Alonso Mudarra

Six Pieces for Renaissance guitar

Extracted from his

Tres Libros de Musica

Transcribed into modern notation by Alain Veylit

 These pieces for Renaissance guitar were published in 1546 by Alfonso Mudarra, as part
of his Tres libros de Musica para vihuela. The original tuning of the Renaissance guitar was
from the treble down: A E C G. The lowest, 4th course was octaved in the same way as
"bourdons" were octaved on a Renaissance lute. So, the relative tuning was equivalent to
that of the 4 upper strings of a modern guitar, and the pieces can be played at pitch with
the original fingerings with a capo on the 5th fret.
If you want to understand more about the Renaissance guitar, its tuning[s] and practice
during the Renaissance and Baroque times, I recommend that you read the article by
Michael Fink at http://www.lgv-pub.com/Essays/Fink_-_Tuning_paper.pdf.

Alain Veylit
Fantasia del primer tono
ŋ Ōð ō Ō Ō 5
Ō ō Ō Ō ŋ
d d b d c d d b i
d d d b d e d b a e
a a c d a c a f
d f c a

cec
——
e ee ffp f –f f —f g g f —ceoc
% oe pš q p of of p
fp
o
˜f
coc

Ō 10
Ō Ō ō ŋ Ō Ōð ō 15
Ō Ō
i i h h h i d d d f g
e e d e d d b d e d
f f a a f a f a d
a a a a

cf cf ˜cf ˜cf ˜cec c

cf f cec
—— —cpf —cpf —f o — ff cf
% of o g g eo o pš q ep p
cp cp coc coc

Ō ōð Ŏ Ō 20
Ō Ō ō
f d b a b d f d c d d
e d b d b d b
f d c d a d c a
c d d

cf — ff cf
— — o gš hl l l l l
ogš
f
p f – ff
f
f
g
% p oo o g g g
z p

ō Ō 25
Ō Ō Ō ō
c a d c d d f g d
d e d b d e d b
c a a b a d
c

–g g g f — ff cf cf — g g fg q
—— o g o f f
f — of f pš
% o y y

Ō 30
Ō ō Ō Ō ōð Ŏ ō
e b d d b d
b d e e d e d d e d e d
b d d f e f d f f d
d d h a

— – ff ff — ff — ff ff — ff gš hl l l — l l — fg g g g
% — —o f pš q f of ˜ f
y coc y
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ō ō ōð Ŏ ō Ŏ Ŏ Ō
d b b d f g
d e d b a b d b d e
f f d c a

f
——
g
g g g g
g
o —g g g ˜ogš hl g l l — l l l cl c
% y y

Ō ō 40
Ō ō Ō Ō Ō ō
f d b g f d d c d
d e d b d e
d f d a
a c d a c

cg g cf {
—— f p fp p —cgg g f f –f f
f g —f
% o oo q
z coc cpš

45
ō ō Ō Ŏ
b d f g b d b
e d b b d
a c d a b d
d f

{
g f { cg cf fp f | lh — l l l
—— pš q pš q p —p l l l
% z

ō Ō 50
Ō ō Ŏ Ŏ
d e b b d e d b
e d e b d e b d e e d b b d
a b d d
d d d

— — —g
p g — ff –f
— of
ff
f —g l l —l l
l –l l l —l l
l l l l
% p o o

ō ōð Ŏ ō Ŏ 55
Ŏ ō Ō Ō
b d f h i h i f
b e d b a b d b d e d e g
b a a
a f

˜ g cg ˜cf c
cf
—— — og — g g g ˜ogš hl g l l — l l l cl c c —f cff
% of p
y cp
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 Ō ō ō Ō 60
ō Ō ō Ō Ō Ō ō
g d f g f d b b d f i g
d e d e d b d f g e i g e d
d f a f d c d a a
f a

cpf pf { cg cf cf cgg g — g
—— p p fp — gp cg ffp gp g ffp
f f cff —cf g
% o p o
z cp

