BWV 997 Lute Suite No 2 in Cm, Double - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1st version - by Jason Williamson
2nd version - by Simon Poliquin, J Williamson's tab refretted for ease of play
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                    LUTE SUITE NO.2 IN C MINOR DOUBLE BWV 997
                                  By J.S. Bach
                             (Transposed to A minor)
	
(April 2003)

Arranged and Transcribed by Jason Williamson
gitarremeister@yahoo.com

Tuning  E B G D A E


Q. = 90-100   Time: 6/8 
 
|------------|-------------------------|---0---------5-----------|
|------6-5---|---5-----------5---------|-1---1-----------------5-|
|----------7-|-5---5-------5---5-------|-------2-1-2---------5---|
|------------|-------7-6-7-------7-6-7-|-------------------7-----|
|------------|-0-----------------------|-----------------7-------|
|------------|-------------3-----------|-1-----------8-5---------|


|---------------1-0-------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-6-5-3---0---------3-1-0-|-------------------------|---------4-5---------4-5--|
|-------5---2-1-----------|-5-4-2-1-2---------------|-------1-----------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------|-----------2---2-0-------|-----0--------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-----------3-----3-2-0-|---2-----------0-3--------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------2------------|


|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------4-7-10-|
|-------------------------|-----0-----3-6-5-3---0---|-------------0-3-5--------|
|-----------7-5-4-------5-|---5---2-4---------5---2-|-1---------1--------------|
|---------9-------7-6-7---|-0-----------0-----------|---------2----------------|
|-------7-----0-----------|-------------------------|-------2------------------|
|-4-5-7-------------------|-1-----------------------|---0-4--------------------|


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


|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------3-1-0-|---------------------4-5-|---------7-8-10-7---------|
|-------------1-2-4-------|-------4-5-8-------5-----|-------5----------8-------|
|-2-0-------2-------------|-4-6-7---------6-7-------|---6-7-------------10-9-7-|
|-3---3-2-3---------------|-------------7-----------|-6------------------------|
|-------------0-----------|-------------------------|--------------7-----------|


|---7-5---------5-3-2-----|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-------8-7-5---------5-4-|-5-------------6-5---|---5-----------5----------|
|-------------4-----------|---4---------------7-|-5---5-------5---5--------|
|-5-----------------------|-2---6-2-------------|-------7-6-7-------7-6-7--|
|-------------------------|---------2-----------|-0------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------4-0-------|-------------3------------|


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


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


|-------------------4-7-10-|-8-7-5-4-5-8-------6-5-3-|-------------------------|
|-------------0-3-5--------|---------------6-8-------|-6-5-------6-------5-3---|
|-1---------1--------------|-------------9-----------|-----7-6-7---2-4-5-----5-|
|---------2----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------3-----------|
|-------2------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|---0-4--------------------|-------------8-----------|-------------------------|


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


|---------------------------|---7-5---------5-3-2-----|---------------8-7-5--|
|---------7-8-10-7----------|-------8-7-5---------5-4-|-5--------------------|
|-------5----------8--------|-------------4-----------|---4------------------|
|---6-7--------------10-9-7-|-5-----------------------|-2---6-2--------------|
|-6-------------------------|-------------------------|---------2------------|
|--------------7------------|-------------------------|-----------4-0--------|


|-4-7-4---------7---------|-------------------------|---------------6-5-3------|
|-------5-4-5-6---6-------|-2-5-2---------5---------|---------------------6-5--|
|-------------------7-5-4-|-------2-1-2-3---3-------|---2----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-3-2-|-3---5-3-2-0--------------|
|-------------------------|-------------4-----------|-5-----------4-------0----|
|-0-----------4-----------|-3-----------------------|---------1---0------------|


|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0---------1-3------------|
|-6-5-3-2-3---------------|-0---------1-3---------3-|--------------------------|
|-----------2---2-----2-5-|-------------------------|---2-3-0-------2-3-0---3--|
|-0-----------3---0-3-----|---2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-3-------3-----------3----|
|-------------------------|-3-------3-----------3---|-------------0------------|


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


|-----------------3---5---|-3---------------------5-|-7---------------------3--|
|---5-------5-6-----------|---1-3-------------------|---5-6--------------------|
|-----5-4-5-----5---5---5-|-------3-2-0-2-----------|-------7-5-4-5------------|
|-------------0-----------|-2-------------2-3-------|---------------6-7--------|
|-3-----------------------|---------3---------3-----|-------------0-----7-0----|
|-------------------------|-------------1-------1---|-4-------0----------------|


|-2-3-5-2-----------------|-------------------------|---------------3----------|
|---------4-3-----4-------|-------------------------|-----------3-5---5---3----|
|-------------5-7---5-4---|-4-5-7-4---0---0-1-------|---0-2-4-5---0-----5---4--|
|-0-----------4---------7-|-5-------6---3-----3-2-0-|-2-------2----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-3------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------3----|


