Classical Bach Guitar Tablature
Topics On Classical Bach Guitar Tablature
# Air On A G String
# Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major
# Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Air On A G String by Johann Sebastian Bach
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The timing is 4/4. I have used spacing to indicate the timing
so that the initial sequence is very strung out with four
beats to the bar and later as the notes become closer the
grouping of notes indicates which are to be played together.
Some bars have a single or very few notes. If they're at the
start of the bar then allow them to ring throughout that bar
(ie everything is spaced according to time at playing)
All this stuff is pretty self-evident but timing is very
important in this piece, listen to it and you'll see what I
mean.
Basic Bar Structure (smallest spacing = 1/16 note)
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
^ ^ ^ ^ beats
: -0----------------------------------------------
:o-1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------
: -0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------
: ------------------------------------------------
:o-3-----------3-----------2-----------2----------
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-2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------
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Fine
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------19-19-18-19-18-16-------------|-------------------19-19-
|-------16-16-19-19-------------------19-17-16----|-------16-16-19-19-------
|-17-17----------------------------------------19-|-17-17-------------------
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
-------------|-------------------------19-19-17-17-------------|------------
-17------17--|-19-19-17-17-20-20-19-19-------------------------|------------
-------------|-------------------------------------18-18-19-19-|------------
-----19------|-------------------------------------------------|-17-17-16-16
-------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
-------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-16-16-------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-------19-19-------------------17-17-|-16----16----------------------16-17--
-------------16-16-17-17-------------|----19----17-19-19-------17-19--------
-------------------------17-17-------|-------------------17-17--------------
--------------|-------------------------------------19-19-17-17-|
--------------|-------------17-17-------20-20-19-19-------------|
----16-18-----|-19-19-18-18-------19-19-------------------------|
-19-------19--|-------------------------------------------------|
--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|20p19-17----17----------------------17-------|-----------------------------
|---------19-------16-17----16-19-18----------|-----------------------------
|---------------19-------19-------------19-17-|-16-------17-16-19-----------
|---------------------------------------------|----17-19----------17-16-----
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------19--
-----------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|
-17-16-----------|--------------|
-------19-19--17-|-17-----------|
-----------------|--------------|
"Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" by J.S. Bach, arranged by David Qualey
[THIS TAB FILE CONTAINS THE SONG IN SEVERAL KEYS TO CHOOSE FROM...]
[KEY OF A]
Of the many transcriptions and arrangements of JJMoD, this is by far
my favorite. I first heard this rendition on the Windham Hill Winter
Solstice album.
The principal characteristic of this piece is that it sounds as if
it is played with a capo in the high frets. In fact, Mr. Qualey
recorded the piece using an octave guitar, with nylon strings one
octave high, in a drop D tuning.
I have recreated this piece on a conventional guitar in open A tuning
(E A E A C# E low to high), with a capo on the ninth fret. You'll
need some sort of cutaway acoustic to reach the upper frets. Without
a cutaway, you could try to transpose the piece by moving the capo
(I opted to tab absolute fret numbers, rather than frets relative
to the capo .. you can use a text editor to change your TAB).
However, there is a seven fret stretch in the piece which may not
be feasible on the lower frets. Moreover, the higher pitch of this
arrangement is key to its angelic atmosphere.
The original Qualey arrangement is available on CD from Guitar Solo
in San Francisco (# 415-386-7660 as of Sep, 95). This, and other
David Qualey arrangements may be found in his books "Guitar Solo"
and/or "Classical Fingerstyle POP Classics".
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-------------9------------------|--9-----------9-----------------|
1 A |-----------9-----------9--------|-----------9-----------9--------|
E |--------13---------13-----------|--------13---------13-----------|
A |-----13--------13---------------|----13----------13--------------|
E |--9----------------------------9|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |--9----------9------------------|--9-----------9-----------------|
3 A |-----------9-----------9--------|-----------9-----------9--------|
E |--------13---------13-----------|--------13---------13-----------|
A |-----14--------14---------------|----14----------14--------------|
E |--9----------------------------9|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-------------9------------------|--9-----------9-----------------|
5 A |-----------9-----------9--------|-----------9-----------9--------|
E |--------13---------13-----------|--------13---------13-----------|
A |-----13--------13---------------|----13----------13--------------|
E |--9----------------------------9|--------------------------------|
E |--------------11----------------|-11-----------11---13~~~~~------|
C# |-10------10---------------10----|----------12--------------------|
7 A |-------9---------------9--------|-------11-----------------------|
E |----11-------------11-----------|-----9-----------9--------------|
A |-11-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--9-----------------------------|
E |--9-------9-------9------9------|--------------------------------|
C# |--------------------------------|--9---10----12 9----10----12---9|
9 A |------9-------9-------9------9--|--------------------------------|
E |----9-------9-------9------9----|----9-------------9-------------|
A |--9-------9---------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-----------------13-----13------|-11------11------9-----9--------|
E |-11-----11-------11--13-----14--|------------------11---13-----9-|
C# |-----10------10-----------9-----|-10------10---------------------|
11 A |---9-------9-------9----9-------|-------9-------9----------------|
E |--------------------------------|----11------11-------9------9---|
A | 14-----14-------13-------------|-11------11---------------------|
E |--------------------------------|-------------------9------9-----|
E |--9-------------------------11~~|~-----13---14-------------------|
C# |--------9------9---10---12------|--------------9----9---------9--|
13 A |------9-----9-------------------|----9-------------------9h11----|
E |----9-----9------9--------------|----------------------9---------|
A |--9-----9-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------13-----13---------|-11-----11-------9--------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-10-------10-------10---12 10~~~~ 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
15 A |-------9--------9---------------|--------------------------------|
E |----11-------11-------9---------|--------------------------------|
A |-11-------11--------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------9-----------|--------------------------------|
Melody
E |--------------------9-----------|------11---9-----9---14---13----|
C# |--9------------------------10---|-10----------10-----------------|
17 A |--------9-----9-----------------|----9----9---------9----9----9--|
E |-----9-----11-----9------9------|--------------------------------|
A |--9------9-----13-----13--------|-14-------------13--------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-14----9------------------------|--------------11--9-------------|
C# |-----------9--------------9-----|--10-----12---------------10 9--|