T
65
Ō ō Ō Ō ŋ Ō 70
ŋ ŋ
d f h i h i i e d
e d d f g f
f f a f a f f f
a a f a

cg ˜cf ccf ˜cf c

cec
c c
cf
—— — fff fp p f – ee ee
%
g of o o
o e
y coc coc coc

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Fantasia del quarto tono
Ōð ō Ō Ō Ō ō 5
Ō Ō Ō ō
a c d f g f d c c d
d
a c d c a
a c e

f cf —cf z cg g f
— fš g –f –e –e p
% q –p p p g g
y y y pš y

Ō Ō 10
Ō ō Ō Ō ō Ōð ō
f f g f f g g f d c a
d f h i h i i g e d
e f e f f a a

cec cf —cfš –cff f –cff —cff —cg g cgg g – ffšš

— –p p fš g —g g
p p
% y –f o y y o

15
ō ō Ō Ōð ō Ō 20
Ō
c d f d d c d
d b b d e
d c a c a c d a
a a b a b d

{
g cf g f e
— – gg q p q q
–f
q —f f f —f
% o of — opš p —p p p

ō ō Ŏ Ōð ō Ō 25
Ō
c c d f
d d b d b d b g
d c d f
d b a b a a f d

{ g – ffšš –f f cf f
f f g l —l g
%
— q —q q —o o fp — fp of
{

Ō Ō ō ō 30
ō Ō Ō
g f d a b b
f g b d e d b
a c d a c d f d c
f d a b a c d

—cf y
ceec e
— o f q q g g f — fp — fp p pp
% p p — qq q pš q q q q q
z
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 Ō Ō 35
ō Ŏ Ō Ō Ō ō
d f g f d g f d f g f g f d
d b
d c d f d f
f d f d a b

f cf —cf cl l —cl cl l cl —cec cf —cf cg g

— —f p pp og p fp f p
% y p p —zp

ŋ 40
Ō Ō ō Ō Ō ŋ 45
ō Ŏ
l l f f f h i g f f d f h
h h h i h i f g g d f g
h h h h f h f f
a a a a h f d d

–ceec
c c cf
–cff cf –cfff f cg cg –c
cff —cff
f ceec cgg l l l cl cl
— e g pp of eo og
l
% o o o p

Ō Ō ōð Ŏ Ō 50
ō Ŏ
i g f g f d f g d f d c a c a c d
d e g d g d d
f f d f d c
d f d f a

c
cf —cf cff —cgš clh l cl —cl l cff f
o f —f oogš — ffp gg – l l l l l l
%
— pf fp
o
z

Ō ō Ō Ō ōð Ŏ 55
Ō ōð Ŏ
c g f d f g i l g f d d f h
d d d g g
c d c d f d d f
a c e f e f f d

—cgš clh l cl —cl c

cl cf —cpf
c cggšš hl l l cl cl
— – fff — f – fp — fp f oo
o pp o
o
% pš q y –f z

Ō Ō ō 60
ŋ Ō ō ō
i f d g f d d b a b
g d d g b d
f d d a c a
d f f b a a c d

c
cf cff f —cf cg g g e g g e
— pf —off oog e
— oo of
% z o q q q q
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ō Ō ō Ŏ 65
ō Ō ŋ
d c
e d d b d
c d f d c d c a a a c
d d b a b a

z z e – ee
%
— q q — pf eq q v v v
v q q — fq q f— o f eo

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Fantasia del quinto tono
Ōð ō ō Ŏ ō ō Ō 5
Ō Ō
a c e f e f
c d c a
a c a c e c
a c e a c e a

y y
––– g g cff f cec
q q q q v v g g g g f p pp
% pš y y p p

ō Ŏ ō ō 10
ō Ŏ
a c a
c a c a c d d d c a d c a c
c a
e c e c

––– g l l l l e g g g g g l l l l
g g
% o {
q q q o o

Ōð ō ō ō Ŏ Ō 15
ō Ō
a c d f c d c d c a a c a
d d a d c d
c a c a
a a c e

{
––– fš g gg ˜ g cg g ˜g g ˜l l l l
oo oof f g f
% o o o p p
o

ō Ŏ Ō Ō Ō 20
Ō Ō
d f h f l
c d c a a c d f h
c c a
c a e c e f a

–––
{ ˜f cf cf f cff cf
c
g l l l l f fp ˜f of
f o
% o p z
p o

ō ō ō Ō 25
ō Ŏ
k h f f h
f i h k f h k l k h l k h k
h
h

––– c
cgg cg cg ˜ g gg g cg g g g cf cg l l cl l l l
% o y y y
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 ō ō Ō Ō ō Ŏ 30
ō
h k l k l k l k h h k l h
l i h l
k h k h
h k

cq cp c
cp cq c v c
q c cv cv cv cq c cq cq
cq c
––– cq cq c ˜ q q q cp p c
oo c c
% y p
y y y

ō Ō Ō Ō Ō ō 35
Ō ō
i h f h f d c a c
f h i f d c a c d c d
f a c c a
h f c a a c e

