Mediterranean Sundance

	  		Transcription notation: 

h - hammer on 

p - pull off 

/ - slide up 

\ - slide down 

~ - vibrato 

muted - palm mute 

strum - strum the preceding chord 

random comments are located throughout the transcription 
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Mediterranean Sundance (any comments please email [email protected]) 


A: 
|---0--0--0----0----0--0--0----0-----------0-|------------------------------ 
|--1--1--1----1-1--1--1--1----1-1----0-----0-|------------------------------ 
|-4--2--0--0h2----4--2--0--0h2------0-0------|-(repeat A  2nd time muted)--- 
|----------------------------------4---4---2-|------------------------------ 
|---------------------------------2-----2--2-|------------------------------ 
|----------------------------------------0-0-|------------------------------ 



B: 
|---------10--12\------12-10-7-10-7-----7-7-7-5-3-5-3-2-2-----2-3-5-3-2----- 
|--8-10/12--12-------8-10--8-5--8-5-----5-5-5-3-1-3-1-0-0------------------- 
|-9-9---------------9------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------(fast)-------- 
|----------------------|-muted----|-----|---let ring----|------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




-----------2-3-5-3-2-----------2-3-5-3-2-----------2-3-5-3-2---------|------ 
-4-5-7-5-4-----------5-4-5/7-7-----------4-5-7-5-4-----------5-4-5-5-|------ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------|------ 




------------|--7-8-10-8-7------------7-8-10-8-7---------------7-8-10-8-7---- 
------------|-------------7-8-10-8-7------------10-8-10/12-12--------------- 
-(repeat B)-|--------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------|--(fast)------------------------------------------------------- 
------------|--------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------|--------------------------------------------------------------- 




------------7-8-10-8-7--------||-------------------------------------------- 
-7-8-10-8-7------------8-7-5~-||-------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------||---(end of the intro)----------------------- 
------------------------------||-------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------||-------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------||-------------------------------------------- 



DiMeola's Lead, Paco plays essentially Am Bm7 (Bbm7) Am7 B7 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|---7---8---10---12-----13p12-10h12-10-8-8h10-8h10-8-8h10-8-8h10-8---------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-|-tremelo-picking-|------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




-----------------------------------------------|--------5-7-8-7-5---7-5----- 
-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7--7-7\5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7~--|--5-7-8-----------8-----8-7- 
-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------- 
-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------- 
-----------------------------------------------|--(fast)-------------------- 
-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------- 




-5----------------------------------------------------------|--------------- 
---8-7-5-8-7-5----------------------------------------------|--------------- 
---------------7-5---4-----------------------4-5-4---4-5-4--|----------5-7-- 
-------------------7---5-7-4-5---4-----4-5-7-------7--------|--4/5-7-9------ 
-------------------------------7---5-7----------------------|--------------- 
-----------------------------------------------(slower)-----|--(fast)------- 




--------------------7-------------7-10-8-7----8-7-------------7-8-10--10---- 
-------7---8-7-10-8---10-8-7-8-10----------10-----10-8-7-8-10--------------- 
-9-7-9---9------------------------------------------------------------------ 
--------------------------------------------------------------------(slower) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




-10/12-12-12/14-14-14/15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10\8-8-8\7-- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




-7-7/8-7-7-5-5/7-7--|--------5-7-8-7-5---7-5-----5-------------------------- 
--------------------|--5-7-8-----------8-----8-7---8-7-5-8-7-5-------------- 
--------------------|------------------------------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-- 
--------------------|------------------------------------------------------7 
--------------------|--(fast)----------------------------------------------- 
--------------------|------------------------------------------------------- 



                                                        Paco plays Em D C B7 
--------------------------------------------------------|-----------12-14-15 
--------------------------------------------------------|--12-13-15--------- 
-5-4-----4----------------------------------------------|------------------- 
-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4----------------------------------|--(fast and muted)- 
-----------------------7-5-3-2-0-2-0-2-0-------0-2-0-2--|------------------- 
-----------------------------------------3-2-3----------|------------------- 




-14-12-14-12-14-12--|-----------12-14-12-14-12----12-----|-----------12-14-- 
--------------------|--12-13-15----------------15----15--|--12-13-15-------- 
--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------ 
-------(slower)-----|--(fast and muted)--(slower)--------|--(fast)---------- 
--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------ 
--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------ 




-15-14-12----14-12-------12------------------------------------------------- 
----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------14-12-11-14-12-11-9-12-11-9--- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------12 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-11-9-------9--------------------------------------------------------------- 
------12-10---12-10-9-12-10-9----10-9-------9---------------9-10-12-9-10-12- 
------------------------------12------12-10---12-10-9-10-12----------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




--------------------------10-|-12-10-------10------------------------------- 
-----------------10-12-13----|-------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10---- 
-9-11-12-9-11-12-------------|----------------------------------12-------12- 
-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 
-----------------------------|-(still fast)--------------------------------- 
-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 




-----------------7-8-7-------------7-8-10-8-7------------------------------- 
----10---------8-------10-8-7-8-10------------10-8-7-10-8-7----------------- 
-11----12-11-9----------------------------------------------9-7------------- 
----------------------------------------------------------------10-9-7-10-9- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




---------------------------------7-8-7-----------------------|-------------- 
--------------------------7-8-10-------10-8-7~---7-8-7-------|---7-7-------- 
----------------------7-9----------------------9-------9-8~--|-9-----9-9---- 
-7-------------7-9-10----------------------------------------|-------------- 
---10-9-7-9-10-------------------(slower)--------------------|-(slow)------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------- 




-7\--7h8-7-------12\--12-12-10-12-10-8-10-8-7-8-7----7-7----7---7-7----7-7-- 
-7\--------10-10-12\------------------------------10-----10---------10------ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