19 A |--------------9--------11---9---|------9-----------------9------9|
E |-----9--------------9---------9-|----------------------9---------|
A |--9------9------13--------------|--11-------11------13-----------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |------9-------------------------|---------------10-------9------9|
21 A |11--------9----------9---11-----|------------11--------------11--|
E |----9-------13---------------9--|------13-------------9----------|
A |-----------------11-------------|---11---------------------------|
E |-9-----9-------9-------9--------|-9--------9--------9-------9----|
E |--------------------9-----------|------11---9-----9---14---13----|
C# |---------------------------10---|-10----------10-----------------|
23 A |--------9-----9-----------------|----9----9---------9----9----9--|
E |-----9-----11-----9------9------|--------------------------------|
A |--9------9-----13-----13--------|-14-------------13--------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-14----9------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-----------9--------------9-----|------12---10 9--------------9--|
25 A |--------------9--------11---9---|-11-------------------11 9-----|
E |-----9--------------9---------9-|----9--------------9------------|
A |--9------9------13--------------|-------------------------------9|
E |--------------------------------|--9-----9-------9-------9-------|
(repeat measures 17-26)
E |-------------------------11--11-|-------13---14------------------|
C# |-----12-----9------12-----------|---------------9-----11---12 10-|
27 A |--------------------------------|----9---------------------------|
E |---9-----9-------9--------------|-------------------9------------|
A |-9-----9------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------13-----13---------|-11------11------9-----9--------|
E |-11------11-----11---13-----14--|-----------------11----13----9--|
C# |------10-----10-----------------|-10------10---------------------|
29 A |----9------9-------9------9-----|-------9------9-----------------|
E |--------------------------------|----11-----11--------9-----9----|
A |-14-------------13-----13-------|-11-----------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|------------------9------9------|
E |------18---18-------18---18-----|------18---18----16---14---14---|
C# |-------9----9--------9----9-----|-------9----9-----9----9----9---|
31 A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |----9-------------9-------------|----9---------------------------|
A |-9-------9----------------------|--------------------------9---9-|
E |-------------9 13-----13----9---|-11------11----9---9------------|
E |-14-------------11--9-----------|--------------------------------|
C# |-------10----12-------9-------9-|-10--9-10---9-10---9-10---9-10--|
33 A |-----9----9-------------9---9---|--9--9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9--|
E |--------------------------9-----|--------------------------------|
A |-14----------------13-----------|-11------11------11-----11------|
E |--------------------------------|-------------------------------9|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-9-10--12--12h14---12-10-9----9-|---9 10---9-10---9 10----9 10---|
35 A |-9-11--13--13h14---13------11---|---9 9---9--9---9 10----9--9---|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|11------11-----11-----11--------|
E |-----9-----------9--------------|-------------------------------9|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-9-10--12--12h14---12-10-9----9-|-----12-----9------12-------9---|
37 A |-9-11--13--13h14---13------11---|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|---9------9------9------9-------|
A |--------------------------------|-9------9-----------------------|
E |-----9-----------9--------------|--------------13-----13---------|
E |--------------------------------|
C# |-----12-----9------12-------9---| (repeat measures 38-39 four
39 A |--------------------------------| more times)
E |---9------9------9------9-------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |11-----11------9------9---------|
Repeat measures 17-39, with two changes:
1) ignore the "repeat measures 17-26"
2) repeat measures 38-39 until fade out, *or* play it four times, then
end with the following section I arranged:
E |--------------------9-----------|------11---9-----9---14---13----|
C# |--9------------------------10---|-10----------10-----------------|
40 A |--------9-----9-----------------|----9----9---------9----9----9--|
E |-----9-----11-----9------9------|--------------------------------|
A |--9------9----------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------13-----13--------|-11--------------9--------------|
E |-14~~~~-------------------------|
C# |--9~~~~-------------------------|
42 A |--9~~~~-------------------------|
E |--9~~~~-------------------------|
A |--9~~~~-------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Here is the Drop-D version.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring in Gmaj
E||-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B||--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G||-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A||-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D||--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
E|--------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--1--3-----3-----0-----0-----|--------------------1--0-----|
G|--------------5-----------0--|-----0--2--------2--------2--|
D|--2--------0--------7--------|--4--------0--4--------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5--------5--------|--0--------0--------0--------|
E|-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B|--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G|-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D|--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
1+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------------------------|-----------3-----------------||
B|-----------0-----------------|-----0--3-----3--0-----0-----||
G|-----7--5-----2--0-----0-----|--0-----------------0-----2-:||
D|--------------------0-----4--|-----------------------------||
A|--7--------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|--5--------5--------0--------|--5-----------------5--------||
2+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------3-----------------|
B|-----0--3-----3--0-----0--3--|
G|--0-----------------0--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------|
(refrain:)
E|--7-----------------8-------|-10----------------10--------|
B|--8----------------10-------|-12----------------12--------|
G|--0--0--------0-----0--0----|--0--0--------0-----0--0-----|
D|--------0--------0--------0-|--------0--------0--------0--|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------|-----------5-----------------|
E|--8-----------------7-------|--5--------------5---8--7--5--|
B|-10-----------------8-------|-----7--------7---------------|
G|--0--0--------0-----0--0----|--------7--7------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0-|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------|--0--------0---------0--------|
E|--7-----------------8-------|-10-----------------7--------|
B|--8----------------10-------|-12-----------------8--------|
G|--0--0--------0-----0--0----|--0--0--------0-----0--0-----|
D|--------0--------0--------0-|--------0--------0--------0--|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------|-----------5-----------------|
E|--5-----7/8---7--------5--------|--3--------------------------||
B|--7-----------------------------|-----------------------0-----||
G|-----7-----------7--------7-----|-----0--------0-----------2--||
D|--------------------7--------7--|--------0--------0----------:||
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|--0-----------0--------0--------|--5--------5--------5--------||
(repeat ALL the way back to the beginning, then:)
E||-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B||--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G||-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A||-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D||--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
E|--------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--1--3-----3-----0-----0-----|--------------------1--0-----|
