Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, No 24 BWV 893, Prelude in Bm - JS Bach Arrangement in Em by Richard Yates Tabbed by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 26 June 2011 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv0893_1_wtc2_no24_prelude_in_bm.mid ************************************************************************* measure 8 - D changed to D# (5th string, 6th fret - last beat of measure) Weed - 2 July 2011 ************************************************************************* See below tab for Notes and Legend Tuning: E A D G B E Key: Em Time: 4/4 - Allegro (lively) CII..... 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------| B|-----0---------------0-----------|-----0---1p0---0-4---0-----------| G|-0---------------0-----------0---|-------------3---------------2---| D|---------2---4-----------2-------|-4-------1-----------------------| A|-----------------2=========3-2p1-|-2-----------------------2-------| E|-0=======3=======----------------|-----------------2---------------| 2 3 4 2 4 3 2 4 1 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----0---------------0-----------|-----0---------------------------| G|-0---------------0-----------0---|---------------------------------| D|---------2---4-----------2-------|-4-------4---1-------------------| A|-----------------2=========3-2p1-|-2===============2---0-----------| E|-0=======3=======----------------|-------------------------3---2---| 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------3-------0---------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------------------0-------|---------10------7-------0-------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------4-------| A|-----2---------------2-----------|-----------------6---------------| E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---3---|-2--/7---8p7\6h7-----7-------5---| 4 4 2 1---1 2 1-1 3 2 3 3 4 CIV..... 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------7===========5-3-5p3-2p0-|-0-------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------4=======----------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------4-----------7p5-4h5-7---| A|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2-------6-----------6-------| E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---3---|-2---------------7---------------| 4 4 2 2 4 1-1 2 1---1 3 1 2 2 3 3 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0h2-3p2-0=======7=======----|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----5-------5=======--------5---| G|-0---------------------------7===|=====--7-6h7---------------------| D|---------2------/4-------6-------|/7-------------------5-----------| A|---------------------------------|---------0---------------4=======| E|-0-------------------------------|-----------------7=======--------| 2 4 3 1 1-------1 2---------2 3 2 CIII................ 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------0-2p0---------5=======----|---------------------------------| B|-----3-------3=======------------|---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------5===|=====7-5-4-5-7=======--------7---| D|-4---------------2-------4-------|-5-------------------4=======----| A|-5-------5-----------------------|-------------------------2-------| E|---------------------------------|---------3-------5---------------| 2 1 1 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 1 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|-------------0=======------------| B|-----0=======3=======1-0-1p0-----|---------------------3-1-3p1-0---| G|-----------------------------2p0-|-----5=======------------------2-| D|-2-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------| A|-3-----------------------0-------|-5---------------0-------2-------| E|---------0-------3---------------|---------2-----------------------| 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 1 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------1=======0---0-------|-----0=======3=======2-0-2p0-----| B|-----3=======----------3---3-1p0-|-----------------------------3p1-| G|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------| D|-2-------------------------------|-4-----------------------0-------| A|-----------------2-------3-------|---------0-------3---------------| E|---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|---------0-------2-------5-------| B|-0---3-----------0---3-------0---|-----3-----3-2h3-----3-----------| G|---------0---2-----------0-------|-2---------------------------5---| D|---------------------------2-----|-------------------------0-------| A|---------2-------5=========--5p4-|-5---------------0---------------| E|-3-------------------------------|---------2-----------------------| 1 2 4 3 4 1 3 4 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-0---3-----------0---3-------0---|-----3---------------------------| G|---------0---2-----------0-------|-2-------2-----------------------| D|---------------------------2-----|-------------4-------------------| A|---------2-------5=========--5p4-|-5===============5----3---2---0--| E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 1 3 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------0-------7-------|-------------------------8-------| B|---------3---------3-2-3---------|-----------------5---------------| G|---------------------------------|---------7---------7-6h7---------| D|-----0---------------0-----------|-----------------4-------7-------| A|-2-----------0---2---------------|-0---5---7p5\4h5-----5-----------| E|---------3---------------3---7---|-----------------------------8---| 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 1-1 1 2 3 CVII..... 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------0-------10------|----------------------------------| B|---------3-------------------8---|-8------\7===========7h9-10p9-7h9-| G|-------------------7-6h7-0-------|----------------------------------| D|-----0---------------0-----------|---------7---4---0---0------------| A|-------------0-------------------|-0---5----------------------------| E|-7-------3-------7-----------7---|-------------------------8----7---| 3 1 2 4 2 4-------4 1 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 .......... cVII.... 