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Summer/L'Estate The Four Seasons
By Antonio Vivaldi
Key of G Minor (same as Bb Major)
Tab Notations:
none = blow - = draw * = button in
. = lower register ~ = trill
____= hold/sustain | | = measure
__|__ = hold note into next measure
-4__-3 = slur; slide smoothly from one note to the next
-7*7___ = -7* is grace note, 7 is held
7-6*___ = 7 is grace note, -6* is held
-55*___ = -5 is grace note, 5* is held
(-7-5) = play -7 and -5 together
Mvt 1:
Not very cheerfully or briskly 3/8 time
Under a hard season, fired up by the sun, languishes man, languishes the flock; and burns the pine.
1
| -7* -7| -3* -3| 5_-5 -5*| -3_-3* 4|
5
|-7* |4_-3* -3|8 |-5_4 -3*|-9 |-5*_-5 5|
11
|-2*_____|-7* -7 7|-6* -5* -5|5___|___|
16
|8 -7* -7|7 -6* -5*|-5___|___|__ | -7*_8 -9|
22
|7*_-7* 8| 7_-7 -7*| -6*_7 -7| 7|
26
| -3*_4 5| 3*_-3* 4| 3_-3 -3*| -2*_3 -3|
4/4 time
30 We hear the cuckoo’s voice,
| 3|3 7 7 7 7 7 -3* 7 3 7 7 7 7 7 -3* 7|
|3 7 7 7 7 7 -3* 7 3 7 7 7 7 7 -3* 7|
and happily, above all the singing
|3 7 7 7 7 7 -3* 7 3 -3* 3 -3* 3 -3* 3 -3*|
|-3 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 5 -7 -3 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -3* 7|
35
|-3 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 5 -7 -3 4 -3* 4 -3 4 -3* -3|
|-3* -7* -7* -7* -7* -7* -5 -7* -3* -7* -7* -7* -7* -7* -5 -7*|
|-3* -5 5 -5 -3* -5 5 -5 5 8 8 8 8 8 -5* 8|
|5 8 8 8 8 8 -5* 8 5 -5* -5 -5* 5 -5* -5 5|
|-5 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -6* -9 -5 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -6* -9|
40
|-5 -7* -7* -7* -7* -7* 7 -7* -5 -7* -7* -7* -7* -7* 7 -7*|
|-5* -7* -7* -7* -7* -7* 7 -7* -5* -7* -7* -7* -7* -7* 7 -7*|
|-5* 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 7 8|
|-6 8 8 8 8 8 -7 8 -6 8 8 8 8 8 -7 8|
|-6 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -7 -9 -6* -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -7 -9|
45
|-7* 7 7 7 7 7 -5 7 -3* 7 7 7 7 7 -5 7|
|-5* -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 5 -6 -3 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 5 -6|
|-5 -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -3* -5* 3 -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -3* -5*|
|5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -3 -5 -2* -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -3 -5|
|-3* 7 7 7 7 7 -5 7 -3* 7 7 7 7 7 -5 7|
50
|-3 7 7 7 7 7 -5 7 -3 7 7 7 7 7 -5 7|
|-3 -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5 -6* -3 -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -5 -6*|
3/8 Time
|7 -7* -7| -3* -3| -7*_8 -9| 7*_-7* 8|
56 then sweet songs of
| 7_-7 -7*| -6*_7 -7| 7_|_-5__ -5*_-5 -5*_|
turtle dove and finch are heard.
|_-5__ -5*_-5 -5*_|_-5*__ 7_-5 7_|
62
|_-5 7_-5 7_-5 7_|_3* 3 3__ 7|3* 3 3__ -6|
65
|3* 3 3__ -6*|3* 3 3__ -5|3* 3 3 -3 -3* 4|
|-5 3 -3 -3* 4|-5 3 -3 -3* 4|-5 3~~| |
72
|-9~~~ |-9~~ 11 -9 11|-9~~ 11 -9_11|
75
|-9_11 -9_11 -9_11 -9_11 -9_11 -9_11|
|-9_11 -9_11 -9_11 -9_11 -9_11 -9_11|-9~~~|
Soft breezes stir the air…
|-7* 8 -9 -7* 8 -9 -7* 8 -9|
|-7 -7* 8 -7 -7* 8 -7 -7* 8|
80
|-7* 8 -9 -7* 8 -9 -7* 8 -9|
|-7 -7* 8 -7 -7* 8 -7 -7* 8|
|-7*_ 8 -7*_ 8 -7*_ 8|-7*_ 8 -7*_ 8 -7*_ 8|
|-7_ -7* -7_ -7* -7_ -7*|-7_ -7* -7_ -7* -7_ -7*|
86
|7_ -7 7_ -7 7_ -7|7_ -7 7_ -7 7_ -7|
|-6_ 7 -6_ 7 -6_ 7|-6_ 7 -6_ 7 -6_ 7|
but a threatening north wind sweeps them suddenly aside.
