Mayke Nas

Douze Mains
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Douze Mains (2008-2011)

for six players on one grand piano, amplified with two to four microphones

Composed with financial support of Fonds Podiumkunsten

Movements:
I. Doc, it’s only a scratch – part 1
II. What have you done?
III. Take it easy
IV. Doc, it’s only a scratch – part 2
V. Oh yeah

Program notes:
Two great joys in my life are the simple do-it-yourself fun of playing quatre-mains
(especially with my grandfather) and letting myself be surprised again and again
by one of the most creative, quirky and contagious music of the twentieth century:
The White Album by the Beatles. This is my ode to both of them.

Six players are placed around the grand piano like surgeons around the opera-
ting table. The lid of the piano has been taken off. With basic household tools
the musicians operate on the inside of the instrument. The patient responds to the
treatment moaning, giggling and groaning.

Duration:
ca. 11'

Tools:
Player 1: Wooden coffee stick, plastic wire brushes, fingers, (solid plastic) credit
card, flexible (plastified) ID card, hands, pingpong ball

Player 2: Wooden coffee stick, dish brush, nails, one soft and one middle guitar
pick, pingpong ball

Player 3: Wooden coffee stick, dish brush, nails, hand, one middle and one hard
guitar pick, pingpong ball

Player 4: Wooden coffee stick, nails, hard guitar pick, hard (solid plastic) credit
card, flexible (plastified) ID card, hands, two pingpong balls

Player 5: Dish brush, wooden coffee stick, nails, hard felt mallet, middle guitar
pick, pingpong ball

Player 6: Dish brush, plastic wire brushes, wooden coffee stick, hard guitar pick,
nails, hands, one soft and one middle guitar pick, two pingpong balls
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DOUZE MAINS

Suggested placement of the microphones

Minimal set-up: two condensator microphones, hanging from high microphone

stands - large enough to go over the players, and not stand inbetween. One
hanging pretty much straight over the middle of the grand piano, the other one
hanging in the middle above the tuning pegs, also picking up the keyboard a
little.

Maximum set-up: one condensator microphone, hanging over the middle of the
grand piano from a high microphone stand - large enough to go over the play-
ers, not stand inbetween - plus three contactmics (AKG C411 or equal): one on
the frame at the end, next to the bassbridge and another two on the frame of the
grand piano, utmost left and utmost right of the tuningpegs.

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DOUZE MAINS

Suggested placement of the players around the grand piano,

always changing position clockwise in between movements

I II
Doc, it’s only a scratch - part 1 What have you done

➀ ➀
➃ ➃
➁
➁
➂
➂ ➄ ➅ ➄ ➅

III IV
Take it easy Doc, it’s only a scratch - part 2

➁ ➅
➀
➄
➃ ➂
➂
➁
➄ ➅ ➃ ➀

V
Oh yeah

➃
➀
➁ ➂ ➄
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I. Doc, it's only a scratch - part 1
Mayke Nas
q = ± 76
Scrape with a coffee stick at an angle along the side of one of the double stringed bass strings (usually between
G subcontra and G contra). Scrape with one finger close to the string and apply a lot of pressure to the stick to produce
soft and subtle moaning sounds and avoid purely metallic (and loud) scraping sounds as much as possible
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Coffee Stick ° / 42 ˙ ˙ ˙ œ Œ Œ œ ˙ œ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ∑ ˙ ˙
Wire Brushes
p mf pp p mf pp pp mp pp pp mp

Coffee Stick 2 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ Œ Œ œ
Dish Brush /4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
p mf pp p mp pp p

Coffee Stick 2 ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ œ ˙ ˙
Dish Brush /4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
p mp pp pp mf pp

Coffee Stick 2 ˙ ˙ œ Œ
Nails /4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Guitar Pick
p f pp
brush on tuning pins with
long strokes, back and forth
Dish Brush 2 œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰
Coffee Stick /4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ J J J J
f
Dish Brush
Wire Brushes 2
Coffee Stick ¢/ 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Guitar Pick

14 15 16 17 18 19
Coffee Stick °/ ˙ ∑ ˙ ˙ ˙ ∑
Wire Brushes
pp p mf pp

/ ˙
Coffee Stick ˙ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Dish Brush
mf pp

Coffee Stick ∑ ˙ ˙ ˙ ∑ ∑
Dish Brush /
p mf pp

Coffee Stick œ ˙ ˙ œ ∑ ∑
Nails / Œ Œ
Guitar Pick
p f pp

>
/ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œ œœJ œJ ‰
Dish Brush œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰
Coffee Stick J J J J J
3
f
brush back and forth
Dish Brush on tuning pins
>œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ> œœœ> œœ
Wire Brushes ∑ ∑ ∑
Coffee Stick ¢/
Guitar Pick 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
f
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20 21 22 23 24 simile 25 26 27
Coffee Stick °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ™ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
Wire Brushes J
pp mf

simile 3
Coffee Stick
Dish Brush / ∑ ∑ ‰ œ™ ˙ œ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ˙
p mp pp pp
brush lengthwise on a bundle of
the lowest bass strings, as an scrape along side of
energetic upbeat to the next bar bass string (as before)
Coffee Stick
Dish Brush / Œ ≈ œj™ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ˙ ˙ œ Œ
mp f pp mf pp

Strike with nails over the top edge of the side of the piano. Use both hands together,
except on sixteenth notes (alternate hands in those cases), keep it very light.
Coffee Stick ∑
Nails / œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œœ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ‰ œ‰
Guitar Pick J J J J J J J J J J J J J J
mp 3

simile
Dish Brush
Coffee Stick / œJ ‰ œ œœJ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ >œœœœœœ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ
3 f 3 3

Dish Brush >œœœœœœœ>œœœœœ >œ

Wire Brushes
Coffee Stick ¢/ J‰Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Guitar Pick 3 3 3 3

