Sempurna Guitar Tutorial
Posted in Other on July 27, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I have received many requests for tabs since I published my cover of Sempurna on YouTube. Well, here they are, accompanied by some instructions, midi files and a video. The song Sempurna is by Andra and the Backbone. These tabs are my interpretation of the song, using my own playing technique.
Request
Can you post a video of yourself playing Sempurna on youtube, so I can see the result?
Please add it as a video response to my instruction video.
Get started
I have prepared some material for you. Before you start playing you should take a look at it, otherwise you might miss some important information (for example the tuning of the guitar)
16 tabs
Together the 16 tabs (below) cover the entire song. I added some lyrics so you know what part of the song a tab is about. The character Q means quarter (1/4) note. The E stands for 1/8 note.
2 midi files
By playing the midi files you can hear what the tabs should sound like. The midi files play the notes as shown in the tabs below, from tab 1 to 16, without any breaks. There is a slow version and a fast version. They are computer-generated from the tabs, so they sound a bit staccato.
Guitar tuning
The tuning of the guitar is D G D G B E. I tuned the 2 lowest sounding strings 1 tone (2 steps) down. This way it is easier to play the bass pattern, and the open lowest string (now sounding as D) gives more body to the sound.
Instruction video
In this video you can see how I hold my hands, and you can watch my fingerpicking style.
I will go through the tabs one by one, playing both fast and slow. One part of the video shows close-ups of my right hand, and another part shows close-ups of my left hand.
Download the video in mpg format (32 MB)
Download the video in flv format (32 MB)
If you don’t know which one to choose I suggest the mpg video.
Tabs
Tab 1
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
(intro, play 2x)
Tab 2
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
Kau begitu sempurna
Tab 3
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Di mataku kau begitu indah
Tab 4
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|
|------3--------|------3--------|------3--------|------3--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----2-------2--|----2-------2--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-2------2------|-2------2------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Kau membuat diriku, akan selalu memujamu
Tab 5
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
(no vocal)
Tab 6
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----2-------2--|----0-------0--|
|-0------0------|---------------|-2------2------|---------------|
|---------------|-4------4------|---------------|-0------0------|
Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
Tab 7
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-0------0------|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Takkan mampu menghadapi semua
Tab 8
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|-2----|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----2-------2--|-2----|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-2------2------|-2----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa
Tab 9
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|-2------------|-2--------------|
|-3---------3----|-3--------3---|------3-------|------3---------|
|------2---------|------2-------|------------2-|------------2---|
|----0--------0--|----0-------0-|----0-----0---|----0-----0-----|
|----------------|--------------|-0------0-----|-0------0-------|
|-0-------0------|-4------4-----|--------------|----------------|
Kau adalah darahku
Tab 10
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|------3--------|------3--------|
|------2--------|------2--------|------------2--|------------2--|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-----0----|----0-----0----|
|---------------|---------------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
|-0------0------|-4------4------|---------------|---------------|
Kau adalah jantungku
Tab 11
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-4------4------|---------------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
|---------------|-4------4------|---------------|---------------|
Kau adalah hidupku, lengkapi diriku
Tab 12
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +W
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------2-0----|--------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3----------3---|-----0-3-----3--|-(3)----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|---0------------|--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-----0---0-|-2--------------|--------|
|-4------4------|---------------|-0------0-------|----------------|--------|
|---------------|-4------4------|----------------|----------------|--------|
O sayangku kau begitu
Tab 13
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
Sempurna
Tab 14
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Sempurna
BELOW ARE THE TABS FOR THE END OF THE SONG
Tab 15
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
Sempurna
Tab 16
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q W
|-2-------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|-0-------------|-2----|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-3----|
|-2----2--------|-2----2--------|-2----2--------|-2----2--------|-2----|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0----|
Sempurna
i have received your email..thank you very much peter..i’m very appreciate it…thanks again…thank you very very much
can u email me this video to redeye.skeleton@gmail.com i really like this song and i wanna practice to play this song…please~
[..YouTube..] i think he wana to see lefthand guitar or somothing
can i get your Instruction video sempurna song? please send Instruction video “sempurna” to my email at lim_hansen1984@yahoo.com.
i love this song, and i want to learn how to play guitar like you at home.
[..YouTube..] terimakasih atas tutor sempurnannya ..GBU mister __
[..YouTube..] I do not understand what you mean, because I already show both hands in the video, and you have the tabs on my website as well. I do not know what else to provide. Good luck….
[..YouTube..] can u show the left hand for the sempurna….because i try many time but still can’t to play
[..YouTube..] No, the tuning is not common. The original artists use a normal tuning. I use this tuning so I can mix a bass sound and rhythm (especially the low D string) together with the chords. I kinda try to replace the bass guitar
[..YouTube..] Is this a common way of tuning for this finger pattern?now if i could only learn how to roll my R.terima kasih
[..YouTube..] thanx…ure the greatest…even u to fast…but its ok…i just need little practice…thanx…
[..YouTube..] I think you really must learn how to read the guitar tabs. If you google for “how to read guitar tabs” you can find many tutorials. Once you have learned this you can see exactly what my left hand does and which strings you have to play with your right hand.
[..YouTube..] Thank’s for the answer, but I don’t know how to read a tabs. I always followed the video to play a song. can you help me please? Is there any way to chat or comment with you beside this web?
[..YouTube..] Bagus bangat! Gue amat sukain sekali!Keep up the good work Mr. Pete.
[..YouTube..] The rhythm and the playing style are always the same. From 1:39 to 2:03 you can see that sometimes my thumb plays the 2nd string instead of the 1st. And there are some minor variations with the other fingers as well. But you can see that exactly when you study the tabs on my website. And you can download the midi file there (especially the slow version is very useful to learn) and try to play along with it. Good luck.
[..YouTube..] Hey, it’s great video. I have a question for you:does the right hand always like that, I mean your right hand doesn’t change from the beginning to the end? cause you’re just showed your right hand once.please answer my question cause i really need it? Thanks