Bwv 645 Sleepers Awake Guitar Tabs by Johann Sebastian Bach

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A-|---Composer:-Johann-Sebastian-Bach--------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
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      Sleepers Awake (BWV645) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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from Cantanta No.140 Ephesians No.5(14)
4/4 Time Signature
C Key Signature
Originally for Organ in Eb Major

[1]
E|---------------------------------|-----0==-0======-1---0===--------|
B|---------------------------------|-1h3---------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------0======-|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
A|---------------------------------|-3======-3======-3======---------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0======-|
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L                                    1 4     3   4   1           4
                                     3               3

[3]
E|-0========-----------------------|-----0==-0======-1---0===--------|
B|---1-3-----------0==-1=======----|-1p3---------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------0======-|
D|---------3==-2-------------------|-----------------------------3---|
A|-----------------3===========----|-3======-3======-3======---------|
E|-1======-3======-----------------|-------------------------0======-|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  1 2 4   3   1   3   1             1 4     3   4   1           4
           2                         3               3

[5]
E|-0=======--------------------3---|-3-------1p0---------------------|
B|---1-3-----------0==-1======-----|-------------3-1-3p1-0---------0-|
G|---------------------------------|---------2======-0====-2-0---2---|
D|---------3==-2-------------------|-2=======----------------3======-|
A|-----------------3=======--------|---------------------------------|
E|-1======-3=======----------------|---------------------------------|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  1 2 4   3   1   3   1       4     4       1   3 1 4 1   2 3   2
           2                         2       3


[7]
E|-----0---1p0-----0---------------|-0==-2====---3====---------------|
B|-1h3---3-----3-1-----3-----------|-----------------1p0-1-----------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------2---|
D|-2=======------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------3=======--------2======-|-3======-2======-0======-3======-|
E|-----------------3=======--------|---------------------------------|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  1 4   4 1   4 1 3   4   2         3   1   2   3   1   1   3   2
   2       3

[9]
E|-2==-3====---5====-----------8==-|-7-5-3-----2-3===--2p0==---------|
B|-------------------0====---------|-----------------------3-1p0==---|
G|-----------------5---5-----------|-0=======--------------------2-0-|
D|-0======-2======-4======-0======-|---------4======-2======-0======-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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L  1   2   1   4   2   2       4     3 2 2   3 1 2
                   3

[11]
E|-------------------2-3-5-3p2-0---|-3-------------------------------|
B|---0-1---1p0-1-----------------3-|-----3---0==-------1-0---0===----|
G|-2-------------------------------|-------------2p0-0-----2-----0==-|
D|-----------------0=======--------|---------0==-0===------------0==-|
A|-3======-2=======--------3======-|-2===----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----3===--------0==-2==-3===----|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  2   1   1   1     1 2 4 3 1   3   4   3       2     1 2 3 2
   3       2               2         1   2

[13]       trill
E|---------------------------------|-----0---0======-1==-0====-------|
B|---------------------------------|-1h3---------3-------------------|
G|---------------0-0===========0---|-------------------------0======-|
D|-2-----4-4h5-----0===========----|-----------------------------3---|
A|-3==-0==-5==-5==-2===========----|-3======-3======-3=======--------|
E|-----------------3===========----|-------------------------0======-|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  2     2 2 4 3   2                 1 4     3   4   1           4
   3       3       3                 3               3

[15]
E|-0=======------------------------|-----0---0======-1==-0====-------|
B|---1-3-----------0==-1=====------|-1p3---------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------0======-|
D|---------3==-2-------------------|-----------------------------3---|
A|-----------------3======---------|-3======-3======-3=======--------|
E|-1======-3=======----------------|-------------------------0======-|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  1 2 4   3   1   3   1             1 4     3   4   1           4
           2                         3               3

[17]
E|-0========-------------------3---|-3======-1p0---------------------|
B|---1-3-----------0==-1=======----|-------------3-1-3p1-0---------0-|
G|---------------------------------|---------2======-0====-2-0---2---|
D|---------3==-2===----------------|-2======-----------------3======-|
A|-----------------3=======--------|---------------------------------|
E|-1======-3=======----------------|---------------------------------|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  1 2 4   3   1   3   1       4     4       1   3 1 4 1   2 3   2
           2                         2       3

[19]                                 III.....                 III....
E|-----0---1p0-----0---------------|-5---7===----8===------------5==-|
B|-1h3---3-----3-1-----3-----------|-----------------6p5-6-----------|
G|-----------------0-----------1===|---------------------------------|
D|-2=======------------3===2===----|-3=======--------0=======--------|
A|---------3========---------------|---------7=======--------3======-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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L  1 4   4 1   4 1     4   2   1     3   4   2   4   3 2 3   1   3
   2       3           3             1

[21]
E|-7==-8===----10==----------------|-0=======----------6-5-3-1p0-----|
B|-----------------6p5h6-------3==-|---3-1-----0-1---------------3-1-|
G|---------0=======----------------|-0=======------------------------|
D|-0=======--------7======-3======-|---------2======-3==-3==-0==-----|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3==-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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L  1   2       4   2 1 2   3   4       3 1   2   1   1 4 4 3 1   4 1
                   3                                     1       3

[23]                                                 I..
E|---0-1-----0-1-------------------|-3==-----0---------1-0---0-------|
B|-3-----------------0-1-3-1p0-----|-----2-----3-1-0-1-----3-----1==-|
G|-----------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------|
D|---------0=======----------------|-----------------------------2==-|
A|=2======-------------0===--------|-----0==---------0---2---3-------|
E|-----------------3====---3==-1==-|-0==-----1---3-------------------|
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L  4   1       1   3   1 4 1   2     4   1   1 4 1   1 1 2 4 3   1
   2                       3   1                 3               2

[25]       trill
E|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-1p0---1-1==============-|
G|-2==-----0-----------------------|
D|-3==-0-----------2==============-|
A|-----------------3==============-|
E|-------------3==================-|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  3       1   3 1 1
   4               2
                   4

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Legend
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Left
p = pull off
h = hammer on
= = suspend/hold Note


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from Cantanta No.140 Ephesians No.5(14)
4/4 Time Signature
C Key Signature
Originally for Organ in Eb Major


Bar[6] and [18]
Same bass note but an octave apart. This version is lower playing notes on the a and low 
string. I find this easier to play (more left finger space)

E|-3-------1p0---------------------|
B|-------------3-1-3p1-0---------0-|
G|-----------------------2-0---2---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------0=======----------------|
E|-0=======--------3======-1======-|
 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L  4       1   3 1 4 1   2 1   2
           3

Bar[12]
Ending of part 1. Series of semiquavers double stops(2 notes).

Bar[20]
Only measure with barred chords. A pair of them on fret 3. You don't necessaily need to 
(2 notes) but I find it easier to barre to sound the bass note.

Bar[23]
Hinged Barre chord. Flatten index to rapidly barred the string below (treble e).

Bar[24]
Ending of part 2. Series of semiquavers double stops(2 notes).

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