28 29 30 31 32
Coffee Stick °/ œ Œ ˙ ˙ œ ‰ ‰ œ ˙
Wire Brushes J J
pp p mf mp f pp pp mp
rasp over the beginning of the
bassstrings, just before where
the copper winding starts
/ ˙
Coffee Stick ˙ Œ œ ∑ ∑
Dish Brush
mf pp mf
brush lengthwise on a bundle
of the lowest bass strings
j
/ ˙
Coffee Stick ˙ ˙ ∑ Œ ‰
Dish Brush œ
p mp p mf pp mf

Coffee Stick 3
Nails / œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œ
J
‰ œ
J
‰ œ
J
‰ œ œ
R J
‰ œ
J
‰ œ
J
‰ œ œ
Guitar Pick
rasp over the end of the
middle treble strings, between
bridge and ending pins
Dish Brush
Coffee Stick / ≈ œ œ œ œ œJ ‰ Œ œ Œ ∑ ∑
mf
tap on one of the beams of the
Dish Brush frame with a plastic wire brush
Wire Brushes
>œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ
Coffee Stick ¢/ ∑
Guitar Pick 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mf
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rasp over the last part of the
bass strings, between the
bridge and the ending pins
33 34 35 36 37 38
Coffee Stick °/ ˙ ∑ ˙ œ ‰ Œ ∑ ∑
Wire Brushes J
pp mp mf p

brush back and forth

on tuning pins
Coffee Stick j j
Dish Brush / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰
f
brush back and forth
on tuning pins
simile 3 3
Coffee Stick j ≈ œj™
Dish Brush / œ ‰ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ-
ff f f ff f f
scrape along side of
bass string (as before)
Coffee Stick ∑ ∑ ˙ ˙ ∑
Nails / Œ ‰ œ
J
Guitar Pick
p mf pp
brush back and forth
on tuning pins
Dish Brush
Coffee Stick / œœœœœœ œœœœ œ œ œœœœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœœ
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
f
brush back and forth
on tuning pins
Dish Brush >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ
Wire Brushes ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Coffee Stick ¢/
Guitar Pick 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
f

scrape along the side of

39 40 41 42 43 a bass string (as before)
Coffee Stick °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ˙
Wire Brushes
p mf
scrape the side of four bass
strings next to eachother,
j j from low to high œ œ
Coffee Stick œ œ
Dish Brush / ≈œ ≈œ™ œ œ ‰ Œ ∑
mf
brush lengthwise on a bundle
of the lowest bass strings
3 (as before)
Coffee Stick
Dish Brush / œ- œ- œ- ∑ Œ ≈ œj™ ∑ ∑
mf f
strike over edge of
piano (as before)
Coffee Stick 3 3
Nails / Œ™ ‰ œ œ ‰
R J
œ ‰
J
œ ‰
J
œ ‰
J
œ ‰
J
œ ‰
J
œ ≈≈œœ œ‰
J R
Guitar Pick
mp 3

Dish Brush
Coffee Stick / œ œœ œœ œ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
3 3
tap on one of the beams
Dish Brush of the frame (as before)
Wire Brushes
>œ œœœœœœ>œœœœœ >œœœœœœœ>œœœœœ >œœœœœœœ>œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ>œœœœœ
Coffee Stick ¢/ ∑
Guitar Pick 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mf
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44 45 46 47 48 49
Coffee Stick ° ˙ ˙ œ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑
Wire Brushes /
p mp pp

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Coffee Stick
Dish Brush / œ ∑ ∑

brush lengthwise brush on

on bundle of bass tuning pins
strings (as before) 3 3
Coffee Stick
Dish Brush / ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ ≈ œj™ ∑ œœœœœœ
mf ff f f

simile
Coffee Stick ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Nails / œ‰ œ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰
Guitar Pick J J J J
mf
brush on tuning pins
(as before)
Dish Brush
/ œJ ‰ œJ ‰ œ ‰ œœ ‰ 3 œ œœ ‰ 3 œ‰ ‰ 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Coffee Stick J R R R
3 3
f rasp over end of highest
treble strings, between
Dish Brush bridge and ending pins
> > > > > > >
Wire Brushes
Coffee Stick ¢ / œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœŒ ‰ œ™ ∑
Guitar Pick 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 mp f

=
rasp over the last part of the
bass strings, between the bridge
and the ending stringpins
50 51 52 53 54
Coffee Stick °/ ˙ œ ‰ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑
Wire Brushes J
mp mf p
scrape along the side of
a bass string (as before)
™
/ ‰ œ
Coffee Stick ˙ ˙ ∑ ∑
Dish Brush
p mf pp
scrape along the side of
a bass string (as before)
3 3
Coffee Stick ∑ ∑ ∑ ˙
Dish Brush / œœœœ œœ
p

Coffee Stick
Nails / œJ ‰ œ œ ™ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ Œ™ œ Œ™ œ
Guitar Pick J J J J J J

-œ -œ -œ -œ -œ -œ -œ -œ -œ -œ -œ -œ
Dish Brush
Coffee Stick / œ œ œ œ
3 3 3 3

tap on frame (as before)

Dish Brush >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ >œ œœœœœœ> œœœœœ
Wire Brushes ∑
Coffee Stick ¢/
Guitar Pick 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mf
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scrape along the side of

55 56 57 58 59 a bass string (as before)
Coffee Stick °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ™ œ
Wire Brushes J
rasp over the beginning of the
p
bassstrings, just before where
the copper winding starts

Coffee Stick ∑ ∑ Œ ≈ œJ ™ >œ ‰ ™ Œ ∑

Dish Brush / R
mp f

Coffee Stick
Dish Brush / ˙ ∑ Œ™ œ
J
˙ ˙
mp pp p f pp

Coffee Stick ∑ Œ™ œ ˙ ˙ ∑
Nails / J
Guitar Pick
p mf pp

> > > > > > > > > >
Dish Brush
Coffee Stick / œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ œ œ œœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
brush over end of middle treble strings,
between bridge and ending pins
Dish Brush >r
Wire Brushes
Coffee Stick ¢/ ∑ Œ ≈ œj™ œ ‰™ Œ ∑ ∑
Guitar Pick mp f

60 61 62 63 64
Coffee Stick °/ ˙ ˙ ∑ ∑ ∑
Wire Brushes
mf pp
scrape along the side of
a bass string (as before)
Coffee Stick œ ˙ ˙ œ
Dish Brush / Œ Œ ∑
pp mp pp

