Karen (to Shigekazu & Ai Nobe) - Hirokazu Sato (1966-2016)
edition: Gendai Guitar #471 (March 2004)
see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 28 November 2018
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/sato_karen.mid
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CiPJPsqWXQ - Jin-sung Lee

standard tuning: E A D G B E key: D major time: 4/4

Moderato (at a moderate pace)
- -
0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------0-|--2=====3-0=======|-0=====2---------|-----------------| B|-------------3---|------0===----0---|-----0===3=====3-|-2===0===--------| G|-----------2-----|*---2-------2---2-|---2---------0===|---------2=====2-| D|-----------------|*-0=======--------|-----------0-----|---0---0-----0===| A|-----------------|----------4=======|-3=======2=======|-0===------4-----| E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----3===2=======|
mp 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 2
3 3 1 3 1

-
4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------2===0-----|-2=====3-0=======|-0=====2---------|-----------------| B|---0-3---0===2-0-|-----0===----0---|-----0===3=====3-|-2===0===----3===| G|-0-------0=======|---2-------2---2-|---2---------0===|---------2===0===| D|-----------------|-0=======--------|-----------0-----|---0---0---0---0-| A|---------0=======|---------4=======|-3=======2=======|-0===------------| E|-0=======--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3===2===0===|
3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 4
< < < < > > > > 3 3 1 3 1

1_________________ 2_________________
-
8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0===2===------0--|-0===2===------5-|--5=====5=====3-2=|=====----0===2===| B|-3---2---3---3----|-3---2---3=====--|------0===----0===|-----3===2---2---| G|---0---0---2-----*|---0---0---0-----|*-----------0-----|---2---2---0---0-| D|---------0=======*|-------------4===|*---4-------------|-0=======--------| A|-0=======---------|-0=======5=======|----------3=======|---------1=======| E|------------------|-----------------|--3=======--------|-----------------|
4 2 3 1 3 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 2 1 3 3 4
1 4 1 3 2 mf 1 1 1

-
12 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------0===2===|-3=====2=====3---|-5=====5=====3-2=|=====----0===2===| B|-3=======3---2---|-1---1===--1=====|-----0===----0===|-----3===2---2---| G|-----0-----0---0-|---2-----2-------|-----------0-----|---2---2---0---0-| D|---0---0---------|-0===============|---4-------------|-0=======--------| A|-2=======0=======|-----------------|---------3=======|---------1=======| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3=======--------|-----------------|
3 2 4 1 3 1 4 4 4 2 2 1 3 2 3 4
1 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3
mp < < < < < < mf

- -
16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------3===2===|-----------------|---------------0-|-2=====3-0=======| B|-3=======2---2---|-3=====3=======3=|=======3===--3---|-----0===----0---| G|-----0-----0---0-|-----2-------2---|-----0-----2-----|---2-------2---2-| D|---0---0---------|---0-------0-----|---2-------------|-0=======--------| A|-2=======0=======|-----------------|-0=======--------|---------4=======| E|-----------------|-3=======--------|-----------------|-----------------|
3 4 2 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 1 1
1 1 1 3 3
< < < f > > > > > mp

- 1_________________
20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0=====2---------|-----0===2===----|-------3-2---0---|---------------5--| B|-----0===3=======|-3===3---3===----|-0-------0---2---|-3=======----3----| G|---2---------0---|---0---0-----2===|-2=======0=======|---0---0---2-----*| D|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|-0=======--------|-0===2===4===----*| A|-3=======2=======|-1=======0=======|---------0=======|------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3=======--------|------------------|
1 2 4 4 4 3 2 4 2 2 2 1 2 4
3 1 1 4 2 3 1 3
< < < mf > > > > < < < <

F.
2_________________ c3______c2
24 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|-----0===3===2===|-0===----2===0===|-5===3===2=======|| B|-3===============|-----3---3---3---|-----3===--0---0-|---3---3-2=======|| G|-----0-------0---|---2---2---0---0-|---2---2-0=======|-3=======2=======|| D|---3---3---2---2-|-0=======2=======|-4=======--------|---------0=======|| A|-1=======3=======|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
4 4 2 1 3 1 2 4 arp.
1 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 3 4
p 1 rall. pp

Notes & Legend
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The tempo of the Jin-sung Lee video and the MIDI is 72 bpm (quarter notes).

measure 17 - in the sheet the D on the 1st beat is a whole note tied to the D
on the 1st beat of measure 48 (which is a half note)

left hand fingering below the tab -
1 - index finger
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger
4 - little finger

==== - note held, length of note (duration)
- - (above the tab) tenuto - played firmly, slightly accented
< < < - crescendo - growing louder

- decrescendo - growing softer

c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret
c3 - part barre on the 3rd fret
F. - Fermata - pause, notes held
f - forte - loud
mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud
mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft
pp - pianiassimo - very soft
rall. - rallentando - slowing down (often becoming gradually softer)

|--- ---| repeat the section
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|*-- --*| 1___ only play the first time
|*-- --*| 2___ play on repeat (instead of 1___)
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