˜cg
––– cg g ˜cff ˜ ff
cf cf
fp
cf
fp
˜g
g ff ffp ee
% p p
y of p q q q q

ŋ ō Ŏ Ō 40
Ō ŋ Ō ō
a a c e f c d a c a c
c a c d d a c d c d c a d
c c a c c
a a

––– ee l l l cf f ˜f ffp ee gg g
% o g l l l f fp of f g g
y z p o y

Ō 45
ō Ō ō Ō Ō
a f
c d c a d c d
c e c a e c a c a c
c e c a e c a

––– ep cf
p eq q q q fp fpp fq q pg g f of
% ˜of o

50
ō Ō ō Ō Ō 55
Ō ō
h f d h f d c d a c d f
d f d f d c d c
g a c
f e c

––– cg cg ˜ g cg cf
f ˜ fg g
g g fp ˜f ffp ff ˜f
g
cg
% o y y
p p o
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Ō ō Ō Ō 60
ō Ō ŋ
h f d c a c c c c f
d d d d d
c e c a c c
a a a a a e c e a a

––– cff cf { ˜g cec

g g ff ff e ee eo
f f f ep
% o o o o q q q q p o

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Fantasia del primer tono
ŋ Ō ō ŋ 5
Ō ō Ō
f g f d b a b b b
d d d a
c d c a c a
a a a a a a d c d

{ g
– ceec –c
of cf ˜g g ˜ ee ˜f ˜e
eo – of f fp fp
% o o o q q q q

Ō Ō 10
Ōð ō ō Ō ō ō
f g f d b a b
c d f g f d d c d
c a c f d c a
d a f d a c d

{ g
– –f f e ˜cffšš g –cf cf
gp g f —p –˜ gpp g ˜ ee
% p p p p
o p q q q q

ōð Ŏ 15
ō Ŏ Ō
a a b a a f
c a c d d d d c a a c d
c a c
d c a c a

– – gš ˜l cf
gš hl l l l g g f | lh l – l l
l l l f
% o q q q q o o

ō ō Ō 20
Ō Ō Ō Ō ō
g b f g d f b d a b f
b d f g d f c d c d b
a c d d f c d a c
d a c

– –cec —q q ˜ fg g ˜cff –cf

— fp
ffp cf
– pp —˜ fpp f – fpp ˜ fpš cg
g
% q q z
p p pš q

Ō ō 25
Ō ō Ō Ō Ō ō Ō ō
d b a f d d f i h f h i
a c d f h i i g f
c a c e f
d h f f

g ˜g cf cf c
cff cg cg cff ˜c
cgg g
–
zpp pp – oof gp g ffp o
f
o o
%
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ō ō Ŏ ō Ō Ō Ō
k l h f f e f
l f g f g f d
k h f h f f c
h h f f h c d

–cg cg cg g ˜ l l
– cg cg cg ˜ g l l gp
cg cf
fp f
–f cf
f
% p p o o oo

35
Ō Ō Ō ō Ŏ Ō 40
Ō
d b l i h f h f h i h f d
c d f h i i f d
a c f h h f d
c a h f f h

– f ˜ ff cf
c c
cff ff cgg cg cl cl cl c
cl cffp cff f
–f o go pp — of
% oo of p

Ō ō Ō Ō Ō ō 45
Ō Ō Ō ō
f g d a b a a f d
f g f d c d d c g f
c c d c a h
d f c d c a

– cff ˜ f –cg g
f f f
–f — fpš ˜ f q f f y – ff ˜cfff g g
% p p o p p p p f o

T
ō Ō Ō 50
ō Ō Ō Ō ŋ 55
ŋ
b d f e f d b a d c d c
d b a a b d f d c d d d
c a c d c
c d c d c a f a

– ˜ pg g cpf cf – f cec ff ˜ ff f – ff ff f e ee
%
p
p qq q q q p p p p — eoo o
o o

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Pavana
Ō Ō Ō ōð Ŏ ō 5
ō Ōð ō ō Ŏ
d c c c d f g f d f d f d f d f g
d d d d d d
c c c d a c e f f
f a a a f d d

f z gš clh —cg cg e cfš g cg g cl l cl —cl

– ff ff – ff
— of f
of f p pf
oogš g g o o
% y g o o

Ō Ō 10
Ō ō ō Ō Ō Ō
f g f d d f g f d c d c d
d d b d d
f d f d d f c a c a
d d d f f d a b a