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


|-------------------------|-------------------0---|-------------------------|
|-----1-0-3-1-5-3-6-5-----|-----------------6-----|---5-----------5---------|
|-4-2-1---2-----------7-5-|-4-------------------7-|-5---5-------5---5-------|
|-4-----------3-----------|---7-6-4---------------|-------7-6-7-------7-6-7-|
|-----------------3---5---|---------7-6-7---------|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-------------4---0---|-------------3-----------|


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


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


|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3------------|
|-2-0-------2-------------|-----------1---------1-2-|---------4-5---4----------|
|-----3-2-3-----0-2-5-3-2-|-----0-2-3---------3-----|-------3---------6-3-2-0--|
|-------------3-----------|-2-4---------0-4-5-------|---4-5--------------------|
|-1-----------5-----------|-------------------------|-4-----------0------------|


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


|-------------------------|---------------6-5-3-----|--------------------------|
|-2-5-2---------5---------|---------------------6-5-|-6-5-3-2-3----------------|
|-------2-1-2-3---3-------|---2---------------------|-----------2---2-----2-5--|
|-------------------5-3-2-|-3---5-3-2-0-------------|-0-----------3---0-3------|
|-------------4-----------|-5-----------4-------0---|--------------------------|
|-3-----------------------|---------1---0-----------|--------------------------|


|-------------------------|-0---------1-3-----------|-------0-------------3-2--|
|-----------1-3---------3-|-------------------------|---1-3---6---6-5-3--------|
|-4-----------------------|---2-3-0-------2-3-0---3-|-2---------4-------5------|
|---2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|-------------------------|-3-------0----------------|
|-------------2-----------|-3-------3-----------3---|-------------3-------0----|
|-3-------3-----------3---|-------------0-----------|--------------------------|


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


|-3---------------------5-|-7---------------------3-|-2-3-5-2------------------|
|---1-3-------------------|---5-6-------------------|---------4-3-----4--------|
|-------3-2-0-2-----------|-------7-5-4-5-----------|-------------5-7---5-4----|
|-2-------------2-3-------|---------------6-7-------|-0-----------4---------7--|
|---------3---------3-----|-------------0-----7-0---|--------------------------|
|-------------1-------1---|-4-------0---------------|--------------------------|


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


|-4-------0-4-5---3---0---|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---6-5-3-----------6---3-|-2---------2-3---1-0-----|-----1-0-3-1-5-3-6-5------|
|---------------2---------|---3-2-0-2-----2-----2-1-|-4-2-1---2-----------7-5--|
|---------0-----------0---|-2---3---5---3---0---2---|-4-----------3------------|
|-2---3-------3---4-------|-------------------------|-----------------3---5----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|


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


|---------------1-0-------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-6-5-3---0---------3-1-0-|-------------------5-6-8-|-6-5-3---3-6---0-1-4-3-1--|
|-------5---2-1-----------|-5-4-2-1-2---0-3-6-------|-------6-----2------------|
|-0-----------2-----------|-----------2-------------|-0------------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------1------------|


|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------3-1---|--------------------------|
|-4-2-0---0-4-------------|-------------0-2-3-----3-|-2-0-------2--------------|
|-------4-----0-----7-5---|-2-0-------2-------------|-----3-2-3-----0-2-5-3-2--|
|---------------7-8-----8-|-3---3-2-3---------------|-------------3------------|
|-3-----------7-----------|-------------0-----------|-1-----------5------------|


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


|--------------------*|
|---5----------------*|
|-----5--------------*|
|-7-----7------------*|
|-0-------7----------*|
|-----------8-5------*|



Note: I've read in lots of places that this piece was composed originally 
between 1738 and 1741 in Leipzig. And probably not originally for the lute
but for the harpsicord, because the original score is in an octave range
higher than the guitar is capabile of producing (or at least at a place not
comfortable to play on guitar). But this has not been proved and is open to
doubt. However, in my opinion, there are only 2 keys that are viable
alternatives for this piece to be played on guitar, which are D minor or
A minor. Here are the pros and cons for both -

A minor = loses a minor 3rd downward from the original range
D minor = gains a major 2nd for the Bass, whereby fewer bass octave 
transpositions are necessary

Level of Difficulty: 5 (based on a scale of 1-5)

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                    LUTE SUITE NO.2 IN C MINOR DOUBLE BWV 997
                                  By J.S. Bach
                             (Transposed to A minor)
	
This is a revised version of the tab made by Jason Williamson.
I redid most of the fingering so it is easier to fret. I also shortened
the whole thing with repeat bars.
Enjoy!

Simon Poliquin -- poli807@aei.ca
August 27 2003.

