Tabs
This is part of a lute suite by J.S.Bach. I had a book once that
contained all of his works for the lute, but gave it away, sadly...
and unfortunately, I don’t remember which suite it’s from, nor what
movement it is.
I transcribed this from memory, so if there are errors,
consider it “Nick’s Remix”, or something. Note the two measures
with asterisks (*) on top: these are the only tips on the fingering
I included---I suggest barring all six strings from the bass note up
for the entire measure. Also, allow bass notes to ring throughout.
The original was in 3/8 time, but to make the 32nd notes easier
to type out, I changed it to 3/4. So, the marks on top designate
eighth notes, and the spaces in between sixteenths.
I would like to finish this song sometime, but I need to get
the music again to do so. If you can, pick up a copy of the CD,
Bach’s Lute Suites by John Williams. It’s has a great version of
this piece and makes me completely sick. Work it up and it sounds
good at about 180bpm in 3/4 time. Nick Chura >
PART A augmentedA _ _ _
| | | | | |
E MajorE|--------0---|
BB|------------|
G+G|------------|
D MajorD|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|
E MajorE|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|--------0---|--------0---|------------|5-------0---|
BB|3---1-------|1---0-------|0-----1-2---|------------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|0-----------|------------|------------|3-----------|
E MajorE|------------|3-----------|1-----------|------------|
3 _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _
||| | | | | | | | | | | ||| | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|012-1--0----|------------|------------|--------0---|
BB|--------3---|3-1---3-0---|013-1--0----|------------|
G+G|------------|------------|--------2---|------------|
D MajorD|0-----------|2-----------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|------------|0-------2---|3---2-------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|
BB|------------|------------|------------|3---1-------|
G+G|2---1-------|4---2-------|5---4-------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E MajorE|0-----------|2-----------|4-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|5-----4-5---|7-----8-5---|4-----------|--------7---|
BB|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|3-----------|0-----------|------------|2-----4-6---|
A augmentedA|------------|------------|--------2---|------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|0-----4-----|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|7---8---4---|4---5---0---|0---1-------|--------5---|
BB|------------|------------|--------2---|2---3-------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|0-------2---|3-------4---|
A augmentedA|0-------2---|3-------4---|------------|------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|5---7---2---|2---3-------|------------|--------4---|
BB|------------|--------4---|4---5---0---|0---1-------|
G+G|0-------2---|4-------2---|------------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|5-------3---|2-------0---|
A augmentedA|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
E MajorE|4---5-------|--------7---|7---8-------|--------578-|
BB|--------5---|5---6-------|--------5---|5---4-------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|6-----------|7-----------|4-----------|
A augmentedA|3-----------|------------|------------|------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|7-----------|2-3-5-3-2---|0-----------|--------7---|
BB|------4-5---|0-----------|------------|------------|
G+G|0-----------|------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|--------2---|------------|------------|2-----------|
A augmentedA|------------|--------2---|--------2---|------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|0-----4-----|------------|
PART BB
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
E MajorE|5---4---7---|--------7---|--------3---|--------356-|
BB|------------|6---5-------|3---2-------|------------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|3---2-------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|------------|0-----------|4-----------|
E MajorE|0-----------|4-----------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ *_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|5-----------|----3-------|3-1---0-1---|--------1---|
BB|------2-3---|5-6---6-5---|------------|3-----------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|0-----------|------------|0-------2---|3---2-------|
A augmentedA|--------1---|------------|------------|------------|
E MajorE|------------|3-----------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|--------1---|--------1---|--------6---|6---5-------|
BB|1---0-------|------------|6---5-------|--------1---|
G+G|------------|2---0-------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|------------|3-------2---|
A augmentedA|------------|2-----------|3-----------|------------|
E MajorE|3-----------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|------0-1---|--0-----2---|3-----------|------------|
BB|0-1-3-------|----3-1-----|------------|------------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|--------0---|
D MajorD|0-----------|--------0---|--------0---|3---2---3---|
A augmentedA|------------|3-----------|----2-------|------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|3-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|3---1-------|
BB|3---1-------|5---3-------|6---5-------|------------|
G+G|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|
D MajorD|2-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
A augmentedA|------------|2-----------|3-----------|------------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ *_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|3-1-0-1-3---|--------5---|7-5-4-5-7---|--------8---|
BB|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G+G|------------|3---2-------|------------|7---5-------|
D MajorD|2-----------|3-----------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|4-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
E MajorE|3---2---5---|--------5---|--------1---|------------|
BB|------------|4---3-------|1---0-------|--------356-|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|1---0-------|
D MajorD|0-----------|4-----------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|------------|------------|2-----------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|3-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E MajorE|------5-3---|0-----------|------------|------------|
BB|5-----------|------3-1---|1-----------|------------|
G+G|------------|0-----------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|--------2---|------------|------2-0---|--------fine|
A augmentedA|3-----------|------------|3-----------|3-----------|
E MajorE|------------|--------3---|------------|------------|