title: Winter / L’Inverno from The Four Seasons
key: Solo
harp type: Chromatic
genre: Ab
skill: Expert

Winter/L’Inverno from The Four Seasons
By Antonio Vivaldi
Key of F Minor and C Minor (Ab & Eb Major)
Adapted for “C” Chromatic Harmonica
Tab Notations:
none = blow – = draw * = button in
. = lower register ~ = trill ! = staccato
!~ = staccatoed trill, done very quickly
(-9*-8*) = play draw 9 and draw 8 together with button in
(65) = play blow 6 and blow 5 together
____= hold/sustain | | = measure
__|__ = hold note into next measure
_|____| = hold note through next measure
(.3~1*~-4~6*) = arpeggiated chord
Mvt 1:
Not very cheerfully or briskly 4/4 Time
To tremble from the cold in the icy snow,
1
| | | |-7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~|
5
|-7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~ -7*!~|
|7*!~ 7*!~ 7*!~ 7*!~ 7*!~ 7*!~ 7*!~ 7*!~|
|5*!~ 5*!~ 5*!~ 5*!~ 5*!~ 5*!~ 5*!~ 5*!~|
|-5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~|
|-5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~|
10
|-5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~ -5*!~|
|-5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~ -5!~|
12 in the harsh breath of a horrid wind;
|5 8 8 7* 7* -5* -5* 5 5 8 8 7 7 -5* -5* 5 5 8 -7* 7* 7 -6 -5* -5 5 8 -7* 7* 7 -6 -5* -5|
|4 3 4 -5* 4 3 4 -5* 4 3 4 -5* 4 3 4 -5* 1~~~~|
| -5* -9* -9* 8 8 7 7 -5* -5* -9* -9* 8 8 7 7 -5*|
15
|-5* -9* -9 8 -8 -7 7 -6 -5* -9* -9 8 -8 -7 7 6* -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 7 -5* 5 -5* 7|
|-1*~~~~ |
|7 11 11 -9* -9* 8 8 7 7 11 11 -9* -9* 8 8 7 7 11 -10 -9* -9 8 -8 -7 7 11 -10 -9* -9 8 -8 -7|
18
|7 -5* 7 8 7 -5* 7 8 7 -5* 7 8 7 -5* 7 8 5~~ |
|5*! 5*! 5*! 5*! 6! 6! 6! 6!|
20
|-6 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*!|
|-6! -6! -6! -6! -6! -6! -6! -6! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*! 6*!|
22 To run, stamping one’s feet every moment;
|-6! -6! -6! -6! -6! -6! -6! -6! 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7|
|7* 5 7* 5 7* 5 7* 5 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5*|
24
|7 5* 7 5* 7 5* 7 5* 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5|
|-6 5 -6 5 -6 5 -6 5 -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3*|
26
|6 -3* 6 -3* 6 -3* 6 -3* 6* 6 6* 7 6* 7 6 -6 7 -6 7 7* 7 7* -6 7*|
|7* 7 7* -7* 7* -7* 7 7* -7* 7* -7* 8 -7* 8 7* -7* 8 9 9* -9* 10* 9 9* -9* -10 9 9* -9*|