Coffee Stick ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Dish Brush /
noisy, rough scratch over
segment of the (treble) bridge
Coffee Stick ∑ ∑ ∑
Nails / ‰
Guitar Pick ˙ œ™
f

> > > > > > > > > > > >
Dish Brush
Coffee Stick / œ œœœœœœ œœœœœ œ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œ œœœœœœœœœœœ œJ ‰ Œ
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ff
noisy, rough scratch over
Dish Brush segment of the (treble) bridge
Wire Brushes ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰
Coffee Stick ¢/ ˙ œ™
Guitar Pick f
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II. What have you done
q = 60 2 3 4 5 6

Player 1
? 44 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
pluck string with fingernail
(as much in the middle of
the string as possible) 3

Player 2
? 44 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Œ Œ ‰œ
pluck string with fingernail mf
(as much in the middle
of the string as possible) simile
3 3 3
Player 3
? 44 ∑ ∑ ‰œ Œ Œ ‰œ ∑ Œ ‰ ‰ œJ Œ Œ Œ ≈ œ™ œ
J ‰JŒ
mf
pluck string with fingernail
molto sul tasto
sul tasto sul pont
4
Player 4 &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mp mf mp

Player 5

Player 6

Player 1
{
=

7
?
4
&4

4
&4
q = 60
∑

∑
8
∑

simile
∑
∑

∑
∑

10
∑

pluck string with the flesh

of a finger (not the nail)

Œ ‰
3

œ
“‘
mf
Œ Œ
11

∑
∑

Player 2
? ∑ ‰ ‰ œj Œ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ œj Œ Œ

3 3
Player 3
? ‰ ™ œR Œ Œ Œ Œ ‰ ‰ œJ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ Œ ≈ œJ ‰ Œ

molto molto
sul pont sul tasto sul pont

Player 4 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mf mp mf
pluck string with fingernail
(as much in the middle of
the string as possible) simile

Player 5

Player 6
{
&

&
∑

∑
Œ
3
‰ ‰ jŒ Œ
œ

∑
mf

Œ Œ Œ ‰™ r
œ
∑
pluck string with fingernail
(as much in the middle of
the string as possible)

mf
∑

∑
Œ Œ

∑
3
≈ j‰ Œ
œ
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12 13 14 15 16
3 3
Player 1
? Œ Œ Œ ‰ j Œ Œ Œ ∑ Œ ‰ Œ Œ ∑
œ ˙ œ
“‘ “‘ “‘
3 3
Player 2
? ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ ‰ œj Œ ‰ ‰ œJ Œ Œ ‰ ™ œR Œ ∑

3
Player 3
? ΠΠŠϪ
J Œ ∑ Œ Œ ‰ œJ ‰ ‰ œJ Œ Œ ‰ ™ œR Œ Œ Œ Œ bœ

sul tasto molto

sul pont

Player 4 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mp mf

Player 5

Player 6

Player 1
{
& Œ Œ ≈ jŒ

&

17
?
Ϫ

∑
18
3
∑

Œ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ‰ j
œ
“‘
bœ
19

NB LOCO
Œ

3
≈ j‰ Œ
œ
Œ

20
Œ

Œ Œ
œ
3
‰‰ j Œ Œ

∑
21
Œ ‰™
œ

∑
rŒ
‰™ r Œ
œ

œ œ

22

œ
“‘
Œ

3
‰ j ≈ j‰ Œ Œ Œ

Œ
Œ Œ
bœ

Œ Œ

? œ
Player 2 ∑ ∑ ∑ œ Œ Œ Œ ∑ Œ Œ Œ

? ‰ œŒ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ œ Œ Œ Œ ∑ Œ Œ Œ
Player 3 J & #œ

sul tasto molto sul tasto

sul pont

Player 4 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mp mf mp

Player 5

Player 6
{
&

& Œ Œ Œ ≈œj ‰
∑

3
∑

∑
∑

∑
(N.B: e)
∑

™
œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ≈ œ™j ‰ œr Œ Œ
∑
3
≈ j‰ Œ
œ

3
‰≈ Œ Œ
œœ
ΠŠj
Ϫ
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23 24 25 26

Player 1
? ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Œ Œ
œ
“‘

Player 2
? ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ œ Œ Œ

Player 3 & ∑ ∑ ? ≈bœJ ™ Œ Œ Œ Œ <n>œ Œ Œ

molto sul tasto

sul pont

Player 4 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mf mp

3 3
Player 5

Player 6

Player 1
{
& Œ

27
?
3
Œ

∑
3
& ‰ ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ ‰ ‰ œj Œ
‰™

28
œ
rŒ

‰™
œ
rŒ
“‘
Œ ‰ ‰ jŒ

Œ Œ

Œ
œ

Œ
3
‰ j‰ Œ

29
œ
Œ

∑
≈ j Œ

Œ
bϪ

‰™ r Œ
œ

30
‰
œ

∑
Œ

Œ
‰ jŒ Œ Œ

Œ
#œ

31
(N.B: e)

œ Œ Œ

Player 2
? ∑ ‰ ™ œR Œ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑

? ∑ ‰ ™ #œr Œ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑
Player 3 &

molto sul tasto

sul pont

Player 4 & œ œ œ œ ∑ ∑
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mf mp
hit the lower treble strings near the dampers
with the open side of a large lemonade glass
and slowly slide upwards, zigzagging
a little to prolongue the sound

Player 5

Player 6
{
&

&
∑

∑ ‰™
œ
rŒ
∑

Œ Œ
Œ Œ Œ

∑
‰ V
3

mf

∑ ∑
o
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III. Take it easy
q = ± 126
2 3
Plastic Credit Card ° 4 ∑ ∑ ∑
Plastified ID Card /4
Flat Hands

