Jesu Joy Of Mans Desiring Tab by Leo Kottke

Jesu Joy Of Mans Desiring tab by Leo Kottke

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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged by Leo Kottke
Transcribed by Patrick R. Schwemmer
pschwemm@hotmail.com
1/27/1

This is a very famous tune, so it wasn't hard to figure out for one with
access to other arrangements. This one is particularly beautiful in its
simplicity, and open G tuning really gives you those booming bass notes like
on a church organ, especially on a twelve-string. I'm not sure if Section C
is in Kottke's recording or not (hard to tell which octave he's playing on a
twelve-string) but I think it is. Anyway, this is how I play it.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Tuning: Open G (DGdgBd')
Meter: 9/8 (think 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3)

         A
|------|-----------------0-----------2---0----|
|-0----|-0-----------0-------1---1------------|
|------|-----0---2-----------------------0----|
|------|---------0-----------0----------------|
|------|-0------------------------------------|
|------|-------------4-----------2------------|
  + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .

         ^ Strum middle four strings here on third repeat.
                   Then get LOUD but still steady.


|-0---5---4--^5---0--------------------|-----0---2---0------------------------|
|------------^0-------0-----------0----|-1---------------1---0-------0--------|
|---------0--^0-----------0---2--------|---------0---------------2-------0----|
|------------^4-------4-----------0----|-2-------------------0-----------0----|
|-0----------^4-----------4------------|-------------0-----------2------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|--------------------------------------|-----------------0-----------2---0----|
|-------------------------1---0--------|-0-----------0-------1---1------------|
|-----0---2-----------2-----------2----|-----0---2-----------------------0----|
|-4-----------0---4--------------------|---------0-----------0----------------|
|--------------------------------------|-0------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0------------------------|-------------4-----------2------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|-0---5---4--^5---0--------------------|-----0---2---0------------------------|
|------------^0-------0-----------0----|-1---------------1---0----------------|
|---------0--^0-----------0---2--------|---------0-------------------0--------|
|------------^4-------4-----------0----|-2-------------------0---0-------4----|
|-0----------^4-----------4------------|-------------0------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------0------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|---------0---5---0---------------0----|-5---------------0-----------2---0----|
|-----0---------------0-------0--------|-------------0-------1---1------------|
|-0-----------------------0------------|-----0---2-----------------------0----|
|-------------0-------------------0----|---------0-----------0----------------|
|-0-----------------------0------------|-0------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------4-----------2------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|-0---5---4--^5---0--------------------|-----0---2---0------------------------|
|------------^0-------0-----------0----|-1---------------1---0-------0--------|
|---------0--^0-----------0---2--------|---------0---------------2-------0----|
|------------^4-------4-----------0----|-2-------------------0-----------0----|
|-0----------^4-----------4------------|-------------0-----------2------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|--------------------------------------|-----------------0-----------2---0----|
|-------------------------1---0--------|-0-----------0-------1---1------------|
|-----0---2-----------2-----------2----|-----0---2-----------------------0----|
|-4-----------0---4--------------------|---------0-----------0----------------|
|--------------------------------------|-0------------------------------------|
|-0-----------0------------------------|-------------4-----------2------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|-0---5---4--^5---0--------------------|-----0--------------------------------|
|------------^0-------0-----------0----|-1-------1---0------------------------|
|---------0--^0-----------0---2--------|-----------------2---0-------0--------|
|------------^4-------4-----------0----|-2-------0-----------0---0-------4----|
|-0----------^4-----------4------------|-------------5------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------0------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .

                 (second time go to C)   B                       .
|---------0---5---0---------------0----|-9-----------------------10-----------|
|-----0---------------0-------0--------|-8-----------------------10-----------|
|-0-------0---------------0------------|-----0-----------0-----------0--------|
|-------------0-------0-----------0----|---------0-----------0-----------0----|
|-0-----------------------0------------|-0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|^12----------------------12-----------|^10----------------------9------------|
|^12----------------------12-----------|^10----------------------8------------|
|^0---0-----------0-----------0--------|^0---0-----------0-----------0--------|
|---------0-----------0-----------0----|---------0-----------0-----------0----|
|-0-----------0-----------0------------|-0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|^7-----------7-----------------------10--9---7----|
|^7---7-----------7-----------7--------------------|
|^7-------7-----------7-----------7----------------|
|^0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + . 10. + . + .

                                                                 .
|-9-----------------------10-----------|-12----------------------9------------|
|-----8-------------------10-----------|-12----------------------8------------|
|---------0-------0-----------0--------|-----0-----------0-----------0--------|
|---------------------0-----------0----|---------0-----------0-----------0----|
|-------------0-----------0------------|-0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .

                          ^              ^ strum these sometimes

                                                                  (back to
A)
|^7-------9h109-----------7------------|-5------------------------------------|
|^7---------------7-----------7--------|---------------------------------0----|
|^7-------------------7-----------7----|-----0-----------0-----------0--------|
|^0-------0---0-----------0------------|---------0-----------0-----------0----|
|--------------------------------------|-0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .

  ^arpeggiate downward second time       ^ strum second time
   (like on the other two beats
      of the measure)

  C
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------1------------|-3-----------------------3------------|
|-----0---------------0-------2--------|-----4---------------4-------4--------|
|---------0-------0---------------0----|---------0-------0---------------0----|
|-0-----------0-----------0------------|-0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------1---0--------|
|-2-----------2-------------------2-----------2----|
|-----0-----------0-------0-------------------0----|
|-2-------2---2-------2-------2-------2------------|
|-------------------------0------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + . 10. + . + .


|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------1------------|-3-----------------------0------------|
|-0-------0-------0-------2-------2----|-----4---------------4-------0--------|
|-----0---------------0-------0--------|---------0-------0---------------0----|
|-0-----------0-----------0------------|-0-----------0-----------0------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .


                                                     (back to A and so forth)
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------0h1p0------------------------|---------------------------------0----|
|-2---------------2-------2------------|-0-------0-------0-----------0--------|
|-----0---------------0-------0--------|-----0---------------0-----------0----|
|-2-----------2-------------------2----|-0-----------0-----------0------------|
|-------------------------0------------|--------------------------------------|
  1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .    1 . + . + . 4 . + . + . 7 . + . + .



Dramatic interlude figure (after either B or C):


                          (hold, then launch into A)
|-0------------------------------------|
|------0---------1---------------------|
|-----------0--------------------------|
|---------------------0----------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------0-----------|
  f    r    e    e    t    i    m    e



Remember: You are dust, and to dust you will return.

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Last updated: December 3, 2019

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