|-6 -9 8 -7* -7 -9 8 -7* -7 7 -6 6|
91
|-6 -7 7 -6 6 -7 7 -6 6 -5 5* -4|
|-3 3 -2 -1 -2 3 -3 -2 -3 -4 4* -3|
|-5 6 -6 -5 -6 7 -7 -6 -7 -8 8* -7|
|-9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5|
95
|8 -5 8 -5 8 -5 8 -5 8 -5 8 -5|
|-7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5|
|-7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5|
|-9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5 -9 -5|
|8 -5 8 -5 8 -5 8 -5 8 -5 8 -5|
100
|-7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5 -7* -5|
|-7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5 -7 -5|
|7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6|
|-7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6|
|-7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 7|
105
|-7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6 -7 -6|
|7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6|
|-6 -5 -6 -5 -6 -5 -6 -5 -6 -5 -6 -5|
|6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5|
|6 5* 6 5* 6 5* 6 5* 6 5* 6 5*|-5 -6 6| 7 -6|
112
|7_-7 -7*| -5*_-6 7| -5_6 6*| 5*_-5 6|
The shepherd trembles, fearing violent storms and his fate.
|-5 -6 6 7 6*_|__ -7* 6 6* -5 6|5* 6 -5 -6 -5*_|
119
|__ -7 -5 -5* 5 -5|-4 -5 5 -5* 5*_|
|__ 7 5 5* -3* 4|-3 4 -3* -5 5_|__ -7 -4 4 -3 -4|
124
|3 -4 6 -6* 7_|__ 8* -6* 7 6 -6*|-5*___|
|-8 -7 7* 6* 6 -5|5*___|-7 7 -6* -5* -5 5|-4___|
131
|7 -6 6 -5 5 -3*| -3___|-3* 4 -5 -5* 6* 7|
|7*_7 6*|6 -9 8 -7* -7 7|-6 8 -7* 7 6* -6*|
137
|-5 8 -7* 7* 7 -6|-5* -7* 7* 7 -6 -5*|5*___|
|5 7 -6 -5* -5 5*|-6*___|_-6* 7_-7|-7*_8 -9|
144
|-5*_-5 5|7* -7* 7 7* -6*|8 -9 -7* 8 7*|
|-9 -8 9|-7*7*___|8 -7 7*|7-6*___|7 -6 5*|-55*___|
153
|-5_ 6 -6* 7 -7 -7*|8 -7 7-6*_ 7|
|7 -1 -5 -1 -5 -1 -5 -1 -5 -1 -5 -1|
|4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1 4 -1|
|-3* -1 -3* -1 -3* -1 -3* -1 -3* -1 -3* -1|
158
|-3 -1 -3 -1 -3 -1 -3 -1 -3 -1 -3 -1|
|-9 9 8 -7* -7* -7 -7 7 7 -6 -6 -5*|
|-5* -5 -5 5 4 -3* -3* -3 -3 3 3 -2*|
|-2* -2* 3 -3 -3* 4 -5 -5* -6* -5* -5 5|
166
|-3* -3* 4 -5 -5* 6* 7 -7 -7* -7 6*|
|-5* 6* -5* 6* -5 -5* -5 -5* 5 -5 5 -5|
|-3* 4 -3* 4 -3 -3* -3 -3* 3 -3 3 -3|
|-2* -1 2 -2* 3 -3 -3* 4 -5 4 -3* -3|
170
|-3* 3 2* -1* -1 -1* -1 1 -.3* 1 -.3* -.3|
|.3 3 2* -1* -1 -1* -1 1 -.3* 1 -.3* -.3|
|.3 3 2* -1* -1 -1* -1 1 -.3* 1 -.3* -.3|
|.3 3 2* -1* -1 -1* -1 1 -.3* 1 -.3* -.3|.3_____|
Mvt 2:
At ease; play slowly Time change to 4/4
The fear of lightning and fierce thunder robs his tired limbs of rest, as gnats and flies buzz furiously around.
