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Metamorphosis One - Philip Glass (1937-)

Arrangement and original tab by Ryan McGrew.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uw4g92YdG0 (Ryan McGrew)

Notes and Legend below the tab. Last updated April 8th, 2014.

tuning: EADGBE key: (Em) time: 4/4 tempo: 115 bpm (quarter notes)

pause
arp.
m m m
i i i
p p p
1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
G|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-3---------------|
D|-2---2-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-2---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
mf - mezzo forte (medium loud) 4
2
2 3 3

>
m a m a m a m a
i m i m i m i m i
p p
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2===============|=================|-2===============|=================|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0===============|=================|
2 2

pause
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
G|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-3---3-----------|
D|-2---2-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4
2
2 3 3

>
m a m a m a m a
i m i m i m i m i
p p
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7===============|=================|-7===============|=================|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0===============|=================|
1 1

CIII____________
i m i m a m a m i m i m a m a m
p i i p p p
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------10--7---|---------10--7---|---------10--7---|---------6---3---|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------|-0===============|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-7===============|-----------------|-----------------|-3===============|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-8===============|-----------------|
1 4 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4

21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7===============|=================|-7===============|=================|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0===============|=================|
1 1

25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|---------10--7---|---------10--7---|---------10--7---|---------6---3---|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------|-0===============|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-7===============|-----------------|-----------------|-3===============|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-8===============|-----------------|
1 4 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4

29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2===============|=================|-2===============|=================|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0===============|=================|
2 2

33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
G|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-3---3-----------|
D|-2---2-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-3---3-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4
2
2 3 3

37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-2===============|=================|-2===============|=================|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0===============|=================|
2 2

arp.
41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
B|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
G|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-0---0-----------|-3===============|
D|-2---2-----------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-2===============|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-3===============|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4
2
2 3 3

pause
45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
E|-----------------|-<12>---------------------||
B|-----------------|-<12>---------------------||
G|-0===============|--------------------------||
D|-2===============|--------------------------||
A|-2===============|--------------------------||
E|-----------------|--------------------------||
2
1

Notes
-----

In the video, the chords are not noticeably arpeggiated, and the chord in
measure 41 is repeated. The left hand fingering in the tab is slightly
different from the fingering in both the video and the sheet music.

Legend
------

left hand fingering below the tab right hand fingering above the tab
1 - index finger p - thumb
2 - middle finger i - index finger
3 - ring finger m - middle finger
4 - little finger a - annular (ring) finger

= - note length (duration)


> - accented note
arp - arpeggiate (ripple upwards from the lowest to the highest notes)
CIII - barre on the 3rd fret using the 1st finger
<12> - natural harmonic, open string, 12th fret

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