G|--------------5-----------0--|-----0--2--------2--------2--|
D|--2--------0--------7--------|--4--------0--4--------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5--------5--------|--0--------0--------0--------|
E|-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B|--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G|-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D|--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
1+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------------------------|-----------3-----------------||
B|-----------0-----------------|-----0--3-----3--0-----0-----||
G|-----7--5-----2--0-----0-----|--0-----------------0-----2-:||
D|--------------------0-----4--|-----------------------------||
A|--7--------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|--5--------5--------0--------|--5-----------------5--------||
2+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------3-----------------|
B|-----0--3-----3--0-----0--3--|
G|--0-----------------0--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--5-----------------5--------|
E|--1-----------------0--------|-----------------------------|
B|-----3--0--------1-----1-----|--------------------1--0-----|
G|-----------0--2-----------2--|-----0--2--------2--------2--|
D|-----------------------------|--4--------0--4--------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5-----------------|--0--------0--------0--------|
^
this measure sounds odd to me, but I left it as original (tjl)
E|-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B|--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G|-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D|--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
_
/.E|-----------------------------|-----------3----------------||
B|-----------0-----------------|-----0--3--0----------------||
G|-----7--5-----2--0-----0-----|--0--------0----------------||
D|--------------------0-----4--|-----------0----------------||
A|--7--------------------------|----------------------------||
D|--5--------5--------0--------|--5--------5----------------||
^
this a C# in original, I think C sounds better. (tjl)
Thanks to Timothy Lipetz for the tab.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring by J.S. Bach
The piece is in 3/4 time, but it feels more like a 3/8 time.
Almost the entire thing is in triplets like the diagram below. All of
the notes within each triplet are two spaces apart, and there are four
spaces between triplets, and three triplets per bar.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|--|--|--|----|--|--|----|--0--|--|--|--3--2----3--|--|----|--|--|--|
B|--|--|--|----0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----|--|--0--|
G|--|--0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|--|----------0----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|--|------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
In the few places where the notes are not in groups of three
(example below), each single group of notes has the same time value as
one of the above triplets.
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|--0---------------1--|--3---------------3--|--1---------------0--|
G|--0------------------|------------------0--|------------------0--|
D|----------4-------2--|--4-------2----------|--2-------4----------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Please ignore the dots. They're the only way I could fool the Bluewave
reader into spacing everything properly.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . *** JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING ***
. . . . . . J.S. BACH
Andante (3/4 time)
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|-------------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|------------------------1--0-----|
G|-------------0----------2-----0--|-----0--2----------2----------2--|
D|---------------------------------|--4----------0--4-------0--------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|------------------------2--------|-------------2----------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . Barre III
. . . . . . . . |
e|---------------------------------|--|----------3-------------------|
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|--------3-------3----------------|
G|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|-----4-------------4-------4--2--|
D|--2---------------------------4--|--5---------------------5--------|
A|--3----------4----------5--------|-------------5----------2--------|
E|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Back to 1st
|
e|--|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|--0---------------1--|--3---------------3--|--1---------------0--|
G|--0------------------|------------------0--|------------------0--|
D|----------4-------2--|--4-------2----------|--2-------4----------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------1--0--|--1---------------------1--0-----|
G|--2-------------2--0----2--------|-----2-------------2----------2--|
D|--4--0--2----4-------------------|--0-----4----0--4-------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------4----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|-----3--1----0-------------------|
G|----------------2--0-------0-----|----------------2--0-------0-----|
D|--2----------0-------------------|--2----------0----------0-----4--|
A|--3---------------------5-----4--|--3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|-----0-------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|--0-----2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|------------------------0--------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|------------------------1--0-----|
G|------------------------2-----0--|-----0--2----------2----------2--|
D|---------------------------------|--4----------0--4-------0--------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|------------------------2--------|-------------2----------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------3-------------------|
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|-----0--3-------3--0-------0--2--|
G|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|--0---------------------0-----0--|
D|--2---------------------0-----4--|---------------------------------|
A|--3----------4-------------------|------------------------------0--|
E|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . run down
. . . . . . . . . . chord
. . . . . . . . . . |
e|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
B|--3------------------------0-----|-----1--0----1-------------------|
G|----------------2--1----1-----2--|--2----------2--2----------------|
D|--4--0--2----4-------------0-----|-----2--0----2-----2-------0--2--|
A|--0----------3----------2-----3--|--3----------0----------3--------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . run down
. . . chord
. . . |
e|-------------|-------------------|----------------0----------1--0--|
B|-----3--1----3--0----------------|-----1--0----1-----3----3--------|
G|-------------1-----1----------1--|--2----------2----------2--------|
D|--3---------------------2--4-----|-------------3----------3--------|
A|-------------2-------------------|--0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--0--5--4----5--0----------------|--1--0---------------------------|
B|-------------5-----1-------0--1--|--3-----3----1--0----------------|
G|--2---------------------2--------|--2----------2-----2-------2--1--|
D|-------------3----------2--------|--0----------1----------2--------|
A|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . Barre V
. . . . . . . . . . . |
e|--------0------5------3--|-------------0--3-------|--6--5--|
B|-----1---------5------3--|-----1--3----1-----6----8--------|
G|--2------------6---------|--0----------2----------5--------|
D|-------------------------|--2---------------------5--------|
A|--0-------------------2--|--3---------------------5--------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . Back to 1st
. . . . . |
e|--5--8--7----8--5-------|--0--1--|--0--3--1----3--0----------------|
B|--6----------------6----3--------|--1----------------3-------------|
G|--5---------------------0--------|--0---------------------0--2--4--|
