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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Guitar Tablature
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Author/Artist: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaicovsky
Title: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Album: Nutcracker Suite
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com

This is from my own work and one other tab I found. 
This is almost perfect except for a couple little parts I
can't figure out yet. I have spaced it out a bit more than
usuall to give it more clarity of the notes. As always, listen
to the song for how to play it. 

Key of E minor in 2/4 time.

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

The bass notes below are fast; and let them ring
------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----|
----8-----8------7------4------5-------------------------------0-----1-----0--|
-------9------------------------------7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5------0-----2-----0--|
----9-----9------7------4------5------6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4---------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0------------0------0------0------0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~----0-----------------|
                                                                              
The pull off one below is played fast -
------------|---------------------|--3-3-3---1-1-1---0-0-0--|-----2-----2-----|
------------|------------------0--|--2-2-2---0-0-0---1-1-1--|--4-----5-----4--|
------------|--5--2--5--4---5--0--|--3-3-3---1-1-1---2-2-2--|--4-----3-----4--|
-2----------|--3-----3--3---4--2--|--2-2-2---0-0-0---4-4-4--|-----------------|
---3p2p1-1--|---------------6-----|-------------------------|-----------------|
------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
                                                                              
This pull off below is fast too -
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5p4p2p0-----|
----------4--|
-------------|
                                                                              

Let bass notes ring -
------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----|
----8-----8------7------4------5-------------------------------0-----1-----0--|
-------9------------------------------7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5------0-----2-----0--|
----9-----9------7------4------5------6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4---------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0------------0------0------0------0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~--0-----------------|
                                                                              
The pull offs below are very fast -
-------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------|
-4p2p1-------------------|--2-2p0---------------------|
--------4p2--7--4--7--6--|---------4p2p0--5--2--5--4--|
-------------6-----6--5--|----------------4-----4--3--|
                                                                              
------------------------------|-----------------|
------------------------------|-----------------|
------------------------------|-----------4-----|
-0----------------------------|--------4--------|
----3p2p0---------3--0--3--2--|-----6--------7--|
-----------3p2p0--2-----2--3--|--7--------------|

The middle part with the harp or whatever I can’t figure out yet. 

After the harp thing – (Let bass notes ring)
------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----|
----8-----8------7------4------5-------------------------------0-----1-----0--|
-------9------------------------------7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5------0-----2-----0--|
----9-----9------7------4------5------6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4---------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0------------0------0------0------0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~--0-----------------|
                                                                                                               
The pull off one below is played fast -
------------|---------------------|--3-3-3---1-1-1---0-0-0--|-----2-----2-----|
------------|------------------0--|--2-2-2---0-0-0---1-1-1--|--4-----5-----4--|
------------|--5--2--5--4---5--0--|--3-3-3---1-1-1---2-2-2--|--4-----3-----4--|
-2----------|--3-----3--3---4--2--|--2-2-2---0-0-0---4-4-4--|-----------------|
---3p2p1-1--|---------------6-----|-------------------------|-----------------|
------------|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|

------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----|
----8-----8------7------4------5-------------------------------0-----1-----0--|
-------9------------------------------7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5-5------0-----2-----0--|
----9-----9------7------4------5------6-6-6--5-5-5--4-4-4---------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0------------0------0------0------0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~--0-----------------|

This pull off below is fast -
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5p4p2p0-----|
----------4--|
-------------|
                                                                              
The pull offs below are very fast -
-------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------|
-4p2p1-------------------|--2-2p0---------------------|
--------4p2--7--4--7--6--|---------4p2p0--5--2--5--4--|
-------------6-----6--5--|----------------4-----4--3--|
                                                                              
------------------------------|-----------------------12--|
------------------------------|---------------------12----|
------------------------------|-----------4-------12------|
-0----------------------------|--------4---------0--------|
----3p2p0---------3--0--3--2--|-----6-------7-------------|
-----------3p2p0--2-----2--3--|--7------------------------|
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