Guitar tabs with lyrics
This is an adaptation of the prelude in
C majorC minor from Bach's Well Tempered
Klavier. I have simplified the whole thing to make it possible to play on
guitar. The piece is a frantic, doom-laden thing in 4/4 time-very enjoyable
to play. For the first 24 bars, it consists of 16 semi-quavers (16th notes).
The piece must be played at a fairly fast tempo, although I suppose it's open
to interpretation. After bar 25, there's series of long runs, some of
which contain hemisemidemiquavers (if that's what they're called). This part
takes a bit of practise to be able to play at full speed. I've tried to
replicate that sound of the fingers flying up and down the piano in long
arpeggios. It's the best I oculd do. Anyway-any improvements or corrections
would be appreciated.
Prelude, BMV 847 Johann Sebastian Bach
Bar:1
E--1--------------------------1----------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----1--0--1-----1--0--1--------1--0--1-----1--0--1-------------
A--3-----------3--------------3-----------3----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
2
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G--1--------------------------1----------------------------------
D-----3--2--3-----3--2--3--------3--2--3-----3--2--3------------
A--3-----------3--------------3-----------3----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
3
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---0-------------------------0----------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D------3--1--3--0--3--1--3--------3--1--3--0--3--1--3------------
A---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
4
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---1-------------------------1----------------------------------
G------0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0----0-------------
D---------3-----1-----3--------------3-----1-----3---------------
A---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
5(barre on the third fret)
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---4-------------------------4----------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D------6--5--6--3--6--5--6-------6--5--6--3--6--5--6-------------
A---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
6
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---3-------------------------3---------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D------4--2--4--0--4--2--4-------4--2--4--0--4--2--4-------------
A---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
7
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
G------0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-------------
D---------4-----0-----4-------------4-----0-----4----------------
A---1-------------------------1----------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
8
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---1-------------------------1----------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D------2--0--2-----2--0--2-------2--0--2-----2--0--2-------------
A---1-----------3-------------1-----------3----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
9
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B--1--------------------------1----------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----3--2--3-----3--2--3--------3--2--3-----3--2--3-------------
A--------------3--------------------------3---------------------
E--4--------------------------4----------------------------------
10
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
D------3--1--3--0--3--1--3-------3--1--3--0--3--1--3-------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E---4-------------------------4----------------------------------
11
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---3--0-----0-----0-----0----3--0-----0-----0-----0-------------
D---------3-----1-----3-------------3-----1-----3---------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
12
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---1--0-----0-----0-----0----1--0-----0-----0-----0-------------
D---------3-----1-----3-------------3-----1-----3----------------
A---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
13
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---1--1----------------------1--1-------------------------------
D---0--0-----0-----0-----0----0--0-----0-----0-----0-------------
A---------3-----1-----3-------------3-----1-----3----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
14
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---0-------------------------0----------------------------------
D---1-----------1-------------1------------1---------------------
A------1-----1-----1-----1-------1------1-----1-----1------------
E---------4-----------4--------------4-----------4---------------
15(barre on third fret)
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
A------3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3-------------
E---3-----6-----5-----6-------3-----6-----5-----6---------------
16
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---3--0-----0-----0-----0----3--0-----0-----0----0--------------
A---5-----3-----2-----3-------5-----3-----2-----3----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
17
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---3--0-----0-----0-----0---3--0-----0-----0-----0--------------
A---3-----3-----2-----3------3-----3-----2-----3-----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
18
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---1-----------1------------1-----------1-----------------------
A---3--3--2--3-----3--2--3---1--3--2--3-----3--2--3--------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
19
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---3-----------3------------3-----------3-----------------------
A------6--5--6-----6--5--6------6--5--6-----6--5--6--------------
E---4------------------------4-----------------------------------
20
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---4-----------1------------4-----------1-----------------------
A---0--3--2--3-----3--2--3---0--3--2--3-----3--2--3--------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
21
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---1-----------------------1------------------------------------
A------3--2--3----3--2--3------3--2--3-----3--2--3---------------
