Cello Suite No 1 - Prelude Tab by Johann Sebastian Bach

Cello Suite No 1 - Prelude tab by Johann Sebastian Bach

Guitar Tab

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No 1 - Prelude
Key: G-Major

Transcribed from source material. I added fingerings for tricky parts and avoided open strings as much as
possible so you can play cleanly without open strings ringing, also with a pick.
Hope you like it! :)

   2 4 3 1                           2 1 4 3
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----4-2-4---4-------4-2-4---4---|-----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5----|
D|-----------5---5-----------5---5-|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|
A|---5---------------5-------------|----------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3----------------|

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   1 2 4 3                           2 4 3 1
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5---|-----4-2-4---4-------4-2-4---4---|
D|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|---5-------5---5---5-------5---4-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|

   2 1 3 1 3 4                       1 2 4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-2-4-----------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---2-------5-4-5-2-5-4-5---------|---5-7-5-7-5-7-5---5-7-5-7-5-7-5-|
A|-------------------------2-5-4-2-|-4---------------4---------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   3 1 2 1 2 1 4                       1 4 3 4
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----3-2-3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---2-------2---2---2---2---------|-----------------------------------|
D|-4-----------5---4---5-----4-2---|-----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5-----|
A|-------------------------5-----5-|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0-----------------|


e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-2-------|-------3---3-----------------------|
G|---------------------------4-2---|---------2-----2-------2-----------|
D|-------2---------5-4-2---------5-|-4-2---------4-----2-4---5-4-2-----|
A|---4-5---5-4-2-------------------|-----5-----------5-------------5---|
E|-0-------------5-----------------|-----------------------------------|

   2 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 4 1               2 1 1 3 4
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----2-4-5-2---------2-4-5-2-------|
D|-6-----------6---9-----------6---|---2---------2-----2---------5-2---|
A|---5-8-7-8-5---5---5-8-7-8-5---5-|-3-------------5-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------2---2-----------2---2---|-------------2---------------------|
D|-1-4-1-4---4---4-1-4-1-4---4---4-|-5-4-2-5-4-5---4-5-4-2-------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------5-3-2-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-3---|

   1 2 4                             2 1 3 1
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----3-2-3---3-------3-2-3---3-----|
A|---3-5-3-5-3-5-3---3-5-3-5-3-5-3-|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2---|
E|-2---------------2---------------|-3---------------3-----------------|

   2 3 1                             1 2 4 3 4
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----5-4-5---5-------5-4-5---5-----|
D|-----2-0-2---2-------2-0-2---2---|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---|
A|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-|-----------------------------------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|-3---------------3-----------------|

   2 4 3 1 3 4
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----4-2-4-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------5-4-2-----------------|-----2-4-5-2-4-5-----2-4-5-2-4-5---|
A|---5-------------5-3-2---------5-|-4---------------4-----------------|
E|-3---------------------5-3-2-0---|---5---------------5---------------|


e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------2-3-(3)------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------4--------------------------|
D|-------2-4---2-4-------2-4---2-4-|-------4-------------------2-4-5----|
A|-3---5-----5-----3---5-----5-----|-3---5---------------2-3-5----------|
E|---5---------------5-------------|---5---------------5----------------|


e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------3-|-4-3-2-3-3-------------------------|
G|-2-----------2-4-5-2-----2-4-5---|-----------5-3-5-5-2---------------|
D|---4---2-4-5---------4-5---------|---------------------4-2-----------|
A|-----5---------------------------|-------------------------5-0-2-3---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                                                     1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------2-----------------|
G|---------2-4-5-2-4---------------|-----------2-4-----3-2-3-3-2-1-2---|
D|-------4-----------5-------------|---------5-----5-------------------|
A|-5-0-5---------------5-3-2-----2-|-5---2-5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-5---|---3-------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------2-3-2-|-3---------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------2-------|---2-------2-----------------------|
D|---5-4-5-5-2---------2-5---------|-----4-2-4-------------------------|
A|-------------4-2---4-------------|-------------2-5---5-4-2-----------|
E|-----------------5---------------|-----------------5-------5-3-2-0---|


   3   4 2 1 4 3 1 3 4 2 1                                     4 2 1
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----5-4-2---------5-4-2---------|---4-2-------------2----------------|
D|-----------5-4-2---------5-4-2---|-------5-4-2---------5-4-2----------|
A|-5~--------------5-------------5-|-3-----------5-3-2---------5-3-2----|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   3 4 1 2 1 4 2 4 ...
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---5-4---4-7---7---7-4-7-5-7---7-|-4-7---7-5-7---7-4-7---7-5-7---7---|
A|-------7-----5---7-----------7---|-----5-------7-------5-------7-----|
E|-5-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------4-------|-----4---5-------4---5---7---4-----|
D|-4-7---7---7-4-7-5-7-7-7---7---7-|-7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A|-----5---7-------------------5---|-------------5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-5---4---5-------4-------4-------|-----------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-4-7-5-7-4-7-5-7---7---|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   1 4 1 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 ...
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------4---5---6---7-----|
G|---------------------------------|-4---5---6---7---------------------|
D|-4-7---------4---5---6---7---8---|-----------------------------------|
A|-----5-7-8-5---5---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   4 1 2                             4 3 1
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-8-------8---8---8-------8---8---|-8-------8---8---8-------8---8-----|
G|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A|-----5---------------5-----------|-----5---------------5-------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   4 2 1
e|---------------------------------|-3----|
B|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|------|
G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|-4----|
D|---------------------------------|------|
A|-----5---------------5-----------|------|

Last updated: September 14, 2017

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