4
Dish Brush /4 ∑ ∑ ∑

4
Hand /4 ∑ ∑ ∑
Play with the long side of the cards on the flat
part of the (iron) frame, near the resonance
holes, light & elegant as a tapdancer
>j j ≈ >œj™ œ œ œj œ j ≈ >œj™ œ œ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ >œ ™ œ œ
Plastic Credit Card 4 œ œ œ œ
Plastified ID Card /4œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Flat Hands
mf hit the beginning of the lower treble
strings, between felt and dampers, going
from low to high every four hits, within the
range of about an octave max. (*)
(LOW)
Dish Brush 4 ∑ ∑ ˙ ˙
Hard Felt Mallet /4
f

Dish Brush 4 ∑ ∑ ∑
Hands ¢/ 4
(*) play on treble strings between
tuning pegs and felt alternatively, if
well-resonating pitches can be found
there (not on all grand piano's)
=
Play with the long side of the cards on the flat
part of the (iron) frame, near the resonance
holes, light & elegant as a tapdancer
4 5> 6 >j >
° œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ‰ œœj
Plastic Credit Card
Plastified ID Card / Œ Œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ ‰
Flat Hands J J
mf

Dish Brush / ∑ ∑ ∑

Hand / ∑ ∑ ∑

> >j >

Plastic Credit Card œ œœ œœ œ œœj ≈œ œj™ œ œœ œœ œœj œœ œ œœj œ œ œ œ ≈ œ œ
Plastified ID Card / œ Œ Œ Œ
Flat Hands

(HIGH)
˙ simile
˙
Dish Brush ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Hard Felt Mallet /
hit a cluster of the highest strings that still
have dampers, play near to the bridge
(try to hit the same spot all the time,
producing a steady signal) simile
Dish Brush ∑ œ œ œ Œ Œ ‰ œJ œ œ Œ
Hands ¢/ J J
mf
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7 > 8 9 > ≈ >œj™

Plastic Credit Card ° œ ‰™ œ œ >œ œœ
Plastified ID Card / œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ œ Œ
Flat Hands
hit the end of the bass strings,
between bridge and ending pins,
changing pitch on every note
(low) (high) (low)

Dish Brush / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ
mf

tap very lightly on the upper

inside of the instrument

Hand / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mp

> >j
Plastic Credit Card œ œœ œœ œ œœj œœ œ œœ œœ œœ ™ œ œ ™œ œœ
Plastified ID Card / œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
Flat Hands

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Dish Brush
Hard Felt Mallet / ˙ ˙

Dish Brush
¢/ Œ Œ œ œ œ ∑ ∑
Hands J J

10 > ≈ >œj™ ‰ ™ œ 11 >œ 12

Plastic Credit Card ° œ ∑
Plastified ID Card / œ Œ œ
Œ
œ Œ Œ Œ
Flat Hands

(high)

Dish Brush / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Œ Œ Œ
Hand / œ œ œ œ œ ∑

>
Plastic Credit Card œ™ œ™ œ œ œ œ œœ ∑
Plastified ID Card / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
Flat Hands

Dish Brush ˙ ˙ ˙
Hard Felt Mallet / Ó ∑

Dish Brush ∑ ∑ ∑
Hands ¢/
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13 > 14 15
Plastic Credit Card ° œ ‰ œ >œ œ œ œ œ 2 >œ
Plastified ID Card / œ Œ Œ ‰ œ Œ ‰™ R 4 Œ 4
4
Flat Hands

(high) (low) (stay low)

2 4
Dish Brush / œœ œœ œœœœœ œ œ œœ œœ œœœœœ œ œ 4œ œ œ œ 4

2 4
Hand / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4œ œ 4

>
Plastic Credit Card œ œ œ >œ ‰™ œœœ œœ ‰™ œ œ 2 >œ 4
Plastified ID Card / œ Œ ‰ R 4 Œ 4
Flat Hands
hit on a beam of the
frame, producing a
LOW resonating sound
Dish Brush ∑ ∑ 2 4
Hard Felt Mallet / 4˙ 4
f

Dish Brush œ œ œ 2 4
Hands ¢/ Œ Œ J J ∑ 4 ∑ 4

16 17 > 18
Plastic Credit Card ° 4 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ∑
Plastified ID Card /4
Flat Hands
f

(low)
4
Dish Brush / 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ

4 Œ Œ Œ
Hand /4œ œ œ œ œ ∑

Plastic Credit Card 4 ∑ ∑ ∑

Plastified ID Card /4
Flat Hands
simile, but
a MIDDLE simile, but
pitched sound HIGH LOW MIDDLE HIGH
Dish Brush
Hard Felt Mallet
4
/4 ∑ Œ ‰ œj ‰ œj Œ œ ‰ œj ‰ œj Œ

tap on upper edge

of the instrument
Dish Brush 4
Hands ¢ / 4 ‰ >œ ™ ‰ œ™
>
Œ ™
>œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ
mf
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hit the strings in the middle of the piano
with a flat hand, near to the dampers
19 20 21 22
Plastic Credit Card ° ∑ ∑ ∑
Plastified ID Card / œœœœœœœœ
Flat Hands
mp mf

(high)

Dish Brush / œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœœ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Hand / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
hit the strings in the middle
of the piano with a flat
hand, near to the dampers
Plastic Credit Card ∑ ∑ ∑
Plastified ID Card / œ œœœœœœœ
Flat Hands
mp mf
LOW MIDDLE HIGH MIDDLE HIGH LOW LOW LOW LOW
Dish Brush
Hard Felt Mallet / œ ‰ œj ‰ œj Œ Œ ‰ œj ‰ œj Œ j
œ ‰œŒ Œ j
œ ‰œŒ Œ

3 3
Dish Brush Œ Œ Œ ∑
Hands ¢ / >œ œœœœœœœœ œœœœ œœœœ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
f mp mf

with cards,
23 24 25 26 27 j
as before
Plastic Credit Card ° ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Œ Œ ‰ œœ
Plastified ID Card / J
Flat Hands
mf

(low)
Œ Œ
Dish Brush / œ œ œœ œœ œœœ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœœ œ œ >˙ ∑

Hand / ∑ ∑ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Plastic Credit Card ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Plastified ID Card /
Flat Hands

