"Sous le Dome Epais" (Flower Duet), from Lakme Leo Delibes, 1836-1891 tabbed by Lou True - LTrue@aol.com (Time signature is 6/8. Each tick mark above the tab represents an eighth note. Suggested left hand fingering is below each line of tab. Notation key is below the tab.) The sheet music for the vocal parts of this well-known operatic duet was transcribed directly to guitar. That is, the tab is one octave below the vocal music so as to make the highest notes playable. In order to achieve some separation of the voices with solo guitar, I've found that it helps to allow the higher notes to dominate and to roll the cords a bit. Some of the indicated pull offs and hammer ons work better than others in simulating the legato of the haunting voice version. Experiment and enjoy. [A] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P C3----- E|| -----------------------|-----------------------|-------------1-3-1------| B|| -----3========= -1-3-4-|-----3========= -1-3-4-|-----3h4p3h4-3-4-3-4-3-1| G||*-----3-2h3p2p0---2-3-2-|-----3-2h3p2p0---2-3-2-|-----3h5p3h5-------5-3-2| D||*-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| A|| -----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|| -----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| 4 2 3 2 1 4 3 4 2 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 | | | | | | | | | [1st ending] [2nd ending] E| -----------------------| ---------- || B| -----------------------| 3========= || G| -0h5-0h5-0h5-2=========| 3=========*|| D| -8p7-8p7-8p7-3=========| ----------*|| A| -----------------------| ---------- || E| -----------------------| ---------- || 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MF P MF C1(High 2)----------------------------------------------------------- E| -------------------1-1--|------------------------|-------------------1-1--| B| -----1==========-1-----1|-----3==========-3-----3|-----1==========-1-----1| G| -----2-0---0h2---2-----2|-----2-0---0h2---2-2-2-2|-----2-0---0h2---2-----2| D| ---------3---------3-3--|---------3---------3-3--|---------3---------3-3--| A| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E| ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F C1(High2)-------------- V E| -------1-1-------1=====|-3============----------|-3---6======-3======---| B| -----1-----1-----------|-4============-4-------4|-4---8======-4======-4-| G| -----2-----2-----------|---------------3-3-0-3-3|---------------------0-| D| -------3-3-------------|-----------------5---5--|-----------------------| A| -----------------------|-------------------6----|-----------------------| E| -----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P E| ------------------------|-----2======-----------|-----------------3-----| B| -4============----------|-4---4======-4======---|-3==========-3-------3-| G| ---------------3-------3|-3-----------3======-3-|-----3p2p0h2-3========-| D| -4============-4-4---4-4|---------------------4-|-3---------------------| A| -----------------6-6-6--|-----------------------|-----------------------| E| -------------------6----|-----------------------|-----------------------| 2 1 2 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 4 3 1 1 3 4 3 1 2 4 3 4 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C1------- poco rall. E| -1==========-1---3-----|-1---------------------|-----------------------| B| ---------------------3-|-----4-----------4-----|-----4-------4-------4-| G| -----1p0---0-1========-|-----0---0-------0---0-|-----0---0---0---0---0-| D| ---------3-------------|---------1-----------1-|---------1-------1-----| A| -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E| -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 2 3 1 4 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PP [A once, no ending] V V E| -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| B| -----------------------|-6=====================|-6=====================|| G| -------------3(5)5---3-|-7=====================|-7=====================|| D| -------------5---7---5-|-----------------------|-----------------------|| A| -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| E| -----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|| a tempo 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 Notation Key: 3p0 -- Pull off 4h5 -- Hammer on V -- Vibrato 3===== -- Sustain note * * -- Repeat once C5---- -- hold barre at 5th fret P -- Piano, softly F -- Forte, loudly