D|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|--3---------------------3--------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----1--0----1-------------------|---------------------------0-----|
G|--2-------------2----------------|----------------0-------0-----2--|
D|--3----------0-----1----0--2--1--|--2-----0----2-----4-------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----3-------------0-------------|
E|------------------------3--------|------------------------3--------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--3-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|------------------------0--------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|---------------------------1--0--|
G|-------------0----------2-----0--|----------------2--0----2--------|
D|---------------------------------|--4--0--2----4----------0--------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
B|--1---------------------1--0-----|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|
G|-----2-------------2----------2--|-----0--2----0----------0--------|
D|--0-----4----0--4-------0--------|-------------4----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
e|-----3--2----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|-----3--1----0-------------------|
G|--0---------------------0--2-----|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|
D|-------------2----------2--------|--2----------0----------0-----4--|
A|--2------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-------------3-------------------|--1---------------------0--------|
B|-----0--3-------3--0-------0--3--|-----3--0-------0--3-------1-----|
G|--0---------------------0--------|-------------0----------------2--|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3--------|--3---------------------3--------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------1----3--0-------------0--|--1---------------------1--0-----|
G|-----2-------------0-------0-----|-----2-------------2----------2--|
D|--4---------------------2--------|--------4----0--4----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--3----------3----------3--------|--3---------------------3--------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|------------------------1--0-----|
G|-------------0----------2-----0--|-----0--2----------2----------2--|
D|---------------------------------|--4----------0--4----------------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--2---------------------0--2-----|
D|------------------------2--------|-------------2----------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . run down
. . . . . . . chord
. . . . . . . . |
e|---------------------------------|--|-----------------------------||
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|--------------------------------||
G|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|--0-----------------------------||
D|--2---------------------0-----4--|--0-----------------------------||
A|--3----------4----------------3--|--2-----------------------------||
E|---------------------------------|--3-----------------------------||
# Air On A G String
# Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major
# Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Air On A G String by Johann Sebastian Bach
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The timing is 4/4. I have used spacing to indicate the timing
so that the initial sequence is very strung out with four
beats to the bar and later as the notes become closer the
grouping of notes indicates which are to be played together.
Some bars have a single or very few notes. If they're at the
start of the bar then allow them to ring throughout that bar
(ie everything is spaced according to time at playing)
All this stuff is pretty self-evident but timing is very
important in this piece, listen to it and you'll see what I
mean.
Basic Bar Structure (smallest spacing = 1/16 note)
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
^ ^ ^ ^ beats
: -0----------------------------------------------
:o-1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------
: -0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------
: ------------------------------------------------
:o-3-----------3-----------2-----------2----------
: ------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------------------------
-1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------
-2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------
------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-0-----------5-----1----------------------------
-1-----------------------3-----1-----0---1------
------------------------------------------------
-3-----------3-----------4-----------3----------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-0-----------------2-----0----------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-------------3-----------1-----------1----------
^ ^ ^ ^
-3----------------------------------------------
-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------
-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------
-------------2-----------0-----------0----------
------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------------------------
-3-----0-----------------------------3-----1----
-------------------------3-----2----------------
-------------3-----2----------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-4-----------3-----------0-----------0----------
------------------------------------------------
-1----------------------------------------------
-3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------
-2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------------3-----------3----------
------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-1-----------------------------------1-----0----
-------3-----------------1-----0----------------
-------------2-----0----------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2-----------2----------------------------------
-------------------------3-----------3----------
-0-----------------------------------2-----3----
-1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------
-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------
------------------------------------------------
-3-----------3-----------2-----------2----------
------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-------------0-----------0----------------------
-1-----1--3--------------------3-----3-----1----
-2----------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------0----------
-0----------------------------------------------
-------------3-----------2----------------------
------------------------------------------------
-0--------------0--1-----1-----------0----------
-------2-----2-----------------------------2----
-------------------------0-----------0----------
-------------3----------------------------------
-3----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------ :
------------------------------------------------o:
-0---------------------------------------------- :
-------------------------0-----3-----2---------- :
-------0-----2-----3-----------------------0----o:
-3---------------------------------------------- :
^ ^ ^ ^
------------------------------------------------
-0-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------
-------------0--------------------2--------0----
-------------------------3-----------3----------
------------------------------------------------
-3----------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-3----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------3----------
-2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-------------0-----------------3-----1-----0----
-------------------3-----2----------------------
-2----------------------------------------------
-------------------------2----------------------
-4-----------3-----------------------0----------
------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-0--1--------------------1--0-------------------
-------------------------------3--1--0----------
-------------------------------------------2----
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------------3-----------3----------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-------------0-----------0-----1-----3----------
-1-----2----------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------
------------------------------------------------