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----8---0-----------8---0-------|-------------7---0=======----7---| B|-10----------9--/10----------10--|-10======9-----------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------6-------9---0---| A|-----7---0-----------7---0-------|-----7---8p7/6h7-----7-----------| E|-8-----------7--/8-----------8---|-7-------------------------------| 4 3 4---4 3 4 4 3 1 2 2---2 1 2 1 2 1-1 1 2 3 ........... CVII........ 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-7--------------------------------|---------10========8p7--------0---| B|---10-9---10------------------10--|-10--9-----------------10-9p7---3-| G|--------------7---7---------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------10------|---------9---6--------------------| A|------7---0-----------7---0-------|-----7----------------------------| E|-8------------7---8-----------8---|\7---------------0========--------| 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 1-----1 1 2 1 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0---------------0-----------|-----------------4-------7-------| B|-1-----------0---1-----------1---|-----5---6p5-4h5-----5-----------| G|---------2---------------2-------|-4---------------------------7---| D|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| A|---------3-------0---------------|-----------------2---------------| E|-------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------| 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 1 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0---------------0-----------|-------------------------4-------| B|-------------0---1---------------|-----5---------------------------| G|-5-------2---------------2---5---|-4-------4-----------------------| D|---------2===========------------|-------------6---2-----------0---| A|---------------------5-3-5p3-2p0-|-0=======------------5p3-2h3-----| E|---------------------------------|---------4=======----------------| 1 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 2 4 1 2 CV...... 33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-5=======0=======8p7-5h7-8---0---|-------------------------10------| B|---------1p0---------5=======----|-3---2--/3---7---7---10------7---| G|-----2h4---------------------0===|=====2-0-------------------------| D|-------------7=======------------|---------4-5-7=======--------7---| A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------8=======----| 4 3 1---1 4 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3-3 2 1 CIII.............. CV.. 35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3=======--------7p5-3h5-7-------|-------------0---0-------8-------| B|---------3=======----3=======3---|---------------------8-------5---| G|-----0h2-4p2-0=======------------|-5---4---5---0=======------------| D|-----------------------------3===|=====5p3-2h3-----------------5---| A|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------7=======----| 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 1 2 37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----8======\7-------5=======3---|---------------------------------| B|-7---------------4---------------|---------0=======2=======3=======| G|---------------------------------|-3=======------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----5=======4-------2=======0---| A|-0=======------------------------|-----------------1---------------| E|---------3======\2=======0=======|=====----------------------------| 3 4-------4 3 4 3 2 4 1-------1 4 3 1 3 39 | 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. | . e|---------------------------------|-----------------0=======3=======| B|-----------------0=======3=======|---------2=======--------2-------| G|---------------------------------|-3=======0-------3---------------| D|-0=======4=======0---4-------0---|-----4-----4-3h4-----4-------2---| A|-2-------2---4-----------2-------|-4-------------------------------| E|-----2---------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 1 3 3 45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-2-------------------2=======----|---------------------------------| B|-----0h2-3p2-0=======------------|-----0-------0=======--------0---| G|-----------------------------2===|=====--2-0h2---------------------| D|-0=======----------------1=======|-2=======------------0=======----| A|---------2=======4=======--------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------0-------2-------4-------| 2 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 2 4 47 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------0=======----|---------------------------------| B|-------0-1p0---------------------|---------------------------------| G|-----2-------2=======--------0===|=====2p0-----2=======--------2---| D|---------------------------------|---------4h5---------------------| A|-3=======0=======2=======3=======|-5=======5=======----3=======----| E|-5=======------------------------|-----------------0=======2-------| 2 1 1 2 4 1 4 4 3 49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----0=======3=======1-0-1p0-----| G|-------------2=======0---0-------|-----------------------------2p0-| D|-----4=======----0=====4---4-2p1-|-2-------------------------------| A|-2-------2=======----------------|-3-----------------------3-------| E|-3=======----------------3=======|---------0-------3---------------| 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 CIV..... 51 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0=======3=======--0---------|-----5=======8=======7-5-7p5-----| B|---------------------7---7p5-----|-----------------------------8p7-| G|-2---------------------------8-6-|-8-----------------------4=======| D|-------------------------4-------|-----------------4---------------| A|---------0-------3---------------|---------6-----------------------| E|-2-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| 2 4 4 3 4 1 4 4 2 3 2- 1 2 1 CI.. 53 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------0---2=====4-5-4-2-4-|-5-----------0---3-----------0---| B|/8-------------------------------|-----4=======--------4=======----| G|-----8=======--------5---4-------|---------2=======----2---0-------| D|---------10======----------------|---------------------------------| A|-7---------------2-----------2---|-3=======--------2---------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---| ---2 