Helen - the transcriptions are mine from the lute tablature.

The standard Renaissance lute tuning is like a modern guitar with the 3rd string (G) tuned down to F# and a minor 3rd higher (ie a capo on guitar fret 3). This gives the tuning (high to low) as G D A F C G. In the lute tablature 'a' is the open string, with successive letters for each higher fret.

This tuning means that when transcribing lute music for the classical guitar (3)=F# (3rd string down to F#) is often specified and the music transposed down a minor 3rd. Then the fingering is identical to the fingering on the lute and you can (with a bit of practice) play directly from the tablature (sounding m3 lower of course).

While I can transcribe directly from tablature, I cheated and just typed the tablature melody line from the score into Musescore2, then added a linked standard line. I then exported to Music Xml (the import/export abc plugin isn't working in current version for Linux) and used online converter from Music XML to abc. It's actually a lot simpler than it sounds in my description!

The leading spaces were put there by the converter and I left them. abcm2ps doesn't mind them (I used that to check the abc) (and I think the standard should allow them, though it's a while since I last read the standard).

Thanks for putting up the version without the leading spaces.

Mick