-------0-----1-----------1-----------0----------
-3----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
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-------------0-----------2----------------------
-4-----------------------------------3----------
^ ^ ^ ^
------------------------------------------------
-3-----1-----0-----------0-----1--3--1-----0----
-------------------2----------------------------
-------------3-----------0----------------------
-0----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------------3-----------3----------
^ ^ ^ ^
-------------------------------0----------------
-1-----------------------1-----------3-----1----
-2-----------------------2----------------------
-0-----------------------0-----------2----------
------------------------------------------------
-2-----------1-----------0----------------------
-5-----------------------------------3-----1----
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------------3-----------3----------
------------------------------------------------
-0-----------3----------------------------------
-------3-----------------------------------0--1-
-------------------0-----2-----------2----------
-------------------------------------0----------
-2-----------2-----------3----------------------
------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
------------------------------------------------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------2-----0----------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-3-----------3-----------1-----------1----------
-------------------------------------0----------
-1-----------------------------------------3----
-0-----------------------2----------------------
------------------------------------------------
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-0-----------0-----------1-----------1----------
-------------------------------------1-----0----
-3-----------------------0----------------------
-2-----------------------0----------------------
-0----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2-----------1-----------3-----------3----------
^ ^ ^ ^
-------0-----------------------------3-----1----
-3-----------------------1----------------------
-4-----------------------2----------------------
------------------------------------------------
-------------------------0-----------0----------
-4-----------3----------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-1----------------------------------------------
-3----------------------------------------------
-2----------------------------------------------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------------3-----------3----------
------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------1----
-------------------------------0-----3----------
-0-----------------------0----------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2-----------2-----------------------2----------
-------------------------3----------------------
-1-----------0-----------0-----------0-----1--3-
-------3----------------------------------------
-0-----------------------0----------------------
------------------------------------------------
-3-----------3-----------1-----------2----------
------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-------------------------------0-----3-----6----
-1-----------------------1----------------------
-2-----------------------0-----------0----------
------------------------------------------------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------------3----------------------
-6-----------5----------------------------------
-------------------------------------1----------
------------------------------------------------
-3-----------3-----------2-----------2----------
------------------------------------------------
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-------------1----------------------------------
-0-----3----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------2----------
-0-----------0----------------------------------
-------------------------3-----------3----------
------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^
-------------------0--1--1--0-------------------
-------------3--------------------------------3-
-0-----------------------0-----------2----------
------------------------------------------------
-2-----------------------3----------------------
-------------3-----------------------1----------
^ ^ ^ ^
------------------------------------------------
-1--0--------------0-----0--1--0-----0-----1----
-------2-----2--------------------2-------------
------------------------------------------------
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-3-----------1-----------3-----------3----------
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-1----------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------------------------
-2----------------------------------------------
-3----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
Fine
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-------------------19-19-18-19-18-16-------------|-------------------19-19-
|-------16-16-19-19-------------------19-17-16----|-------16-16-19-19-------
|-17-17----------------------------------------19-|-17-17-------------------
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
-------------|-------------------------19-19-17-17-------------|------------
-17------17--|-19-19-17-17-20-20-19-19-------------------------|------------
-------------|-------------------------------------18-18-19-19-|------------
-----19------|-------------------------------------------------|-17-17-16-16
-------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
-------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-16-16-------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-------19-19-------------------17-17-|-16----16----------------------16-17--
-------------16-16-17-17-------------|----19----17-19-19-------17-19--------
-------------------------17-17-------|-------------------17-17--------------
--------------|-------------------------------------19-19-17-17-|
--------------|-------------17-17-------20-20-19-19-------------|
----16-18-----|-19-19-18-18-------19-19-------------------------|
-19-------19--|-------------------------------------------------|
--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
--------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|20p19-17----17----------------------17-------|-----------------------------
|---------19-------16-17----16-19-18----------|-----------------------------
|---------------19-------19-------------19-17-|-16-------17-16-19-----------
|---------------------------------------------|----17-19----------17-16-----
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------19--
-----------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|
-17-16-----------|--------------|
-------19-19--17-|-17-----------|
-----------------|--------------|
"Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" by J.S. Bach, arranged by David Qualey
[THIS TAB FILE CONTAINS THE SONG IN SEVERAL KEYS TO CHOOSE FROM...]
[KEY OF A]
Of the many transcriptions and arrangements of JJMoD, this is by far
my favorite. I first heard this rendition on the Windham Hill Winter
Solstice album.
The principal characteristic of this piece is that it sounds as if
it is played with a capo in the high frets. In fact, Mr. Qualey
recorded the piece using an octave guitar, with nylon strings one
octave high, in a drop D tuning.
I have recreated this piece on a conventional guitar in open A tuning
(E A E A C# E low to high), with a capo on the ninth fret. You'll
need some sort of cutaway acoustic to reach the upper frets. Without
a cutaway, you could try to transpose the piece by moving the capo
(I opted to tab absolute fret numbers, rather than frets relative
to the capo .. you can use a text editor to change your TAB).
However, there is a seven fret stretch in the piece which may not
be feasible on the lower frets. Moreover, the higher pitch of this
arrangement is key to its angelic atmosphere.
The original Qualey arrangement is available on CD from Guitar Solo
in San Francisco (# 415-386-7660 as of Sep, 95). This, and other
David Qualey arrangements may be found in his books "Guitar Solo"
and/or "Classical Fingerstyle POP Classics".
