Jesu Joy Of Mans Desiring Guitar Tabs by Johann Sebastian Bach

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Subject: TAB: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Date: 22 Sep 1995 16:21:56 GMT
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TAB: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)

Arranged by Jeff Johnson from sheet music.

Standard tuning, key of G, 3/4 time.

The melody consists of triplet eighth-notes, nine/measure, except where
marked as duplets (_2_), i.e., 2 notes/beat instead of three.  The
bassline consists of quarter notes, three/measure.

Written inline, without repeats, because each time through a section is
slightly different.  E.g., the first few notes of Verses 2 and 3 differ
>from  those of Verse 1, the last measure of Chorus 3 differs from those
of Choruses 1 and 2, and the last note of Verse 3 (which leads to the
Bridge) differs from the last note of Verse 1.  I thought it would be
too complicated to try to indicate in a single tab of a section what to 
play on each different time through that section.

Crucial fingerings are marked when not obvious, e.g., (3).


Verse 1                  (2)
     (2) (4)     (3)   (4)               
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-------0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
                     (1)   (1)           
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !  

                        (1)
|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
                    (4)     (4)
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

     (1)   (1)   (3)                     
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
       (2)   (2)                         
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !  

                   III_________________
|-------------------|-------3-----------|
|---3p1-0-----------|-----3---3-------3-|
|---------2p0---0---|---4-------4---4---|
|-2---------------4-|-5-----------5-----|
|-3-----4-----5-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
(3)   (3)   (3)
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !


Chorus 1
       (4)          II_______________    
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------1-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-----------2-----|
|-------4-----2-----|-4-----2-----0-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !  

       (4)           (2)
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------0-----|---------------1p0-|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-------2p0-2-----|
|-2-----4-----------|-0-0h2h4-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

                                  _2__
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------1p0---|-0-----------1-h3--|
|---2-------2-----2-|-0-----------0-----|
|-----4-0h4---------|-------4-----2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|---0h1-0-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------2-----|
|-------------2-----|-------0-----------|
|-2-----2-----------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !


Verse 2

|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|---0---0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|-0---2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   

|-------------------|
|---3p1-0-----------| (I skip the G arpeggio this
|---------2p0---0---|  time, and cut straight to
|-2---------------4-|  the chorus, but one could
|-3-----4-----5-----|  play it again, if desired.)
|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !


Chorus 2

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------1-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-----------2-----|
|-------4-----2-----|-4-----2-----0-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------0-----|---------------1p0-|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-------2p0-2-----|
|-2-----4-----------|-0-0h2h4-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

                                  _2__
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------1p0---|-0-----------1-h3--|
|---2-------2-----2-|-0-----------0-----|
|-----4-0h4---------|-------4-----2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|---0h1-0-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------2-----|
|-------------2-----|-------0-----------|
|-2-----2-----------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !


Verse 3

|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|---0---0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|-0---2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

                    III__________II_____
|-------------------|-------3-----------|
|---3p1-0-----------|-----3---3-------2-|
|---------2p0---0---|---4-------4---4---|
|-2---------------4-|-5-----------5-----|
|-3-----4-----5-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !


Bridge                                  
       (2)                       (4)    
|-2-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|-1-----1-----------|
|-2-----------1-----|-2-------2---------|
|-------------0-----|-2---------2---0h2-|
|-5-----3-----2-----|-0-----------3-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

(3)(4)
|-------------------|---------0-----1p0-|
|---3p1-3p0---------|---1p0-1---3-3-----|
|-----------1-----1-|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------2h4---|-------3-----0-----|
|-------------------|-0-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

III__________        (2) (3)            
|---5-4-5-----------|-1p0---------------|
|-5-------5-----0h1-|-----3-1p0---------|
|-----------5-2-----|-----------2---2p1-|
|-------3-----2-----|-0-----1-----2-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------0-----|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

V___________
|-------5-----------|-0-----------0-----|
|-----5-------3-----|-1-----------1-----|
|---5---------0-----|-0-----------0-----|
|-------------------|-------2-----------|
|-------------2-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-5-----------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

|---------0h1-------|-------3p0---------|
|-3-----------3-----|-1---------1-------|
|-2-----------0-----|-0-----------0h2h3-|
|-3-----0-----------|-2-----------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
|-------------3-----|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-------------------|-------------------|
|---1p0-1-----------|---------------0---|
|-2-------2---------|---------0---0---2-|
|-----------3-0h2h3-|-2---0-2---4-------|
|-------------------|---3---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !


Chorus 3

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------1-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-----------2-----|
|-------4-----2-----|-4-----2-----0-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------0-----|---------------1p0-|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-------2p0-2-----|
|-2-----4-----------|-0-0h2h4-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

                                  _2__  
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------1p0---|-0-----------1-h3--|
|---2-------2-----2-|-0-----------0-----|
|-----4-0h4---------|-------4-----2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
                                        
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

                            _2__  _2__
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|---0h1-0-----------|
|-------------------|-2--------0--2-----|
|-------------2-----|-------0-----5--4--|
|-2-----2-----------|-3-----------2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
                                 (4)(3)
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

Transition to Finale
III_________________
|-------3-----------|-1-----------0-----|
|-----3---3-------3-|---3-------3---1---|
|---4-------4---4---|-----4---4-------2-|
|-5-----------5-----|-------5-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----1h3p0-------0-|-1-----------1p0---|
|---2-------0---0---|---2-------2-----2-|
|-4-----------2-----|-----4-0h4---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !


Verse 4 (Finale)

|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-------0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

                                        
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! 

      Ritard (slow down)
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3p1-0-----------|-------------------|
|---------2p0---0---|-0================-|
|-2---------------4-|-------------------|
|-3-----4-----5-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|---3==============-|
  | ! ! | ! ! | ! !   | ! ! | ! ! | ! !

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