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Short ID: FC42. Title: Gigue. Composer: Francois Campion. Source: Nouvelles decouvertes sur la Guitarre. 1st manuscript page inserted after page 21. Date: 1705. Facsimile: Minkoff (1977), page 46. Tuning: Bb D G C F (tuning 1). Time sig: 3. Fixes and modifications (M=measure r=rhythm s=string): none. Tablature elements to be added by hand: No slurs in this piece. Strums: Arrowheads ^ and v indicate strums. Open strings in strummed chords were not shown in the tablature; add as many open strings as sound good. Take a moment to re-draw the ^ arrowhead right at the top of the associated stem. Explanation of symbols: " = trill (starting on upper neighbor). , = mordent (none in this piece). . = do not strum this string in the chord. $ = petite reprise symbols. Repeat the material between the signs. Repeat path: M54 first time, repeat after 2 beats back to m26. M54 second time, repeat back to m47 (petite reprise). Octave doublings: To keep certain musical lines intact on the modern guitar, consider adding or substituting the next octave up. For example, see: m36r3. Leading measures in Campion's original tablature: 1 9 16 22 29 35 40 45 50 55. Last measure is 55. Transcription for modern guitar in standard tuning: Gitarren Musik des 16.-18. Jahrhunderts - 3, Adalbert Quadt, page 43. *** Download and edit out all material above and below the tablature. *** See my printing tips in the page, "General comments on the tablature." *** Print out starting with the title line below. Gigue. FC42: Page 1 of 1. Bb D G C F (tuning 1). Leading measures: 1 11 22 33 43 53. 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