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Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, No 24 BWV 893, Prelude in Bm - JS Bach
Arrangement in Em by Richard Yates
Tabbed by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 26 June 2011
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv0893_1_wtc2_no24_prelude_in_bm.mid
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measure 8 - D changed to D# (5th string, 6th fret - last beat of measure)
Weed - 2 July 2011
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See below tab for Notes and Legend
Tuning: E A D G B E Key: Em Time: 4/4 - Allegro (lively)
CII.....
1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|
B|-----0---------------0-----------|-----0---1p0---0-4---0-----------|
G|-0---------------0-----------0---|-------------3---------------2---|
D|---------2---4-----------2-------|-4-------1-----------------------|
A|-----------------2=========3-2p1-|-2-----------------------2-------|
E|-0=======3=======----------------|-----------------2---------------|
2 3 4 2 4
3 2 4 1
3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------0-----------|-----0---------------------------|
G|-0---------------0-----------0---|---------------------------------|
D|---------2---4-----------2-------|-4-------4---1-------------------|
A|-----------------2=========3-2p1-|-2===============2---0-----------|
E|-0=======3=======----------------|-------------------------3---2---|
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------3-------0---------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------0-------|---------10------7-------0-------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------|
A|-----2---------------2-----------|-----------------6---------------|
E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---3---|-2--/7---8p7\6h7-----7-------5---|
4 4
2 1---1 2 1-1 3 2 3 3 4
CIV.....
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------7===========5-3-5p3-2p0-|-0-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------4=======----------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------4-----------7p5-4h5-7---|
A|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2-------6-----------6-------|
E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---3---|-2---------------7---------------|
4 4 2 2 4 1-1 2
1---1 3 1 2 2 3 3
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0h2-3p2-0=======7=======----|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----5-------5=======--------5---|
G|-0---------------------------7===|=====--7-6h7---------------------|
D|---------2------/4-------6-------|/7-------------------5-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------0---------------4=======|
E|-0-------------------------------|-----------------7=======--------|
2 4 3 1
1-------1 2---------2 3 2
CIII................
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------0-2p0---------5=======----|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3=======------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5===|=====7-5-4-5-7=======--------7---|
D|-4---------------2-------4-------|-5-------------------4=======----|
A|-5-------5-----------------------|-------------------------2-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------3-------5---------------|
2 1 1 4 3 3 4
2 2 4 1
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|-------------0=======------------|
B|-----0=======3=======1-0-1p0-----|---------------------3-1-3p1-0---|
G|-----------------------------2p0-|-----5=======------------------2-|
D|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------0-------|-5---------------0-------2-------|
E|---------0-------3---------------|---------2-----------------------|
2 4 2 4
3 3 3 1
15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------------1=======0---0-------|-----0=======3=======2-0-2p0-----|
B|-----3=======----------3---3-1p0-|-----------------------------3p1-|
G|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|-4-----------------------0-------|
A|-----------------2-------3-------|---------0-------3---------------|
E|---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
4 4
2 3 2 3 3
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|---------0-------2-------5-------|
B|-0---3-----------0---3-------0---|-----3-----3-2h3-----3-----------|
G|---------0---2-----------0-------|-2---------------------------5---|
D|---------------------------2-----|-------------------------0-------|
A|---------2-------5=========--5p4-|-5---------------0---------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|---------2-----------------------|
1 2 4 3
4 1 3 4
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0---3-----------0---3-------0---|-----3---------------------------|
G|---------0---2-----------0-------|-2-------2-----------------------|
D|---------------------------2-----|-------------4-------------------|
A|---------2-------5=========--5p4-|-5===============5----3---2---0--|
E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 1 3
21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------0-------7-------|-------------------------8-------|
B|---------3---------3-2-3---------|-----------------5---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------7---------7-6h7---------|
D|-----0---------------0-----------|-----------------4-------7-------|
A|-2-----------0---2---------------|-0---5---7p5\4h5-----5-----------|
E|---------3---------------3---7---|-----------------------------8---|
3 4 4 4 2 3 4
1 1 2 1 3 1-1 1 2 3
CVII.....
23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----------------0-------10------|----------------------------------|
B|---------3-------------------8---|-8------\7===========7h9-10p9-7h9-|
G|-------------------7-6h7-0-------|----------------------------------|
D|-----0---------------0-----------|---------7---4---0---0------------|
A|-------------0-------------------|-0---5----------------------------|
E|-7-------3-------7-----------7---|-------------------------8----7---|
3 1 2 4 2 4-------4 1 4
2 1 1 3 1 2
.......... cVII....
25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----8---0-----------8---0-------|-------------7---0=======----7---|
B|-10----------9--/10----------10--|-10======9-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------6-------9---0---|
A|-----7---0-----------7---0-------|-----7---8p7/6h7-----7-----------|
E|-8-----------7--/8-----------8---|-7-------------------------------|
4 3 4---4 3 4 4 3 1
2 2---2 1 2 1 2 1-1 1 2 3
........... CVII........