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-------------9------------------|--9-----------9-----------------|
1 A |-----------9-----------9--------|-----------9-----------9--------|
E |--------13---------13-----------|--------13---------13-----------|
A |-----13--------13---------------|----13----------13--------------|
E |--9----------------------------9|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |--9----------9------------------|--9-----------9-----------------|
3 A |-----------9-----------9--------|-----------9-----------9--------|
E |--------13---------13-----------|--------13---------13-----------|
A |-----14--------14---------------|----14----------14--------------|
E |--9----------------------------9|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-------------9------------------|--9-----------9-----------------|
5 A |-----------9-----------9--------|-----------9-----------9--------|
E |--------13---------13-----------|--------13---------13-----------|
A |-----13--------13---------------|----13----------13--------------|
E |--9----------------------------9|--------------------------------|
E |--------------11----------------|-11-----------11---13~~~~~------|
C# |-10------10---------------10----|----------12--------------------|
7 A |-------9---------------9--------|-------11-----------------------|
E |----11-------------11-----------|-----9-----------9--------------|
A |-11-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--9-----------------------------|
E |--9-------9-------9------9------|--------------------------------|
C# |--------------------------------|--9---10----12 9----10----12---9|
9 A |------9-------9-------9------9--|--------------------------------|
E |----9-------9-------9------9----|----9-------------9-------------|
A |--9-------9---------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-----------------13-----13------|-11------11------9-----9--------|
E |-11-----11-------11--13-----14--|------------------11---13-----9-|
C# |-----10------10-----------9-----|-10------10---------------------|
11 A |---9-------9-------9----9-------|-------9-------9----------------|
E |--------------------------------|----11------11-------9------9---|
A | 14-----14-------13-------------|-11------11---------------------|
E |--------------------------------|-------------------9------9-----|
E |--9-------------------------11~~|~-----13---14-------------------|
C# |--------9------9---10---12------|--------------9----9---------9--|
13 A |------9-----9-------------------|----9-------------------9h11----|
E |----9-----9------9--------------|----------------------9---------|
A |--9-----9-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------13-----13---------|-11-----11-------9--------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-10-------10-------10---12 10~~~~ 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
15 A |-------9--------9---------------|--------------------------------|
E |----11-------11-------9---------|--------------------------------|
A |-11-------11--------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------9-----------|--------------------------------|
Melody
E |--------------------9-----------|------11---9-----9---14---13----|
C# |--9------------------------10---|-10----------10-----------------|
17 A |--------9-----9-----------------|----9----9---------9----9----9--|
E |-----9-----11-----9------9------|--------------------------------|
A |--9------9-----13-----13--------|-14-------------13--------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-14----9------------------------|--------------11--9-------------|
C# |-----------9--------------9-----|--10-----12---------------10 9--|
19 A |--------------9--------11---9---|------9-----------------9------9|
E |-----9--------------9---------9-|----------------------9---------|
A |--9------9------13--------------|--11-------11------13-----------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |------9-------------------------|---------------10-------9------9|
21 A |11--------9----------9---11-----|------------11--------------11--|
E |----9-------13---------------9--|------13-------------9----------|
A |-----------------11-------------|---11---------------------------|
E |-9-----9-------9-------9--------|-9--------9--------9-------9----|
E |--------------------9-----------|------11---9-----9---14---13----|
C# |---------------------------10---|-10----------10-----------------|
23 A |--------9-----9-----------------|----9----9---------9----9----9--|
E |-----9-----11-----9------9------|--------------------------------|
A |--9------9-----13-----13--------|-14-------------13--------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-14----9------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-----------9--------------9-----|------12---10 9--------------9--|
25 A |--------------9--------11---9---|-11-------------------11 9-----|
E |-----9--------------9---------9-|----9--------------9------------|
A |--9------9------13--------------|-------------------------------9|
E |--------------------------------|--9-----9-------9-------9-------|
(repeat measures 17-26)
E |-------------------------11--11-|-------13---14------------------|
C# |-----12-----9------12-----------|---------------9-----11---12 10-|
27 A |--------------------------------|----9---------------------------|
E |---9-----9-------9--------------|-------------------9------------|
A |-9-----9------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------13-----13---------|-11------11------9-----9--------|
E |-11------11-----11---13-----14--|-----------------11----13----9--|
C# |------10-----10-----------------|-10------10---------------------|
29 A |----9------9-------9------9-----|-------9------9-----------------|
E |--------------------------------|----11-----11--------9-----9----|
A |-14-------------13-----13-------|-11-----------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|------------------9------9------|
E |------18---18-------18---18-----|------18---18----16---14---14---|
C# |-------9----9--------9----9-----|-------9----9-----9----9----9---|
31 A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |----9-------------9-------------|----9---------------------------|
A |-9-------9----------------------|--------------------------9---9-|
E |-------------9 13-----13----9---|-11------11----9---9------------|
E |-14-------------11--9-----------|--------------------------------|
C# |-------10----12-------9-------9-|-10--9-10---9-10---9-10---9-10--|
33 A |-----9----9-------------9---9---|--9--9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9--|
E |--------------------------9-----|--------------------------------|
A |-14----------------13-----------|-11------11------11-----11------|
E |--------------------------------|-------------------------------9|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-9-10--12--12h14---12-10-9----9-|---9 10---9-10---9 10----9 10---|
35 A |-9-11--13--13h14---13------11---|---9 9---9--9---9 10----9--9---|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|11------11-----11-----11--------|
E |-----9-----------9--------------|-------------------------------9|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C# |-9-10--12--12h14---12-10-9----9-|-----12-----9------12-------9---|
37 A |-9-11--13--13h14---13------11---|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|---9------9------9------9-------|
A |--------------------------------|-9------9-----------------------|
E |-----9-----------9--------------|--------------13-----13---------|
E |--------------------------------|
C# |-----12-----9------12-------9---| (repeat measures 38-39 four
39 A |--------------------------------| more times)
E |---9------9------9------9-------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |11-----11------9------9---------|
