Lacrime

John Dowland (version by William Barley, 1596)

Transcribed for Ukulele, low 4th

§A

!
1 0 2 3 3 5 3 2 0
A

!
0 3 1 0 0 1
E
0 0 0 2 2
C
2 2 2
G

4 5 0 6

4 0 0 0 3
4 0 0 0 4
4 2 2 0. 5

7 8 2 9 3. 3
1 0 0. 0 0 2
2 0 2 2
2 1 2 4. 2 1 2

10 2 11 0. 0 12 3
3 0 4 0 0 4 3
4 2 0 2 2 4 4
0 4 5 4 5

13 2 0 0 14 15 0 0
1 0 1 5 4 2 4 5 4 0 0
2 2 1 2 1
2 4 2 4

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 Lacrime - John Dowland (version by William Barley, 1596)

§ A'

16 0 17 0 0 1 0 18 0 2 3
0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 0
1 0 2
2 2 2. 2.

19 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 20 21 0
3 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
4 2
2 4 2

Modified bar: see end of score.

22 23 24 2
0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.
0 2 2 4 2 1 2
0. 5 2 4 2 1 2 4 5 4 2 1

25 3. 3 26 2 27 0 0
0 0 2 3 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 3
0 2 4 2 0 0 2
2 1 2 4 2 0 4 2 4 2 4

28 3 29 2 0 0 30 2 3 2 2
4. 3 1 4 2 4 5 5 4 2 4 5 4
4. 2 4 2 0 4
4. 4 2 4

§B

31 0 32 0 33 3. 2
0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0
1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
2 2 4 4 4 2 0

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 Lacrime - John Dowland (version by William Barley, 1596)

34 0 3 35 2 0 2 3 2 36 3
3 3 1 1 0 3
0 4 2 0. 4

37 0 38 0 39

0 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 1 2 2
0 2 4 2 2 2. 2

40 0 41 0 3 42 2 3
1 0 3 3
0 0 4 0
5. 2 2 5

43 5 44 0 45 3 2
1 3 1 0 0
0 2 2 2 0 0. 2
4 0 2. 1

46 3 2 0 3 2 0 47 48
0. 1 5 4 2 4
4 4
2 4

§ B'

49 3 2 50 0 3 51 2 3 5 3 2 0 3 2 3 2 3 2 0 2
0 3 3 1
0 0 4 2
0

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 Lacrime - John Dowland (version by William Barley, 1596)

52 3 53 0 54 0
0 3 0 0 5 4 0 1 0
0 4 2 0 0 4 0 2 2
0 4 2 2 2

55 56 0 57 0 2 3
0 1 1 3 0
2 2 2 4 5 0 0 2 0
2 2. 2 4

58 0 2 0 2 3 59 5 60 0
3 3 0 1 0 1 3

5
4
0 4 2 4 5
2
" 2
" 2 4 5 4 5
0

61 3 2 62 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 63 2 4 5 4 2
0 0 3 4 2 4 2 4 5 5 4 5
0. 2 0 4
2. 1 4

§C

64 65 0 66 2 3
4 4. 0
4 4
4 4 1. 4

67 2 0 0 68 69 0. 3
5 4 2 4 5 4 0. 0
4 0 2 2 1.
4 4 2. 2

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 Lacrime - John Dowland (version by William Barley, 1596)

70 2
3
3
0
0 71

4. " 72
$#
0 2 4. 0
0 4. 4 0 4 2

" "
73
$% 7 74 2 5 75 0 3
0
0 4
5 4 4. 1 2

76 2 0 77 7 78 5 3 2 0
4. 3 5 0
2 0 2 4. 2 4 5 2 0 2
0 4 4

79 80 0 0 81 0 0
5 4 2 5 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 0 0 0 0
1 2 1 1 1
4 2 2 4 2 2

§ C'

82 0 83 2 3 84 2 0 0
4. 2 4 0
4 0 2
4 1. 2 4

85 86 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 3 87 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0
5 4 2 5 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 0 0 2 3 3
1 1 2 4 5
4 2 4 2 0

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 Lacrime - John Dowland (version by William Barley, 1596)

88 89 90 7
4.
4. 0 0 2 0 0 0
4. 4 0 4 4 4 4 2

91
& 5 3 2 2 3 5 92 3 2 0 0 2 3 93 2 0
5 0 3 0
0 4 2 0 2
4. 1 2 0 4

94 7 95 5 7 8 7 5 3 2 0 96 2 3 2 2
4 3 1 4 2 4 5 5 4 2 4 5 2
4. 2 4 4
4. 5 7

FINE Bar 23 transcribed literally

97 0 98 0 99
0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 1
2 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 3

Anothe version of JD’s signature tune, also known as ‘Lachrimae’ and ‘Lachrimae Pavane’.

SOURCES
Adapted from a facsimile (published by www.earlymusiconline.org) of William Barley (1555) ‘A new book of
tabliture’ or ‘An instruction to the lute’.
https://repository.royalholloway.ac.uk/items/a9082824-7164-dc27-aee6-2d53cea641a9/1/

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