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Estrellita
by Manuel María Ponce
version 1 - by Francisco Galera, in D, Russian version (?), LHF
version 2 - by Joshua Serrano, in A, based on Adam Holzman's performance
Manuel Maria Ponce -- Estrellita
It is a very beautiful piece.
B - barre * - see alternative fingering below tab
Key: D major
Tuning: DADGBE
Time 2:4
Andante espressivo 3 3 3
1 | | | ....... | | ..... | | ..... |
|-------|-----------2--5-|-12==========----10-|-10--------0====|-0----------7-|
|-----0-|--2-----3-------|-----------10-------|---------0==--0-|-------0------|
|--0----|*-2-----2-------|--------11----11----|-------0------0-|-----0---0----|
|--7----|*-4-----4--0----|-----12-----------0-|-----0----------|---0----------|
|--0----|-----5----------|--------------------|----------------|--------------|
|-------|--0-------------|--0-----------------|--5-------------|-9------------|
mf 2 1 4 4 3 2 1 4 2
1
B4 B5 B6 B7 B6 B7 B9
6 | | | | | | | | | | *| |
|--7----------|---------7-|--7--9-------|-----------|-----------2-5--|-14---9-|
|-----4--5--7-|--8------8-|--7----10----|-<7>-----0-|--2-----3-------|-11-----|
|-----5--6--6-|---------6-|--7----------|-<7>--0----|--2-----2-------|--------|
|-----4--5--7-|--9--------|-------------|-<7>--7----|--4-----4--0----|-11-----|
|--0----------|-----7-0---|----------0--|------0--0-|-----5----------|--9-----|
|-------------|-----------|--0----------|------0----|--0-------------|--------|
12 | | | | | | | |
|-12-10h12p10-0----|-----9--12-10-9--10-7-|-7----------2-|--2--3--7-----|
|-----0-------0----|-----11----12-11-12-8-|-7-10--<7>--2-|--2--2--8--2--|
|--0---------------|----------------------|-7-----<7>--2-|--2--4--6--0--|
|------------------|----------------------|-0-----<7>----|-----------2--|
|------------------|----------------------|--------------|--0-----------|
|----------------5s|-9--------------------|--------------|--------------|
2 2 1 4
3
16 | | 1..|....|......2..|.|...... | | | |
|-------------|-------------||------3---|--2-----0--7-----|-----5----|
|--3=========-|----------0--||------2---|--2--4--0--8-----|-----6--7-|
|--2----------|-------0----*||------4---|--2--2--0--6-----|-----6----|
|--4-----4----|-------7----*||----------|-----4--------7--|----------|
|-----0-----0-|--5----0-----||----------|--0--------------|--0-------|
|--0----------|-------------||--0-------|-----------------|----------|
4 3 2
4
1
3
21 |....... | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------|-----3--|--2-----0--3--|----2--1--|-3--2------|----------|
|--5s-7---------|-----2--|--2--4--0--2--|----2-----|-------3---|-------0--|
|--------7------|-----4--|--2--2--0--4--|----0-----|-------4---|----0-----|
|--0--------7---|--------|-----4--------|----------|-------4---|-0--7-----|
|-------------0-|--------|--0-----------|-0-----0--|---------0-|-0--0-----|
|---------------|-0------|--------------|----------|-0---------|----------|
27 | | *| | | | | |
|-----------2-5--|-14---9-|-12-10h12p10-0----|-----9--12-10-9--10-7-|
|--2-----3-------|-11-----|-----0-------0----|-----11----12-11-12-8-|
|--2-----2-------|--------|--0---------------|----------------------|
|--4-----4--0----|-11-----|------------------|----------------------|
|-----5----------|--9-----|------------------|----------------------|
|--0-------------|--------|----------------5s|-9--------------------|
2 2 1
3
31 | | | | 1.|.....|......|.|.....2..|....|......|...
|--7------------|--2--3------------|------------|-----3---|----------|------||
|--7-10--<7>--7-|--4--3--<12>---2--|-3----------|-----2---|--3-------|--<7>-||
|--7-----<7>----|--2--4--<12>---0--|-2----------|-----4--*|----------|--<7>-||
|--0-----<7>----|-----2--<12>---2--|-4-----4----|-0------*|--4-------|--<7>-||
|---------------|--2------------0--|----0-----0-|---------|----------|------||
|---------------|------------------|-0----------|---------|--0---<7>-|------||
(*) This chord seems easier this way:
B11
| |
|-14---9-|
|-11-----|
|-11-----|
|-11-----|
|--------|
|--------|
Manuel Maria Ponce -- Estrellita
A beautful yet simply piece to play. The fingerings should be obvious, so I
A series of right parathenses ")" means a downstroking arpeggio.
Key: A major
Tuning: standard
1
|-------------------4--7--|-----5--5)--------------------|
|-----------------5-------|-----7--7)--------------------|
|--------------6----------|-----6--6)--4--4--------------|
|-----4--6-----7----------|--------0)-----4--------0--4--|
|--7-----4--0-------------|--4------------5--4--2--------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
3
|-----------------------------|---------4--0--------------|
|--7--7)----------------------|--7--7)-----2-----2)-------|
|--7--7)---3-4----6-7---------|--7--7)-----2-----2)-------|
|-----6)----------6-7--4--2---|-----6)--------2--2)--4----|
|-----7)-2-4-5--4-------------|-----7)-----0-----4)-------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
5
|--------------------5-9--|----4--7)--5--------------------|
|-----------------5-------|----6--7)--------------9--12-10-|
|--------------6----------|-------7)-----4)-------10-13-11-|
|-----4--6-----7----------|-------0)-----4)----------------|
|--7-----4--0-------------|-4------------5)--4--2----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
7
----------------------5-------|-----------------------------|
|--9--10-7--7)-----5----------|--------7)-------------------|
|--10-11-7--7)-----7--------6-|-6)--7--7)-----2-----------2-|
|-----------6)--0-----7-------|-6)--0--6)--6--2--2-----2----|
|------------------------7----|-7)-----7)-----0-----4-----0-|
|-----------------------------|------------4----------------|
Repeat all 8 measures
17
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------7----5--2--|-----2-------------------|
|--7--6--3--4--7----6-----|--4-----2----------------|
|--7--6-------------------|--2--------2-------------|
|--------4--5----7--------|-----------4--2--0-----4-|
|-------------------------|--------------------0----|
19
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--7--6--3--4--7--6--|--4--7--6--2------------|
|--7--6--------6--6--|-----7--6--2------------|
|--------4--5--7--7--|--5--------0--0-----4---|
|--------------------|-----------------0------|
21
|-------------------5-9-|----4--7)--5--------------------|
|----------------5------|-6--6--7)--------------9--12-10-|
|-------------6---------|-------7)-----4)-------10-13-11-|
|----4--6-----7---------|-------0)-----4)----------------|
|-7-----4--0------------|--------------5)--4--2----------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
23
|---------------------5-------|---------------------5)--||
|--9--10-7--7)-----5----------|--------7)-----------5)--||
|--10-11-7--7)-----7--------6-|-6)--7--7)-----------6)--||
|-----------6)--0-----7-------|-6)--0--6)--6--7-----7)--||
|------------------------7----|-7)-----7)-----7--7--7)--||
|-----------------------------|------------4--5---------||
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