Bwv 847 Wtc Prelude In C Minor Tab by Bach Johann Sebastian

Bwv 847 Wtc Prelude In C Minor tab by Bach Johann Sebastian

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This is an adaptation of the prelude in C 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.

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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 bass 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 F 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----------------------------------------------------------------

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