LOW MIDDLE HIGH

j
Dish Brush
Hard Felt Mallet / ‰ œj Œ Œ Œ œ ‰œŒ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑

Dish Brush ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Hands ¢/
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28 29 30 31
> > >
Plastic Credit Card ° œœ œœ ‰ œœj ‰ œœj ‰ j
œœ œœ j
‰ œœ Œ
j
‰ œ œœ
œ j j
‰ œ Œ ‰ œ œœ
œ œ Œ
j
‰ œœ Œ
Plastified ID Card / J J J J J J J J
Flat Hands

(low) (middle)

Dish Brush / ∑ ∑ ∑ œœ œœœ œœœ

Hand / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ

with cards,
as before
œj œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ ™ œ œ œ ™ œ ™ œ œ >œ œœ ™ œœ ™œ œœ ™ œœ ™œ œœ œœ
Plastic Credit Card
Plastified ID Card / Œ Œ Œ ‰ œ œœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœœ œ
J
Flat Hands
mf hit the beginning of the lower
treble strings (as before)
(LOW)
Dish Brush
/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ˙ ˙
Hard Felt Mallet
f
on same high
strings as before
Dish Brush
Hands ¢/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ œJ œ œ Œ
mf

32 33 > j 34 > 35 >

° œ
œ ™ œ œœ
œ
‰ œœ Œ
œœ œœ Œ
‰ J œ ™ œ œœ
Plastic Credit Card œ œ
Plastified ID Card / œ Œ Œ Œ
J
Œ Œ Œ
Flat Hands

(low) (middle) (low) (middle) (low) (high)

Dish Brush / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœœ œ œ

Hand / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

>
Plastic Credit Card œœ œœj ‰ œœj ‰ œœj œœ ™ œœ ™ œœ ™ œœ ™ ‰ œœj œœ œœ ‰ œœj ‰ œœj ‰ œœj œœ
Plastified ID Card / œœ‰ J J J ™ ™ ™ ™ J J J J
Œ Œ Œ
Flat Hands

(HIGH) simile
Dish Brush ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ∑
Hard Felt Mallet /

¢ / œJ œ œJ Œ ‰ œJ œ œ
Dish Brush Œ Œ œœ œŒ Œ ∑
Hands J J
 17

36 37 38
Plastic Credit Card ° ∑ ∑ ∑
Plastified ID Card /
Flat Hands

(low) (high)

Dish Brush / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >˙ Œ Œ

Hand / ∑ ∑ ∑

Plastic Credit Card ∑ ∑ ∑

Plastified ID Card /
Flat Hands

LOW MIDDLE HIGH LOW HIGH

Dish Brush
Hard Felt Mallet / ∑ œ ‰ œj ‰ œj Œ œ Œ œ Œ
f
tap on upper edge of
the instrument (as before)
Dish Brush ∑ ‰ œj Œ j‰ ™ j 3
Hands ¢/ > >œ >œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ
mf

39 40 41
Plastic Credit Card ° ∑ ∑ ∑
Plastified ID Card /
Flat Hands

Dish Brush / ∑ ∑ ∑

Hand / ∑ ∑ ∑

Plastic Credit Card ∑ ∑ ∑

Plastified ID Card /
Flat Hands

LOW MIDDLE HIGH LOW LOW MIDDLE HIGH

Dish Brush ‰ œj ‰ œj Œ ‰ œj ‰ œj Œ Œ Œ Œ
Hard Felt Mallet / œ œ >œ
ff

3
Dish Brush
Hands ¢ / >œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ >œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ Œ Œ Œ
f
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q = ± 126
2 3 4
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card ° / 46 ∑ 9
4 ∑ 3
4 ∑ 4
4 ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card

Soft Guitar Pick 6 ∑ 9 ∑ 3 ∑ 4 ∑

Middle Guitar Pick /4 4 4 4
Middle Guitar Pick 6 ∑ 9 ∑ 3 ∑ 4 ∑
Hard Guitar Pick /4 4 4 4
rasp on corners of white
keys (with right hand, simile, but with left hand,
simile, to
going to the right) going to the left
9 j‰ Œ Œ
the right
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card 6
/4w ˙ 4 œ˙ ™ Ó˙™ Ó˙™ 3
4 ∑ 4w
4
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card ™ ™
6 mp f
9 mf mp
3 4 mp f
Middle Guitar Pick /4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑
Soft Guitar Pick 6 ∑ 9 ∑ 3 ∑ 4 ∑
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ 4 4 4 4

=
5 6 7 8 9 10
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card ° / 43 ∑ 4
4 ∑ 9
4 ∑ 3
4 ∑ 2
4 ∑ 4
4 ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card

Soft Guitar Pick 3 ∑ 4 ∑ 9 ∑ 3 ∑ 2 ∑ 4 ∑

Middle Guitar Pick /4 4 4 4 4 4
3 4 9 3 2 4
Middle Guitar Pick
Hard Guitar Pick / 4simile, to∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑
the left
3 œj ‰ Œ Œ 4 (right) 9 (left)
™ Ó˙™ Ó˙™ 3 ˙™ 2 Œ ™ œj 4 w
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / 4 ˙™ 4w œJ ‰ Œ Ó 4 Ó˙ ™ ™ ™ 4Œ Œ ‰œ4˙ 4
J
mf mp f mp mp mf mp
3 4 9 3 2 4
Middle Guitar Pick /4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑
3 ∑ 4 ∑ 9 ∑ 3 ∑ 2 4
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ 4 4 4 4 4 ∑ 4 ∑

=
rasp over
tuning pegs simile
11 12
> 13 14 15
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
°/ ∑ Œ Œ Œ œ œ™ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ œ œj ‰ Œ Œ >œ
f mp mf f f
rasp over end of treble
strings, between bridge
and ending pins
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ j
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick / œ œ‰Œ Œ
rasp over end of treble
strings, between bridge mf f
and ending pins simile
> >
Middle Guitar Pick
Hard Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ‰ œ ™ œJ ‰ Œ ∑ Œ ‰ œ™ œ‰
J
f mp f mp
Œ j ™
/ œ œŒ ˙Œ Œ œœœ œœ
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
f mf f mf
Middle Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
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16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card °/ œ ™ ‰ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
mp
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Middle Guitar Pick
Hard Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó

Middle Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

=
23 24 25 26
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card

Soft Guitar Pick

Middle Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
rasp over end of treble
strings, between bridge
and ending pins
Middle Guitar Pick
Hard Guitar Pick / ∑ Œ Œ Œ ‰ œJ ˙ Œ Œ ∑
f mf simile
Œ Œ Œ
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / Ó˙ ˙Ó Ó˙ ˙Ó w Ó Ó œ
rasp over end of bass strings, between p p
bridge and ending pins. Choose
different pitches for each stroke,
making it strangely melodical (*)
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Middle Guitar Pick / œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰
mf
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
(*) rasp over beginning of treble strings,
between tuning pins and felt alternatively
if well-resonating pitches can be found
= there (not on all grand piano's)

27 28 29 30
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
rasp over end of treble
strings, between bridge
and ending pins
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick / ∑ ‰ œj œ ™ ‰Œ ∑ ∑
f mf
Middle Guitar Pick
Hard Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
simile
Œ Œ Œ
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / œw ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ œj ˙
mp pp p mf
j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰ j‰
Middle Guitar Pick / œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
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31 32 33 34 35 36
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
end of treble
strings (as before)
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick / ∑ ∑ ˙ Œ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑
rasp over end of lower treble strings, f mf
between bridge and ending pins simile
Middle Guitar Pick
/ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Hard Guitar Pick
mf f mp p mf f mp p
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / ˙™ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
pp
j j j j j j j j
Middle Guitar Pick / œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰œ‰œ‰œ‰ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

=
37 38 39 40
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card °/ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
scratch on treble bridge (between
end of bridgepins) or alternatively over
treble strings beginning of treble strings, on top of felt
Soft Guitar Pick
/ ∑ Œ Œ Œ
Middle Guitar Pick >œ >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
> > > >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
> > > >
mf mf

/ ˙ ˙
Middle Guitar Pick ˙ ∑ ∑
Hard Guitar Pick ˙
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
rasp over bass bridge
(between bridge pins) (**)
Ϊ j j
/ ∑ œ œ‰Œ
Middle Guitar Pick
> rasp over end of bass strings, ∑ ∑
simile, but with
between bridge and ending pins simile
two guitar picks>
Œ
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ ∑ Œ Œ Œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ Œ ‰ œJ œœ
> >
(**) or over beginning of f mf f mf >
= treble strings alternatively f

41 rasp over tuning pins 42 43 simile 44

° / >˙ ™ > œ ‰ 45 Œ >œ ‰
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
Œ ∑ Œ ˙ J Œ Œ Œ J
end of middle
f mf f mf end of f ff
treble strings
> treble strings
>œ ‰ Œ
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick / ∑ Œ Œ Œ œj ‰ ∑ 5
4ΠΠΠJ
f ff f ff
Middle Guitar Pick ∑ ∑ ∑ 5 ∑
Hard Guitar Pick / rasp over
4
tuning pins simile
∑ Œ Œ Œ Œ œ 5 j
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / >˙
™ 4œ ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ
> over bass bridge
f mf f ff (as before) (**)
5
4Œ Œ œj ‰ Œ Œ
Middle Guitar Pick / ∑
simile, with
∑ ∑ >
one guitar pick f ff
5
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢ / œœ Œ Œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ >˙
Œ Œ 4 >˙ Œ Œ Œ
>
mf f mf f mf f mf
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45 46 47 >
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card ° / 44 ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ œJ ˙
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card
scratch on treble bridge or beginning f mf
of treble strings (as before)
Soft Guitar Pick 4
Middle Guitar Pick / 4 >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
> > > >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
> > > > >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
>
mf
rasp over end of
lower treble strings simile
4 ™ ˙™
Middle Guitar Pick
Hard Guitar Pick /4˙ Œ Œ ∑
f mp f mp simile
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card 4 ∑ ∑ ‰ œ™ Œ Œ
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card /4 >
rasp on treble bridge
(between bridge pins) f
4 Πj j
Middle Guitar Pick /4 ∑ ‰ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œ Œ Œ Œ
f
>
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick
4
¢/ 4 Œ Œ Œ ‰ œj ˙ Œ Œ ∑
>
f mf
=
48 49 50
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card °/ ∑ ∑ ∑
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card

Soft Guitar Pick

Middle Guitar Pick / >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
> > > >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
> > > > >œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
> > >
™
/ ˙
Middle Guitar Pick Œ Œ Œ Œ œ ˙ Œ Œ
Hard Guitar Pick
f mp f mp
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / ∑ ∑ ∑
simile

Middle Guitar Pick / Œ

Œ ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ œj œ œ ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ œj œj ‰ œ œ
> >
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ ∑ ∑ ∑

=
51 52
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card °/ ∑ Œ Œ Œ ‰ j
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card œ>
f
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick / >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ >œ œ >œ œ >œ œ >œ œ >œ œ >œ œ
rasp on treble bridge ff
(between bridge pins)
j j j j j j j
Middle Guitar Pick
Hard Guitar Pick / ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ> ‰ œ> ‰ œ> ‰ >œ >œ
ff
∑ Œ Œ Œ j
Hard (Solid Plastic) Credit Card
Flexible (Plastified) ID Card / œ> ‰
f
j j
Middle Guitar Pick / ‰ œ ‰ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ >œ
fp ff
rasp on bass bridge
(between bridge pins)
∑ Œ Œ j
Soft Guitar Pick
Middle Guitar Pick ¢/ œ ‰ >œ >œ
f ff
 V. Oh Yeah
22
rub over upper half of rub over all bass
e = ± 138 bass strings (upwards) strings (downwards)
(pitches going up) (pitches going down)
2 3 4 5 6 7
Pingpong ball
4
/8 ∑
≈ œ™ Œ ‰ œj œ ≈ ‰ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
mp mp mf
Pingpong ball
4
/8 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
rub over middle section
of strings (roughly
between d3 and b4) (up)

