Spanish Guitar Tabs

December 10, 2014

spanisch_coverI already published a preview of this song recently but today I finally want to share the according tablatures with you. As always you will find not only the spanish guitar tabs but also audio files of both guitars in this post. With the advice and instructions at the bottom of the article, everybody should be able to play this song easily. As you can see in the first audio file below this paragraph, the song is a bit longer than usual. It has an intro and outro as well as chorus, refrain and solo-parts. So you got a complete and brand-new song for free ;o) We hope you like to play it as much as we did during the last session. I think I can say that this our favourite song at the moment. The background guitar uses some special strumming techniques which will be explained in detail in one of our upcoming tutorials. You can play it with standard chord strumming nevertheless.

Tablatures

First of all, we start with the tabs. Some tips and the audio files can be fount below the tablatures.

# Spanish Guitar
#     for two acoustic guitars
#     by Dorian Glagla
#     published on duochords.com

# notation:
#     *  = harmonic
#     h  = hammer on
#     p  = pull off
#     /  = slide up
#     \  = slide down
#     () = optional
#     v  = vibrato
#     :  = break / hold

# The tablature consists of
#     - Intro
#     - Chorus
#     - Refrain
#     - Solo
#     - Outro
 
# This is the order when playing it with two guitars:
#
#     guitar 1: Intro 1
#               Chorus 1
#               Refrain 1
#               Chorus 1
#               Refrain 1
#               Solo 1
#               Outro 1
#
#     guitar 2: Intro 2 
#               Chorus 2
#               Refrain 2
#               Chorus 2
#               Refrain 2
#               Solo 2
#               Outro 2

#####################  INTRO 1 ######################

1                         2                          
#-------------------------|-------------------0-----|
#-------------------------|--------1--h3--p1--------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|

3                         4                          
|--------0----------------|-------------------------#
|-----------3--1--0-------|-------------------------#
|--------------------2----|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#

#####################  INTRO 2 ######################

1                         2                          
#--0----------------------|--1-----0--h1--p0--3-----|
#--1-----0--h1--p0--3-----|--0----------------------|
#--2----------------------|--0----------------------|
#--2----------------------|--0----------------------|
#--0----------------------|--2----------------------|
#-------------------------|--3----------------------|

3                         4                          
|--1-----3--1--0----------|--0----------------------#
|--1--------------3--1----|--0--1--h3--1--0---------#
|--2----------------------|--1----------------2--0--#
|--3----------------------|--2----------------------#
|--3----------------------|--2----------------------#
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------#

##################### CHORUS 1 ######################

1                         2                          
#-----0-----0----0-----0--|-----1-----1----1-----1--|
#-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|
#-----2--:--2----2--:--2--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|
#-----2-----2----2-----2--|-----0-----0----0-----0--|
#--0----------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|--3----------------------|

3                         4                          
|-----1-----1----1-----1--|-----0-----0----0-----0--|
|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|
|-----2--:--2----2--:--2--|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|
|-----3-----3----3-----3--|-----2-----2----2-----2--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------|

5                         6                          
|-----0-----0----0-----0--|-----1-----1----1-----1--|
|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|
|-----2--:--2----2--:--2--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|
|-----2-----2----2-----2--|-----0-----0----0-----0--|
|--0----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--3----------------------|

7                         8                          
|-----1-----1----1-----1--|-----0-----0----0-----0--#
|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--#
|-----2--:--2----2--:--2--|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--#
|-----3-----3----3-----3--|-----2-----2----2-----2--#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------#

#####################  CHORUS 2 #####################

1                         2                          
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#----------------0--h1-1--|-----0-----3---1---------|
#--2----------2-----------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|

3                         4                          
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--0-h1-p0----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------2-p0-h2---p0--|-------------------0-h2--|
|-------------------------|--2----------0-h2--------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

5                         6                          
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------0--h1-1--|-----0-----3---1---------|
|-------------2-----------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

7                         8                          
|-------------------------|--0----------------------#
|--0-h1-p0----------------|-------------------0-h1--#
|-----------2-------0-----|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#

##################### REFRAIN 1 #####################

1                         2                          
#-----0-----0----0-----0--|-----0-----0----0-----0--|
#-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|
#-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|
#-----2-----2----2-----2--|-----2-----2----2-----2--|
#--3----------------------|--2----------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|

3                         4                          
|-----0-----0----0-----0--|-----1-----1----1-----1--|
|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|
|-----2--:--2----2--:--2--|-----2--:--2----2--:--2--|
|-----2-----2----2-----2--|-----3-----3----3-----3--|
|--0----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--1----------------------|

5                         6                          
|-----0-----0----0-----0--|-----0-----0----0-----0--|
|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|
|-----0--:--0----0--:--0--|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|
|-----2-----2----2-----2--|-----2-----2----2-----2--|
|--3----------------------|--2----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

7                         8                          
|-----0-----0----0-----0--|-----1-----1----1-----1--#
|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--|-----1--:--1----1--:--1--#
|-----2--:--2----2--:--2--|-----2--:--2----2--:--2--#
|-----2-----2----2-----2--|-----3-----3----3-----3--#
|--0----------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|--1----------------------#

##################### REFRAIN 2 #####################

1                         2                          
#----------------------3--|----1--1-p0-----------0--|
#--1----------1--h3-------|-------------------3-----|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|

3                         4                          
|------------------0------|-------------------------|
|--1-----1-h3-------------|----3---1------0----1----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

5                         6                          
|----------------------3--|----1--1-p0-----------0--|
|--1----------1--h3-------|-------------------3-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

7                         8                          
|------------------0------|-------------------------#
|--1-----1-h3-------------|----1-------0--h1--------#
|-------------------------|----------------------2--#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#