1
|7______ -7*|5____ -7__ -5|-7*__ -7 7 | |
5
|7__ -7* -7__ 8| -5*__ 8 -5__ -3*|
|-6*__ -7* 7__ -7*|-5 5~ -3*____| |
10
|-6__ -3* 7*__ -6|-5*__ -5 5 7__ 5|
|-7*__ 7 -6*__ 6 -5|-7*__ 7 7*__ 7|
|-6*__ -5 -5*__ -5|8__ -5 -7* -7 7 -6*~ 7|7 |
17
| -5____|____ 7__ 8|
|5__ -7 -7* -7 7 -6*~~ 7_|____|____|________|
Mvt: 3
Very quickly Time change to 3/4
Alas, his fears were justified. The Heavens thunder and roar, and majestically cuts the head off the wheat and damages the grain.
1
|3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3|
|-2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3|
|-1* .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3|
|-1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 | |
6
|-5 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1|
|4 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1|
|-3* -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1|
|-3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 |
10
| -5 4 -3* -3 3 -2* 2 -1 1 -.3* -.3|
|.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3|
|.3 7 -6 -5* -5 4 -3* -3 3 -2 -1* -1|
|1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|
|1 -7* -7 7 -6 -5* -5 4 -3* -3 3 -2|
15
|-1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1*|
|-1* -9 8 -7* -7 7 -6* 6 -5 4 -3* -3|
|3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3|
|3 -9 8 -7* -7 7 -6* 6 -5 4 -3* -3|
|3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3|
20
|-5 3 3 3 -5 3 3 3 -5 3 3 3|
|-1 -3 -3* 4 -5 6 -6* 7 -7 |
| -3 -3* 4 -5 6 -6* 7 -7 |
| -3* 4 -5 -5* -6* 7 -7 -7* |
| -5 6 -6* 7 -7 -7* 8 -9 |
25
| -5 6 -6* 7 -7 -7* 8 -9 |
| -3 -3* 4 -5 6 -6* 7 -7 |
|-3* 4 -5 -5* -6* 7 -7 -7* |
| -5 6 -6* 7 -7 -7* 8 -9 |
|-7* 7 -5 -3* -7* 7 -5 -3*-7* 7 -5 -3*|
30
|-5 -3* 3 -1 -5 -3* 3 -1 -5 -3* 3 -1|
|3 -1 -.3* .3 3 -1 -.3* .3 3 -1 -.3* .3|
|3 -4 3 -4 3 -4 3 -4 3 -4 3 -4|
|3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4|
|3 4* 3 4* 3 4* 3 4* 3 4* 3 4*|
35
|-3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5|
|-3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5 -3 -5|
|-3 4* -3 4* -3 4* -3 4* -3 4* -3 4*|
|-5 -1 2 -2 3 -3 -4 5* -5 -3 -4 5*|
|-5 6 -6 7 -7 -5 6 -6 7 -7 -8 8|
40
|-9 -7 -7 8* 8* -9 -9 -11|
|-11 -7 -1 -7 11 -7 -1 -7 -10 -7 -1 -7|
|10 -7 -1 -7 -10 -7 -1 -7 11 -7 -1 -7|
|-11 -7 -1 -7 11 -7 -1 -7 -10 -7 -1 -7|
|-9* -5 -5 6* 6* -7 -7 -9|
45
|-9 -5 -1 -5 8 -5 -1 -5 -7* -5 -1 -5|
|-7 -5 -1 -5 -7* -5 -1 -5 8* -5 -1 -5|
|-9 -5 -1 -5 8 -5 -1 -5 -7* -5 -1 -5|
|(-7-5) -11 -11 11 11 -10 -10 -9*|
|-9* -9 -9 8 8 -7* -7* -7 -7 7 7 -6|
50
|-6 6 6 -5 -5 4 4 -3* -3* -3 -3 3*|
|-3 3* -3 3* -3 3* -2|3 -1* 2* -1 -1* 1*|
|-1 1* -1 1* -1 1*|-1 1* -1 1* -1 1*|
55
|-1 -1 -1 -5 -6 -7|7* -1 -1 -5 7 -7*|
|-7* 2 2 6 7 -7*|-7 -2 -2 4 -6 -7|
|-7 -1 -1 -5 -6 -7|7 -1* -1* -3* -5* 7|
61
|7 1 1 5 -5* 7|7 -1 -1 -4 -5 7|-6 -1 -1 -4 -5 -6|
|-5* -1* -2 3 3* -4 5 -5 -5* |
65
| -1 -2 3 3* -4 5 -5 -5* |
| -1 -2 3 3* -4 5 -5 -5* |
