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**ian s** · May-08-2012, 9:04am

Could anyone please help in finding the tabs / chords for la musica notturna delle strade di madrid no 6 , many thanks

ian

**ian s** · May-08-2012, 2:23pm

Just to add , it was the last tune in the film master and commander

Ian

**Jim Garber** · May-08-2012, 3:10pm

It might be hard to find the music in mandolin tab. I think this link may take you to the parts for the piece scored for string quintet.

Is this the piece you are talking about?

**ian s** · May-08-2012, 3:45pm

Yes it is Jim , i saw John maddock play a little in a demo on youtube for one of his mandolins

Ian

**Jim Garber** · May-08-2012, 3:48pm

Do you have a link to that video?

**Eddie Sheehy** · May-08-2012, 3:55pm

I chased after it for a while without success and eventually gave it a try by ear...

**ian s** · May-08-2012, 4:00pm

Sorry Jim i dont , but if you google salvatore rogis it will take you there

Ian

**ian s** · May-08-2012, 4:05pm

Thats just like in the film eddie

Ian

**Eddie Sheehy** · May-08-2012, 4:41pm

You're too kind. Listening to it again and then watching the vid I cringe at the discrepancies... I think I'll have to have another go at it...

**Eddie Sheehy** · May-08-2012, 4:47pm

BTW here's the other instruments in the clip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbAXVuasSBg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlT6-VU54WM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUuzWFBaRmU

**Jacob** · May-09-2012, 2:18am

The complete score for the string quintet can be found here.

**ian s** · May-09-2012, 3:55am

Originally Posted by Eddie Sheehy

BTW here's the other instruments in the clip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbAXVuasSBg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlT6-VU54WM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUuzWFBaRmU

I listen and think perhaps maybe one day, i could play like that. Is it possible you could post the chords in the last vid so i can learn that ?

Thanks

Ian

**Eddie Sheehy** · May-09-2012, 10:54am

The chords are just I, IV, V - in this case they are C, F, G (on the mandola) - those same shapes on a mandolin yield G, C, D - the strange double-stop on G5/D5 is a G (mandola) substitute (D on a mandolin)...

**Josh Kaplan** · May-09-2012, 11:32am

Ian,

I used this piece to start to learn standard notation on the mandolin. It's a catchy melody and not difficult to play by ear--if I can do it, trust me, you can do it--and the chords are the familiar ones. Once you know what the first note is, you can find it on the sheet music and take it from there. You might surprise yourself. Plus, it really does translate well to the mandolin.

Josh

**Eddie Sheehy** · May-09-2012, 12:56pm

Josh, do you know which measure starts the melody I played?

http://erato.uvt.nl/files/imglnks/us...tura_Score.pdf

**Eddie Sheehy** · May-09-2012, 8:27pm

Ah, there it is. Page 7, Allegra Viva - Violincello I...
It's an Alto Clef.

**Josh Kaplan** · May-09-2012, 8:27pm

Eddie,

You want to scroll down to the section called "Passacalle." It's the page marked 6 in the upper left corner.

You began the melody by playing four descending quarter notes, which sounds really good. The way it's written in the score, though, there are two eighth notes, two descending quarter notes, and then a little triplet that goes up and down. In music language, that counts the same as four quarter notes, it's just embellished a little.

You'll see it starting in the 11th measure, proceeded by the word "arco." It's the Violincello I part--we would just call it the first cello.

The trouble with that score is that the first cello part is written in the alto clef. Alto clef is like the bass clef, but it's a few lines higher. It is used in situations like this when the notes are in the cello's upper range where all the notes would be above the five staff lines, which would make it harder to read. I play the trombone, which is a bass clef instrument, and sometimes get parts that are written in alto clef. But I don't see it that often and so I have never quite gotten the hang of it.

The score I used has the cello melody like this one, but later has the violin playing the melody. The violin part is written in treble clef, which is what you would use for mandolin, but you'd have to adjust it for the mandola.

But maybe you could figure out the alto clef.

Josh

**Josh Kaplan** · May-09-2012, 8:30pm

Wow, how's that for a coincidence. Posts at the same time.

**Eddie Sheehy** · May-09-2012, 8:32pm

Correct, I missed the first part on page 6 - same thing. Thanks, I can manage an Alto Clef once I get the relative spacings in my brain...

**ian s** · May-10-2012, 2:32am

Thanks to you all for your help

Ian

**KristinEliza** · May-10-2012, 9:28am

Just a friendly correction...actually the cello part is in Tenor clef. So middle C is the fourth line (unlike Alto clef where middle C is the 3rd line).

**Jim Garber** · May-10-2012, 9:47am

Those C clefs can move anywhere. Makes it even more challenging.

How about a transcription for flute? Makes it easier for all of us mandolin players to read treble clef.

I found that pdf at this page. There are some sound files there as well.