Bach Bwv 846 Guitar Tab.txt

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: [email protected] (Equipe CSO) Prelude No 1 in C major - BWV 846/1 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (from Book 1 of the The Well Tempered Clavier) *********************************************************************** amended by Weed 23rd December 2001 - [email protected] various changes including old bar 23 (from Schwencke's MS of 1783) removed old bar 35 split into new bars 34 and 35 thanx to Jim Molloy for help & advice - [email protected] *********************************************************************** further amended by Weed 3rd October 2005 - [email protected] measure 23 fingering further revised thanks to Peter Kosenko -- [email protected] *********************************************************************** see below the tab for the extra measure which composer Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke inserted between measures 22 and 23 thanks to Toby Floyer 10th May 2008 - [email protected] *********************************************************************** Retabulated by correction of 'Jurgen's' post. Looking at the original piano score I noticed some disparities between it and Jurgen's tabulation. I have therefore attempted to correct it. Also, the low E must be tuned down to D. There may well be alternative positions that can be used so please don't take what I've written as law!!! Experiment... Have fun. - David Atkinson (email: [email protected]). It is Jurgen's from here on: "Prelude #1 was originally written as an exercise for Bach's students and is probably one of the most famous preludes from "The Well-Tempered Clavier". Every classically-trained pianist knows it, but it is also a beautiful piece for guitar. It consists of a series of arpeggio's and it should be played as smoothly as possible. Every measure must be played twice, except for the last three. I jotted down this transcription a few years ago. I think it was in a guitar-magazine in 1986 or 1987 or so and I didn't write down the names of the transcriber and the magazine, so I hope I don't violate copyrightlaws with this posting. Well, here it comes:" +--------------+ | PRELUDE #1 | | (J.S. Bach) | +--------------+ *** ALL MEASURES ARE REPEATED (PLAYED TWICE) EXCEPT FOR MEASURES 33-35 *** Allegro

1 E B G D A D

C Dm/C G7/B C |---------0-----0-|---------1-----1-|---------1-----1-|---------0-----0-| |-------1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------1-----1---| |-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----| |---2-------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|---2-------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

5 E B G D A D

II&V........ Am/C D/C G/B C/B |---------5-----5-|-----------------|---------3-----3-|-----------------| |-------5-----5---|---------3-----3-|-------3-----3---|---------1-----1-| |-----2-----2-----|-------2-----2---|-----0-----0-----|-------0-----0---| |---2-------------|---0h4-----4-----|---0-------------|-----2-----2-----| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2h3-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

9 E B G D A D

V................ Am7 D7 G Gdim7 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------1-----1-|-----------------|---------0-----0-|-----------------| |-------0-----0---|---------5-----5-|-------0-----0---|---------6-----6-| |-----2-----2-----|-----0-4-----4---|-----0-----0-----|-------5-----5---| |-0h3-------------|---0-------5-----|---2-------------|-----7-----7-----| |-----------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|-5h8-------------|

13 E B G D A D

III.............. II.&..V......... I............... Dm/F Fdim7 C/E F/E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-----1-| |---------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|-------1-----1---| |-------2-----2---|---------4-----4-|---------5-----5-|-----2-----2-----| |-----0-----0-----|-------3-----3---|-------5-----5---|-2h3-------------| |---0-------------|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------| |-3---------------|-3h6-------------|-2h5-------------|-----------------|

17 E B G D A D

I................ Dm7 G7 C C7 |---------1-----1-|---------1-----1-|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-| |-------1-----1---|-------0-----0---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---| |-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0h3-----3-----| |-0-3-------------|---0-------------|---2-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

21 E B G D A D

25

[see below for alternative fingering] III.................................................. Fmaj7 F#dim7 Dm7b5/13 G7 |---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------1-----1---|---------4-----4-|---------3-----3-|---------3-----3-| |-----2-----2-----|-------5-----5---|-----4-5---4-5---|-------4-----4---| |---3-------------|-----7-----7-----|---3-------------|---3h5-----5-----| |-----------------|---3-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3---------------|-4---------------|-6---------------|-5---------------| 2 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 p i m i a m i a V................................. C/G G7sus

G7

V............... F#dim7/G

E B G D A D

|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-----1-|-----------------| |---------5-----5-|---------6-----6-|-------0-----0---|---------7-----7-| |-------5-----5---|-------5-----5---|-----0-----0-----|-------5-----5---| |-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|---0-------------|-----7-----7-----| |---7-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|---6-------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|

29 E B G D A D

V.................................. III.............. C/G G7sus G7 C7 |-----------------|-----------------|---------1-----1-|-----------------| |---------8-----8-|---------6-----6-|-------0-----0---|---------5-----5-| |-------5-----5---|-------5-----5---|-----0-----0-----|-------3-----3---| |-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|---0-------------|-----5-----5-----| |---7-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|

33 E B G D A D

I........... III....................... F/C Dm7 G7/B |-----------1-----------------------|-----------1-----------------------| |---------1---1----1----------------|-------0-3---3-0-3-0---0-----------| |-------2-------2----2---2----------|-----0---------------0-------------| |-----3----------------3---3-0-3-0--|-------------------------0-3-2-0---| |-3-3-------------------------------|-3-2-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

35 E B G D A D

C |------------------|| |-1----------------|| |-0----------------|| |-2----------------|| |-3----------------|| |------------------||

*********************** the original tab had the following fingering for measures 22 and 23 E B G D A D

|-----------------|-----------------| |-------1-4---1-4-|-----0-----0-----| |-----2-----2-----|-------5-7---5-7-| |-----------------|-----------------| |---3-------------|---8-------------| |-4---------------|-6---------------|

the corrected tab had E B G D A D

|-----------------|-----------------| |---------4-----4-|-----------------| |-------5-----5---|---------7-----7-| |-----7-----7-----|-----9-10--9-10--| |---3-------------|---8-------------| |-4---------------|-6---------------| 2 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 4 4 2 4 4 2

*********************** the extra measure inserted between measures 22 and 23 by Schwencke is -

E B G D A D

III.............. Cm7 |-----------------| |---------4-----4-| |-----4-5---4-5---| |-----------------| |---6-------------| |-5---------------| 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 1