28
|10* -9* 9* 9 -10 -9* 9* 9 -10 -9* 9* 9 -10 -9* 9* 9 6* 7 7* -7* 8 8* -9* 10* 6* 7 7* -7* 8 9* -9* -10|
|9* -7* 8 9* -9* -7* 8 9* -9* -7* 8 9* -9* 9* 8 -7* -9* 9* 8 -7* -9* 9* 8 -7*-9* 9* 8 -7*|
30
|-5* -6 7 7* -7* 8 9* -9* -5* 6* 7 7* -7* 8 9* -9* 8 7* -7* 8 8* 7* -7* 8 8* 7* -7* 8|
|8* 8 -7* 7* 8* 8 -7* 7* 8* 8 -7* 7* 8* 8 -7* 7* 7 -7* 7* 7 8 -7* 7* 7 -6 7* 7 -6 -7* 7* 7 -6|
32
|6 5 -3* 4 3 4 -3* 4 6 7 -6 7 -7* 7 6* 7 6 5 -3* 4 3 4 -3* 4 6 7 -6 7 -7* 7 -6 7|
|6 -7* 7* -7* 6 7 6* 7 -3* 4* 4 4* 2 3 -2 3 -.3* |
34
| 4 -3* 4 3* 4 -3* 4 -6 4 -3* 4* 3* 4 -3* 4 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7|
|-7* 5* 5 5* -6 5* 5 5* -3* 4*4 4* 6* -5 5 -5 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8|
36
|8 -5* -5 -5* 7 -5* -5 -5* 8 -5* -5 -5* 7 -5* -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5|
|-5* 3 2* 3 -5* 3 2* 3 -5* 3 2* 3 -5* 3 2* 3 -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5*|
38
|-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5* |
| |-3*! -3*! -3*! -3*! -3*! -3*! -3*! -3*!|
|-3*! -3*! -3*! -3*! 4*! 4*! 4*! 4*! 4*! 4*! 4*! 4*!|
42
|4! 4! 4! 4! -5*! -5*! -5*! -5*! -5*! -5*! -5*! -5*!|
|-5! -5! -5! -5! 7*! 7*! 7*! 7*! 7*! 7*! 7*! 7*!|
44
|7 -9*! -9*! -7*! -7*! 7! 7! -5*! -5* 7 -7* 8*|
|9 -10! -10! 9! 8! -7! -7! 6*! 6* -7 8 -9*|
46
|-9 11! 11! -9! -9! -8! -8! 7! 7 -8 9* 10*|
Our teeth chattering in the extreme cold.
|(-9*-8*)(-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) (-9*-8*) -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9|
48
|-9* -7* -9* -7* -9* -7* -9* -7* -9* -7* -9* -7* -9* -7* -9* -7* 11 -7* 11 -7* 11 -7* 11 -7* 11 -7* 11 -7* 11 -7* 11 -7*|
|11 7* 11 7* 11 7* 11 7* 11 7* 11 7* 11 7* 11 7* 10* 7* 10* 7* 10* 7* 10* 7* 10* 7* 10* 7* 10* 7* 10* 7*|
50
|10* 7 10* 7 10* 7 10* 7 10* 7 10* 7 10* 7 10* 7 -9* 9 -9* 9 -9* 9 -9* 9 -9* 9 -9* 9 -9* 9 -9* 9|
|9* 9 9* 9 9* 9 9* 9 9* -7* 9* -7* 9* -7* 9* -7* 8 -7* 8 -7* 8 -7* 8 -7* 8 7* 8 7* 8 7* 8 *7|
52
|-7* 7* -7* 7* -7* 7* -7* 7* -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 -7* 7 7* 7 7* 7 7* 7 7* 7* 7 6* 7* 6* 7* 6* 7* 6*|
|7 6* 7 6* 7 6* 7 6* 7 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 6* -5* 6* -5* 6* -5* 6* -5* 6* 5* 6* 5* 6* 5* 6* 5*|
54
|6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 -6 5 -6 5 -6 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7* 5 7* 5 7* 5|
