--11----------9---|-7-----------5---|
B|---------10--------------|-0===========9---7-------|-----5---4-------|
G|-------------11----------|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-10==============10------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-0=======================|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-0=======================|=================|
1 2 3 4 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2

3/4 F.
38 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-4---------------0-------|-----0-------0-------0---|-------------0---2p0---0-|
B|---------0---7-----------|-----------------4-------|-0-------------------4---|
G|-----6-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------7---|-6-------4---------------|-------------------------|
A|-0=======================|=========2===============|=================--------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 3 4 3 \3 3 4
1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Con moto (with motion, flowing) tempo: ~100 bpm
4/4 E minor
41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-3=======2=======0=======2p0---0-|-5=======3=======0=======2p0---0-|
B|---4---4---4---4---4---4-----4---|---0---0---0---0---0---0-----4---|
G|-----4-------4-------4-----------|-----5-------5-------5-----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0===============================|
E|-0===============================|---------------------------------|
1 3 2 \1 4 3

c7______________ > >
43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7=======0=====0-10------7-------|-5=======------0-------0-2p0---0-|
B|---8---8---8-------7---7---7---7-|---0---0-----0-------0-------4---|
G|-----0-------0-------7-------7---|-----0-----0-------0-------------|
D|-----------------0===============|---------5=======4=======--------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-8===============----------------|-3===============================|
1 3 4 4 3
2 1

> > > > > >
45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------2-----0-2-----|---------------------------------|
B|-3---------3---3-----3-------3---|-3---------3---3---0-------------|
G|---3---3---3---3-------1-------1-|---3---3---3---3-----0-----------|
D|-----2---------------------------|-----2-----------------2-4p2-0---|
A|-------------0===2===============|-------------0===2=======------2-|
E|-3=======3===--------------------|-3=======3===----0===============|
p mf

> > > > F.
47 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------3-2-0---3-------3-2-0---|-3===----0===3===2===------------|
B|-------3-------3-3---3---------3-|-----2===------------2---4-------|
G|-----0-----------0---------------|-----0---0---0-------2-----------|
D|---2-----------------------------|---2---2---2---2---4-------------|
A|-3===============2===============|-4===============2===============|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
rit.

c2 F. F.
49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------2-4-2-4-5=======|=========------------------------|
B|-0-2-0-2-4-5-4-5-2=======--------|---------2-4-2-4-9---------------|
G|-2=======4=======2=======--------|-------------------------2-4-2-4-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

3/4 Andante cantabile (slow and in a singing style)
F. c4_________ E major tempo: ~88 bpm C4______________________
51 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-------------------------|-4===========----0---4---|-7===============4=======|
B|-----------------4-5-4-5-|---------0---4-----------|---------4-------4-------|
G|-11----------4-----------|-------------------------|---------4-------4-------|
D|-------------------------|-----2-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----6-------6-------6---|
E|-------------------------|-0=======================|-4=======================|
< < < < < < f 4 3 4 /4 3

C2______________
ls >
54 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7=======5=======0=======|-2===============2p0---0-|-4===========----0---4---|
B|-----------------0-2-0-2-|-----2---4-----------4---|-------------4-----------|
G|---------6---------------|-----2---4---------------|---------4---------------|
D|-----7-------7-----------|-------------------------|-----2-------------------|
A|-0=======================|-2=======================|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0=======================|
4 1
3 2

C4
57 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7===============7=======|-7=======5=======12------|-0===============--------|
B|---------4-------4-------|-------------0-----------|---------2-------0-------|
G|---------4-------4-------|---------6---------------|-----2-------2-------2---|
D|-------------------------|-----7-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----6-------6-------6---|-0=======================|-----------------2=======|
E|-4=======================|-------------------------|-2===============--------|
4 1 /1 3 4
2 2

60 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-----------|
B|---------4=======2=======|---------4=======--------|---------2=======----0---|
G|-1=======----------------|-4=======--------4=======|-2=======--------2=======|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0=======================|-4=======================|-2=======================|
3 4
mf 2

