Prelude 6 in D minor, BWV 851 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, by J.S. Bach Tabbed by Nick Choly choly@fas.harvard.edu I had to fudge a few notes by an octave here and there, but for the most part, it holds to the original. With the vertical bars | delimiting beats, I recommend striving for 100 beats per minute. measure 1: | | | | | | | | E----------------5--------5--------10------------------------------------- B-------------------6--------6--------11----11----------------8--------10- G----------------------7--------7--------12----12-9--12-9--6-----9--6----- D-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- measure 2: | | | | | | | | E----------------17-13----13----------6-----10-------15-12----12---------- B-------10-------------15----15----15----8-----11----------13----13----13- G-10-7-----10-7-----------------15----0--------0--12----------------12---- D-0--------0--------12-------12-------------------------10-------10------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- measure 3: | | | | | | | | E-------8--------13-10----10-------15-12----12-------17-13----13-------18- B-10-------10----------11----11----------13----13----------15----15------- G----10-------10-------------0--12----------------14----------------15---- D-------------------8-----------------10----------------12-------0-------- A-8--------8-----------------------------------12------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- measure 4: | | | | | | | | E-15-12-15-12-8--20-17-13-17-13----17-13-10-13-10----13-10-6--10-------10- B-------------------------------13----------------10-------------11------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------10---- D------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------0-------- E-12-------8--------13-------12-------10-------8--------6----------------- measure 5: | | | | | | | | E-6-----6--3-----6-----0--6--3-----6--5-----5--1-----1--------1--------0-- B----8--------3-----8-----------3--------6--------3-----3--------1-------- G-0--------------------------------------------2-----------3--------3----- D----------3--------------------------3----------------------------------- A-------------------7--------3--------------------------1--------3-------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- measure 6: | | | | | | | | E-------1----------------------------------------------------------------- B-1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----------------4-----------------1-- G----2--------2-----2--------2--------------5--2--------------7--2-------- D----------------------3-----1--3-----7--4--------4-----7-----------4----- A-------------------------------------5--------3-----------9-----0-------- E-1-----------------------------------------------------6----------------- measure 7: | | | | | | | | E----------------------------------3--------3--------3-----------------2-- B-------3--------5--------5--------------------3--------------8--3-------- G-3--------3--------3--------3--0-----3--0--------3-----8-----------2----- D----5--------5--------5-----0--------1--------------------7-----0-------- A-------------------3--------------------------1-------------------------- E-3--------6--------------------------------------------8----------------- measure 8: | | | | | | | | E-------3--------------------------------------------1--------0----------- B-3--------3-----3--------3--------3--0-----3--0--------0--------0-----3-- G----3--------3-----3--0-----3--0--------1--------1--------1--------1----- D----------------------------3--------2--------0-------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------3--------2-------- 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E----------------------------------------------1--------1--------0-------- measure 11: | | | | | | | | E-------10-------13-------11-8-----11-10----10-------10-------8----------- B-------------------11----------10-------11-------------8--------10----13- G-10-7-----14-10-------12----------------------10-7--------9--------11---- D-0--------0--------0-----------------8--------8--------8----------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------12------- E----------------------------8-------------------------------------------- measure 12: | | | | | | | | E-------10-------15-------15-------15-------15-------18-------17-12----15- B-11-------11-------16-------15-------14-------17-------17----------13---- G----12-------12-------------------------14-------17-------17------------- D----------------------17-------17---------------------------------------- A-10-------------------------13-------12---------------------------------- 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E------------------------------------------------------------------------- measure 17: | | | | | | | | E-------10-------11-------10----------------10-------11-------10---------- B-10-------10-------10-------10----13-10-------10-------10-------10----13- G----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11---- D-10-------0--------10-------0--------10-------0--------10-------0-------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- measure 18: | | | | | | | | E----------6-----6--10----10-15----15-18-17-15-------------------12----12- B-8-----8-----8--------11-------15-------------18-17-15-14-10-14----14---- G----7--------------------------------0-----------------0----------------- D-8--------0--------8--------0-----------------0-----------------0-------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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