Prelude 6 in D minor, BWV 851 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, by J.S. Bach Tabbed by Nick Choly choly@fas.harvard.edu I had to fudge a few notes by an octave here and there, but for the most part, it holds to the original. With the vertical bars | delimiting beats, I recommend striving for 100 beats per minute. measure 1: | | | | | | | | E----------------5--------5--------10-------------------------------------| B-------------------6--------6--------11----11----------------8--------10-| G----------------------7--------7--------12----12-9--12-9--6-----9--6-----| D-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 2: | | | | | | | | E----------------17-13----13----------6-----10-------15-12----12----------| B-------10-------------15----15----15----8-----11----------13----13----13-| G-10-7-----10-7-----------------15----0--------0--12----------------12----| D-0--------0--------12-------12-------------------------10-------10-------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 3: | | | | | | | | E-------8--------13-10----10-------15-12----12-------17-13----13-------18-| B-10-------10----------11----11----------13----13----------15----15-------| G----10-------10-------------0--12----------------14----------------15----| D-------------------8-----------------10----------------12-------0--------| A-8--------8-----------------------------------12-------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 4: | | | | | | | | E-15-12-15-12-8--20-17-13-17-13----17-13-10-13-10----13-10-6--10-------10-| B-------------------------------13----------------10-------------11-------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------10----| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------0--------| E-12-------8--------13-------12-------10-------8--------6-----------------| measure 5: | | | | | | | | E-6-----6--3-----6-----0--6--3-----6--5-----5--1-----1--------1--------0--| B----8--------3-----8-----------3--------6--------3-----3--------1--------| G-0--------------------------------------------2-----------3--------3-----| D----------3--------------------------3-----------------------------------| A-------------------7--------3--------------------------1--------3--------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 6: | | | | | | | | E-------1-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----------------4-----------------1--| G----2--------2-----2--------2--------------5--2--------------7--2--------| D----------------------3-----1--3-----7--4--------4-----7-----------4-----| A-------------------------------------5--------3-----------9-----0--------| E-1-----------------------------------------------------6-----------------| measure 7: | | | | | | | | E----------------------------------3--------3--------3-----------------2--| B-------3--------5--------5--------------------3--------------8--3--------| G-3--------3--------3--------3--0-----3--0--------3-----8-----------2-----| D----5--------5--------5-----0--------1--------------------7-----0--------| A-------------------3--------------------------1--------------------------| E-3--------6--------------------------------------------8-----------------| measure 8: | | | | | | | | E-------3--------------------------------------------1--------0-----------| B-3--------3-----3--------3--------3--0-----3--0--------0--------0-----3--| G----3--------3-----3--0-----3--0--------1--------1--------1--------1-----| D----------------------------3--------2--------0--------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------3--------2--------| E-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 9: | | | | | | | | E-------0--------0--------2--------4--------5--0-----5--------5--0-----4--| B-1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------6--0--------0-----| G----2--------2--------2--------2-----5-----------5-----------------------| D-------------------0--------2-----------7--------------0--------2 -------| A-0--------3--------------------------8--------3--------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 10: | | | | | | | | E-0-----5--------8--------6--------6--5-----5--------5--------3--0-----3--| B----------5--------6--------8--5--------6-----1--------3--0--------2-----| G----5--------5--------7-----0--------------------2-----------------------| D----------7--------7-----------------3-----------------------------------| A-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------1--------1--------0--------| measure 11: | | | | | | | | E-------10-------13-------11-8-----11-10----10-------10-------8-----------| B-------------------11----------10-------11-------------8--------10----13-| G-10-7-----14-10-------12----------------------10-7--------9--------11----| D-0--------0--------0-----------------8--------8--------8-----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------12-------| E----------------------------8--------------------------------------------| measure 12: | | | | | | | | E-------10-------15-------15-------15-------15-------18-------17-12----15-| B-11-------11-------16-------15-------14-------17-------17----------13----| G----12-------12-------------------------14-------17-------17-------------| D----------------------17-------17----------------------------------------| A-10-------------------------13-------12----------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------15-------13-------12-------| measure 13: | | | | | | | | E-13-------------------------------9-----------------------------------5--| B----15----------10-------12-6--------------10-------10-------11-5--------| G-------14-10-7-----10----------7-----10-------10-7-----10----------6-----| D-0--------------------12----7-----------12----------------12----7--------| A----------8--------10----------------13-------8--------10----------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 14: | | | | | | | | E-0-----3--------1--------0-----------------------------------------------| B----2-----3--------3--------------4-----------------3--------3--------2--| G-------------2--------3-----5--------------7--2--------3--------2--------| D-------------------------------3-----8-----------3--------2--------2-----| A-1--------------------------0-----------8-----------------------0--------| E----------1--------3-----------------6--------1--------3-----------------| measure 15: | | | | | | | | E-------------------------------------------------------3-----3--6--------| B-------------------4-----4--7-----------------3-----3-----3--------------| G----------5-----5-----5--------------3--0--3-----3-----------------0--3--| D-7--4--7-----7-----------------4--7--0--------------------------0--------| A-5--------------------------5--------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 16: | | | | | | | | E-------12-------15-------12----------------12-------15-------12----------| B-11-------11-------11-------11----14-11-------11-------11-------11----14-| G----12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----| D-11-------0--------11-------0--------11-------0--------11-------0--------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 17: | | | | | | | | E-------10-------11-------10----------------10-------11-------10----------| B-10-------10-------10-------10----13-10-------10-------10-------10----13-| G----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11----| D-10-------0--------10-------0--------10-------0--------10-------0--------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 18: | | | | | | | | E----------6-----6--10----10-15----15-18-17-15-------------------12----12-| B-8-----8-----8--------11-------15-------------18-17-15-14-10-14----14----| G----7--------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------| D-8--------0--------8--------0-----------------0-----------------0--------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 19: | | | | | | | | E-15-12----------------0-----6-----6--------12-------12-------12-------12-| B-------15-14-12-10-8-----8-----8-----14-------14-11----14-------14-------| G----------------------------------------12----------------14-------12----| D----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------| A-------------------7-----------------------------------------------------| E-12----------------------------------12----------------12----------------| measure 20: | | | | | | | | E-8-----8--------11-------9--------8--3-----6--------6--3-----6--3-----6--| B----10----11-8-----10-------10----------3-----8--6--------4--------3-----| G----------------------11-------11----0-----------------0-----------------| D----------0-----------------0-----------------7-----------------3--------| A-9-----------------9-----------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 21: | | | | | | | | E-------6--------6--------5--0-----3-----------------1--------1--------1--| B-8--------5--------5-----------1-----3-----6--3--2-----3--0-----3--------| G----6--------5--------5-----------------4--------------------------2-----| D----------5--------3--------2--------0--------2--------3-----------------| A-7--------------------------------------------------------------0--------| E-------------------------------------4-----------------------------------| measure 22: | | | | | | | | E-------0--------0--------0--------0-----------------0--------1-----------| B-2--------1--------1--------1--------0-----3--2--------3-----------------| G----0-----0--3--------2--------0--------1--------0--------0-----0--------| D-2-----------------3--------2--------3--------2--------3--------3--2--0--| A-1-----------------------------------2--------------------------1--------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 23: | | | | | | | | E-------------------0-----0--3--------1-----1--5-----5--10----10-13-------| B----------2-----2-----2-----------------3--------6--------10----10-------| G-0-----0-----0-----0--------3--------2--------7--------10-------------10-| D----2-----2-----------------------2--------------------------------12----| A-4--------------------------0--4--------------------------------12-------| E-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 24: | | | | | | | | E-13-------13----13-16----16-19-16----18-15----17-14----16-13----15-12----| B----12-15----15-------18----------18-------17-------16-------15-------15-| G-13----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 25: | | | | | | | | E-14-11----13-10----12-9-----11-8-----------------------1-----------------| B-------13-------10-------11-------10-3-----------------3-----------------| G-------------------------------------------------------1-----------------| D-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------| A-------------------------------------------------------2-----------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------| measure 26: | | | | | | | | E-1-----------------0-----------------2-----------------------------------| B-3-----------------2-----------------3-----------------------------------| G-2-----------------0-----------------2-----------------------------------| D-0-----------------2-----------------0-----------------------------------| A-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------------| 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