Q. = 90-100   Time: 6/8 
 
e|------1-0---|----0-----------0---------|---0---------5---------0-|
B|----------3-|--1---1-------1---1-------|-1---1---------------1---|
G|------------|*-------2-1-2-------2-1-2-|-------2-1-2-------2-----|
D|------------|*-------------------------|-----------------2-------|
A|------------|--0-----------------------|-------------3-0---------|
E|------------|--------------3-----------|-1-----------------------|


|-1-0-----------1-0-------|-------------------------|-----------0-----------0--|
|-----3-1-0---------3-1-0-|-1-0---------------------|---------4-----------4----|
|-----------2-1-----------|-----2-1-2---------------|-------1-----------2------|
|-0-----------2-----------|-----------2---2-0-------|-----0--------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-----------3-----3-2-0-|---2-----------0-3--------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------2------------|


|-------------------------|-------------1-0---------|-----------------0-4-7-10-|
|-----------3-----------1-|---1-0---0-3-----3-1-0---|-------------0-3----------|
|---------4---5-4-2-1-2---|-------2---------------2-|-1---------1--------------|
|-------2-----------------|-0-----------0-----------|---------2----------------|
|---0-2-------0-----------|-------------------------|-------2------------------|
|-4-----------------------|-1-----------------------|---0-4--------------------|


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


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

                           ______________________   _____________________
                           1.                    |  2.                   |

|---7-5---------5-3-2-0---|-0-------------1-0----| -0-------------8-7-5--|
|-------8-7-5-0---------4-|---0---------------3--| ---0------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-----1---------------*| -----1----------------|
|-------------------------|-2-----2-------------*| -2-----2--------------|
|-------------------------|---------2------------| ---------2------------|
|-------------------------|-----------4-0--------| -----------4-0--------|


|-4-7-4---------7---------|---0-----------0---------|---------------6-5-3------|
|-------5-4-5-6---6-----0-|-2---2-------------------|---------------------6-5--|
|-------------------7-5---|-------2-1-2-3---3-------|---2-0--------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-3-2-|-3-----3-2-0--------------|
|-------------------------|-------------4-----------|-5-----------4-------0----|
|-0-----------4-----------|-3-----------------------|---------1---0------------|


|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0---------1-3------------|
|-6-5-3-2-3---------------|-0---------1-3---------3-|--------------------------|
|-----------2---2-----2-5-|-------------------------|---2-3-0-------2-3-0---3--|
|-0-----------3---0-3-----|---2-3-0-------2-3-0-----|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-3-------3-----------3----|
|-------------------------|-3-------3-----------3---|-------------0------------|


|-------0-1---1-0-----3-2-|-3-----------------3-7---|-----------------0---1----|
|---1-3-----0-----3-1-----|---------------3-6-------|---1-------1-3------------|
|-2-----------------------|-----------0-4-----------|-----0---0-----0---0---0--|
|-3-------0---------------|-------0-3-------------3-|-2-----4------------------|
|-------------3-------0---|-----2-------------------|-------------2------------|
|-------------------------|---3---------------------|--------------------------|


|---0-------0-1---3---5---|-3---------------------5-|-7---------------------3--|
|-----1-0-1-----1---1---1-|---1-3-------------------|---5-6--------------------|
|-------------------------|-------3-2-0-2-----------|-------7-5-4-5------------|
|-------------0-----------|-2-------------2-3-------|---------------6-7--------|
|-3-----------------------|---------3---------3-----|-------------0-----7-0----|
|-------------------------|-------------1-------1---|-4-------0----------------|


|-2-3-5-2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------0-3-0--------|
|---------4-3-----4-------|-------------------------|-------0-1-3-------1-3-0--|
|-------------5-7---5-4---|-4-5-7-4---0---0-1-------|---0-2-------0------------|
|-0-----------4---------7-|-5-------6---3-----3-2-0-|-2-------2----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-3------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------3----|


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


|-------------0---1-0-----|-----------------1-0---|---0-----------0---------|
|-0---1-0-3-1---3-----3-1-|-0-------------------3-|-1---1-------1---1-------|
|---2-1---2---------------|---2-1-----------------|-------2-1-2-------2-1-2-|
|-4-----------3-------0---|-------4-2-1-2---------|-------------------------|
|-----------------3-------|-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-------------4---0---|-------------3-----------|


|---0---------5---------0-|-1-0-----------1-0-------|-------------------0-1-3--|
|-1---1---------------1---|-----3-1-0---------3-1-0-|-1-0-------------2--------|
|-------2-1-2-------2-----|-----------2-1-----------|-----2-1-2---0-3----------|
|-----------------2-------|-0-----------2-----------|-----------2--------------|
|-------------3-0---------|-------------------------|-0------------------------|
|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|


|-1-0-------1-------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----3-2-3-----0-1-4-3-1-|-0---------0-------------|-------------------3-1----|
|-------------2-----------|---2-0---0---------2-0---|-------------0-2-3-----3--|
|-0-----------------------|-------4-----0-2-3-----3-|-2-0-------2--------------|
|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-3---3-2-3----------------|
|-------------1-----------|-3-----------------------|-------------0------------|


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

                           ______________________  ____________________
                           1.                    | 2.                  |

|---------------0---------|---0-----------8-7-5--| ---0----------------||
|-----------0-1---1---0---|-----1----------------| -----1--------------||
|-------1-2---------2---1-|-2-----2-------------*| -2-----2------------||
|---2-4-------2-----------|---------2-----------*| ---------2----------||
|-3-------0---------------|-0---------3-0--------| -0---------3-0------||
|---------------------0---|----------------------| --------------------||