Gerard (version for Zane Merritt, 2012)

for solo Guitar

Daniel Bassin (2011)

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Gerard for Solo Guitar

Scordatura: + 100¢ - 150¢ + 250¢

  

 

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 () VIII II   short VIIVIIIV  3 II     IX  - - - - - - XII      3 ( )  5  vib. molto 3  5                                         quasi              mp,     p, subito   in tempo   cantabile  mp mf  let ring let ring q = 48

e = 84

 IX X    vib.                   sfz f  sf-mp 3

        

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Daniel Bassin (Summer 2011)

quasi fermata

mute w/R.H. fingernail

Tempo II (q = 48)

   XII                   sfz mf f sf-p

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3

   V vib.                 sf-mf

               

finger XIX *index over neck

III



Tempo I (e = 84)

p,dolce

sf-mf





 



Tempo I (e = 84)

XIV  - - - - XII   XII (vib.)    5                        

VII

 3         (     3 mp, dolce

()

(pos. ord.)

) 

f

f

sfz

mp



let ring

XII

III 3     3 3 VII                        sfz      mp, dolce

XIV  XII X X   XII XII  IX  24   (vib.)    X                 mp, dolce 

XII IX

mf

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     f

0-0- -- -- -- IIVII XII   XII                   

                           pp

XII-XIV-XVII

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

XII    XII 18                      sf 

a piacere

mp

     

mf, sonore

2011 Daniel Bassin Music

 II      II  3II   II   II - I - 0 ()                                6    f  6 Tempo II (q = 48)

*balance dynamic of harmonics

           

()

mp, dolce

mf

III 0 - II - 0 - II - 0         sffz   mp

 vib. I  Take Slide            f

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     

XI

             

V

      

VII (XII)(IV) vib. 

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sfff

f, risoluto

Playing steel on only.

VIII

     36         3       f, sempre  sf poch. cresc.

        

XI

V

    

   

 I XIV XIX   IV VII IV                        3         5  XII

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Tempo II (q = 48) I IV I

             mf, sonore

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

II

II   III   I    

     

(II) (III)(IV)

 

IV (VIII) 3

XII  3     

3

  

XIX ()

ff

  

        3

VII XII VII VII                mp

3

XIX 

XII

 

optional measure 

   * 



 

   

  

  

3

quasi forte

q = 96

 (e)                p   3 (non armonico)

()

mp, dolce

XIX

 XVII / XVI  (XVI)  (XV)     (XIV)   (XII)(XIII)           3

XI

mf, cantabile

XIX  XVIII  XIX    

sf-mp

0-II

(IX)

    XII  III           mf

             

(XII)

*(XXIV)

      5 55    IV                            fff, subito  mf, risoluto             

II-0

quasi trillo

     ( )        sf 

4 Tempo I (e = 84) With playing steel

XIX 

 XII VII              

(put slide down)



ppp - quasi niente

*gently tap the body of the instrument

      *7th harmonic

3

    X-VII-V - 0 X               IV VII V                    6     XII

f

3

mf

     

 III  IV II              mp

poch. più forte

  



   

()

  ,  *

     ff

 

       

 

 

(in tempo)



q = 60

    XII

 

quasi forte

Z 62

A

 *(XXIV) XIII     N

IV  XII    

Epilogue, in the manner of Messiaen (e)    XII  XII IX  IX     X   X  XII                 

E M XII XVI        

 II    f, sonore, e sempre cresc. molto

piano, dolce

E

   R

(e) *(XXIV)

    XII

   R



quasi forte

  I

(f#)

T

 *(XXIV) XIII    

T

M

*(XXVI)

VI       sfff

      

sfff

 

 IX  mf cresc.

 

(e)         E

  



*7th harmonic

R C (e) *XIV

   

XII

(f)

 

(f#)  I!



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