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Prelude #2 (Blue Lullaby) Harp Quartet

by George Gershwin

Type:
Chromatic
Key:
E
Level:
Intermediate
Posted by:
EarthDogHarpin
Requires one 12 hole Key of "C" Chromatic,<br />two 16 Hole Key of "C" Chromatics,<br />and either 1 Double Bass Hohner 268 or Suzuki SDB-39.<br /><br />Tab Notations: none = blow    - = draw  <br />* = button in  g = grace note <br /> ____= hold/sustain<br />. = on lower register (first 4 of 16 hole)<br />|    | = measure<br />-.2/-.2*= draw 2 with slide half depressed<br />__|__ = hold note into the next measure<br />.2*x.4* = play 2 &amp; 4 w button in, but not 3<br /><br />Double Bass Notations: Blow only <br />L = lower harp<br />u = upper harp<br /><br />1st Harpist: 12 hole<br />2nd Harpist: 16 hole<br />3rd Harpist: 16 hole<br />4th Harpist: Double Bass - Extended<br />4/4 time<br />                     2<br />1st: |               |               |<br />2nd: |               |               |<br />3rd: |.2 .2* .4*  .2*|.2 .2* .4*  .2*|<br />4th: |u6 u10 u16 u10 |u6 u10 u16 u10 |<br /><br />                      4<br />1st: |                |            3* -4 3*| <br />2nd: |                |                    |<br />3rd: |.2  .2* .4*  .2*|.2  .2*  .4*   .2*  |<br />4th: |u6  u10 u16  u10|u6  u10  u16   u10  |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-4  3*     3* -4 3*|<br />2nd: |                   |<br />3rd: |.2 .2* .4*    .2*  |<br />4th: |u6 u10 u16   u10   |<br /><br />    6<br />1st: |-4 3*      3*  -4 3*|<br />2nd: |                    |<br />3rd: |.2  .2* .4*    .2*  |<br />4th: |u6  u10 u16   u10   |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-4 3* 4* 3* -4  3*  4*  3*|<br />2nd: |                          |<br />3rd: |.2   .2*    .4*    .2*    |<br />4th: |u6   u10    u16   u10     |<br /><br />    8<br />1st: |g4* -4 3*    4*       4*|<br />2nd: |                        |<br />3rd: |    .2   .2*    .4*  .2*|<br />4th: |    u6   u10    u16 u10 |<br /><br /><br />1st: | 4*  -6*  -7*  -6*|<br />2nd: |                  |<br />3rd: |-.3* -.4  -2   -.4|<br />4th: | u9  u14  u19  u14|<br /><br />    10<br />1st: | 4* -3* 3* 3  -2* -5*     g-4*g-5*|<br />2nd: |                                  |<br />3rd: |-.3*   -.4    .4__________________|<br />4th: | u9    L10   u10     u17          |<br /><br /><br />1st: | 5*_________________|<br />2nd: |-.3*  -.3   .3*  -.3|<br />3rd: | .2    .2* -.2*  -.3|<br />4th: |u13_________________|<br /><br />    12<br />1st: |__5*_______    5* 6 5*|<br />2nd: |-.3*  -.3   .3* -.3   |<br />3rd: | .2    .2* -.2*  .2*  |<br />4th: |u13___________________|<br /><br /><br />1st: |6 -6*___     5* 6  5*|<br />2nd: |                     |<br />3rd: |.3*  -.3  -.3* .3*   |<br />4th: |u9   u13  L15  u9    |<br /><br />    14<br />1st: |    5*  6  5*  -3  3* 2 1__|<br />2nd: |-.3   -.3*     -.4   .4    |<br />3rd: | .1*________-.2/-.2*_______|<br />4th: |L10_______    u10__________|<br /><br />    <br />1st: |_1*_______________________|<br />2nd: |                3*  3* -3*|<br />3rd: |        .1* .2 .1* .2  .2*|<br />4th: |u16____                   |<br /><br />    16<br />1st: |1*____                    |<br />2nd: |                3*  3* -3*|<br />3rd: |        .1* .2 .1* .2  .2*|<br />4th: |u2____                    |<br /><br /><br />1st: |                   |<br />2nd: |                   |<br />3rd: |.2  .2*  .4*    .2*|<br />4th: |u6  u10  u16    u10|<br /><br />    18<br />1st: |             7* -8  7*|<br />2nd: |             3* -4  3*|<br />3rd: |.2  .2*  .4*    .2*   |<br />4th: |u6  u10  u16    u10   |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-8  7*  -5* 5* 7* -8  7*|<br />2nd: |-4  3*         3* -4  3*|<br />3rd: |.2     .2*  .4*   .2*   |<br />4th: |u6     u10  u16   u10   |<br /><br />    20<br />1st: |-8  7* -5*   5* 7* -8  7*|<br />2nd: |-4  3*          3* -4  3*|<br />3rd: |.2     .2*   .4*   .2*   |<br />4th: |u6     u10   u16   u10   |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-8 7* 8* 7* -8  7* 8* 7*|<br />2nd: |-4 3* 5* 3* -4  3* 5* 3*|<br />3rd: |.2   .2*    .4*   .2*   |<br />4th: |u6   u10    u16   u10   |<br /><br />    22<br />1st: |-8 7* -5*    5* 8*   8*|<br />2nd: |-4 3*           5*   5*|<br />3rd: |.2    .2*   .4*   .2*  |<br />4th: |u6    u10   u16   u10  |<br /><br /><br />1st: | 8*  -10*  -11*  -10*|<br />2nd: | 5*  -6*   -7*   -6* |<br />3rd: |-.3* -.4   -2*   -.4 |<br />4th: | u9  u14   u19   u14 |<br /><br />    24<br />1st: |g-9*8*  -7*  7*  7  -6*  -9*    g9*g-9*|<br />2nd: |    4*  -3*  3*  3   2*  -5*    g4*    |<br />3rd: |  -.3*      -.4    -.4*________________|<br />4th: |    u9       L10     u10      u17      |<br /><br /><br />1st: |9*  -9*  9*  -9*  9*__________|<br />2nd: |5*       5*       5*__________|<br />3rd: |-.3*              -3  .3*  -.3|<br />4th: | u13__________________________|<br /><br />    26<br />1st: |__9*_____      9* 10 9*|<br />2nd: |__5*_____      5*  6 5*|<br />3rd: |-.3*  -.3  .3*   -.3   |<br />4th: |u13____________________|<br /><br /><br />1st: |10  10*_          9* 10 9*|<br />2nd: | 6  -7*_ -7   7*  5*  6 5*|<br />3rd: |.3*      -.3 -.3*    .3*  |<br />4th: |u9       u13  L15    u9   |<br /><br />    28<br />1st: | -7 8* 10  9*  -7  7*  6   1*_|<br />2nd: |-.3   -.3*     -.4    -.4*    |<br />3rd: |.1________  -.2/-.2*__________|<br />4th: |L10_______ u10________________|<br /><br /><br />1st: |_1*_______________________________|<br />2nd: |                3*  3*  -3*       |<br />3rd: |      .1*  .2  .1* .2       -.2*__|<br />4th: | u6____                           |<br /><br />    30<br />1st: |_1*______________________________|<br />2nd: |                3*  3*      2*   |<br />3rd: |      .1*  .2  .1* .2  -.3*   .1*|<br />4th: | u6____                          |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-2* -2* -2*  -2*|<br />2nd: |-.4 -.4 .4*  .4*|<br />3rd: |.1* -.2*        |<br />4th: |u9      L11__u11|<br /><br />    32<br />1st: | 2*      2*      2*     2*   |<br />2nd: |-.4    -.4     -.4    -.4    |<br />3rd: |                             |<br />4th: |u13 u13 u14 u13 L18 L18  u17 |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-2*     -2*     -2*      2*    |<br />2nd: |.4*     .4*     .4*     -.4    |<br />3rd: |                               |<br />4th: |L18 u13 u14 u16 u18 u18     u17|<br /><br />    34<br />1st: | 2       2      2        2     |<br />2nd: |-.3*    -.3*   -.3*     -.3*   |<br />3rd: |                               |<br />4th: |u16 u11 u13 L15 u17 u17     u16|<br /><br /><br />1st: | -1*   -1*    -1*      -1*    |<br />2nd: |-.4   -.4     -.4      -.4    |<br />3rd: |                              |<br />4th: |u15   u16 u9_____ u10  L12 u14|<br /><br />    36<br />1st: |-1*       -1*            2*      2*   |<br />2nd: |-.4       -.4          -.4      -.4   |<br />3rd: |                                      |<br />4th: |u15  u16  u14  gu14gL15 u14  u13   u12|<br /><br /><br />1st: |-2*  -2*   -2*      -2*      |<br />2nd: |-.3* -.3*  -.3*     -.3*     |<br />3rd: |                             |<br />4th: |u13________u13  u11  u13  u14|<br /><br />    38<br />1st: | 3*          3*           3*      3|<br />2nd: |-.4        -.4          -.4     -.4|<br />3rd: |                                   |<br />4th: |L15   L15   L15   L15 gu16L15 u14  |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-2*           -2*      -2*      -2*|<br />2nd: | 1             1        1        1 |<br />3rd: |                                   |<br />4th: |    gu17 L18  L18  L18 L18  u18    |<br /><br />    40<br />1st: | 