cec —cf cf f f cg —cg cg g – ff ff –f f

— ep p fp f — fp q q o p — pp of o f
% p o p o

15
ō Ŏ ŋ Ō Ō Ō Ōð ō 20
ō Ō
d d g g g f d f g f
b d b d d d
a d c a d d d f f
d d

g e z —cf —cf —cf cfš g cg —cg cf

%
— o g l l —l l o fp fp pf
ofš
p
p
z

ō Ŏ ō ōð Ŏ ō
d f g f d d g f d c a c d f d c a
d g d d c d
d d c
f f a a

oog cg —cl cl l l —g
oog c cg g – ggšš –hl l l l l cg g –g g
— o o o
% o o

25
ŋ ōð Ŏ Ŏ ō Ŏ
c g f d f g f g d f g f d f g
d d d f g d f g
c d d f f
a d

—cgš clh l cl —cl cl —cg l cl —cl cf l cl —cl

— – oee oo v v l
zš l l go l l l
% o
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 Ō 30
ō Ŏ ō ŋ ōð Ŏ
f d f g f d d f g i l c a c d
d g d h d c d
f d d h c
d d f f a a

cec —l — g cg cec
— ep oog cg c cl l l oog cg c c –ceec – ggšš –hl l l l l
o
% p o o o o

Ō Ō 35
Ō ō ō Ō Ō ŋ 40
Ō
c c d f d f h i h i i g
d d d g f
c c d f h f f h
a a f d d h f

ff cf g g cg cg c
cf cf c
ceec
c c
cf —cfp
— – oee – ff
p pp o
o p p of o p
% o p

ŋ ō Ō Ō ō 45
Ō ō ō Ŏ
f d g f d c d d c a d c d c a c
d b b d
f d c a c
d f a a b b a a

cec
o g —cg cg g – ee f f ff – g g g –g l l l l
— oo p f f
% o p p — pš
pš q o o

T
Ō ō Ŏ ŋ
d d d
d b d b d
a a d c e
f

f f g l l —l l ee
— o o g eo
%

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Romanesca - O guardame las vacas
ōð Ŏ ō ōð Ŏ Ō ōð Ŏ ō Ō ōð Ŏ ō Ō
f d f d d d a b a b a a a
g g g f d f d f g f d d c c
f f d c c c
d

– ˜cggšš lh ˜ g cg g ˜ g oggš
gš hl l l l ˜ l pff — oggšš lh ˜ g g ˜ ff – ggš
gpš hll fg g ff
% oš

5
Ō ō ōð Ŏ ō Ō ōð Ŏ ō ōð Ŏ ō
f g f d d d d b a b a a b a
g g f f f d d c d d b
f f c
d a a

– ˜cff —cg cg g ˜ g gš hll g g f

ggš
oš ˜ ggšš hl g ˜ g g – g g lh ˜ g g g g
gš
% oš oš g oš
ōð Ŏ ō 10
ō Ŏ Ō ō Ŏ ō
a f d f h i h
a d c d b a g d f g
a a c d c c a
e a d c a d

cq
– gp – g ˜cqq v v ˜ v v cv cv c cq
% qqš – rv v v — gq
fš g l l l
oš l ˜l l f oš
ō Ŏ Ō ōð Ŏ ō ō Ŏ Ō
i g f a b d f b f d b a
i g f d c d d b a
f h f c c
a

c
cq —cv cv v ˜ v v cq ˜ q cq v ˜ v v
– oš v p q – rv v v ˜ v v
qš oš v v v p
% oš
15
ōð Ŏ ō Ō ō ō Ō ō Ō
f f d b a a b d f
g g f a c d c d d
a c a f a c a c
d d a c d a a

– ˜ceec cg ˜ g epp ˜ ee – ffp

cp
q q ˜q q p
% qqš rv q q p q q zq – q q q q q o p
Ō ō 20
Ōð ō ō ō
g f d c f d d f h k
d d g a b d f g
c a a c f
f f d c a d c d

– —cf cg g ˜ceec q –cq

f q ee g q ˜ q q cq c c
qoš
% pš q q epš q zq q q q q q g
z
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 ōð Ŏ ō ōð Ŏ ō 25
ō Ŏ ō
l k h f f g f
g g f i g
k h k h a c e
a h d a c d

cqš –c
cqqqšš crv cq cq —cq
– ˜cqš rv q ˜ q q q q ˜coocšš
% oš oš q v v q q q q
T
ō Ō ō Ō Ō ō ō 30
Ōð
d d f h k l k h k l b a d c
f g d b a c d c d
f a c
a h a d c a

– oš cg
gg ˜ g g cg cg –c cp –c
c cq cq c
cp cp ˜ q q
c g fš
p q q g –g f q p g
pš fš
fš
% o oš pš

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