27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-7--------------------------------|---------10========8p7--------0---|
B|---10-9---10------------------10--|-10--9-----------------10-9p7---3-|
G|--------------7---7---------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------10------|---------9---6--------------------|
A|------7---0-----------7---0-------|-----7----------------------------|
E|-8------------7---8-----------8---|\7---------------0========--------|
4 3 3 4 3 4 3
2 2 1-----1 1 2 1
29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0---------------0-----------|-----------------4-------7-------|
B|-1-----------0---1-----------1---|-----5---6p5-4h5-----5-----------|
G|---------2---------------2-------|-4---------------------------7---|
D|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
A|---------3-------0---------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|-------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
2 2 3 4 3 4 3
1
31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0---------------0-----------|-------------------------4-------|
B|-------------0---1---------------|-----5---------------------------|
G|-5-------2---------------2---5---|-4-------4-----------------------|
D|---------2===========------------|-------------6---2-----------0---|
A|---------------------5-3-5p3-2p0-|-0=======------------5p3-2h3-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------4=======----------------|
1 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4
2 4 1 2
CV......
33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-5=======0=======8p7-5h7-8---0---|-------------------------10------|
B|---------1p0---------5=======----|-3---2--/3---7---7---10------7---|
G|-----2h4---------------------0===|=====2-0-------------------------|
D|-------------7=======------------|---------4-5-7=======--------7---|
A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------8=======----|
4 3 1---1 4 4 4 1
2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3-3 2 1
CIII.............. CV..
35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-3=======--------7p5-3h5-7-------|-------------0---0-------8-------|
B|---------3=======----3=======3---|---------------------8-------5---|
G|-----0h2-4p2-0=======------------|-5---4---5---0=======------------|
D|-----------------------------3===|=====5p3-2h3-----------------5---|
A|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------7=======----|
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 4
2 3 3 1 2
37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----8======\7-------5=======3---|---------------------------------|
B|-7---------------4---------------|---------0=======2=======3=======|
G|---------------------------------|-3=======------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5=======4-------2=======0---|
A|-0=======------------------------|-----------------1---------------|
E|---------3======\2=======0=======|=====----------------------------|
3 4-------4 3 4 3 2 4
1-------1 4 3 1 3
39 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-0=======2=======3---------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------0---|-2-------------------------------|
G|---------------------3=======----|-------------0=======------------|
D|-------------------------2=======|-----2=======--------4=======2---|
A|-----4=======2-------------------|-1=======4=======--------1=======|
E|-3---------------0=======--------|-----------------2=======--------|
1 4 3 3 2
3 4 1 4
CII.....
41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|
G|---------------------------------|---------0-------3---------------|
D|-0---4-----------0---4-------0---|-----4-----4-3h4-----4-------2---|
A|-2=======2---4-----------2-------|-4-------1-------4---------------|
E|-----------------2=========3-2p1-|-2-----------------------2-------|
3 4 4 4 2
1 2 2 3
CII.....
43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|-----------------0=======3=======|
B|-----------------0=======3=======|---------2=======--------2-------|
G|---------------------------------|-3=======0-------3---------------|
D|-0=======4=======0---4-------0---|-----4-----4-3h4-----4-------2---|
A|-2-------2---4-----------2-------|-4-------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 3 2 1 2
2 1 1 3 4 1 3 3
45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-2-------------------2=======----|---------------------------------|
B|-----0h2-3p2-0=======------------|-----0-------0=======--------0---|
G|-----------------------------2===|=====--2-0h2---------------------|
D|-0=======----------------1=======|-2=======------------0=======----|
A|---------2=======4=======--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------0-------2-------4-------|
2 2 4 2 3
1 4 1 2 4
47 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------0=======----|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-1p0---------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2=======--------0===|=====2p0-----2=======--------2---|
D|---------------------------------|---------4h5---------------------|
A|-3=======0=======2=======3=======|-5=======5=======----3=======----|
E|-5=======------------------------|-----------------0=======2-------|
2 1 1 2 4 1
4 4 3
49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----0=======3=======1-0-1p0-----|
G|-------------2=======0---0-------|-----------------------------2p0-|
D|-----4=======----0=====4---4-2p1-|-2-------------------------------|
A|-2-------2=======----------------|-3-----------------------3-------|
E|-3=======----------------3=======|---------0-------3---------------|
4 1 4 2
3 3 3
CIV.....
51 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0=======3=======--0---------|-----5=======8=======7-5-7p5-----|
B|---------------------7---7p5-----|-----------------------------8p7-|
G|-2---------------------------8-6-|-8-----------------------4=======|
D|-------------------------4-------|-----------------4---------------|
A|---------0-------3---------------|---------6-----------------------|
E|-2-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
2 4 4 3 4 1 4 4 2 3 2-
1 2 1
CI..
