#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: cso@cth.u-psud.fr (Equipe CSO) Prelude No 1 in C major - BWV 846/1 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (from Book 1 of the The Well Tempered Clavier) *********************************************************************** last amended by Weed 23rd December 2001 - weed@venus.co.uk *********************************************************************** various changes including - old bar 23 (from Schwencke's MS of 1783) removed old bar 35 split into new bars 34 and 35 *********************************************************************** thanx to Jim Molloy for help & advice - James.Molloy@amermsx.med.ge.com *********************************************************************** Retabulated by correction of 'Jurgen's' post. Looking at the original piano score I noticed some disparities between it and Jurgen's tabulation. I have therefore attempted to correct it. Also, the low E must be tuned down to D. There may well be alternative positions that can be used so please don't take what I've written as law!!! Experiment... Have fun. - David Atkinson (email: kaum0@central.susx.ac.uk). It is Jurgen's from here on: "Prelude #1 was originally written as an exercise for Bach's students and is probably one of the most famous preludes from "The Well-Tempered Clavier". Every classically-trained pianist knows it, but it is also a beautiful piece for guitar. It consists of a series of arpeggio's and it should be played as smoothly as possible. Every measure must be played twice, except for the last three. I jotted down this transcription a few years ago. I think it was in a guitar-magazine in 1986 or 1987 or so and I didn't write down the names of the transcriber and the magazine, so I hope I don't violate copyright- laws with this posting. Well, here it comes:" +--------------+ | PRELUDE #1 | | (J.S. Bach) | +--------------+ Allegro 1 C Dm/C G7/B C E |---------0-----0-|---------1-----1-|---------1-----1-|---------0-----0-| B |-------1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------1-----1---| G |-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----| D |---2-------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|---2-------------| A |-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| II&V........ 5 Am/C D/C G/B C/B E |---------5-----5-|-----------------|---------3-----3-|-----------------| B |-------5-----5---|---------3-----3-|-------3-----3---|---------1-----1-| G |-----2-----2-----|-------2-----2---|-----0-----0-----|-------0-----0---| D |---2-------------|---0h4-----4-----|---0-------------|-----2-----2-----| A |-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2h3-------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| V................ 9 Am7 D7 G Gdim7 E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B |---------1-----1-|-----------------|---------0-----0-|-----------------| G |-------0-----0---|---------5-----5-|-------0-----0---|---------6-----6-| D |-----2-----2-----|-----0-4-----4---|-----0-----0-----|-------5-----5---| A |-0h3-------------|---0-------5-----|---2-------------|-----7-----7-----| D |-----------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|-5h8-------------| III.............. II.&..V......... I............... 13 Dm/F Fdim7 C/E F/E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-----1-| B |---------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|-------1-----1---| G |-------2-----2---|---------4-----4-|---------5-----5-|-----2-----2-----| D |-----0-----0-----|-------3-----3---|-------5-----5---|-2h3-------------| A |---0-------------|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3-----|-----------------| D |-3---------------|-3h6-------------|-2h5-------------|-----------------| I................ 17 Dm7 G7 C C7 E |---------1-----1-|---------1-----1-|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-| B |-------1-----1---|-------0-----0---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---| G |-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0h3-----3-----| D |-0-3-------------|---0-------------|---2-------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| D |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------| [see below for alternatives] III.............. 21 Fmaj7 F#dim7 Dm7b5/13 G7 E |---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B |-------1-----1---|---------4-----4-|-----------------|---------3-----3-| G |-----2-----2-----|-------5-----5---|---------7-----7-|-------4-----4---| D |---3-------------|-----7-----7-----|-----9-10--9-10--|---3h5-----5-----| A |-----------------|---3-------------|---8-------------|-----------------| D |-3---------------|-4---------------|-6---------------|-5---------------| 2 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 4 4 2 4 4 2 V................................. V............... 25 C/G G7sus G7 F#dim7/G E |-----------------|-----------------|---------1-----1-|-----------------| B |---------5-----5-|---------6-----6-|-------0-----0---|---------7-----7-| G |-------5-----5---|-------5-----5---|-----0-----0-----|-------5-----5---| D |-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|---0-------------|-----7-----7-----| A |---7-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|---6-------------| D |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------| V.................................. III.............. 29 C/G G7sus G7 C7 E |-----------------|-----------------|---------1-----1-|-----------------| B |---------8-----8-|---------6-----6-|-------0-----0---|---------5-----5-| G |-------5-----5---|-------5-----5---|-----0-----0-----|-------3-----3---| D |-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|---0-------------|-----5-----5-----| A |---7-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------| D |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-----------------| I........... III....................... 33 F/C Dm7 G7/B E |-----------1-----------------------|-----------1-----------------------| B |---------1---1----1----------------|-------0-3---3-0-3-0---0-----------| G |-------2-------2----2---2----------|-----0---------------0-------------| D |-----3----------------3---3-0-3-0--|-------------------------0-3-2-0---| A |-3-3-------------------------------|-3-2-------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 35 C E |------------------|| B |-1----------------|| G |-0----------------|| D |-2----------------|| A |-3----------------|| D |------------------|| *********************** the original tab had the following for measures 22 and 23 - E |-----------------|-----------------| B |-------1-4---1-4-|-----0-----0-----| G |-----2-----2-----|-------5-7---5-7-| D |-----------------|-----------------| A |---3-------------|---8-------------| D |-4---------------|-6---------------|