2*       2*   2*        2*|<br />2nd: |-.4       -.4  -.4      -.4|<br />3rd: |                           |<br />4th: |L17  u17  u10  u12  u13  u6|<br /><br /><br />1st: | 1_________ -1__________|<br />2nd: |-.3*_______ -.4_________|<br />3rd: |                        |<br />4th: | u8 u9 u10__ u8 u9 u10  |<br /><br />    42<br />1st: | 1             |<br />2nd: |-.3            |<br />3rd: |               |<br />4th: | u9 u10 u11 u12|<br /><br /><br />1st: |-4*             -4           |<br />2nd: | 3*              3           |<br />3rd: |-1*             -1           |<br />4th: |u15 u16 u17 u16__ u15 u16 L17|<br /><br />    44<br />1st: |-3*   3*  |<br />2nd: |-2*   3   |<br />3rd: | 1*  -1   |<br />4th: |u16_______|<br /><br /><br />1st: |                 |<br />2nd: |                 |<br />3rd: |.2  .2*  .4*  .2*|<br />4th: |u6  u10  u16  u10|<br /><br />    46<br />1st: |             3* -4  3*|<br />2nd: |                      |<br />3rd: |.2  .2*  .4*    .2*   |<br />4th: |u6  u10  u16    u10   |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-4 3*______      3* -4   3*|<br />2nd: |                           |<br />3rd: |.2    .2*    .4*    .2*    |<br />4th: |u6    u10    u16    u10    |<br /><br />    48<br />1st: |-4 3*______       3* -4  3*|<br />2nd: |                           |<br />3rd: |.2      .2*   .4*   .2*    |<br />4th: |u6      u10   u16   u10    |<br /><br /><br />1st: |-4 3*  g-4* 4* 3* -4 3* g-4* 4* 3*|<br />2nd: |                                  |<br />3rd: |.2         .2*    .4*       .2*   |<br />4th: |u6         u10    u16       u10   |<br /><br />    50<br />1st: |-4 3*        4* 4* |<br />2nd: |                   |<br />3rd: |.2   .2*  .4*  .2* |<br />4th: |u6   u10  u16  u10 |<br /><br /><br />1st: | 4*  -6*  -7*  -6*|<br />2nd: |                  |<br />3rd: |-.3* -.4  -1*  -.4|<br />4th: | u9  u14  u19  u14|<br /><br />    52<br />1st: |g5*g-5* 5* -3* 3* 3 -2* -5* g5*g-5*|<br />2nd: |                                   |<br />3rd: |      -.3*    -.4  -.4*_____       |<br />4th: |       u9     L10  u10  u17        |<br /><br /><br />1st: |  5* -5*  5*  -5*  5*__________|<br />2nd: |-.3*             -.3   .3* -.3 |<br />3rd: | .2*              .2* -.2*  .2*|<br />4th: |u13____________________________|<br /><br />    54<br />1st: |_5*_______  9*  10 9*|<br />2nd: | .2   .2*   5*   6 5*|<br />3rd: |-.3* -.3 .3*   -.3   |<br />4th: |u13__________________|<br /><br /><br />1st: |10  g10* -10_________      9* 10 9*|<br />2nd: | 6       -6* -7     7*     5*  6 5*|<br />3rd: |.3*          -.3  -.3*  .3*        |<br />4th: |u9           u13   L15  u9         |<br /><br />    56<br />1st: |    5*  6  5* -3  3* 2  1*__|<br />2nd: |-.3   -.3*   -.4    .4      |<br />3rd: |.1*_________-2/-2*__________|<br />4th: |L10_________ u10____________|<br /><br /><br />1st: |_1*_____________________________|<br />2nd: |                3*   3*      -3*|<br />3rd: |      .1*  .2  .1*  .2  -.2*    |<br />4th: |u6___                           |<br /><br />    58<br />1st: |_1*____________________________|<br />2nd: |                3*   3*      -3|<br />3rd: |      .1*  .2  .1*  .2  -.2*   |<br />4th: |u1___                          |<br /><br /><br />1st: |              3*          7*      |<br />2nd: |             -1*         -5*      |<br />3rd: |.2*x.4*      .2* .3*  1*  2* 3* 4*|<br />4th: |u6      u10  u6___________________|<br /><br />    60<br />1st: | 7*         11*_______________|<br />2nd: |-5*         -9*_______________|<br />3rd: | 2*  3*  4*  6*_______________|<br />4th: |_u6___________________________|<br /><br /><br />1st: |_11*________________|<br />2nd: |_-9*________________|<br />3rd: |__6*________________|<br />4th: |L19____________u6___|<br /><br /><br />
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