This is part of a lute suite by J.S.Bach. I had a book once that
contained all of his works for the lute, but gave it away, sadly...
and unfortunately, I don't remember which suite it's from, nor what
movement it is.
I transcribed this from memory, so if there are errors,
consider it “Nick's Remix”, or something. Note the two measures
with asterisks (*) on top: these are the only tips on the fingering
I included---I suggest barring all six strings from the bass note up
for the entire measure. Also, allow bass notes to ring throughout.
The original was in 3/8 time, but to make the 32nd notes easier
to type out, I changed it to 3/4. So, the marks on top designate
eighth notes, and the spaces in between sixteenths.
I would like to finish this song sometime, but I need to get
the music again to do so. If you can, pick up a copy of the CD,
Bach's Lute Suites by John Williams. It's has a great version of
this piece and makes me completely sick. Work it up and it sounds
good at about 180bpm in 3/4 time. Nick Chura > )))*>
PART A _ _ _
| | | | | |
E|--------0---|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|--------0---|--------0---|------------|5-------0---|
B|3---1-------|1---0-------|0-----1-2---|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----------|------------|------------|3-----------|
E|------------|3-----------|1-----------|------------|
3 _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _
||| | | | | | | | | | | ||| | | | | | | | | | |
E|012-1--0----|------------|------------|--------0---|
B|--------3---|3-1---3-0---|013-1--0----|------------|
G|------------|------------|--------2---|------------|
D|0-----------|2-----------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|0-------2---|3---2-------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|
B|------------|------------|------------|3---1-------|
G|2---1-------|4---2-------|5---4-------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E|0-----------|2-----------|4-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|5-----4-5---|7-----8-5---|4-----------|--------7---|
B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|3-----------|0-----------|------------|2-----4-6---|
A|------------|------------|--------2---|------------|
E|------------|------------|0-----4-----|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|7---8---4---|4---5---0---|0---1-------|--------5---|
B|------------|------------|--------2---|2---3-------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|0-------2---|3-------4---|
A|0-------2---|3-------4---|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|5---7---2---|2---3-------|------------|--------4---|
B|------------|--------4---|4---5---0---|0---1-------|
G|0-------2---|4-------2---|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|5-------3---|2-------0---|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
E|4---5-------|--------7---|7---8-------|--------578-|
B|--------5---|5---6-------|--------5---|5---4-------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|6-----------|7-----------|4-----------|
A|3-----------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|7-----------|2-3-5-3-2---|0-----------|--------7---|
B|------4-5---|0-----------|------------|------------|
G|0-----------|------------|------------|------------|
D|--------2---|------------|------------|2-----------|
A|------------|--------2---|--------2---|------------|
E|------------|------------|0-----4-----|------------|
PART B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
E|5---4---7---|--------7---|--------3---|--------356-|
B|------------|6---5-------|3---2-------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|3---2-------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|0-----------|4-----------|
E|0-----------|4-----------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ *_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|5-----------|----3-------|3-1---0-1---|--------1---|
B|------2-3---|5-6---6-5---|------------|3-----------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|0-----------|------------|0-------2---|3---2-------|
A|--------1---|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|3-----------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|--------1---|--------1---|--------6---|6---5-------|
B|1---0-------|------------|6---5-------|--------1---|
G|------------|2---0-------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|3-------2---|
A|------------|2-----------|3-----------|------------|
E|3-----------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|------0-1---|--0-----2---|3-----------|------------|
B|0-1-3-------|----3-1-----|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|--------0---|
D|0-----------|--------0---|--------0---|3---2---3---|
A|------------|3-----------|----2-------|------------|
E|------------|------------|3-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|------------|------------|------------|3---1-------|
B|3---1-------|5---3-------|6---5-------|------------|
G|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|--------0---|
D|2-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
A|------------|2-----------|3-----------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ *_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|3-1-0-1-3---|--------5---|7-5-4-5-7---|--------8---|
B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|3---2-------|------------|7---5-------|
D|2-----------|3-----------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E|------------|------------|4-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
E|3---2---5---|--------5---|--------1---|------------|
B|------------|4---3-------|1---0-------|--------356-|
G|------------|------------|------------|1---0-------|
D|0-----------|4-----------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|2-----------|
E|------------|------------|3-----------|------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|------5-3---|0-----------|------------|------------|
B|5-----------|------3-1---|1-----------|------------|
G|------------|0-----------|------------|------------|
D|--------2---|------------|------2-0---|--------fine|
A|3-----------|------------|3-----------|3-----------|
E|------------|--------3---|------------|------------|