3 1 2 4 3 4 3 3 4 1 4 3 2 2 1 2 55 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-8p7\5=======5=====7\5p4-5---5===|===----------5=======------------| B|---------------------------------|---3-1p0-1-----------1=======1===| G|---------------------------------|---------------------2=======2===| D|-----5---3-----------3--\2-------|-----2---1---4---2---0---2---2---| A|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------3-----------3---|-2-------------------------------| 4 3-3 4-4 4 2 4 2 2 1 1---1 2 3 1 3 4 ferm 57 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------3-3---2===----------------|-------------0---3---2---0-------| B|=====0-------------------1p0-----|-----0---4-------------------4---| G|==================---2h4-----2---|-0-------------------------------| D|-1================-------1=======|-2-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------3-------0-------2-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 4 2 2 3 1 1 59 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0-----------------------3-------|-------------------------5=======| B|---------0-------1p0---0---------|---------0-------1-0---0---------| G|---------------------3-----------|---------------------3-----------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------1-------4-------| A|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---3p2-1h2-----2-------0---| E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---3---|-2-------------------------------| 1 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 CII..... 61 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------7-------|-------------------------0h2-3h5-| B|---------0=======1p0---0-----3---|-3-------2=======----2h4---------| G|---------------------3-----------|-2===============----------------| D|---------------------------------|-2-------5=======----------------| A|-----2---------------2-----------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------0---2---3-------0---2---|-3-----------------------3-------| 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 2 2 CVI..... 63 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0---------------------0-2p0-----|-6-------7=======----------------| B|-1-------4=======----4-------4---|/8-------7=======----------------| G|-2===============------0-2p0-----|-6-------4=======----------------| D|---------4=======----4-------4---|-------------------------1h2-4---| A|---------------------------------|-7-------6=======----2h4---------| E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 2 4 3 4 3-----3 3 3 1 2 1 2 2-------2 CII..... 65 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|| B|-------3-1p0---------5=======4---|-5==============================|| G|-------------2---0-------2-------|-4==============================|| D|-------------------------4-------|-5==============================|| A|---------0---------------2-------|--------------------------------|| E|-3-------------------------------|-0==============================|| 4 4 3 1 2 NOTES The accompanying MIDI is 120 bpm. It is usually played faster on the piano, often about 135 bpm (Edwin Fischer), rarely as fast as 170 bpm (Glenn Gould). The fingering follows the sheet music (found online), "Transcribed for guitar by Richard Yates, 1999". There are some big stretches and many notes are easier to play on the lower frets or with open strings, but this would change the phrasing and affect hammer-ons and pull-offs. In some places the fingering wasn't obvious, and there may have been mistakes in the sheet, so use the fingering as a guide and amend it as necessary or as seems sensible. "Jones" in the notes below refers to the piano sheet music published by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, "Edited and annotated by Richard Jones, Commentaries by Donald Francis Tovey, 1994". measure 8 - [Jones] the D# on the 2nd string is an upper mordent measure 24 - [Jones] the F# on the 2nd string is a upper mordent, which is followed by an E - 24 | . * . | * . | . e|----------------------------------| B|-8------\7=========5-7-9-10-9-7-9-| G|----------------------------------| D|---------7---4---0---0------------| A|-0---5----------------------------| E|-------------------------8----7---| measure 28 - the F# on the 2nd string [Jones] has been changed from F [Yates] - 28 | . | . | . | * . e|---------10========8p7--------0---| B|-10--9-----------------10-9p6---3-| G|----------------------------------| D|---------9---6--------------------| A|-----7----------------------------| E|\7---------------0=======---------| measure 31 - [Jones] the E on the 4th string is a mordent measure 32 - [Jones] the G# on the 6th string is an upper mordent measure 32 - [Jones] the G# on the 1st string is a turn measure 34 - [Jones] the first D on the 2nd string is an upper mordent measure 53 - F#, G# changed to dotted 1/4, 1/8 [Jones] from 1/4 notes [Yates] - 53 | . | . * * | . e|-------------0---2---4---5-4-2-4-| B|/8-------------------------------| G|-----8=======--------5---4-------| D|---------10======----------------| A|-7---------------2-----------2---| E|---------------------------------| measure 56 - [Jones] changed from 4th to 3rd finger for A so it can be held measure 57 - the second G on the 1st string is written as an auxiliary note - 57 | . * | . | . | . e|-------3-{3}-2=======----------------| B|=====0-----------------------1p0-----| G|=====================----2h4-----2---| D|-1===================--------1-------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| KEY left hand fingering (below tab) 1 - index 2 - middle 3 - ring 4 - little 1--1 - slide index finger to the next note 2--2 - slide middle finger to the next note 4--4 - slide little finger to the next note === - note held p - pull-off h - hammer-on / - slide up \ - slide down ferm - fermata (pause) - note(s) held longer than indicated CI..... - barre on the 1st fret (cI... - partial barre) CII.... - barre on the 2nd fret CIII... - barre on the 3rd fret CIV.... - barre on the 4th fret CV..... - barre on the 5th fret CVI.... - barre on the 6th fret CVII... - barre on the 7th fret * more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org *