Repeat measures 17-39, with two changes:
1) ignore the "repeat measures 17-26"
2) repeat measures 38-39 until fade out, *or* play it four times, then
end with the following section I arranged:
E |--------------------9-----------|------11---9-----9---14---13----|
C# |--9------------------------10---|-10----------10-----------------|
40 A |--------9-----9-----------------|----9----9---------9----9----9--|
E |-----9-----11-----9------9------|--------------------------------|
A |--9------9----------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------13-----13--------|-11--------------9--------------|
E |-14~~~~-------------------------|
C# |--9~~~~-------------------------|
42 A |--9~~~~-------------------------|
E |--9~~~~-------------------------|
A |--9~~~~-------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Here is the Drop-D version.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring in Gmaj
E||-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B||--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G||-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A||-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D||--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
E|--------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--1--3-----3-----0-----0-----|--------------------1--0-----|
G|--------------5-----------0--|-----0--2--------2--------2--|
D|--2--------0--------7--------|--4--------0--4--------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5--------5--------|--0--------0--------0--------|
E|-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B|--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G|-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D|--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
1+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------------------------|-----------3-----------------||
B|-----------0-----------------|-----0--3-----3--0-----0-----||
G|-----7--5-----2--0-----0-----|--0-----------------0-----2-:||
D|--------------------0-----4--|-----------------------------||
A|--7--------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|--5--------5--------0--------|--5-----------------5--------||
2+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------3-----------------|
B|-----0--3-----3--0-----0--3--|
G|--0-----------------0--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------|
(refrain:)
E|--7-----------------8-------|-10----------------10--------|
B|--8----------------10-------|-12----------------12--------|
G|--0--0--------0-----0--0----|--0--0--------0-----0--0-----|
D|--------0--------0--------0-|--------0--------0--------0--|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------|-----------5-----------------|
E|--8-----------------7-------|--5--------------5---8--7--5--|
B|-10-----------------8-------|-----7--------7---------------|
G|--0--0--------0-----0--0----|--------7--7------------------|
D|--------0--------0--------0-|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------|--0--------0---------0--------|
E|--7-----------------8-------|-10-----------------7--------|
B|--8----------------10-------|-12-----------------8--------|
G|--0--0--------0-----0--0----|--0--0--------0-----0--0-----|
D|--------0--------0--------0-|--------0--------0--------0--|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------|-----------5-----------------|
E|--5-----7/8---7--------5--------|--3--------------------------||
B|--7-----------------------------|-----------------------0-----||
G|-----7-----------7--------7-----|-----0--------0-----------2--||
D|--------------------7--------7--|--------0--------0----------:||
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|--0-----------0--------0--------|--5--------5--------5--------||
(repeat ALL the way back to the beginning, then:)
E||-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B||--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G||-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A||-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D||--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
E|--------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--1--3-----3-----0-----0-----|--------------------1--0-----|
G|--------------5-----------0--|-----0--2--------2--------2--|
D|--2--------0--------7--------|--4--------0--4--------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5--------5--------|--0--------0--------0--------|
E|-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B|--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G|-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D|--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
1+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------------------------|-----------3-----------------||
B|-----------0-----------------|-----0--3-----3--0-----0-----||
G|-----7--5-----2--0-----0-----|--0-----------------0-----2-:||
D|--------------------0-----4--|-----------------------------||
A|--7--------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|--5--------5--------0--------|--5-----------------5--------||
2+++++++++++++++++++++++++++E|-----------3-----------------|
B|-----0--3-----3--0-----0--3--|
G|--0-----------------0--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--5-----------------5--------|
E|--1-----------------0--------|-----------------------------|
B|-----3--0--------1-----1-----|--------------------1--0-----|
G|-----------0--2-----------2--|-----0--2--------2--------2--|
D|-----------------------------|--4--------0--4--------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------5-----------------|--0--------0--------0--------|
^
this measure sounds odd to me, but I left it as original (tjl)
E|-----------------------0-----|-----3--2--3-----------------|
B|--0--------0--3--1--1-----3--|--3-----------3--0--------0--|
G|-----0--2--------------------|--------------------0--2-----|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------2-----------------|
D|--5--------4--------2--------|--5-----------------5--------|
_
/.E|-----------------------------|-----------3----------------||
B|-----------0-----------------|-----0--3--0----------------||
G|-----7--5-----2--0-----0-----|--0--------0----------------||
D|--------------------0-----4--|-----------0----------------||
A|--7--------------------------|----------------------------||
D|--5--------5--------0--------|--5--------5----------------||
^
this a C# in original, I think C sounds better. (tjl)
Thanks to Timothy Lipetz for the tab.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring by J.S. Bach
The piece is in 3/4 time, but it feels more like a 3/8 time.
Almost the entire thing is in triplets like the diagram below. All of
the notes within each triplet are two spaces apart, and there are four
spaces between triplets, and three triplets per bar.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|--|--|--|----|--|--|----|--0--|--|--|--3--2----3--|--|----|--|--|--|
B|--|--|--|----0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----|--|--0--|
G|--|--0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|--|----------0----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|--|------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
In the few places where the notes are not in groups of three
(example below), each single group of notes has the same time value as
one of the above triplets.
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|--0---------------1--|--3---------------3--|--1---------------0--|
G|--0------------------|------------------0--|------------------0--|
D|----------4-------2--|--4-------2----------|--2-------4----------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Please ignore the dots. They're the only way I could fool the Bluewave
reader into spacing everything properly.
