\---Song:-BWV997-Prelude--------------\ \---Composer:-Johann-Sebastian-Bach---\ \---Transcription-by:Christian Liang--\ /---E-Mail:[email protected]/ /---http://www.classclef.com----------/ /---Enjoy!----------------------------/ ========================================================================== BWV997 Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) ========================================================================== Lute Time Signature| 4/4 Key Signature| A minor (Originally in C Minor) [1] e|-------------0---4-/-5-------5---|-------------0---4-/-5-------5---| B|-------0-1-----------------------|-------0-1-----------------------| G|-----2-------------------0======-|-----2---------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-3======================-2======-| A|-0=======================--------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 2 1 4 4 4 3 2 1 4 4 1 4 [3] e|-------------0---4-/-5-------5---|---3-1-0-------------------------| B|-------0-1-----------------------|---------3-1-0-------0-------3---| G|-----2---------------------------|---------------2-1h2-------------| D|-0=======================--------|-0===============------3p2-------| A|-------------------------3======-|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------0==============-| | | | | | | | | L 2 1 4 4 2 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 [5] e|-------------------0-----1p0-----|---1---------------1p0---3p1-0---| B|-1p0-----------0-1---3-1-----3-1-|-3=======----0h1-3-----3-------3-| G|-----2-----1-2-------------------|-----0-----2-----0=======--------| D|-----------------3=======--------|---------0=======----------------| A|-0======-3======---------0======-|-2=======----------------2======-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 1 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 3 4 4 3 2 2 R m a i p i m m a m a m i p i p [7] I.... e|-0---0-3-------3-------3-------1-|-0---0---0---0---------1---0-----| B|---3-----0---0---1p0-1---3p1-3---|---3---1---0-------------------3-| G|-----------2-------------0======-|---------------2-1---1---1---1---| D|---------3======-2=======--------|-------------------4-------------| A|-3=======------------------------|-3======-3======-2=======--------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0======-| | | | | | | | | L 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 4 3 1 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 R a m a m a m a i p p [9] IV.. V.. e|-------0-5---8-------------0-----|-5-------------0-2======---------| B|-1p0-1-------------5-4-------7-8-|-----0-----2-4-------------1-0---| G|---------0=======----------------|---5---------------1-2---------2-| D|-----------------4=======--------|---------4======-1======---------| A|-0=======----------------7======-|-6=======----------------2======-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 [11] e|-----0---0-----------2-0-2-------|---0-3p2-3---------2-5-----------| B|---0---4---0-1---0-4-------0-1---|-0=======--0h1---0=======--1-0---| G|-0-------------3---------------3-|---------------3---------------2-| D|-2=======--------1=======--------|-2=======--------1=======--------| A|---------2=======--------2======-|---------2=======--------2======-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 2 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 4 3 4 0 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 2 [13] II......VII..... e|-----0-2-3==-2==-0---------------|---------------------------8-7---| B|---0-----------------------0-1-3-|-1=======----------------------10| G|-0===--------------2-1-----------|-----------0-2-4-2======---------| D|-2===----------------------------|---3-2-------------2-------------| A|-----3==-0==-2==-3======-2======-|-0=======------------6-----------| E|---------------------------------|---------3======-2======-7======-| | | | | | | | | L 2 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 1 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 R p m i m a m i p [15] e|-3-5-7-0-3-2-0---0-3-------------|-------0-2==---------0==---------| B|---------------4-----------2-0---|-0-2-4==---------------------4==-| G|---------------------3==-0-----3-|-------------2==-0===------------| D|---------------------2==---------|-1==-4==-1==-----2===----4==-----| A|---------0==-2==-3==---------4==-|-------------2==-----3==-0==-2==-| E|-0==-3==-------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 1 3 4 3p2 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 2 1 2 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 [17] e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------0---4-/-5-------5---|-------------0---4-/-5-------5---| G|---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------| D|-----2-4-----------------0======-|-----2-4-------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-3======================-2======-| E|-0=======================--------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 1 3 4 4 4 2 1 3 4 4 1 4 [19] e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------0---4-/-5-------5---|---3-----------------------------| G|---------0-----------------------|-----5-4-2-------------------2---| D|-----2-4-------------------------|-----------5-4-2-1-2-4-----------| A|-0=======================--------|-0==============-2====-3-2======-| E|-------------------------3======-|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 1 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 4 3 2 3 [21] e|---------------------------------|-------------------1p0---0-------| B|---------------------0---1p0-----|---1p0-------0-1-3-----3---3---0-| G|-0======---------0h2---0-----2-0-|-2-----2-1h2-----------------5---| D|---4-2-----1-2-4-----------------|---------0======-----------------| A|-----------------3=======--------|-----------------2=======--------| E|-0======-3=======--------0======-|-1=======----------------4======-| | | | | | | | | L 4 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 R a m i m p [23] e|-------------------0-----1p0-----|---1p0-------0-1-3-6-5-3-5p3---0-| B|---------------0-1---3p1-----3-1-|-3-----3-2h3-----------------6---| G|-5-4-2-----1-2-------------------|---------0=======----------------| D|-----------------3=======--------|---------------------------------| A|-0======-3=======--------0======-|-2=======----------------4======-| E|---------------------------------|-----------------0=======--------| | | | | | | | | L 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 3h4 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 4 3 2 2 [25] I.. III e|-------5-------5-------5-------3-|-1p0---0-1---1---------5---3---1-| B|-6p5-6---2p0-2---3p2-3---5p3-5---|-----3-----3---1-----------------| G|---------0=======----------------|-----------------3-2-3==-3==-3==-| D|-0=======--------3=======--------|-0======-0======-----3==-2==-0==-| A|-------------------------0======-|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------3==-------------| | | | | | | | | L 4 3 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 4 3 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 [27] e|-0-------0---0---------3---1---0-|-----------------------1---0-----| B|---3-1-3---1---------------------|-3p1---1-3==-3==---------------3-| G|---------------3-2-0-2==-2==-2==-|-----3==---3---2-0==-0==-0==-0==-| D|---------------------2==-0==-----|-------------------3-0==-----2==-| A|-3======-3=======------------3==-|-1==-0==-----------------4==-----| E|-----------------1==-------------|---------3==-1==-0==-------------| | | | | | | | | L 3 4 1 4 3 1 4 2 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 3 1 4 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 [29] e|-------------------------0======-|-------------------------0======-| B|-2p0-----------------------------|---------3=======----------------| G|-----2---------0---3p2-0---0-----|---2p0-------------3p2-0---0-----| D|-----------2h3---------------3p2-|-3====-3---3-2p0-------------3p2-| A|-0=====-0=======-4======-4======-|-0======-0======-4======-4======-| E|-----------------0======---------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 [31]II I.. e|---------------------------------|-------------------------3p1-0==-| B|---------3======-----------------|-----------4-3-2-3==-----------3-| G|---2p0---------------------1-0==-|-0h1-0---0-----------2==---------| D|-3====-3---3-2p0-1h3-1-0-1-----4-|-------4-------------0==---------| A|-5=======--------------------0==-|-1==========-------------0==-0==-| E|---------1======-3==========-----|-------------0==-1==-------------| | | | | | | | | L 2 1 2 4 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 2 4 4 3 2 4 2 4 1 4 4 1 3 [33] II..III............ e|-----1---------------0---5---6---|-----0-------------------4---5---| B|-3-----3---------------6---------|---------------------4-5---------| G|---------2---3-------------------|-------5-----2-------------------| D|-0==========-0---0==========-0==-|---------6-----------------------| A|---------------4-----------------|-3==========-3-2-3==========-3==-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 4 1 4 2 2 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 2 4 2 1 [35] e|---3-1-0-------------------------|-------0-------0-------0---------| B|---------3-1-0-------0-----3-1-0-|-1p0-1-------------------0---0-3-| G|---------------2-1h2-------------|---------1---1---2p1-2-----2-----| D|-----------------------3-2-------|---------0-4=====--------2======-| A|-2===============----------------|-0=======--------3=======--------| E|-----------------0==============-|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 2 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 [37] e|-----------------------0---------|---------------------------------| B|-1-0---0-1---1-------------3---1-|-0======-0---0---------3---1---0-| G|-----2-----2---0-----------------|---2-0-2---0---------------------| D|-----------------3-2-3==-3==-3==-|---------------3-2-0-2==-2==-2==-| A|-0======-0======-5==-3==-2==-0==-|-----------------3==-2==-0==-----| E|---------------------------------|-3======-3=======------------3==-| | | | | | | | | L 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 1 3 [39] II..... I.. e|---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-------| B|-----------------------1---0-----|---6/5-----6/5-----6/5-----6p5---| G|-2-0---0-2==-2==---------------2-|-------7-------7-------7-------7-| D|-----3==---3---2-1==-1==-1==-1==-|-6======---------6=====----------| A|---------5==-3==-2-4-0==-----2==-|---------------------------------| E|-1==-0==-----------------2==-----|-0======-0======-0=====----------| | | | | | | | | L 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 4 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 1 4 2 2 2 2 [41] e|---------0---------------0-------|---------5======---------5-------| B|-2-------------------------------|---4/3-----4/3-----4/3-----4p3---| G|---3p2-0---3p2-0---3p2-0---3p2-0-|-------5-------5-------5-------5-| D|---------------------------------|-4======---------4======---------| A|-0==============-4==============-|-5======-5======-5======---------| E|-----------------5==============-|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 4 4 3 3 3 [43] e|---------------------------------|---------3---------------3-------| B|-0-------3---------------3-------|---2/1-----2/1-----2/1-----2p1---| G|---1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----1p0---|-------3-------3-------3-------3-| D|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-2======---------2======---------| A|-----------------2=======--------|-3======-3======-3======---------| E|-3======-3======-3=======--------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | L 3 1 4 4 1 4 2 1p 4 4 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 [45] e|-------------1-------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------2-3======-------------0-1-|-3======---------0======---------| G|-2-0-2-------------2-1-----2-----|-------------1-2-----------------| D|---------3======---------0======-|---3/2-----4---------------3-2-0-| A|-----------------2======---------|---------2======---4-5-----------| E|-1=======------------------------|-4======---------0======-4======-| | | | | | | | | L 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 3 3 [47]II.. e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------0---0======-|-----1-0-1======---0-3-----6-5---| G|-----2-1-2======---1---2---------|---2---------------------------7-| D|---2-------2-3-1-2---------2h3-1-|-2======---2-3-1/2---------------| A|-3======-------------------------|-0======-------------------------| E|-5======-0======-4======-0======-|---------0======-4======-0======-| L | | | | | | | | 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 4 4 3 [49] III.. e|---0---7-8==-7==-5======---0-1-3-|-1=======------0-----------1-0---| B|-----10------------3-------------|-----------1-3---3========-----3-| G|-5-------------------6-----------|---3-2-------------2-1-----------| D|---------0==-----3======-2======-|-0=======------------------------| A|-0==-8==-----6==-----------------|---------3======-2=======--------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0======-| | | | | | | | | L 1 4 1 3 3 3 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 2 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 R a m i p [51] I.. VII................ e|-----------1-0---0---0---0-6-5-4-|-5---0--10-8-7-----7-8---8-7-----| B|-1-3-1-0-1-----4---6---4---------|--------------10-10---10----10-8-| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------0==-|---------------------------------| A|-0==========-2==-3===========----|-3==-0==-----7==-9==============-| E|---------------------------------|---------0===--------------------| | | | | | | | | L 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 1 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 1 3 [53]V............. II...... e|-----5---5-------5==============-|-4========---------------0---1p0-| B|-7-8---7---8-7-5-4==============-|-5========---------0-1h3---3-----| G|-5---------------4==============-|-4========-----1-2---------------| D|---------------------------------|-0========-2-4-------------------| A|-0==============-2==============-|-----------------3==============-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | 3 4 1 3 3 1 3 1 4 2 2 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 [55] e|---------------------5===----4==-|-5===============---------------|| B|-3---0-----------1===----0==-----|-5===============---------------|| G|---5---2-1-----------------------|-5===============---------------|| D|-----------3-2-0-----3==-0==-2==-|-7===============---------------|| A|-----------------0===------------|-0===============---------------|| E|-4=======------------------------|--------------------------------|| | | | | | | | | 2 4 1 1 3 2 1 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 1 =============== ADDITIONAL INFO =============== BWV997 Prelude is definitely the hardest Bach piece i know and i have posted 25 Bach pieces so far in my blog. http://www.chrisliang.com This piece is very intricate and beautiful at the same time. The challenge is all left hand with the multiple finger positions. Why i like bach above all is his usage of counterpoints. Multiple voices-abundant in this tune. You have to hold the bass in every measure. (=======) Memorize all of it also because it is over 50 bars (page flip). It took me 3 weeks to memorize. Good idea to break the piece into chunks. Give yourself time to work through the parts and then put it back together. I've browse through youtube to further understand the fingering. Free feel to change the tab. There are a lot of possibilities in left hand fingering, i have chosen the easiest way, best suited for me. Lastly, dont slur too much. Use pull offs and hammer ons only if you find right hand plucking too fast or awkward. ----- Notes ----- [8][32][39][51] Hinged barred Chords. Flatten index to barre to sound note. Fast to deliver, save you one finger to sound the second note. [11]-[12] Tricky Quaver double stops. (2 notes) with bass/treble. I often stumble here as I find it to be a finger tangler. Go slow at first. [16][28][39] Semi quavers double stops. There are 3 of them that took some time to get familiar. Go slow to get familiar with the notes. [40][42] Holding a chord. In a C chord shape. slide index half step down (1 fret) as your pinky interchange between (e and g) strings. Keep the chord in place by using you thumb to firmly hold down the chord. [46][47] Tricky left hand. My left hand feels hot after these bars because they are a lot of stretches and positions. I stumble here a lot as well. ====== Legend ====== Left Right p = pull off p = pulgar = thumb h = hammer on i = indice = index / = slide m = medio = middle = = suspend/hold Note a = anular = ring
