BWV 847, Well Tempered Clavier Book 1, No 2 - 2. Fugue in Cm - JS Bach ********************************************************************** version 1 - by Weed, in A minor, Alfredo Sanchez edition version 2 - by Paul Zimmerman, measures 1-8 only, in C minor ********************************************************************** BWV 847, Well Tempered Clavier Book 1, No 2 - 2. Fugue in Cm - JS Bach Editions: Alfredo Sanchez, Editions Orphee PWYS-49 (Columbus, USA, 2000) Richard Jones (+ Tovey), AB2283 (ABRSM, London, 1994) (piano) see Notes and Legend below tab - tabbed by weed@wussu.com - 10 November 2018 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv0847_2_wtc1_no02_fugue_in_cm.mid standard tuning: EADGBE key: transposed to A minor time: 4/4 1 | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------10-9--10----------------10-9--10----12----| G|-------------------9-----10----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------10-9--10----12----------------------------| G|-9-----------------------7--9--10----------9-----| D|----------------------------------------------12-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 3 1 4 3 | . | . | . | . 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E|-------8--7--8=====0=====------10-8--10====------| B|-8-----------------0-----6=====6========---7=====| G|-9===========---------5--7--9--------------5--7--| D|----------------7-----------------------9--------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 3 2 1 2 0 1 4 2 4 3 4 1 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 C7 6 | . | . | . | . E|-------12-10-12====------------7--8--10==========| B|-8=====------------9=====10====------------10-9--| G|-9--11-12=======---7--9--10-9--7-----------------| D|----------------10----------------10-9-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 C7________________ 7 | . | . | . | . E|=======8--7--------------------13====12----10----| B|-10----------10-8--------------15====13----12----| G|-------------------10-9--7-----------------------| D|-------7--6--7=====------------------------9-----| A|-------------------7=====8-----12-11-12----------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 2 4 2 4 3 1 3 3 3 (Fugue - 2nd part) 3 4 4 4 (Fugue - 1st part) 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 (Fugue - 3rd part) C6____ C3__________ 8 | . | . | . | . E|-8-----7=====8-----10----4=====5=====7-----4=====| B|-------6=====------------5=====3=====3-----0=====| G|-------------9-----7--------------5--------------| D|-------7--6--7-----9-----0--2--3===========2--0--| A|-7-----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 C7______________________ 9 | . | . | . | . E|-0=====12-11-12====7=====8=====------------9=====| B|-10-10-9--7--------9=====10====10-9--10----------| G|-------------9--7-----------------------0--9=====| D|-------------------10-9--7--9--10-9--7-----------| A|-------------------------------------------8--7--| E|-8-----------------------------------------------| 3 4 4 4 1 2 4 0 2 4 4 4 4 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 1 10 | . | . | . | . E|-10====10-9--10====------7=====------------7=====| B|----8--------------10====8=====8--7--8=====------| G|-10====10-9--7-----11====0-----------0-----7=====| D|-0--------------10-9--7-----7--9--7-----------0--| A|----------------------------------------8--7-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 C7 11 | . | . | . | . E|-8=====8--7--8=====0=====5=====8--7--8-----10----| B|----6--------------8=====6=====6=====5-----------| G|-9=====9--7--5-----------------------0-----7-----| D|----------------8--7--5--3-----7=====------------| A|-------------------------------------------8-----| E|-8-----------------------------------------------| 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 0 4 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 12 | . | . | . | . E|-------8--7--8-----10----1--3--5===========3--1--| B|-8-----------8-----10----------6--5--6-----------| G|-------10====------------------------------------| D|-------0=====------------------------0-----0=====| A|-7-----------7-----8-----2=====3=====------2=====| E|-------------------------------------------------| 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 3 4 1 4 2 2 4 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 C5____ 13 | . | . | . | . E|-0--------0--1--3--5--7--8--7--5--7--8--10-12-14-| B|----1--3-----------6=====8=====5=====0=====13====| G|-0=====2=====0=====------------5=====------------| D|-------3=====2=====0=====------------0=====------| A|-3=====------------------7=====------------0=====| E|-------------------------------------------------| 0 1 4 0 1 4 1 4 4 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 0 2 0 2 3 1 0* 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 0* 0 C7 C8____ 14 | . | . | . | . E|-15----0--------5--7--9--10-8-----8--10-12-14-16-| B|-0=====---6--8-----8=====10====12----------0=====| G|----7--0=====------------------10====9=====------| D|-0=====8=====7=====------------0=====------0=====| A|-------------8=====7=====8=====------------------| E|-------------------------------------8=====------| 4 2 0 1 4 1 1 3 3 1 4 1 3 4 3 4 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 C5 15 | . | . | . | . E|-17----16-14-12----------------8=====7-----5-----| B|----------------15-13-12-10----------5-----7-----| G|-------------------------------9--8--------------| D|-------14-13-14====------10----7=====5-----4-----| A|-15----------------12====------------------------| E|-12----------------------------------------------| 4 4 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 C2__________ C2____ C2____ 16 | . | . | . | . E|-3-----2=====3-----5-----------0=====2-----------| B|-0-----5--4--5-----7-----4=====------------4=====| G|-------------------------2--4--5===========4--2--| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------3=====2-----0-----2=====0-----0-----2=====| E|----------------------------------3--------------| 3 1 2 2 3 0 1 3 0 4 3 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 17 | . | . | . | . E|-0-----7--5--7=====------------9--7--9=====------| B|----------------0-----------7--8========---------| G|-0-----0-----0=====6--8--9--------0-----6--7--9--| D|----------4--------------------7-----7=====------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----------------7=====8=====------------9=====| 0 4 2 4 4 1 4 0 0 1 4 4 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 C2 18 | . | . | . | . E|-------11-9--11=====-----------0-----0=====------| B|-7--8--10====0=====---------------0--------------| G|----------------8--9--11-12----------------------| D|-0=====9--7--------------------10-12-10====2-----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------11====12==========---0--2--4--| 4 2 4 0 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 C2____ 19 | . | . | . | . E|-------2--0--2=====------------4--2--4=====------| B|-------3-----3=====------------5--3--5=====------| G|----------5--------------0=====------------1=====| D|-3=====------------4=====------0========---------| A|-0--2--3========------0--2--3--------------0--2--| E|----------------2--3--------------------4--------| 1 0 1 3 1 3 2 3 4 3 4 0 4 2 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 20 | . | . | . | . E|-------5--4--5=====0=====------5--4--5-----7-----| B|----3--------------------6-----6=====5-----------| G|-2-----5--4--2--0--------------------------7-----| D|-------------------3--2--0-----0=====------------| A|-3=====------------4=====5-----------3-----------| E|-------------------------------------------7-----| 3 3 4 0 4 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 21 | . | . | . | . 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E|-3=====3--2--3=====------0===========------0=====| B|-0=====0-----------3=====1=====1--0--1=====------| G|-0--2-----2--0-----4=====------------------0=====| D|----------------3--2--0-----3--2--0--------------| A|-------------------------3-----------3--2--0-----| E|-3=-=-=---------------------------------------3--| 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 24 | . | . | . | . E|=======1--3--5--4--5-----------------------------| B|----------------------6--3===========3-----3-----| G|-2--0--2--0--------------------4--5-----5-----4--| D|-3=====------3--2--0--------2--0-----------------| A|----------------------3--2--------3--2--0--------| E|-1=-=-=------------------------------------4--2--| 1 4 4 3 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 25 | . | . | . | . E|-------7--5--7-----------------8--7--8=====0=====| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-1-----------------7-----5=====---------------7--| D|-------------------6-----7=====4--6--7--9--10====| A|----------------------------7--------------------| E|-0===========------------------------------------| 4 2 4 3 1 4 2 2 0 1 2 2 3* 0 3 1 1 1 3 3* 1 26 | . | . | . | . E|-------10-8--10====------0--10-8--7-----------0--| B|-0=====------------6=====------------10-9--7-----| G|-9--7--10-9--7-----7===========------------7=====| D|-12====---------10-9--7--6=====7--6--7=====------| A|-------------------------------------------7=====| E|-------------------------------------------------| 4 4 2 4 1 0 4 2 2 4 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 C7 C5 27 | . | . | . | . E|-------10====8-----7-----------------------------| B|-10----------------------------0=====5-----------| G|-------10====9-----7-----------10====5-----7-----| D|-10----7--6--7-----9-----10----7--6--7-----9-----| A|-8-----------------------7-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 3 4 2 1 4 1 2* 2 3 3 1 4 0 1 2* 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 C5__________ C1 C2 28 | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------1-----0=====------2-----| B|-5=====------0-----0=====------------------------| G|-------7--5--7-----1=====1-----2=====------2-----| D|-6=====7=====------2--0--------------------------| A|-5--7--8===========------3===========------3-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 2 0 3 3 C5 arp. 29 | . | . | . | . E|-4=====5=====------------------5--4--5-----0-----| B|-3-----------------0-----------------------------| G|----4--5-----7--5-----2--------------------6-----| D|----------7========6=====7===========------------| A|-2=====0=====7=====------0=======================| E|-------------------0=====------------------------| 4 1 4 1 0 1 4* 2 1 2 0 2 3 1 3 4 4* 3 1 0 2 0 0 30 | . | . | . | . E|-------5-----5-----7-----0-----5--4--5-----7-----| B|-6--------9--------9-----------------------7-----| G|-7===========------10----7-----5--4--5-----7-----| D|-------------------12----------------------------| A|=====================================0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 1 4 1 1 0 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 0 0 31 | . | . | . | . E|----0--1===========0-----------------------------|| B|-0=====------0--------3--2=======================|| G|-7-----------1-----------2=======================|| D|-6=====------------------2=======================|| A|-0===============================================|| E|-------------------------------------------------|| 3 0 2 0 4 4 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 Notes and Legend ---------------- This is a difficult three part fugue. I've tried to show the different parts in the left hand fingering below the tab, so it will sometimes look strange! The ending is an example of a Picardy cadence, common in Vol I of Bach's Well Tempered Klavier, where a piece in a minor key ends with the major chord. Use a capo on the 3rd fret to play the Prelude in its original key. The tempo of the MIDI is 66 bpm (quarter notes) (maybe too fast for a guitar?) The fingering in the sheet is unclear in places, with longer notes sometimes cut off by another note played on the same string. measure 13 - 0* - the 1st part goes down to D (open 4th string) while the the 3rd part goes down to B (open 2nd string) measure 24 - in the sheet the D on the 2nd beat (2nd string, 3rd fret) is a half note tied to an eighth note in the following measure measure 25 - 3* - the same note, C (3rd note of the 4th beat, 4th string 10th fret) is used in both the 1st and 3rd parts of the Fugue measure 26 - the sheet provides an ossia (alternative way of playing) - * * * 26 | . | . | . | . E|-------10-8--10====------0--10-9--7-----------0--| B|-0=====------------------------------10-9--7-----| ossia G|-9--7--10-9--7-----10====7=====------------7=====| D|-12====---------10-9--7--6=====7--6--7=====------| A|-------------------------------------------7=====| E|-------------------------------------------------| 4 4 2 4 4 0 4 2 2 4 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 measure 27 - 2* - the same note, D (last note, 3rd string 7th fret) is used in both the 1st and 2nd parts of the Fugue measure 29 - 4* - the same note, A (2nd beat, 4th string 7th fret) is used in both the 1st and 2nd parts of the Fugue left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - note held =-= - let the note ring arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lower note to the higher note C1 - barre on the 1st fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret C3 - barre on the 3rd fret C5 - barre on the 5th fret C6 - barre on the 6th fret C7 - barre on the 7th fret C8 - barre on the 8th fret ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 21:08:29 -0700 (MST) From: Paul Zimmerman Subject: TAB: Fugue in C minor - Bach To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu The Well Tempered Clavier Part I - Fugue No 2 in Cm BWV847 - JS Bach ************************************************************ 1st measure - notes 7,8,9 moved from 2nd to 3rd string 2nd measure - notes 6,7,8 moved from 1st to 2nd string thanx to Jim Williams for help with corrections corrected by Weed 11 Jul 98 & 25 Jun 01 - weed@wussu.com ************************************************************ 1 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-1-0-1-----------1-0-1---3---|-----1-0-1---3---------------------| |---------0---1---------------|-0-----------------0-1-------0-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------3-------------3---| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |=| |___| |___|=| |___| |___|=| |___| |=| | |=| 3 |-----3-2-3-----------3-2-3---5---|-----3-2-3---5-------------------| |---1-0-------1---4---4---3-------|-3-----------------3-4-------3---| |-------2-0-------------------5---|-3---2---3---5---5---0---2-----5-| |-1---------3-1-0-----------------|-----------------4-----------4---| |-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |___|=| |___| |___|=| |___| |=| |___| |=| 5 |---------------------------------|-3-1-3---------------------------| |-----4-3-4-----------6-4-6-------|---------0---1---3---4---6-------| |-3-----------0---1-----------1-3-|-3---------0-1---------------5-4-| |-5-----------0-1-3---6-----0-3-5-|-------1-3-------3---1---0-------| |-----------3---------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |___|=| |=|=|=| |___|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=| |___|___|___| |=| 7 |---------------------4---3---1---|--------------------------------|| |-----4-3-1-----------6---4---3---|-4---3---4---6---0---1---3------|| |-5---------2-1-0-----------------|-----1---0-------0-----------0--|| |-----------------3---------------|-------------3-------3-1-3---1--|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |___|=| |=|=|=| |___|___|___| |___|___|___| |=| |___| Peace, \|||/ Paul Z - @ @ - U ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ "How old will you have to be before you stop believing ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ that those eyes will look down on you forever" ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -Grace Slick ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~