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. . . *** JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING ***
. . . . . . J.S. BACH
Andante (3/4 time)
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|-------------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|------------------------1--0-----|
G|-------------0----------2-----0--|-----0--2----------2----------2--|
D|---------------------------------|--4----------0--4-------0--------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|------------------------2--------|-------------2----------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . Barre III
. . . . . . . . |
e|---------------------------------|--|----------3-------------------|
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|--------3-------3----------------|
G|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|-----4-------------4-------4--2--|
D|--2---------------------------4--|--5---------------------5--------|
A|--3----------4----------5--------|-------------5----------2--------|
E|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
Back to 1st
|
e|--|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|--0---------------1--|--3---------------3--|--1---------------0--|
G|--0------------------|------------------0--|------------------0--|
D|----------4-------2--|--4-------2----------|--2-------4----------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------1--0--|--1---------------------1--0-----|
G|--2-------------2--0----2--------|-----2-------------2----------2--|
D|--4--0--2----4-------------------|--0-----4----0--4-------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------4----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|-----3--1----0-------------------|
G|----------------2--0-------0-----|----------------2--0-------0-----|
D|--2----------0-------------------|--2----------0----------0-----4--|
A|--3---------------------5-----4--|--3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|-----0-------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|--0-----2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|------------------------0--------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|------------------------1--0-----|
G|------------------------2-----0--|-----0--2----------2----------2--|
D|---------------------------------|--4----------0--4-------0--------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|------------------------2--------|-------------2----------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------3-------------------|
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|-----0--3-------3--0-------0--2--|
G|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|--0---------------------0-----0--|
D|--2---------------------0-----4--|---------------------------------|
A|--3----------4-------------------|------------------------------0--|
E|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . run down
. . . . . . . . . . chord
. . . . . . . . . . |
e|---------------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
B|--3------------------------0-----|-----1--0----1-------------------|
G|----------------2--1----1-----2--|--2----------2--2----------------|
D|--4--0--2----4-------------0-----|-----2--0----2-----2-------0--2--|
A|--0----------3----------2-----3--|--3----------0----------3--------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . run down
. . . chord
. . . |
e|-------------|-------------------|----------------0----------1--0--|
B|-----3--1----3--0----------------|-----1--0----1-----3----3--------|
G|-------------1-----1----------1--|--2----------2----------2--------|
D|--3---------------------2--4-----|-------------3----------3--------|
A|-------------2-------------------|--0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--0--5--4----5--0----------------|--1--0---------------------------|
B|-------------5-----1-------0--1--|--3-----3----1--0----------------|
G|--2---------------------2--------|--2----------2-----2-------2--1--|
D|-------------3----------2--------|--0----------1----------2--------|
A|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . Barre V
. . . . . . . . . . . |
e|--------0------5------3--|-------------0--3-------|--6--5--|
B|-----1---------5------3--|-----1--3----1-----6----8--------|
G|--2------------6---------|--0----------2----------5--------|
D|-------------------------|--2---------------------5--------|
A|--0-------------------2--|--3---------------------5--------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . Back to 1st
. . . . . |
e|--5--8--7----8--5-------|--0--1--|--0--3--1----3--0----------------|
B|--6----------------6----3--------|--1----------------3-------------|
G|--5---------------------0--------|--0---------------------0--2--4--|
D|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|--3---------------------3--------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----1--0----1-------------------|---------------------------0-----|
G|--2-------------2----------------|----------------0-------0-----2--|
D|--3----------0-----1----0--2--1--|--2-----0----2-----4-------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----3-------------0-------------|
E|------------------------3--------|------------------------3--------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--3-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|------------------------0--------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|---------------------------1--0--|
G|-------------0----------2-----0--|----------------2--0----2--------|
D|---------------------------------|--4--0--2----4----------0--------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
B|--1---------------------1--0-----|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|
G|-----2-------------2----------2--|-----0--2----0----------0--------|
D|--0-----4----0--4-------0--------|-------------4----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
e|-----3--2----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|-----3--1----0-------------------|
G|--0---------------------0--2-----|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|
D|-------------2----------2--------|--2----------0----------0-----4--|
A|--2------------------------------|--3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-------------3-------------------|--1---------------------0--------|
B|-----0--3-------3--0-------0--3--|-----3--0-------0--3-------1-----|
G|--0---------------------0--------|-------------0----------------2--|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------3--------|--3---------------------3--------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------1----3--0-------------0--|--1---------------------1--0-----|
G|-----2-------------0-------0-----|-----2-------------2----------2--|
D|--4---------------------2--------|--------4----0--4----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--3----------3----------3--------|--3---------------------3--------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--0---------------------0--2-----|
D|-------------0----------2--------|-------------2----------2--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--------0------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--1--3-------3--1--0-------0-----|------------------------1--0-----|
G|-------------0----------2-----0--|-----0--2----------2----------2--|
D|---------------------------------|--4----------0--4----------------|
A|--0----------2----------3--------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------0-----|-----3--2----3-------------------|
B|--0----------0--3--1----1-----3--|--3----------0--3--0----------0--|
G|-----0--2----0----------0--------|--2---------------------0--2-----|
D|------------------------2--------|-------------2----------0--------|
A|---------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
E|--3----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . run down
. . . . . . . chord
. . . . . . . . |
e|---------------------------------|--|-----------------------------||
B|-----3--1----0-------------------|--------------------------------||
G|-------------0--2--0-------0-----|--0-----------------------------||
D|--2---------------------0-----4--|--0-----------------------------||
A|--3----------4----------------3--|--2-----------------------------||
E|---------------------------------|--3-----------------------------||
posted by vraths @ 6/19/2006
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