####################### SOLO 1 ######################

1                         2                          
#--0--------0----0--------|--0--------0----0--------|
#--1-----:--1----1--:-----|--0-----:--0----0--:-----|
#--0-----:--0----0--:-----|--1-----:--1----1--:-----|
#--2--------2----2--------|--2--------2----2--------|
#--3----------------------|--2----------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|

3                         4                          
|--0--------0----0--------|--1--------1----1--------|
|--1-----:--1----1--:-----|--1-----:--1----1--:-----|
|--2-----:--2----2--:-----|--2-----:--2----2--:-----|
|--2--------2----2--------|--3--------3----3--------|
|--0----------------------|--3----------------------|
|-------------------------|--1----------------------|

5                         6                          
|--0--------0----0--------|--0--------0----0--------|
|--1-----:--1----1--:-----|--0-----:--0----0--:-----|
|--0-----:--0----0--:-----|--1-----:--1----1--:-----|
|--2--------2----2--------|--2--------2----2--------|
|--3----------------------|--2----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

7                         8                          
|--0--------0----0--------|--1--------1----1--------#
|--1-----:--1----1--:-----|--1-----:--1----1--:-----#
|--2-----:--2----2--:-----|--2-----:--2----2--:-----#
|--2--------2----2--------|--3--------3----3--------#
|--0----------------------|--3----------------------#
|-------------------------|--1----------------------#

####################### SOLO 2 ######################

1                         2                          
#-------------------------|--3--------1----0--------|
#--1--------1----3--------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|-------------------------|

3                         4                          
|--7-----5--0-------------|--7-----5--0-h1--0-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

5                         6                          
|-------12----10----8-----|--7--h8----7----5--h7----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

7                         8                          
|--8-----5-----0----1-----|--3-----1--0-------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------3-----#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#
|-------------------------|-------------------------#

#####################  OUTRO 1 ######################

1                         2                          
#-----0-0-0----0----0-----|-----1-1-1----1----1-----|
#-----1-1-1----1----1--:--|-----0-0-0----0----0--:--|
#-----2-2-2----2----2--:--|-----0-0-0----0----0--:--|
#-----2-2-2----2----2-----|-----0-0-0----0----0-----|
#--0--0-0-0---------------|-----2-2-2---------------|
#-------------------------|--3----------------------|

3                         4                          
|-----1-1-1----1----1-----|-----0-0-0----0----0-----|
|-----1-1-1----1----1--:--|-----0-0-0----0----0--:--|
|-----2-2-2----2----2--:--|-----1-1-1----1----1--:--|
|-----3-3-3----3----3-----|-----2-2-2----2----2-----|
|-----3-3-3---------------|-----2-2-2---------------|
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------|

5                         6                          
|-----0-0-0----0----0-----|-----1-1-1----1----1-----|
|-----1-1-1----1----1--:--|-----0-0-0----0----0--:--|
|-----2-2-2----2----2--:--|-----0-0-0----0----0--:--|
|-----2-2-2----2----2-----|-----0-0-0----0----0-----|
|--0--0-0-0---------------|-----2-2-2---------------|
|-------------------------|--3----------------------|

7                         8                          
|--1----------1---3---1---|--0----------------------|
|--1----------1---3---1---|--0--------0-h1-p0-------|
|--2---:------2---4---2---|--1----------------2-----|
|--3---:------3---5---3---|--2----------------------|
|--3----------3---5---3---|--2----------------------|
|--1----------1---3---1---|--0----------------------|

9
|--0----------------------#
|--1----------------------#
|--2----------------------#
|--2----------------------#
|--0----------------------#
|-------------------------#

#####################  OUTRO 2 ######################

1                         2                          
#-------------------------|-------------------------|
#--1----------------------|--0----------------------|
#--2----------------------|--0----------------------|
#--2----------------------|--0----------------------|
#--0----------------------|-------------------------|
#-------------------------|--3----------------------|

3                         4                          
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------|
|--2----------------------|--1----------------------|
|--3----------------------|--2----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------|

5                         6                          
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------|
|--2----------------------|--0----------------------|
|--2----------------------|--0----------------------|
|--0----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--3----------------------|

7                         8                          
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--2----------------------|--1----------------------|
|--3----------------------|--2----------------------|
|--3----------------------|--2----------------------|
|--1----------------------|--0----------------------|

9
|-----------------(0)-----#
|-------------(1)---------#
|---------(2)-------------#
|-----(2)-----------------#
|-(0)---------------------#
|-------------------------#

Guitar 1

The first guitar plays the chords in different decomposition. The strumming technique might be a bit more complicated than usual, but we will publish an appropriate tutorial on duochords soon. The breaks in the tablatures are realised by smashing the flat hand against all strings. The strumming in the refrain part is done with three fingers that strum the strings one after the other without returning to the starting position. In fact it is a movement of the whole hand combined with a gentle movement of the three fingers. But as mentioned, we will publish a tutorial soon and I don’t want to explain this technique at this point. You can use the comment section below for urgent questions concerning the strumming or other issues. And here comes the Audio file of the first guitar:

Guitar 2

The second guitar plays the melody and is therefore a bit easier to play than the first one. Nevertheless it has some chords in it too. You might want to exchange some parts between the two guitars in your own duo. For example you could switch guitar 1 and guitar 2 during the refrains. Thereby both guitars will have to play chords and melody during the song (at different points).

Have fun with playing this song! For corrections / feedback you can use the comment section below.

About the author (Dorian Glagla)

I am studying Systems Engineering at the university of Essen-Germany. I've been playing guitar for about 16 years. I visited a classical music school in Düsseldorf-Germany the first eleven years. Since 2009 I focussed on practicing modern music by mylself but i still like to play classical pieces too (Tarrega, Albeniz et al).. See all posts by

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