Chinese 古琴 Guqin Zither Arrangements

Please submit Guqin tablatures below. Include YouTube links, etc. when possible.
Please follow my Guqin Notation Legend.

Guqin Notation Legend
… = break
> = slide quickly after a pluck (the plucked note is NOT actually part of the melody)
_ = slide to next note (both notes are essential to the melody)
‘ = note is plucked after _ slide
/ = quick transitional slide to next note, which is plucked
: = hammer-ons/pull-offs
^ = harmonics
~ = vibrato
C D F G A c d represent the 7 open string notes
G(3) = G note on 3rd string
m(3) = mute 3rd string
[1] = section 1 of song

Example Guqin tablatures
Leung Juk OST 梁祝
Score by Jim Wong 黃霑
A C D D>F~ F^ … C A>c~ d>f~ A F>G~ G^
G F G A A>c‑ c_d_c~ c~ … G A>c_d A#_A G D>F~ F^
F d>f~ e c c>d~ … c d>f~ f e_d~ c c>d~
F c>d~ d_c~ A F>G~ … G(3)_F G A A>c c d(5)_c c~

4 Responses to Chinese 古琴 Guqin Zither Arrangements

  1. admin says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ4zssJmF9k
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csPwRbBGqG0

    Smiling Proud Wanderer OST 滄海一聲笑
    Score by Jim Wong 黃霑

    [1] d c A G F … F G A G F D C … C D C D F G A C
    [2] d c A G F G

    [3] d d c A G F … F G A G F D C … C D C D F G A C … d c A G F F

    [1] [4] d c d c A G F G

    [3]

    [5] D F G A [5] [5] [5]

    [1][4]
    [3]

  2. admin says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7J6kKUmtMw
    Return of the Condor Hero – Undying Love – 情義兩心堅
    Original singer: Teresa Cheung 張德蘭

    [1] G A d>e~_g g_e d c A c~ …c c d c F A G F>G~^
    G A g(7)~/ a_g/ e_g d e c d A~ … d d e_d A G A A>c~

    [2] c d e(5)_B’~ … B/ c/ d_A’ … A B c(6) d(7)>e_d’~ … G g(7)/ f/ e~
    e(7)/ f/ g/ a_d’~ … d(6)/ e/ f/ g_c’~ … c d e e_d’~ … a_e_g’~

    [1] [3] G A g(7)~/ a_g/ e_g d e c d A~ … d d e_g’ d e_d A>c~^

  3. admin says:

    Chinese Ghost Story 倩女幽魂
    Standard Tuning: C D F G A c d

    d^ c^ A^ G^ F^ C^ D^ F^ D^ (harmonics on the 7th hui)

    D d G(4)>A~ …. D(2)>F_E E>F~ E_D’~
    A c d>f f~_d’ c c …. A F D C D F>G~
    G G G A>A# A#~ … A#_A>A#~ d A G F
    A>A#~_A G D>E E~ …. A>A# A#>A~ G F
    D>E~_D’ D D C>D~

    d^ c^ A^ G^ F^ C^ D^ F^ D^ (harmonics on the 13th hui)

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