C4______________________
63 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0-------0---2-0---0-|-4===========----0---4---|-7===============4=======|
B|---------4-----------4---|-------------4-----------|---------4-------4-------|
G|-------------------------|---------4---------------|---------4-------4-------|
D|-4===============--------|-----2-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2===============--------|-------------------------|-----6-------6-------6---|
E|-------------------------|-0=======================|-4=======================|

ls >
66 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7=======5=======0=======|-2===============2-0---0-|-4===========----0---4---|
B|---------------------0---|-----2---4-----------4---|-------------4-----------|
G|---------6-------6-------|-----2---4---------------|---------4---------------|
D|-----7-------7-----------|-------------------------|-----2-------------------|
A|-0=======================|-2=======================|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0=======================|

69 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7===============7=======|-7=======5=======12------|-0===============--------|
B|---------4-------4-------|-------------0-----------|---------2-------0-------|
G|---------4-------4-------|---------6---------------|-----2-------2-------2---|
D|-------------------------|-----7-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----6-------6-------6---|-0=======================|-----------------2=======|
E|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|-2===============--------|

72 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0-------------------|-----0---------------0---|-----0---------------0---|
B|---------4---0===========|-------------0-----------|---------10--------------|
G|-------------------------|---------8---------------|-------------11----------|
D|-6===========--------6---|-9===============9=======|-11--------------11======|
A|-------------6---7-------|-------------------------|-0=======================|
E|-0=======================|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 4 2 1 2 2 1 3
1 2 1

2/4
75 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----0---------------0---|-----12--11----------9---|-7-----------5---|
B|---------10--------------|-0===========9---7-------|-----5---4-------|
G|-------------11----------|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-10--------------10------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-0=======================|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-0=======================|=================|
1 2 3 4 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2

3/4 F.
78 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-4---------------0-------|-----0-------0-------0---|-------------0---2p0---0-|
B|---------0---7-----------|-----------------4-------|-0-------------------4---|
G|-----6-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------7---|-6-------4---------------|-------------------------|
A|-0=======================|=========2===============|=================--------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 3 4 3 \3 3
1 p rit.

4/4
81 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-4=======2=======0=======2-0---0-|-5=======4=======0=======5=======|
B|---4---4---4---4---4---4-----4---|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
G|-----4-------4-------4-----------|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-0===============================|
E|-0===============================|---------------------------------|
4 3 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 1 rit.

F.
83 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-7===============----------------|----<12>-------------------------||
B|-5===============----------------|----<12>-------------------------||
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
D|-6===============----------------|-6===============================||
A|---------------------7---9-7-6-7-|---------------------------------||
E|-0===============================|-0===============================||
4
1 f
2 molto rit.

Notes and Legend
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"Black cockatoos often fly over our apartment in Sydney's Eastern suburbs on
their way to Centennial Park. They usually mate for life so upon seeing a lone
adult it led me to admire it but with a touch of sadness..." - Richard Charlton

The tempo of the MIDI for the 'Con moto' sections is 80 bpm, and for the Andante
cantabile sections is 72 bpm, both of which are slower than the sheet because
the MIDI has very little rubato (variation of tempo).
The left hand fingering in the Stephanie Jones reference video is not always
the same as in the sheet - eg measures 33-35.

measures 36,76 - in the sheet the upper note of the interval on the 1st beat
(B) is a half note (not a dotted quarter note)

Left Hand Fingering (LHF) below the tab -
1 - index finger (forefinger)
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger
4 - little finger (pinkie)

=== - note held, length of note, duration
> - (above the tab) accented, marked, stressed
/ - (below the tab) slide the finger up to the next note
\ - (below the tab) slide the finger down to the next note
< < < - crescendo - becoming gradually louder
> > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer
bpm - beats per minute (quarter notes)
f - forte - loud
F. - Fermata - note(s) held, pause
ls - legato & staccato accent - stressed, but separate from the next note
mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud
molto - much (molto rit. - suddenly much slower)
mp - moderately soft
p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quiet
p - (between the notes) pull-off
rit. - ritenuto - suddenly slower
<12> - open (natural) (octave) harmonic on the 12th fret

c1 - part barre on the 1st fret
C1 - barre on the 1st fret
c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret
C2 - barre on the 2nd fret
etc

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