|-1* 4 -3* 4 -1* 4 -3* 4 -1* 4 -3* 4|
|-2 4 -3* 4 -2 4 -3* 4 -2 4 -3* 4|
|3 4 -4 4 3 4 -4 4 3 -4 -3 -4|
70
|4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|
|-3* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|
|3* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
|-5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5|
75
|-5_-4 -5_-4 -5_-4 -5_-4 -5_-4 -5_-4|
|-5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5 -5*_5|
|-5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3*|
|-5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3* -5*_-3*|
|-5* 7 7 7* 7* -7* -7* 8 9 -9 -9 -9*|
80
|-9* -7* 7 -5* -9* -7* 7 -5 -9*-7* 7 -5|
|-6 7* 7* -7* -7* 8 9 -9 -9 -9* -9* 10*|
|10* 8 -7 -6 10* 8 -7 -6 10* 8 -7 -6|
|7 -7* -7* 8 9 -9 -9 -9* -9* 10* 10* 11|
|11 -9 -8 7 11 -9 -8 7 11 -9 -8 7|
85
|-9* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|
|3* 1 1 1 3* 1 1 1 3* 1 1 1|
|-.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4|
|3 -.3* -.3* -.3* 3 -.3* -.3* -.3* 3 -.3* -.3* -.3*|
|-.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3|
90
|-2 .3* .3* .3* -2 .3* .3* .3* -2 .3* .3* .3*|
|.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3|
|-5* 3 3 3 -5* 3 3 3 -5* 3 3 3|
|-2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2*|
|-5 2* 2* 2* -5 2* 2* 2* -5 2* 2* 2*|
95
|2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2|
|4 -1* -1* -1* 4 -1* -1* -1* 4 -1* -1* -1*|
|-1 -1 -1 -1 -2* -1 -1 -1 -3 -1 -1 -1|
|-3* -1 -1 -1 4 -1 -1 -1 -5 -1 -1 -1|
|-5* -1 -1 -1 -6* -1 -1 -1 7 -1 -1 -1|
100
|-7 -1 -1 -1 -7* -1 -1 -1 8 -1 -1 -1|
|-9 -5 4 -3* -3 3 -2* 2 -1 1 -.3* -.3|
|.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3|
|.3 7 -6 -5* -5 4 -3* -3 3 -2 -1* -1|
|1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|
105
|1 -7* -7 7 -6 -5* -5 4 -3* -3 3 2*|
|-1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1* -1*|
|-1* -9 8 -7* -7 7 -6* 6 -5 4 -3* -3|
|3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3|
|-5 3 .3 3 -5* 3 .3 3 -6* 3 .3 3|
110
|7 3 .3 3 -6 3 .3 3 -5* 3 .3 3|
|-5 3 .3 3 -5* 3 .3 3 -6* 3 .3 3|
|7 3 .3 3 -6 3 .3 3 -5* 3 .3 -5*|
|-5 3 -3 -3* 4 -5 6 -6* 7 -7 -7* -7|
|7 -6 -5* -5 4 -3* -3 3 -2* 2 -1 1|
115
|-.3* .3 -.3* .3 -.3* .3 -.3* .3 -.3* .3 -.3* .3|
|-1*_-1 -2*_2 3_-2* -3_3 -3*_-3 4_-3*|
|-5_5 -5*_-5 -6_6 7_-6* -7_7 -7*_-7|
|-1*_-1 -2*_2 3_-2* -3_3 -3*_-3 4_-3*|
|-5_4 -5*_-5 -6_6 7_-6* -7_7 -7*_-7|
120
|-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1|
|3 -1 -.3* .3 3 -1 -.3* .3 3 -1 -.3* .3|
|3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3|
|-2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2*|
|3 -1 -.3* .3 3 -1 -.3* .3 3 -1 -.3* .3|
125
|3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3|
|-2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2* -2*|
|3 3 3 3 -3* -3* -3* -3* -5 -5 -5 -5|
|7 7 7 7 -7* -7* -7* -7* 7 7 7 7|
|-5 -5 -5 -5 -3* -3* -3* -3* 3 3 3 3|.3_________|
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