E---3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------------------
22
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---4------------0-----------4-----------0-----------------------
A-------3--2--3-----3--2--3-----3--2--3-----3--2--3--------------
E---3------------------------3-----------------------------------
23
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---0------------------------0-----------------------------------
D---------------0------------------------0-----------------------
A------3--2--3-----3--2--3------3--2--3-----3--2--3--------------
E---3------------------------3-----------------------------------
24 note:slow down slightly here for effect
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G---1-------------------------1----------------------------------
D---------------0-------------------------0----------------------
A------3--2--3-----3--2--3-------3--2--3-----3--2--3-------------
E---3-------------------------3----------------------------------
25 note:his run of notes is played fast. Let the notes ring out as long as possible. E---------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------0-----3-----0----------------------- G----------------1----------------------------------------------- D---------0--3------3--2--3-----3-----3-----3--2--3-------------- A------2--------------------------------------------------------- E---3------------------------------------------------------------ 26 E---------------------------------3------------------------------ B---------------1-----------4--------4--------------------------- G------------0-----0-----0-----5--------5------------------------ D---------1-----------4---------------------6--5--6-------------- A------3--------------------------------------------------------- E---3------------------------------------------------------------ 27 E----------------------------------5----------------------------- B----------------4-----------7--------7--4----------------------- G-------------5-----5--4--5-----6-----------5--4--5-------------- D----------4----------------------------------------------------- A------0--------------------------------------------------------- E---3------------------------------------------------------------ 28 note:the bassG+G is struck hard and the run of notes afterwards is played slowly at first, building up speed for dramatic effect. E---------------------------------------------------------------- B------3-----3--4-----------------------3------------------------ G---------5--------5--4--5--2--5--4--5-----4--2--4--------------- D---------------------------------------------------5------------ A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---3------------------------------------------------------------ 29 E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---4--2--4--5--2-----2-----2-----2--4--------------------------- D------------------5-----4-----5--------5--4--5--0--------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- 30 E---3-----3--4-----------------------3--------------------------- B------6--------6--4--6--3--6--4--6-----4--3--4------------------ G------------------------------------------------5--------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- 31 E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---4--3--4---6--3-----3-----3-----3--4-------------------------- G-------------------5-----4-----5--------5--4--5--0-------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- 32 E--------------------------------------1-----1------------------- B---1--0--1-----3--1--3-----4--3--4-------4---------------------- G------------1-----------0-------------------------------------- D------------------------------------3----------1---------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- 33 note:let ring E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---1--0--1------------------------------------------------------ G------------1-----------0-----------------------0--------------- D---------------3--1--3-----1--0--1--3--0-----0--2---------------- A------------------------------------------3-----3--------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- 34 note: Let the
FF chords at the end of the bar ring for a bit. E---------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------1--------------------------------------- G---------------0--1--3-----3--1--0-----------------------2-2---- D------0--2--3-----------------------2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3--3-3---- A---3-----------------------------------------------------3-3---- E---------------------------------------------------------------- 35 E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---0-----------0--1--0------------------------------------------ D------3--2--3-----------3--1--0--1--3--0--1--3-----1-----0------ A------------------------------------------------2-----2-------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- 36 E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---0-----3-----0--------------2--------1------------------------ G------------------1--0-----------3--0-----1----1---------------- D------3-----3------------3--2----------------3------------------- A---3-----3-----3------------------------------------------------ E---------------------------------------------------------------- 37 E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---0--3--0-----1--------------0--------------------------------- D------------2-----3--0--3--2-----2-----3--0-----0--------------- A------------------------------------3--------2------------------ E---------------------------------------------------------------- 38 E---------------------------------1-----1--4---8--7--8----------- B---------------------------1--1-----3------------------8--6----- G------------------0--3--0--1---------------------------------7-- D------------0--2------------------------------------------------ A---3-----3-----3------------------------------------------------ E------3--------------------------------------------------------- E--0------------------------------------------------------------- B--1------------------------------------------------------------- G--0------------------------------------------------------------- D--2------------------------------------------------------------- A--3------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------