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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##------------------------------------------------------------------------------##~From: ebshen@athena.mit.edu (Eric B Shen)

This is my transcription of Al DiMeola's _Mediterranean Sundance_, anacoustic duet with Paco Delucia off of the album _Elegant Gypsy_. Alplays on the right channel, and Paco plays on the left channel. Pacopicks finger-style, while Al uses a pick.

Some notes:

I have only transcribed Al's parts, as I got tired of transcribing thismonster. (Paco's rhythm parts would be very difficult to transcribenote for note, as he plays more intricate finger-style parts than Al)

Apparently, an incomplete transcription of this piece exists (from anold magazine). I have not seen it, and therefore have not had theopportunity to refer to it.

Al's playing is very fast and very clean. Amazing, especially beacausehe is doing it on a steel-strung acoustic. He may be playingcertain phrases in different positions, but the ones I notated are themost likely. The transcription is broken up roughly by phrasing.

Though I have not transcribed any of Paco's parts, there are only twobasic chord progresssions in the entire piece. Em D C B7, and Am Bm7(Bbm7) Am7 B7. Paco uses the Bbm7 to approach the Am7 from the Bm7 whenhe is playing in the upper positions, a very common jazz-thing.

This piece is ideal for a duet. One player can jam out the chords,while the other solos, and the players can switch around. It would bekind of silly to try to recreate this piece note for note, don't youthink? Otherwise, Al's leads are good scalar exercises for building upyour acoustic chops.

============================================================================Transcription notation:

h - hammer on

p - pull off

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

~ - vibrato

muted - palm mute

strum - strum the preceding chord

random comments are located throughout the transcription============================================================================Mediterranean Sundance (any comments please email ebshen@athena.mit.edu)

A:|---0--0--0----0----0--0--0----0-----------0-|------------------------------||--1--1--1----1-1--1--1--1----1-1----0-----0-|------------------------------||-4--2--0--0h2----4--2--0--0h2------0-0------|-(repeat A 2nd time muted)---||----------------------------------4---4---2-|------------------------------||---------------------------------2-----2--2-|------------------------------||----------------------------------------0-0-|------------------------------|

B:|---------10--12\------12-10-7-10-7-----7-7-7-5-3-5-3-2-2-----2-3-5-3-2-----||--8-10/12--12-------8-10--8-5--8-5-----5-5-5-3-1-3-1-0-0-------------------||-9-9---------------9-------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------(fast)--------||----------------------|-muted----|-----|---let ring----|-------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------2-3-5-3-2-----------2-3-5-3-2-----------2-3-5-3-2---------|------|-4-5-7-5-4-----------5-4-5/7-7-----------4-5-7-5-4-----------5-4-5-5-|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|

------------|--7-8-10-8-7------------7-8-10-8-7---------------7-8-10-8-7----|------------|-------------7-8-10-8-7------------10-8-10/12-12---------------|-(repeat B)-|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--(fast)-------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|

------------7-8-10-8-7--------||--------------------------------------------|-7-8-10-8-7------------8-7-5~-||--------------------------------------------|------------------------------||---(end of the intro)-----------------------|------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|

DiMeola's Lead, Paco plays essentially Am Bm7 (Bbm7) Am7 B7|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||---7---8---10---12-----13p12-10h12-10-8-8h10-8h10-8-8h10-8-8h10-8----------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------||-|-tremelo-picking-|-------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------|--------5-7-8-7-5---7-5-----|-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7--7-7\5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7~--|--5-7-8-----------8-----8-7-|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--(fast)--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

-5----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---8-7-5-8-7-5----------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------7-5---4-----------------------4-5-4---4-5-4--|----------5-7--|-------------------7---5-7-4-5---4-----4-5-7-------7--------|--4/5-7-9------|-------------------------------7---5-7----------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------(slower)-----|--(fast)-------|

--------------------7-------------7-10-8-7----8-7-------------7-8-10--10-----|-------7---8-7-10-8---10-8-7-8-10----------10-----10-8-7-8-10----------------|-9-7-9---9-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|(slower)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-10/12-12-12/14-14-14/15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10\8-8-8\7--|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-7-7/8-7-7-5-5/7-7--|--------5-7-8-7-5---7-5-----5---------------------------|--------------------|--5-7-8-----------8-----8-7---8-7-5-8-7-5---------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------7-5-4-7-5-4---|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------7-|--------------------|--(fast)------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

Paco plays Em D C B7--------------------------------------------------------|-----------12-14-15-|--------------------------------------------------------|--12-13-15----------|-5-4-----4----------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4----------------------------------|--(fast and muted)--|-----------------------7-5-3-2-0-2-0-2-0-------0-2-0-2--|--------------------|-----------------------------------------3-2-3----------|--------------------|

-14-12-14-12-14-12--|-----------12-14-12-14-12----12-----|-----------12-14--|--------------------|--12-13-15----------------15----15--|--12-13-15--------|--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------|-------(slower)-----|--(fast and muted)--(slower)--------|--(fast)----------|--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------|

