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Bach Prelude 1 Cello Suite Tab by Michael Hedges

Bach Prelude 1 Cello Suite tab by Michael Hedges

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BACH: PRELUDE TO CELLO SUITE #1 G MAJOR
                          As recorded by Michael Hedges

Music by J. S. Bach
Arranged by Michael Hedges
Transcribed by Adam Werner

Gtr I (E G D E A D) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (F G C# C A D) - 'Harp'

  Q=3D68
 4/4
  Gtr I
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S  S S  S S  S S S S  S S  S S  S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----7-5-7---7-------7-5-7---7---|---0---------0----0---0---------0----0--|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|-----10-9-10---10-------10-9-10---10----|
|-0---------------0---------------|-0------------------0-------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----8-7-8---8-------8-7-8---8---|-----7-5-7---7-------7-5-7---7-----|
|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|---5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---0-7-5-7---------3-2-3---------|---3-5-3-5-3-5-3---3-5-3-5-3-5-3---|
|-----------5-4-5-0---------0-----|-----------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------4---6-4-|-6---------------6-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---0-5-4-5-0---0---0---0---------|-----------------------------------|
|-2-----------3---2---3-----2-0---|-----3-2-3---3-------3-2-3---3-----|
|-------------------------0-----0-|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---|
|---------------------------------|-0---------------0-----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------0---0-----------------------|
|-----------------------5-4-2-0---|---------0-----0-------0-----------|
|-----------------3-2-0---------3-|-2-0---------2-----0-2---3-2-0-----|
|-----0-2-0-----------------------|-----0-----------0-------------0---|
|---6-------6-4-2-----------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------2---------------|-----0-2-3-0---------0-2-3-0-------|
|-4---1-0-1---4-------1-0-1---4---|---0---------0-----0---------2-0---|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|---------------0-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---------------5-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------0---0-----------0---0---|-------------0---------------------|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-3-2-0-3-2-3---2-3-2-0-------------|
|-1---1-----------1---1-----------|-----------------------0-----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-4-2-0---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----1-0-1---1-------1-0-1---1-----|
|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|-----------------------------------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---|
|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3-----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----3-2-3---3-------3-2-3---3-----|
|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---|
|-------0---------------0---------|-----------------------------------|
|---5-------5---5---5-------5---5-|-0---------------0-----------------|
|-3---------------3---------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----2-0-2-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------3-2-0-----------------|-----0-2-3-0-2-3-----0-2-3-0-2-3---|
|---0-------------0---------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0-----------------5-4-2-0-------|---2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------2-0---|-----------------------------------|
|
|                               Gtr Gtr II          Gtr II
|                               S   H               H
|-------------------------------0-|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0---------------0-----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S E +S  S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------0-(0)------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------4------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------0-2---------------------3----|
|-----0-2-4-0-2-4-----0-2-4-0-2-4-|-----0-------------------0-2-4------|
|---2---------------2-------------|---2---------------2-4-5------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II          Gtr II            Gtr II
| H               H                 H
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-0---------------0---------------|-0----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------0-|-1-0-------------------------------|
|-0-----------0-2-3-0-----0-2-3---|-----4-5-5-3-2-3-3-0---------------|
|---2---0-2-3---------2-3---------|---------------------2-0-----------|
|-----0---------------------------|-------------------------0---------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------2-4-5---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------0-2-3-0-2---------------|-----------0-2---4-2-0-1-1-0---0---|
|-------2-----------3-------------|---------3-----3-------------4-----|
|-----0---------------0-----------|-------0---------------------------|
|---2-------------------5-4-0-2-4-|---0-4-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II                            Gtr II
| S                                 S
|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------0-4-5-4-|-5-0-------0-----------------------|
|---3-2-3-3-0---------0-3---------|-----2-0-2-----2-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------0-----0---------------|
|-------------6-4-2-6-------------|-----------------0---6-4-2-0-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-0---|


  E  S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------0--------------0----------|---2-0-------------0---------------|
|----------3-2-0----------3-2-0----|-------3-2-0---------3-2-0---------|
|---10-9---------0-10-9---------0--|-------------0-------------0-------|
|----------------------------------|-5-------------5-4-----------5-4---|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E
|-0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---3-2-0-2-------0---2---3---0---|-2-------3---0---2-------3---0-----|
|-------------0-------------------|-----0---------------0-------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---|
|-2-------0---2---3---5---7-------|-5---7---8-------7---8---10---7-----|
|-----0-----------------------0---|-------------0----------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-8---7---8---5---7---5---7---3---|-5---3---5---2---3---2---3---0-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---0---------------------0---1---|-2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9-----|
|-2-----0-1---2---3---4-----------|-----------------------------------|
|-----0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


   S S S S  S S  S S  S S S S  S S  S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-10-------10---10---10-------10---10---|
|----7---7----7----7----7---7----7----7-|
|------0------------------0-------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


   S S S S  S S  S S  S S S S  S S  S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-------10---10---10-------10---10-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----7---7----7----7----7---7----7----7---|
|------5------------------5---------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S     W
|---------------------------------|-----*|----|
|-9-------9---9---9-------9---9---|-^10-*|----|
|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|-^-7-*|----|
|-----0---------------0-----------|-----*|----|
|---------------------------------|-^-0-*|----|
|---------------------------------|-----*|----|
|
|                                   Gtr II
|                                     W
|---------------------------------|-----*|----|
|---------------------------------|-----*|----|
|---------------------------------|-----*|----|
|---------------------------------|-----*|----|
|---------------------------------|---0-*|----|
|---------------------------------|-----*|----|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a -=
 acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it r=
epresents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent res=
ts.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest=
 for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n =3D amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =3D   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  =3D BPM(8/16=3Ds8/s16), where s8 =3D swing=20=
8ths, s16 =3D swing 16ths


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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarne=
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