4 ≈ œ œj ≈ œ œj Œ ≈ œ™ œ≈‰ Œ
Pingpong ball /8Œ Œ
> ∑ ∑ ∑
mf (half-)press keys silently mp mf
(only as deep as is needed
to release the dampers)
j
Piano
{ 4
&8
4
∑ Œ ‰ #‚‚‚‚ OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO

Pingpong ball(s) /8 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
rub over lower treble strings
(roughly between c4 and d5)

4 ™ j ≈ ‰ ≈ œ œj ≈ œ œ œ œ ≈ œ œj ‰ Œ
Pingpong ball /8‰ œœ œ œ œ™ ‰ > ∑ ∑ ∑
mf
4
Piano
{ &8 ∑ ∑
rub over end of bass
strings, between bridge
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

and ending pins

(pitch up) (down) (up)
4 ‰ ≈ œ œj œj Œ ≈ œ™
Pingpong ball(s) /8 ∑ > ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
mf f mp mp mf

=
rub over all rub over all
bass strings bass strings
(down) (up)
8 9 10 11 j 12 13
Œ Œ ≈ œ™ Œ Œ ‰ œ œ≈‰ Œ
Pingpong ball / ∑ rub over > > ∑
tuning pegs mf mp mp mf
simile

Pingpong ball / ∑ œœ®œœ®œœ Œ ∑ œ œ ‰ œœœœ ‰ ∑ ∑

f
(up)
≈œ œ ≈ ‰ ‰ ≈œ œ≈‰ Œ
Pingpong ball / Œ ‰
>
œœ‰ Œ
> ∑ ∑
release keys just mp mf press silently
before next rub (as before)
j
Piano
{ & ‚‚‚‚ ‚‚‚‚ ‰ ∑ ∑
rub upper (double)
bass string lengthwise,
mp
∑
mf (together: like a
OOO
O
OOO
O
construction
pitch going up ≈ ≈ ‰ workers whistle)
(end with ball off string) ‰
Pingpong ball(s) / ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ œ ≈ œ œJ ‰ ∑ ∑
mp
rub lower (single)
bass string lengthwise,
pitch going down
simile (end with ball on string) (up)
™ ≈ ≈ ‰ ‰ ≈œ œ≈‰ Œ Œ ≈ œr œ ≈ ‰ Œ
Pingpong ball / ‰ œ œœœ œœ œ >
‰
> ∑
mf (half-)press keys silently mp mf
(only as deep as is needed
to release the dampers) ‚‚‚‚ OOOO OOOO OOOO
Piano
{ & ∑ ∑
simile
(pitch up)
Œ
(down)

Œ ≈ œ™ œ≈‰ Œ Œ ≈ œ™
Pingpong ball(s) / ∑ > ∑ ∑
mp mf
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Pingpong ball / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Ó ∑

Pingpong ball / ∑ ∑ ∑ œœ‰ Œ ∑ ∑ ∑

rub middle strings, f
but only below c4
(to avoid touching notes
(up) of the chord again)
j
Pingpong ball /
Œ œ œ≈ ∑
Œ œ œ œ œ >œ ≈ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
>
mp mf

Piano
{ & OOO
O
OOO
O
OOO
O
OOO
O
rub lower bass string (simile)
OOO
O
OOO
O
OOO
O
rub upper bass string
lengthwise (simile) UP DOWN UP

Pingpong ball(s) / ∑ ∑ ‰ œj Œ ‰ j j
œ œ ‰ ∑
j
œ ‰ Œ ∑
mp mf mp p mp mf
rub over lower
treble strings (up)

Pingpong ball / ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ >œ ≈ ‰ Œ ∑

≈œ ≈Œ
∑
mf mp mf
release keys just press silently
OOO OOO ‚‚‚ ‚‚‚ before next rub (as before) O O O
OOOO OOOO OOOO
Piano
{ & O O ‚ ‚ ≈ ‰ ∑

Pingpong ball(s) / ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

=
sul pont: rub over "ordinario": rub
beginning of upper bass over all bass strings sul pont: over beginning
strings, between tuning- (up) of upper bass strings
21
(down) 26
pegs and dampers j j
Pingpong ball / ∑ œœœœ‰ ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ ‰ ≈ œ œ ‰ œœœœ ‰ ∑ ∑
mf mf mp mf mp mf

Pingpong ball / Œ ‰ œœœœ œœœœ‰ ‰ œ ≈ ∑ œœœœ ‰ ‰ œœœœ ∑ ∑

rub over middle
section of strings (up)
j
Pingpong ball / Œ œœœœœ> ≈ ≈ œ- >œ Œ ∑ Œ ≈ œ œ ≈
∑ ∑
mf >
release keys just press silently
before next rub (as before)
j
Piano
{ & ‚‚‚‚ ‰ Œ ∑ OOO
O
mp mf
OOO
O
OOO
O
OOO
O
rub back and forth over
UP
lower bass string (lengthwise)
UP
j ≈ ≈Œ
Pingpong ball(s) / ∑ ‰ œ œ≈‰ ‰ œ œJ ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ ≈ œœ
rub over lower mf
treble strings (as before) mp mf mp
DOWN
≈ ≈ œœœœ Œ œ œ >œ œ Œ
Pingpong ball / ‰ œœœœ ‰ ∑ ∑ ‰ ∑
mf
‚ release keys just press silently
‚‚‚‚ before next rub OOOO
Piano
{ & J‰ Œ ∑ ∑
simile
(pitch up)
j
∑ ∑

Pingpong ball(s) / ∑ ∑ ∑ ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ ∑ ∑
>
mp mf
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simile (down)
27 28 29 j 31
Pingpong ball / ∑ ∑ œœœœ ‰ ‰ œ œ≈‰ Œ ∑
mf mf mp

ΠΠj
Pingpong ball / ∑ œœœœ ‰ ‰ œ ∑ ∑
rub over beginning of middle
strings, between tuningpegs
rub over middle strings, (high) (low)
and dampers, from high to low
from high to low
Pingpong ball / ∑ Œ ‰ œœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ ‰ œ Œ ∑
mf mf mp
release keys