|-7* 5 -7* 5 -7* 5 -7* 5 7* 5 7* 5 7* 5 7* 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 -6 5 -6 5 -6 5 -6 5|
56
|(65) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7* 5 7* 5 7* 5 7* 5|
|-5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5* 7 -5*|
58
|5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6* 5 6* 5 6* 5 6* 5|
|-3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* -3* 6 7 -7* 7 6 7 -7* 7 6 7 -7* 7 6 7 -7* 7|
60
|7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7|
|7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 -6 3* 3* 3* 3* 3* 3* 3* 3* 3* 3*|
62
|3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3|-2__________|
Mvt 2:
Slowly Key change to C Minor
Before the fire to pass peacefully, contented days while the rain outside pours down;
1
|-5* -7* 7* 7 -6 -5* -6 -3* -3*|7* 7 -6 -5* -5 7* 7* 7 7|
|-6 7 7* -7* 8 -9 -5* -6 7 7* -7* 8|-5 -5* -6 7 7* -7* 5 -5 -5* -6 7 -5*|
5
|-5___ -3* -3 -3* 6*___ -3* -3 -3*|7___ -3* -3 -3* -7___ 6* -5* 6*|
|-7* -3* -7* -7* 7* 7 6* -5* -5 4 -3*|4~~ -3* -3* |
|-3* 6* -5* -5 5 -3* 4 2* 2*|-5* -5 4 -3* -3 -5* -5*~ -5 -3*|
11
|7* 7 6* -5* -5 7* 7*~ 7 7|5 -5 -5* -6 7 7* -5 -5* -6 7 7* -7*|
|-5* -6 7 7* -7* 8 -5 -5 -5*|-6 -5 5 -3* 7 7* -7* 7 6* -3* -5 -5*|
15
|-6 -5 5 -3* 7 7* -7* 7 -6 -3* -6 -7*|7 6* -5* -5__ -5* -5*~___|____|-5*________|
Mvt 3:
Cheerfully, briskly Time change to 3/8
Key change to F Minor
We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously,
1
|5 7* 7 -6 6 -6|5 7* 7 -6 6 -6|5 7* 7 -6 6 -6|5 7* 7 -6 6 -6|
5
|5 5* 5 -3* 4 5*|-2 4* 4 -3* 4 4*|-2 4* 4 -3* 4 4*|-2 4* 4 -3* 4 4*|
9
|2* 3 3* 3 3* 2*|5 5* -5* 5* -5* 5|-6 7 7* 7 7* -6|
12
|7* 8 -7* 7* -7* 8|6* 8 -7* 7* -7* 8|6* 8* 8 -7* 8 8*|
15
|6* 8* 8 -7* 8 8*|6* 8 -7* 7* -7* 8|6* 8 -7* 7* -7* 8|
18
|6* 8* 8 -7* 8 8*|6* 8* 8 -7* 8 8*|8 -6 |-7* 7*7 6* 6 -5|
|5 -5 6 6* 7 7*|-7* 7* 7 6* 6 -5|5 -5 6 6* 7 7*|
25 for fear of tripping and falling
|-7* 7* 7|7* 7 6*|-7* 7* 7|7* 7 6*|-7* 7* 7|7*! 7*! 7*!|
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|-7! -7! -7!|-7*! -7*! -7*!|-8! -8! -8!|8! 8! 8!|8! 8! 8!|
36
|8! 8! 8!|8! 8! 8!|-7* -7* -7*|7* |
40 then turn abruptly, slip, crashing on the ground,
|7* 7 6* -5* 5* 4|-3* 3* 3 2* 2|7 6* 6 -5 5 |7 6* 6 -5 5 |
|8 -7* 7* 7 6* |8 -7* 7* 7 6* |-7* 7* 7 6* 6 |-7* 7* 7 6* 6 |
48
|6* -5* 5* 5 -3* 3*|3 2* 2 -1 1 -.3*|.3* -.3* 1|
and rising, hasten on across the ice least it cracks up.