53 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------------0---2=====4-5-4-2-4-|-5-----------0---3-----------0---|
B|/8-------------------------------|-----4=======--------4=======----|
G|-----8=======--------5---4-------|---------2=======----2---0-------|
D|---------10======----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------2-----------2---|-3=======--------2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|
---2 3 1 2 4 3 4 3 3 4
1 4 3 2 2 1 2
55 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-8p7\5=======5=====7\5p4-5---5===|===----------5=======------------|
B|---------------------------------|---3-1p0-1-----------1=======1===|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------2=======2===|
D|-----5---3-----------3--\2-------|-----2---1---4---2---0---2---2---|
A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-----------3---|-2-------------------------------|
4 3-3 4-4 4 2 4 2
2 1 1---1 2 3 1 3 4
ferm
57 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------3-3---2===----------------|-------------0---3---2---0-------|
B|=====0-------------------1p0-----|-----0---4-------------------4---|
G|==================---2h4-----2---|-0-------------------------------|
D|-1================-------1=======|-2-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------3-------0-------2-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 4 2 2 3
1 1
59 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-0-----------------------3-------|-------------------------5=======|
B|---------0-------1p0---0---------|---------0-------1-0---0---------|
G|---------------------3-----------|---------------------3-----------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------1-------4-------|
A|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---3p2-1h2-----2-------0---|
E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---3---|-2-------------------------------|
1 4 2 4 4
3 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 2
CII.....
61 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------------------------7-------|-------------------------0h2-3h5-|
B|---------0=======1p0---0-----3---|-3-------2=======----2h4---------|
G|---------------------3-----------|-2===============----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2-------5=======----------------|
A|-----2---------------2-----------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---2---|-3-----------------------3-------|
3 1 4 1 3 4
1 2 2
CVI.....
63 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-0---------------------0-2p0-----|-6-------7=======----------------|
B|-1-------4=======----4-------4---|/8-------7=======----------------|
G|-2===============------0-2p0-----|-6-------4=======----------------|
D|---------4=======----4-------4---|-------------------------1h2-4---|
A|---------------------------------|-7-------6=======----2h4---------|
E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 4
3 4 3-----3 3
3 1 2 1
2 2-------2
CII.....
65 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0---------------------------|--------------------------------||
B|-------3-1p0---------5=======4---|-5==============================||
G|-------------2---0-------2-------|-4==============================||
D|-------------------------4-------|-5==============================||
A|---------0---------------2-------|--------------------------------||
E|-3-------------------------------|-0==============================||
4 4
3
1 2
NOTES
The accompanying MIDI is 120 bpm. It is usually played faster on the piano,
often about 135 bpm (Edwin Fischer), rarely as fast as 170 bpm (Glenn Gould).
The fingering follows the sheet music (found online), "Transcribed for guitar
by Richard Yates, 1999". There are some big stretches and many notes are easier
to play on the lower frets or with open strings, but this would change the
phrasing and affect hammer-ons and pull-offs. In some places the fingering
wasn't obvious, and there may have been mistakes in the sheet, so use the
fingering as a guide and amend it as necessary or as seems sensible.
"Jones" in the notes below refers to the piano sheet music published by the
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, "Edited and annotated by
Richard Jones, Commentaries by Donald Francis Tovey, 1994".
measure 8 - [Jones] the D# on the 2nd string is a mordent
measure 24 - [Jones] the F# on the 2nd string is a mordent, followed by an E -
24 | . * . | * . | .
e|----------------------------------|
B|-8------\7=========5-7-9-10-9-7-9-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------7---4---0---0------------|
A|-0---5----------------------------|
E|-------------------------8----7---|
measure 28 - the F# on the 2nd string [Jones] has been changed from F [Yates] -
28 | . | . | . | * .
e|---------10========8p7--------0---|
B|-10--9-----------------10-9p6---3-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------9---6--------------------|
A|-----7----------------------------|
E|\7---------------0=======---------|
measure 31 - [Jones] the E on the 4th string is an inverted mordant
measure 32 - [Jones] the G# on the 6th string is a mordent
measure 32 - [Jones] the G# on the 1st string is a turn
measure 34 - [Jones] the first D on the 2nd string is a mordent
measure 53 - F#, G# changed to dotted 1/4, 1/8 [Jones] from 1/4 notes [Yates] -
53 | . | . * * | .
e|-------------0---2---4---5-4-2-4-|
B|/8-------------------------------|
G|-----8=======--------5---4-------|
D|---------10======----------------|
A|-7---------------2-----------2---|
E|---------------------------------|
measure 56 - [Jones] changed from 4th to 3rd finger for A so it can be held
measure 57 - the second G on the 1st string is written as an auxiliary note -
57 | . * | . | . | .
e|-------3-{3}-2=======----------------|
B|=====0-----------------------1p0-----|
G|=====================----2h4-----2---|
D|-1===================--------1-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
KEY
left hand fingering (below tab)
1 - index
2 - middle
3 - ring
4 - little
1--1 - slide index finger to the next note
2--2 - slide middle finger to the next note
4--4 - slide little finger to the next note
=== - note held
p - pull-off
h - hammer-on
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
ferm - fermata (pause) - note(s) held longer than indicated
CI..... - barre on the 1st fret (cI... - partial barre)
CII.... - barre on the 2nd fret
CIII... - barre on the 3rd fret
CIV.... - barre on the 4th fret
CV..... - barre on the 5th fret
CVI.... - barre on the 6th fret
CVII... - barre on the 7th fret
* more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org *
Artist: Johann Sebastian Bach
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