----7-7-------------7-8-10-8-7------7--------------------------------------- 
-10-----10-8-7-8-10------------10-8---10-8-7-10-8-7------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------9-7-5-4----------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------7-5-4----------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-2-0- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------2-0-------0-2-4-5-4------------------ 
-2-0-------0-2-0-------0-2-3-5-3-2-0-------3-2-3-------------5-3-2-5-3-2-0-- 
-----3-2-3-------3-2-3---------------3---------------------3---------------- 




-----------------------------------------------------------||--------------- 
-----------------------------------------------------------||----end-of----- 
-----------------------------------------------------------||--------------- 
-----------------------------------------------------------||----DiMeola's-- 
-3-2-0---2-0-------0-2-3-5-3-2-0---------------------------||--------------- 
-------3-----3-2-3---------------2h3-2-2~-3-3~-2-2-3-3-2-2-||----lead------- 



DiMeola's rhythm Em D C B7 (but he actually doesn't play the thirds) 
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------- 
|---------9---7----------5---------4-------|--9---------7-----------5--4--5- 
|---------9---7(strum)---5(strum)--4(strum)|--9(strum)--7(strum)---5-5--5--5 
|---------7---5----------3---------2-------|--7---------5---------3---3--3-- 
|-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|-------------------------------- 




----------------------|----------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------|-----------------------------------------------0----- 
--4-----0-0---0---0---|--9---------7---------5-----------5---0--0--0---0---0 
---5---4---4-4-4-4-4--|--9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)---5-5-4-4--4--4---4-4- 
-3--3-2-----2---2---2-|--7---------5---------3---------3---2---2--2--2---2-- 
----------------------|----------------------------------------------------- 




|---------(rhthmically strumming now)--(something like this...)------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------9---------7--------5---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|---------9(strum)--7(strum)-5(strum)--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
|---------7---------5--------3---------2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-| 
|-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------| 




-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------- 
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------- 
-9-9-9---------------0--0---0------------|--------------------------7-5-7--- 
-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-----------|---------------------------7-7-7-- 
-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2--2---2---2-0-0-0-0--|--------7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------5- 
-----------------------------------------|--0-0-0---0-0-0-0----------------- 




-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
-----5---5---5-4-2-------------------------------------|----------9--------- 
---5--5-5-5-5------5-4-2-------------------------------|----------9(strum)-- 
-3-3---3---3-------------5-3-2-----------2-0-2-0-2-3-2-|----------7--------- 
-------------------------------5-3-2-3-5---------------|--0-0-0-0----------- 




-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------- 
-----------------------0--0----------|-------------------------------------- 
-7---------5------------0--0--0---0--|----------9--------5-7-5-4------------ 
-7(strum)--5(strum)---4-----4--4-4-4-|----------9(strum)---------7-5-4---4-5 
-5---------3---------2---2---2--2----|----------7----------------------7---- 
-------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0----------------------------- 




-----------------------------------------------------------|--------0------- 
-----------------------------------------------------------|--------0------- 
-----------5---------5---5----5-4-2------------------------|---------------- 
-4---------5(strum)---5-5-----------5-4-2------------------|--------2------- 
---7-5-0-3-3-----------3--3-5-------------5-3-2-0------0-2-|--------2------- 
-------------------------------------------------3-2-3-----|--0-0-0-0------- 




---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------0--- 
-7---------------4-5-7-5-4---5-4-----4-----------------5-5-5---5---5---0-0-- 
-7(strum)--4-5-7-----------7-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4-----5-5--5-5-5-5---4---4- 
-5-------------------------------------------------7-5-3-3---3---3---2-----2 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------- 
-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------- 
--0--5-4-2-------|-----------------------------------------------------5-7-9 
-4-4-------5-4-2-|-2-2-2-(etc.)--0-0-0-(etc.)--------------5-7---5-7-9------ 
-----------------|-----------------------------------5-7-9-----9------------ 
-----------------|-----------------------------5-7-9------------------------ 




-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- 
-7-5-4----------5-4-2----------------------------------|----------9--------- 
-------5-5-5-5--------5-4-2----------------------------|----------9(strum)-- 
-------3-3-3-3-0------------5-3-2-0------------2-3-2---|----------7--------- 
------------------------------------3-2--2-3-5-------0-|--0-0-0-0----------- 




------------------------------------------------------------------7--------- 
-----------------------------------------------------7---8-7-10-8---10-8-7-8 
-(knock on guitar body)--7-----------------5-7-9-7-9---9-------------------- 
-------------------------7(strum)--4/5-7-9---------------------------------- 
-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




----7-8-10-8-7----8-7------7-------------7--7-----7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8------- 
-10------------10-----10-8---10-8-7-8-10------------------------------------ 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




---10--/----14-------12-----15---14---12-----------------12----------------- 
------------------------------------------------------15----15-13-12-------- 
--(tremelo picking)------|play ten times very fast|------------------14-12-- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-11--11-----11---11-11-11-11-----11---11-11-11--12--11-9-7------------------ 
-----------------------------------------------------------10-9-7----------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------10-9-7---- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 




------------------------|-(very fast constant strumming)----------|--------- 
------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------- 
------------------------|-9---------7---------5---------4---------|--------- 
---------------9--------|-9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)--4(strum)--|--------- 
---------------9(strum)-|-7---------5---------3---------2---------|--------- 
-10-8-7-10-8-7-7--------|-----------------------------------------|--------- 




(fast constant strumming)----------------|--------------------------------|| 
-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| 
-9---------7---------5---------4---------|--------------------------------|| 
-9(strum)--7(strum)--5(strum)--4(strum)--|--play intro, without A, to end-|| 
-7---------5---------3---------2---------|--------------------------------|| 
-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||