Bwv 995 Gavotte 2 Guitar Tabs by Johann Sebastian Bach

E-|---Song:-Gavotte-2------------------------------|
A-|---Author:-JSBach-------------------------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------|   
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E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|


Gavotte II by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)


[1]

E||-----------0-----0--|--------------------|--------------------0--|
B||--------------3-----|-----------------0-=|=-1--0--1--3--1--3-----|
G||*----------0-======-|--0----0-==-2-==----|-----------------------|  
D||*-------------------|-------2-==-3-==-0-=|=----------------------|
A||-----------3-======-|--------------------|--3-========--3-======-|
E||--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

L             3  4             2    2          1     1  4  1  4         
                                    3          3           3                     

R             a  m  a     i    i    i    m     m  i  m  i  m  i  a     
              i                p    p    p     p           p                
              p
 
[4]

E|--------------------|----------------------||
B|-----------------0-=|=-1-===---------------||
G|--0----0-==-2-==----|--0-===--------------*||
D|-------2-==-3-==-0-=|=-2-===--------------*||
A|--------------------|--3-===---------------||
E|--------------------|----------------------||

L        2    2          1,2,3   
              3
R   i    i    i    m     a,m,i,p
         p    p    p



PART B (Play Once)

[6]

E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------|-----1---1----------|-----------------1-----|
G|----------0-----0---|-2----------3--2--0-|--2---------0----------|
D|----------2h-3------|-3-------2-----3----|--3---------2----------|
A|----------------3---|-----3--------------|-------3---------3-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

LH          2  4  3     2   1   1  4  2       2    3    2    1       
                        4   3   2     3       4              3       
RH          i     i     i   m   m  i  i  i    i    p    i    m       
            p     p     p   p   p  p          p         p    p       
[]

E|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-----1---0-----0--1-|--3-===---------------|
G|-2----------2-------|--0-===---------------|
D|-3---2---0----------|--0-===---------------| Part A Once
A|---------------3----|--2-===---------------| then 
E|--------------------|----------------------| Part C twice

R  2   1      2  3  1    4
   4   2                 2
L  i   m   m  i  m  m    a,m,i,p
   p   p   p     p


PART C (Play twice)

[11]

E|--------------------------|--0-----1-----0-----------|
B|--------------1-----1--3--|--------------------3-----|
G|*----------------0--------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|*-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------3-----------|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

L               1     1  4     3     1     3     4                 
                3                    3           3                                             
R               m  i  m  m     a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i            
                p	       p     p     p     p       	    	  




E|-0-----3-----1-----------|-0-----------------------|
B|-------------------3-----|-------3--1--0--1--3--0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0--------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-3-----------3-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

L  3     4     1     4       3     4  1  3  1  4
         3     3     3 

R  a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i    a  i  m  i  m  i  m  i 
   p     p     p     p       p	         p


[14]

E|-------------------------|--0-----1-----0-----------|
B|---1----------1-----1--3-|--------------------3-----|
G|------0-2p-0-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---3----------3----------|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

L    1    2     1     1  4    3     1     3     4
     3          3                   3           3
R    m  i i     m  i  m  m    a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i 
     p          p             p     p     p     p


[16]                                                   Part A Once

E|--0-----3-----1-----------|--0-----------------------|-----------|
B|--------------------3-----|--------3--1--0--1--3--0--|--1-===----|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0--------------------|--0-===----| 
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2-===----| 
A|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|--3-----------3-----------|--3-===----| 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------| 

L    3     4     1     4        3     4  1  3  1  4        1,2,3
                   3     3     3 
R    a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i     a  i  m  i  m  i  m  i     a,m,i,p
     p     p     p     p        p           p 




Tips


Gavotte II can be played either on it’s own or together with Gavotte 
I in this order (Gavotte I – Gavotte II – Gavotte I). Gavotte II is 
in general easier and shorter of the two. Gavotte 2 features the 
alternating finger (mi) plucking technique. Gavotte is a French dance 
during the 17th and 18th centuries. It is part of the optional dances 
of the Baroque Suite. 

Technique.

Bar 3,14,18 - Right Hand 6 running notes (mi-mi-mi)
Part B has some tricky fingering. Good news is Part B is only played 
once in Gavotte 2. Part A is played 5 times and Part C is played 2 
times. The order is AA-BA-CA-CA.

Tip
Besides Part B's fingering, practice on the alternating fingering. 
After that you can go learn gavotte 1 which gives good practice to 
your pull offs or if you know both Gavottes already, even better! 
Now you can play the entire Gavotte together. 
(Gavotte I – Gavotte II – Gavotte I)

AA-BA-CA-CA

PART A (Play twice)

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