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|-2! 3! 3*! 3! 3*! -2!|5! 5*! -5*! 5*! -5*! 5!|-6! 7! 7*! 7! 7*! -6!|
54
|7! 7*! -7*! 7*! -7*! 7!|6! 6*! 7! 6*! 7! 6!|-6! 7! 7*! 7! 7*! -6!|
57
|7! 7*! -7*! 7*! -7*! 7!|7*! -7*! 8! -7*! 8! 7*!|7! 7*! -7*! 7*! -7*! 7|
60
|-6! 7! 7*! 7! 7*! -6!|5 |10* -9* 9* 8 -7* 7*|7 -6 7 7* -7 7|
64
|-9* 9* 8 -7* 7* 7|-6 6 6* 7 7* -6|8* 8 -7* 7* 7 -6|
67
|-5* -5 -5* 6* 7 -5|8 -7* 7* 7 6* -5*|-5 5 -5 -5* 6* -5|
70
|-7* 7* 7 6* -5* -5|4 -4 5 -5 -5* 5|7* 7 6* -5* -5 5|
|-4 4* 4 -4 1* .3 -4|5 -5* 5* 5 1* .3 5|5* 6* -5* 5* 1* .3 5*|
76
|-5* 7 -6 -5* 1* .3 -5*|5* 6* -5* 5* 1* .3 5*|-7* 8* 8 -7* -6 .3 -6|
79
|-8 8* 8 -8 -6 .3 -8|8 -8 8 -8 7* -8 7* 7 7*|7 6* 7 6* -5* 6* -5* 5* -5*|
82
|5* 5 5* 5 -4 4 -4 -3 -4|3* 3 3* 3 -2 3 2* -1 2*|-1* -1 -1* -1 1 -1 1 -.4 .4|
85
|(.3~1*~-4~6*) -5* -5 5 -4 -3|3 -3 -4 4 -5 -5*|6* -5* -5 4 -4 -3|
88 We fee the chill north winds course through the home,
|3 -3 -4 4 -5 -5*|-6 -4 4 -5|2 -1 -1* -2|.3 -.4 1 -1|
92
|-1* 2* 3|4 3 -1* 1 .3 |-5 -4 3 -1 .3 |-5* -5 3 -1* .3 |
96
|-6 -5 -4 3 .3 |7 -5* 4 3 .3 |8 -7* 7* 7 -6 -5*|-5 4 -4 3* 3 -2|
100 despite the locked and bolted doors…
|.3 |7 -6 -5*|-5 -5* 6*|7 -6 -5*|-5 -5* 6*|7 7* -7*|7* |
107
|7 |-6 |7* 7 |3 -2 |-7* 7* |3* 3 | 7 7* -7*|
114
| 5 -5 -5*| 7* 7 6*|-5* |7 7* -7*| 5 -5 -5*| 7* 7 6*|
120
|-5* -3* 4 -5 -5* 6* 7 7* -7* 7* 7 -6|-5* -5 4 -3* 4 -3* 3* 3 3* 3 -2 -1*|
|-1 -.3* 1 1* -1* 2* 3 3* -3* 3* 3 -2|3 -1* -2 3 3* -3* 4 -5 -5* -6 7 7*|
124
|-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6* 6* 6* 6*|6 -6 7 -6 6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 4 -4|
126
|4 -4 4 -5 6 -5 6 -6 7 7* -8 7|7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7*|
|7* -7* 8 -7* 7* -7* 7* 7 -6 7 6* -5*|5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5* 5*|
130
|-7* 8 8* 8 -7*8 -7* 7* 7 7* 7 -6|-5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5* -5*|
|8 9* -9* 9* 9 9* 9 -7* 7* -7* 7* 7|-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6|
134
|9* -9* 10* -9* 9* -9* 9* 9 -7* 8 -7* 7*|7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7|
|10 -10 11 -10 10 -10 11 -10 10 9* 8 -7*|7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7* 7*|
138
|7* -7* 7* 7 -6 7 -6 -5* 5* -5* 5* 5|-3* 4 -3* 3* 3 3* 3 -2 2 -2 2 -1|
|1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|-.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3*|
142
|.3* 2* 2* 2* .3* -2 -2 -2 .3* -2 -2 -2|.3 2* 2* 2* .3 -2 -2 -2 .3 -2 -2 -2|
|.3 2 2 2 .3 2 2 2 .3 2 2 2|-2 -2 -2 -2 3* 3* 3* 3* 4 4 4 4|
146
|7* -7* 7* 7 -6 7 -6 -5* 5* -5* 5* 5|-3* 4 -3* 3* 3 3* 3 -2 2 -2 2 -1|
|1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1|-.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3* -.3*|
150 this is Winter, which nonetheless brings its own delights.
|.3* 2* 2* 2* .3* -2 -2 -2 .3* 2* 2* 2*|.3 2* 2* 2* .3 -2 -2 -2 .3 2* 2* 2*|
|.3 2 2 2 .3 2 2 2 .3 2 2 2|-2__________|