Bwv 997 Sarabande tab by Bach Johann Sebastian

Tabs

This is probably one of my favorite guitar pieces to play. When played
with passion, it can be quite breath-taking. It will take some practice
to do it smoothly, but it is worth it. An excellent version of this can
be found on Segovia's "The 🏷Legendary Andres Segovia in an All-Bach Program"
from the Segovia Collection (Vol 1). I check it for mistakes, but let
me know if you find any.


It is the sarabande from one of Bach's lute suites (BMV 997). It is in
the key of A minorAm and is in 3/4 time; '|'s mark the quarter note beats, '.'s
mark the 8th notes and the 16th notes are proportionally between them.
Note that measures 1, 2, 17, 18, and 19 are double spaced to accomodate
the 32nd notes at the end of the first beats.


Sarabande (BMV 997)                Johann Sebastian Bach
 1 |    .    |    .    |    .
E MajorE|-5-----------7h9-7------\5-------4-------5-------|
BB|-5-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5---------------7------\5-------4-------5-------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------0---------------0---------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

 2 |    .    |    .    |    .
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------2h3-2-------0---------------0-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------4---------------|


 3 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-----0---7-----5-4-------|-------------------------|
BB|-3-6---3-3---------6-5---|-----------------1-3/5-6-|
G+G|-4---------------------7-|-5-4-5-4-2---2-4---------|
D MajorD|-3-------6---------------|-----------2-------------|
A augmentedA|---------0-------0-------|-0-----------------------|
E MajorE|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|


 5 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------4-5-------------4-|
BB|-8-5---------------------|---2-3-------------3-1---|
G+G|-----6-----3-2-0-2-0-----|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-----5---------------3-2-|-3---------3-2-0-2-------|
A augmentedA|-0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|

 7 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-5---------------------2-|-------------------------|
BB|---------------1---------|-1-------0---------------|
G+G|-------------2---4-1-2---|-2-------1---------------|
D MajorD|---2\1---1-4-------------|-1-------2---0-----------|
A augmentedA|-0-----4-0-------0-------|-----------------3---2---|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|


 9 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-----0-0-0-1-3-3-3-5/6-6-|-6-3-3-0-0-------------3-|
BB|-1-3---------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-----------5-5-3-3-2-3---|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------5-------2---|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-----------------3-------|
E MajorE|---------3-------1-------|-------------------------|


11 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-------------0-0-0-1/3-3-|-3-0-0-----------------0-|
BB|-----1-1-1-3-------------|-------2-2---------------|
G+G|-2-3---------------------|-----------2-2-0-0---0---|
D MajorD|-3-------2-------0-------|-------------2-----3-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-4---------------0---4---|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|


13 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-------------------------|---------------0-1-0---1-|
BB|---------------0-1-0---1-|-0-------0-1-3-------3---|
G+G|-----------0-2-------2---|---2-0-2-----------------|
D MajorD|-3-2-0-2-3---0---2---3---|-5-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-----------------------|-----------------0---2---|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|


15 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-0-3-1-5\3-------1-0-----|-------------------------|
BB|-----------1-0-1-----3-1-|-1-----------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-3---0-------------------|-3---3---3---2---2---0---|
E MajorE|---------0---1---3---3---|-------------------------|


repeat measures 1-15 and substitute measure 17 for measure 16...


17 |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-------------------------|
BB|-1-----------------------|
G+G|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-----------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|


and then continue...


18 |    .    |    .    |    .
E MajorE|-0-----------1h3-1-------0-----------------------|
BB|-1-------------------------------3-------1-------|
G+G|-0---------------2-------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------3------\2-------|
A augmentedA|-3---------------3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|


  *arpegiate
19 |    .    |    .    |    .
E MajorE|-2-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0h2-0-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-----------------------3-------2-------0-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|


20 |    .    |    .    |    .
E MajorE|-3-----------5h7-5---3-----------------------5---|
BB|-3---------------5-------7---5---3---0---1-------|
G+G|-0---------------------------------------2-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------4---------------|
A augmentedA|-2---------------3---------------5---------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|



21 |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-----------------7-------|
BB|-1-0-1-3-0-------8-------|
G+G|-2-------0-----------0---|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------7-------|
E MajorE|-3-----------7-----------|


22 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|c7--\5---5---3---3---2---|-2---3-5-----------------|
BB|c8--\7---7---5---5---4---|-4---5---1-------0-------|
G+G|---------------------2---|-----0---2---------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|---------4---2---1---2-4-|
A augmentedA|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|


24 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-------0-2-5-3\2-3-0-2---|-0-------3---------------|
BB|-0-2-4-----------------4-|-0-----------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-0-----------3---3---2---|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-----2---2---0---0-------|
A augmentedA|---------0-------2-------|---------------------4---|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------|


26 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-3-----------------------|-----------3-3-6\5-3-----|
BB|---6-5-5-5-3-2-2-2-0-----|---2-2-5-5-----------6-5-|
G+G|-2-------------------2-2-|-2-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------|-5---2-------2-----------|
A augmentedA|-4-----------0---0---4---|---------4-------4---0---|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|


28 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-------------------------|-----------1-1-5\3-1-0---|
BB|-6-5-3-3-3-1-0-0-0-------|---0-0-3-3-------------3-|
G+G|-------------------2-0-0-|-0-----------------------|
D MajorD|-0-----------0---0-------|-3---0-------0-----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------2---|---------2-------2-------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|---------------------3---|


30 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-0-1-0---------------0---|-----------------------1-|
BB|-------3-1-0-------1-----|---3-------0---------3---|
G+G|-------------2-1-2-----0-|-------5-------2--\1-----|
D MajorD|-------------2-----------|-3---2---0---------------|
A augmentedA|-3---------------3---0---|-5-----------3--\2---2---|
E MajorE|-------------------------|-------------------------|


32 |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|---4-5-------------------|-------------------------|
BB|/5-----6-4-5-----3-1-0---|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------1-2-------2-|-2-----------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-3---2---3---------------|-3-----------2---2---3---|
E MajorE|-------------1---0---0---|-5---5---5---------------|


repeat measures 18 through 32 and then end with measure 34.


34 |  .  |  .  |  .
E MajorE|-------------------------||
BB|-------------------------||
G+G|-2-----------------------||
D MajorD|-2-----------------------||
A augmentedA|-3-----------------------||
E MajorE|-5-----------------------||


Good hunting.

--KS   Aloha, OR USA
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