Piano
{
& OOO
O
‚‚
‚‚
Œ ∑ ∑ ∑

Pingpong ball(s) / œœœœœœœœœœœœœ>

≈
∑ ∑ ‰simileœ ‰ ∑
(up) mf mp

≈ œœœ ≈ Œ Œ ≈ œ œ≈
Pingpong ball / > ∑ > ∑ ∑
release keys (as press mp mf release keys (as
late as possible silently late as possible
OOOO ‚‚‚‚ ™™™ for next chord) OOOO OOOO OOOO for next chord)
Piano
{
&
rub over end of bass strings,
from high to low (in pitch)
(high)
™ ‰

(low) (down)

œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ Œ ≈ œ œj ‰ Œ
Pingpong ball(s) / ‰ ‰ ∑
mf mf mp

=
(still sul pont: over
beginning of bass strings) (up)
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
≈ ≈ ® œœœœ ≈ Œ ≈œ ™ œ≈‰ Œ
Pingpong ball / >œ ‰ ‰ >œ Œ > ∑ > ∑ ∑ ∑
mf f
≈œ‰ Œ ® œœœœ ≈ ‰ ≈ œr œ ≈ ‰ Œ Œ ≈ œœœ ≈
Pingpong ball / > > > ∑ > ∑ ∑ ∑
rub over beginning
of middle strings (down) (up)
≈ ≈ œ ™ œj ‰ j
Pingpong ball / ‰ œŒ ∑ ∑ Œ œ ‰ ∑ ∑ ∑
mf mf mp
press silently

Piano
{
& ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
rub across beginning of bass
strings, between tuningpegs
∑ ∑ OOOO OOOO
and dampers, from low to high
(up)

Pingpong ball(s)
≈
/ ‰ >œ Œ ‰ œœœœœ> ≈ ‰ ∑ ∑ ‰ œj Œ ∑ ∑ ∑
mf (up)

Pingpong ball / Œ ‰ ≈ œœ œ ≈ ‰ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ œ≈ ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ ≈ œœ
press
> release keys just f
release keys (as silently
f
press before next rub
™
silently
‚‚‚‚ ™™™ OOOO OOOO
late as possible)
‚‚‚‚ ™™™ OOOOO OOOOO OOOOO ‚‚‚‚‚™™™™
Piano
{
& ‰ ™
(up)
™ ‰
(down)
‰

≈œ ™ ‰ ≈œ œ≈‰ Œ
Pingpong ball(s) / Œ ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ
> ∑ ∑
mf f f mf
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(up)
40 41 (down) 42 43 (down)
j j™ ≈
Pingpong ball / ∑
Œ œ ‰ Œ ‰ œ ≈ Œ
>œ
mf mf mf mp
rub over beginning of upper
bass strings, between tuning-
pegs and dampers (low) (high)

Pingpong ball / œœœœœœœœŒ ∑

Œ œœœœœœœœ œœœœ‰ Œ
rub over
(up) tuningpegs

≈ ‰ Œ œ ≈ ‰ Œ
Pingpong ball / œ ∑ ∑ mf
mf

Piano
{ & OO
OO
OOO
O
OOO
O
OOO
O
rub lower bass
string lengthwise UP
j
Pingpong ball(s) / ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ ≈ ‰ ≈ œ œ ≈ Œ ‰ ≈ œ
>
Œ ‰ œ
>
mf >
mf f
(up) (low) (high) (up)
≈ ‰ Œ ‰ ≈œŒ œœœœœœœœœœœœ‰ ‰ ≈œŒ
Pingpong ball / >œ > >
f mf f

Piano
{ & ∑
(up) (down)
∑
(down)
∑ ∑
(down)
j j j™ ≈ Œ ‰™ œ
Pingpong ball(s) / ∑ œ- >œ Œ >œ
Œ
>
mf mp mf mp mf

44 (up) 45 (down) 46 (down) 47

j j j
Pingpong ball / œ œ ≈ Œ œ ‰ Œ Œ œ ‰ Œ ‰ œœœœ
>
mf (low) (high) f
simile
Pingpong ball / ∑ ∑ Œ ‰ œœœœ œœœœœœœœŒ
rub over middle
section of strings
(high) (low) (high)

œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ ‰ ≈ œœœ ≈ ≈ œœ

Pingpong ball / ∑ >
mf
release keys just
before next rub
Piano
{ & OOO
O
r
∑ ∑ ∑

Pingpong ball(s) / Œ œœœœœœœœ œœœœœ ≈ Œ ∑ Œ œœœœœœœœ

mf
(low) (high) (up) (up)
≈ ‰ ≈ Œ
Pingpong ball / œœœœœœœœœœœœ >œ ∑ >œ ∑
mf f f

Piano
{ & ∑ ∑
(up) (down)
∑
(high)
∑

j ‰ Œ Œ ‰ j j ‰ Œ ≈ œœœ ≈ ≈ œœœ ≈
Pingpong ball(s) / œ œ- œ> > >
mp mf mp mf
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"ordinario": over
middle of bass strings
48 49 (down) 51 52 53 54
Pingpong ball / œœœœ‰
Œ Œ ‰ œj ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
f
rub over beginning
of bass strings (down)
Πj
Pingpong ball / ∑ œ ‰ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
(low) rub tuningpegs

≈ ≈ œœœœœœœœœœ œ ≈ ≈ œ ≈ œ ‰
Pingpong ball / >œ > > > ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
f

Piano
{
& ∑ ∑
DOWN
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

≈ ‰ Œ Œ ‰ ≈œ œ Œ
Pingpong ball(s) / >œ > ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
mf mp
(low) (high)

Pingpong ball / Œ ‰ œœœœ œœœœœœœœŒ ∑ Œ œj ‰ ∑ ∑ ∑

mf f
press silently (let ring)
O O O O O
OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO
Piano
{
& ∑
(low)
∑
rub lower bass
string lengthwise

≈ œœœœœœœœœœœ ≈ ‰ ≈ œ ≈œ‰
Pingpong ball(s) / > > > ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
f