This easy-to-read modern tablature should be completely faithful to Alonso Mudarra's original tablature. Let me know of any errors you find. Donald Sauter.

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Short ID:  AM37.
Title:     Tiento (quinto tono).
Composer:  Alonso Mudarra.
Source:    Tres Libros de Musica en Cifras para Vihuela...  
           Libro II, folio XIII verso.
Date:      1546.
Facsimile: Chanterelle, p100.

Tuning:    Vihuela tuning.
Time sig:  Quickly. ("Phi" on Mudarra's 1st line. See general Mudarra comments.)  

Fixes and modifications (M=measure r=rhythm s=string):
  All rhythm values have been halved.
  M31r4s2 original showed fret 4. Changed to 5 here.

Tablature elements to be added by hand:
  Let ring as long as possible (see general Mudarra comments): M20r1s5.
  Fermata on very last chord.  

Suggested simplification (if need be): 
    ____________
    |__________|
    |_4______4_|
    |_5_ to ___|
    |_4______4_|
    |_2______2_|
    |__________|

Leading measures in Mudarra's original tablature:
  1 12 23 33. Last measure is 40.


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                             Tiento (quinto tono).                          AM37: Page 1 of 1.
  Vihuela tuning.  Leading measures: 1 14 26 37.                               Alonso Mudarra.

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_______2|_4_2_4_5|___4_5_4_2_4|_5___4|_2___0|_______5|_4_2___4|_0____|_____0__|______|______|___
_2_4_5__|________|____________|______|______|_____4__|_5______|_____0|_2_4____|______|_____0|___
________|________|____________|______|______|________|_4______|_2____|________|______|_2____|___
________|________|_2__________|______|_0___2|_4______|_2______|______|________|______|______|___
________|________|____________|_0____|______|________|________|_0____|_0______|_0____|_0____|___

 ___ ___                                                                                        
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________________________________________________________________________________________________
_0______|___0|____|_0___||______________________________________________________________________
________|_4__|___4|_0___||______________________________________________________________________
_2______|_5_4|_5__|_____||______________________________________________________________________
________|_4_2|_4__|_2___||______________________________________________________________________
_______0|_2_4|_2__|_____||______________________________________________________________________
_0_2_4__|____|____|_0___||______________________________________________________________________