-15-14-12----14-12-------12--------------------------------------------------|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------14-12-11-14-12-11-9-12-11-9----|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-11-9-------9---------------------------------------------------------------|------12-10---12-10-9-12-10-9----10-9-------9---------------9-10-12-9-10-12-|------------------------------12------12-10---12-10-9-10-12-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------10-|-12-10-------10-------------------------------|-----------------10-12-13----|-------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10----|-9-11-12-9-11-12-------------|----------------------------------12-------12-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-(still fast)---------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/dimeola-al/5342.html ]-----------------7-8-7-------------7-8-10-8-7-------------------------------|----10---------8-------10-8-7-8-10------------10-8-7-10-8-7-----------------|-11----12-11-9----------------------------------------------9-7-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------10-9-7-10-9-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------7-8-7-----------------------|--------------|--------------------------7-8-10-------10-8-7~---7-8-7-------|---7-7--------|----------------------7-9----------------------9-------9-8~--|-9-----9-9----|-7-------------7-9-10----------------------------------------|--------------|---10-9-7-9-10-------------------(slower)--------------------|-(slow)-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|

-7\--7h8-7-------12\--12-12-10-12-10-8-10-8-7-8-7----7-7----7---7-7----7-7--|-7\--------10-10-12\------------------------------10-----10---------10------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----7-7-------------7-8-10-8-7------7---------------------------------------|-10-----10-8-7-8-10------------10-8---10-8-7-10-8-7-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------9-7-5-4-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------7-5-4-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-2-0-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------2-0-------0-2-4-5-4------------------|-2-0-------0-2-0-------0-2-3-5-3-2-0-------3-2-3-------------5-3-2-5-3-2-0--|-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---------------3---------------------3----------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------||---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------||----end-of-----|-----------------------------------------------------------||---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------||----DiMeola's--|-3-2-0---2-0-------0-2-3-5-3-2-0---------------------------||---------------|-------3-----3-2-3---------------2h3-2-2~-3-3~-2-2-3-3-2-2-||----lead-------|

DiMeola's rhythm Em D C B7 (but he actually doesn't play the thirds)|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||---------9---7----------5---------4-------|--9---------7-----------5--4--5--||---------9---7(strum)---5(strum)--4(strum)|--9(strum)--7(strum)---5-5--5--5-||---------7---5----------3---------2-------|--7---------5---------3---3--3---||-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------0------|--4-----0-0---0---0---|--9---------7---------5-----------5---0--0--0---0---0-|---5---4---4-4-4-4-4--|--9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)---5-5-4-4--4--4---4-4--|-3--3-2-----2---2---2-|--7---------5---------3---------3---2---2--2--2---2---|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|

|---------(rhthmically strumming now)--(something like this...)------------||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||---------9---------7--------5---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||---------9(strum)--7(strum)-5(strum)--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||---------7---------5--------3---------2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-||-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-9-9-9---------------0--0---0------------|--------------------------7-5-7---|-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-----------|---------------------------7-7-7--|-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2--2---2---2-0-0-0-0--|--------7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------5-|-----------------------------------------|--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----5---5---5-4-2-------------------------------------|----------9---------|---5--5-5-5-5------5-4-2-------------------------------|----------9(strum)--|-3-3---3---3-------------5-3-2-----------2-0-2-0-2-3-2-|----------7---------|-------------------------------5-3-2-3-5---------------|--0-0-0-0-----------|

-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------0--0----------|---------------------------------------|-7---------5------------0--0--0---0--|----------9--------5-7-5-4-------------|-7(strum)--5(strum)---4-----4--4-4-4-|----------9(strum)---------7-5-4---4-5-|-5---------3---------2---2---2--2----|----------7----------------------7-----|-------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------|--------0-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------0-------|-----------5---------5---5----5-4-2------------------------|----------------|

-4---------5(strum)---5-5-----------5-4-2------------------|--------2-------|---7-5-0-3-3-----------3--3-5-------------5-3-2-0------0-2-|--------2-------|-------------------------------------------------3-2-3-----|--0-0-0-0-------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------0----|-7---------------4-5-7-5-4---5-4-----4-----------------5-5-5---5---5---0-0---|-7(strum)--4-5-7-----------7-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4-----5-5--5-5-5-5---4---4--|-5-------------------------------------------------7-5-3-3---3---3---2-----2-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--0--5-4-2-------|-----------------------------------------------------5-7-9-|-4-4-------5-4-2-|-2-2-2-(etc.)--0-0-0-(etc.)--------------5-7---5-7-9-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------5-7-9-----9-------------|-----------------|-----------------------------5-7-9-------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-7-5-4----------5-4-2----------------------------------|----------9---------|-------5-5-5-5--------5-4-2----------------------------|----------9(strum)--|-------3-3-3-3-0------------5-3-2-0------------2-3-2---|----------7---------|------------------------------------3-2--2-3-5-------0-|--0-0-0-0-----------|

------------------------------------------------------------------7----------|-----------------------------------------------------7---8-7-10-8---10-8-7-8-|-(knock on guitar body)--7-----------------5-7-9-7-9---9---------------------|-------------------------7(strum)--4/5-7-9-----------------------------------|-------------------------5---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----7-8-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------7--7-----7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-------|-10------------10-----10-8---10-8-7-8-10------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

---10--/----14-------12-----15---14---12-----------------12-----------------|------------------------------------------------------15----15-13-12--------|--(tremelo picking)------|play ten times very fast|------------------14-12--|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-11--11-----11---11-11-11-11-----11---11-11-11--12--11-9-7------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------10-9-7-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------10-9-7----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------|-(very fast constant strumming)----------|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------|------------------------|-9---------7---------5---------4---------|---------|---------------9--------|-9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)--4(strum)--|---------|---------------9(strum)-|-7---------5---------3---------2---------|---------|-10-8-7-10-8-7-7--------|-----------------------------------------|---------|

(fast constant strumming)----------------|--------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||-9---------7---------5---------4---------|--------------------------------||-9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)--4(strum)--|--play intro, without A, to end-||-7---------5---------3---------2---------|--------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||