We Three Kings - John Henry Hopkins (1820-1891) - arr. Frank Perkins (2019) https://www.frankperkins.co.uk/music - frank@frankperkins.co.uk
see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 31 May 2020
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/hopkins_we_three_kings.mid
audio: https://soundcloud.com/weed-49/we-three-kings - Frank Perkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
minor updates 1 June 2020
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tuning: EADGBE key: Em, G time: 3/4 tempo: 108 bpm (quarter notes)

Allegretto (lively, moderately fast)
E minor
0 . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----5-|--7-------5---|-3-------0---|-2---3---2---|-0---------5-| B|-7-8---|--------0---0-|-------0---0-|-------0-----|---0---7-8---| G|-------|*-----5-------|-----0-------|---2-------2-|-----0-------| D|-------|*---7---------|---4---------|-------------|-------------| A|-------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------|--0===========|-0===========|-0===========|-0===========|
3 4 1 4 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 4 2 1 3 4 1
f

arp.
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-7-------5---|-3-------0---|-2---3---2---|-0-------0-2-| B|-------0---0-|-------0---0-|-0-----0-----|---0---4-----| G|-----5-------|-----0-------|-2-2-------2-|-----0---0-2-| D|---7---------|---4---------|-------------|-------4-----| A|-------------|-------------|-2===========|-------------| E|-0===========|-0===========|-------------|-0===========|
4 3 1 2 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 3 3
2 2 2
1

c7______
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3-------3---|-5-------5---|-7-------7---|-10--8---7---| B|---0---0---0-|---3---3---3-|---0---0---0-|---7-------0-| G|-----0-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-------7-----| D|-2===========|-4===========|-5===========|-9===7===5===| A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
4 4 4 1 3 1 4 1 4 3 4 4 2 4
1 2 1 3

C7__________
arp. arp.
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---0---0-----|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------| B|-10--12--10--|-8-------7---|-0-0-------0-|-0-----------| G|-------------|-8---8-----8-|-0---0---0---|-0-----------| D|-10--12--10--|-7-7---7-----|-------4-----|-2-----------| A|-0=========9-|-------------|-------------|-2-----------| E|-------------|-7===========|-0===========|-0-----------|
3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
2 2 2 1 2 poco rit. 1

F. G major
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---0---------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------| B|-7---7/10----|-8-------8---|-8-------3---|---1-------3-| G|---0---------|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|-----0---0---| D|-7---7/10----|-----9-------|-----9-------|-------4-----| A|-5===========|-10==========|---------2===|-0===========| E|-------------|-------------|-0=======----|-------------|
4 4 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 1 2 1
3 3 3 3 2
1 f
rit. a tempo

21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------0---| B|-8-----------|-8-------8---|-8-----------|-8-----------| G|---0---0-----|---0---0---0-|---0---0-----|---7---7-----| D|-----9-----0-|-----9-------|-----9--<12>-|-----10------| A|-10======9---|-7===========|-------------|-0===========| E|-------------|-------------|-7===========|-------------|
1 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 4 1
3 3 1 1
p

c5__________
25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3-----------|-3-------3---|-5-------7---|-8=======7---| B|---0---0-----|---0---0---0-|---3---3-----|-5-5---5---5-| G|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----5-----7-|-5---5-------| D|-----------0-|-2===========|-4=======5===|-------------| A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0===========| E|-3=======2---|-------------|-------------|-------------|
4 4 4 4 1 3 1 4 3 4 3
2 1 1 2 1
f

F. arp.
29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-5=======7---|-3-------3---|-3-----------|-3-----0-----| B|---0---0-----|---0---0---0-|---0---0-3---|-3---3---3---| G|-----5---7---|-----0-------|-----0---2---|-0-0---------| D|-------------|-------------|---------0---|-------------| A|-0===========|-------------|-------------|-3===========| E|-------------|-3===========|-0=======2---|-------------|
3 3 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 3 3 3
2 1 2

1_____________ 2_____________
arp. arp.
33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3=======-----|-3---------3=|=========----|| B|-0=======-----|-0-------0===|=========----|| G|-2=======----*|-2-----2=====|=========----|| D|-------------*|-----0=======|=========----|| A|--------------|-------------|-------------|| E|-3=======-----|-3=======----|-------------||
4 4
2 2
3 3

Notes & Legend
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left hand fingering below the tab -
1 - index finger
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger
4 - little finger (pinky)

=== - notes held, length of notes
/ - (between the notes) slide the note up (glissando)
arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note c5 - part barre on the 5th fret
c7 - part barre on the 7th fret
C7 - barre on the 7th fret
f - forte - loud
F. - Fermata - pause, note(s) held for longer than their value
p - (below the tab) piano - soft
poco - a little (poco rit. - slowing down a little)
rit. - slowing down - suddenly slower
tempo - speed (a tempo - return to the earlier tempo)

repeat the section 1____ play the 1st time 2_______ play on repeat |--- ---| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |--- ---| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |*-- --*| |----------------------*| --*|-----------------------| |*-- --*| |----------------------*| --*|-----------------------| |--- ---| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |--- ---| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------|

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