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Hungarian Dance No 5 Tab

by Johannes Brahms




Fellow Guitarists,

Here's my first TAB draft for Brahms' "Hungarian Dance No.5 in F# Minor".  This is a
standard you'll quickly recognize from the opening theme. Please let me know
if this works for you and of any editting needed.  Also, if you have any other
classical, traditional, folk or other favorites you'd like to see drop me a note. I'm
always looking for arrangement projects.

listing of other tunes I've arranged, including some originals.  Also,
contact me about the tape swap if you've got some recordings of your own work to share.

I usually keep up to date on the newsgroup at rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
if you want to make a public comment on my project there.  Use APG in subject line to
catch fellow afficianadoes eye.

Les at APG

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HUNGARIAN DANCE No. 5  IN F# MINOR
by Johannes Brahms, 1869

Standard Tuning (transposed up 2 halfsteps)
arr. by L. Weller

(This plays a good bit slower than the symphonic version.
"*" denotes theme in Section 1)

  Section 1  (see alternate)
  1  Am               E         Am        Dm       h
E --------------------------------------|-1---------------------|
B -----------1----------------0---------|---3-------------------|
G ----(2)--2--(2)--2--1-----2---2-------|-----2--0-2------------|
D ---2------------------2---------2---2-|-0---------------------|
A ---0-------0------------3-------------|-----------------------|
E ------(0)-----(0)-----------------0---|-----------------------|
     *     * *     *  *     * * *         *      * *
  2  A         E                              h
E ---0-----------------0----------|-------------0-------------|
B -----1---1---3-1-0-0------------|---------0-1---1---1-------|
G -------2-----1-----1----2-------|---2---2---------2---------|
D -------------------2------2---2-|-2-------------------------|
A ---0--------------------0---0---|-0-----------0-------------|
E -----------0--------------------|-----0-----------0---------|
     *         * * * * *  *         *     * * * *     *
  3                           h       h       h     h
E ---------------------|------5-------3-----0-1-------0----|
B --0-----1--3-1-----1-|--6-8---6-5-6---5-3-----3-1-3---1--|
G ----1-----------2----|-----------------------------------|
D ------2--------------|--0---------------0----------------|
A -------------0-------|----------0------------------------|
E --0------------------|-----------------------------------|
    *     *  *
                       Section 2
  4                       C  C  F       C     G     h
E -------------0-----||---0--0--1-------0--0----------0-----0---|
B --3--1--0--0-------||---1--1--1-------1--1--2---2-3---3-2---2-|
G --1--1--1--1---1--o||o--0--0--2--2----0--0--0-----------------|
D -----------2---2--o||o--------3-------------------------------|
A ---------------2---||---3--3-------3-----3--------------------|
E -------------------||-------------------------3---------------|

  5       ar         C        h h
E --------0-------------------------------|
B --2--2--0--0----2--2--1---0-1-3-1-0-3-1-|
G --0--0--0----0--0--0--0-----------------|
D ----------------------------------------|
A --------2----------3----3---------------|
E --3--3----------------------------------|

  (slower)                                 (hard and fast)
  6 E    ar           Am    h     p         E
E ---------------------------------------|--0--------------|
B --0--0--3--1---0--0----------0-----0-2-|--0--------------|
G --1--1--1--1---1--1--2---1-2---2-1-----|--1--------2-2---|
D --2--2--2--2---2--2--2-----------------|--2--------------|
A -----------------------0---------------|--2--------0-0---|
E --0--0--0----0----0--------------------|--0--0-2-4-------|

                   Section 3(Fast)
  7   h     p        ar
E -----------------||--5--0-0-0-0----------------|--5-----------|
B ------0-----0----||--5--5-5-5-5-----------5--5-|--5--5-5-5-5--|
G --1-2---2-1---2-o||o-6--6-6-6-6--7--6--7--6--6-|--6--6-6-6-6--|
D ----------------o||o------7---------7--------7-|-------7------|
A -----------------||--0--------0-----------0----|--0--------0--|
E -----------------||----------------------------|--------------|


                 Section 4 (Slow then fast)
  8
E ---------------||----------------------------------5-----|
B ---------------||---2----2----2----0-----2-2-3-3-5---5---|
G --7-6-4-------o||o--2----3----2----1-----2-2-2-2-6---6---|
D ----0---7--7--o||o--2----0----2----2---------0-0-7---7---|
A ---------------||---0---------0----------0-0-------------|
E ---------------||------------------0---------------------|


  9                      ar
E -------------0----0----0---------5-----||
B ---2----2----0----2----2-3-2-0---------||
G ---2----3----1----2----2-------2---2--o|| Return to
D ---2----0-----------------------------o|| Section A (once)
A ---0--------------0----0---------------|| Section B (once)
E -------------0-------------------------|| to FINE


ar = arpeggio roll  (0) = grace note   st = Strum slow
p  =  Pull Off     /s = slide up     Sb = Slide bass note
h  =  Hammer on    \s = Slide down   W = Whole note (sustain)

NOTE: This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for
private study, scholarship, or research.

for American Primitive Guitar

Alternate Section 1
                              /s                  /s
E --------5--8-----5--4------5-7--5--------1-----3-5--0-------|
B --5----------5--------5-----------5---5----3----------1---1-|
G ----5----------5--------4-----------5--------2----------2---|
D ------7--------7--------6-----------7----0--------------2---|
A -----------0--------------------0-------------------0-------|
E --0---------------------------------------------------------|

    ar
E -----------0----||
B --3--1-0-0------||
G --1----------2--||
D --2-------------||
A -------------0--||
E --0-------------||