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Chopins Fantasie Impromptu Guitar Tablature
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                           CHOPIN'S FANTASIE IMPROMPTU
                            As recorded by Bumblefoot
            (From the 1992 Album OMINOUS GUITARISTS FROM THE UNKNOWN)

Music by Ron Thal (Impro on Chopin)
Transcribed by Matt Lacey

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

  Fast Q=180
  C#m
 4/4
  Gtr I
                                 T                                  T
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------6h9p8p6h8p6s5s6h9h13-|-------------6h9p8p6h8p6s5s6h9h13-|
|---6h7p6p5h6----------------------|---6h7p6p5h6----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  D#m7b5
                    T  T              T
  S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S
|-----------5h9h11-19p17p16p14p12p11-14p9--|
|---------7--------------------------------|
|-----6h8----------------------------------|
|---7--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


  G#7
     T         T      T      T
  S  S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S S S S S
|-8------------------------------------|
|---16p10p9p7--------------------------|
|-------------14p9p8-11p6p5------------|
|---------------------------13p7p6h9p7-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


  C#m
                                 T                                  T
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------6h9p8p6h8p6s5s6h9h13-|-------------6h9p8p6h8p6s5s6h9h13----|
|---6h7p6p5h6----------------------|---6h7p6p5h6-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  G#m                 D#7                G#m
             T         T                       T        T        T
  S S S S S  S  S S S  S  S S S  S S S    S S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S S S S
|---------------------12p11p9p7--------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------12p11p9p8-----------11p9p8h|=11p9-12p3h5p4-----------------------|
|-8h9p8p7h8----------------------------|---------------13p3h6p4--------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------13p5h8p6p5h6-|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


  F#m
   T  T     T  T     T  T     T  T
   S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----13p5h6---11p5h6---10p5h6---11p5h6----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-11--------9--------8--------9-----------|
|-----------------------------------------|


  B7                 E                     F#m
  T  T      T  T      T  T      T  T        T  T     T  T     T  T     T  T
  S  S S S  S  S S S  S  S S S  S  S S S    S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------13p4h9-|----13p5h6---11p5h6---10p5h6---11p5h6-|
|---11p4h7----13p4h7----14p6h9-----------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------11--------|-11--------9--------8--------9--------|
|-9--------11--------12------------------|--------------------------------------|


  B7                E
  T  T     T  T      T  T      T  T
  S  S S S S  S S S  S  S S S  S  S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---10p4h8---11p4h8----14p4h9----13p4h9----|
|------------------------------------------|
|-8--------9--------12--------11-----------|
|------------------------------------------|


  F#m                F#m6                G#7
   T  T     T  T     T  T     T  T       T  T      T  T      T T      T  T
   S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S S  S S S   S  S S S  S  S S S  S S S S  S  S S S
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----13p5h6---11p5h6---10p5h6---11-5h6-|--------------------------------13p4h9-|
|--------------------------------------|---11p4h7----13p4h7----4h6h9-----------|
|-11--------9--------8--------9--------|-----------------------------11--------|
|--------------------------------------|-9--------11--------12-----------------|


  B7                 D#m
   T  T     T  T      T  T        T  T
   S  S S S S  S S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----13p5h6---11p5h6----20p11h14----18p11h14----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-11--------9--------18----------16-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  Cdim                                          B7                    D#m
   T  T       T  T       T  T       T  T         T  T       T  T          T          T
   S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S    S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|----18p8h11----17p8h11----17p8h11----17p8h11-|----17p8h11----16p8h11----16p8h11----15p8h11-|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-16---------15---------15---------15---------|-15---------14---------14---------13---------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


  Cdim
   T  T       T  T       T  T       T  T
   S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----15p8h11----14p8h11----14p8h11----14p8h11----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-13---------12---------12---------12------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


  B7                    D#m
   T  T       T  T          T          T
   S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----17p8h11----16p8h11----16p8h11----15p8h11-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-15---------14---------14---------13---------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  B7                    G#7
   T  T       T  T       T  T       T  T
   S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S  S  S S  S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----15p8h11----14p8h11----14p8h11----13p8h11--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-13---------12---------12---------11----------|
|----------------------------------------------|


  C#m
                                 ~~                                 T
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------6h9p8p6h8p6s5s6h9h13-|-------------6h9p8p6h8p6s5s6h9h13-|
|---6h7p6p5h6----------------------|---6h7p6p5h6----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  D#m7b5
                    T  T              T
  S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S
|-----------5h9h11-19p17p16p14p12p11-14p9----|
|---------7----------------------------------|
|-----6h8------------------------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|


  G#7
     T         T      T      T
  S  S  S S S  S S S  S S S  S S S S S
|-8------------------------------------|
|---16p10p9p7--------------------------|
|-------------14p9p8-11p6p5------------|
|---------------------------13p7p6h9p7-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


  C#m                                F#m6             C#7
                                 T                                   T
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S   S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S  S
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------7h10p7s6h7p6s5s6h9h14----|
|-------------6h9p8p6h8p6s5s6h9h13-|-9p8h9p8s7h8--------------------------|
|---6h7p6p5h6----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


  F#m              C#7                F#m               G#7
                                  T                   T                   T
  S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S  S   S S S S S S  S  S  S S  S S S S  S  S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------7h10p7s6h7p6s5s6h9h14-|-9p7h9p7s6s7h10h14-10p9h10p9s8s9h13h16-|
|---6h7p6p5h6-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


  C#m                 D#dim
              T  T           T
  S  S S S S  S  S  S S S S  S  S S S S
|------------12p11p10p9p8p7----------------|
|-9h10p9p8h9----------------11p10p9p8p7----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


  C#m                 F#m6                C#m                 A7
              T  T           T               T  T              T  T              T  T
  S  S S S S  S  S  S S S S  S  S S S S   E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|------------12p11p10p9p8p7-------------|---16p15p14p13p12p11-------------------------|
|---------------------------11p10p9p8p7h|=9-------------------15p14p13p12p11p10-------|
|-9h11p9p8h9----------------------------|---------------------------------------13p12p|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


             T  T           T  T       T
   S  S S S  S  S  S S S S  S  S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-11p10p9p8----------------------------------|
|-----------12p11p10p9p8p7-------------------|
|--------------------------11p10p9p7p6-------|
|--------------------------------------9p====|


  G# E           C#         G#          E         C#        G#       E
            T           T         T           T         T        T        T
  Q   S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S S  S S    S S  S S  S S  S S S S  S S S S  S S
|----17p16h24p12h14p12-21p9h11p9------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------21p9h|=10p9----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------21p9h11p9-18p6h8p6---------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------18p6h7p6------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------19p7h|
|-4-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


  C#       G#                 A
       T        T    T    T    T    T
  S S  S S S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-9p7-16p4h6p4-11------4h11------4h12-----|
|-----------------4h11------4h11------5h==|


                                            Half Time Q=90
  G#        G         G#                    C#
   T    T    T    T    T    T    T    T     T
   S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S S   W                   +W
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|--------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|--------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|--------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|--------*|
|----4h11------4h10------4h11------3h11---|-------------------|--------*|
|-11------4h11------3h11------4h11------4h|=9-----------------|-(9)----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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