BWV 997 - Lute Suite No 2 in Cm - Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 2 versions - 1st by Kevin J. Manges in Am (drop D), 2nd by Kevin Smith in Am ******************************************************************************* #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Title : Sarabande: Suite for Lute - BMV997 Artist : J.S. Bach Transcribed by : Kevin J. Manges (braumstr@bright.net) (fomerly braumeister@centuryinter.net & Kevinm2556@aol.com) Notes : Low E string tuned down 2 steps to D This is best viewed in Courier New, 10pt font. ********************************************************************* updated: 28 Feb 2003 by weed@wussu.com (measures 1-3) ********************************************************************* thanks to Oliver Goodbourn for the following correction - 30 May 2021 measure 12 - bottom note of 3rd interval changed from C-G to C#-G ********************************************************************* Legend ------ Fret position shown above staff. Finger selection shown below staff. h = hammer-on / = slide up/down 1 V---------| E|---5--7h8-7--5--4--5-|-------------------|---1-0---7--5-4-1-0---| B|---5-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----3------------3-| G|---5------7--5--4--5-|-4-----------------|-4-------7------------| D|---------------------|-3-----------------|-3-------6------------| A|---0------0-----0----|-0--2h3-2--0-----0-|---------0----0-------| D|---------------------|--------------6----|----------------------| 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 1 4 2 2 4 II--| E|----------------------0-1-|-3-0--------------------|-------4-5-------------4-| B|-1-0--1-0-------0-1-3-----|-----2------------------|---2-3-------------3-----| G|----------2---2-----------|-----0----3-2-0-2-0-----|---------------------5---| D|------------2-------------|--------------------3-2-|-3---------3-2-0-2-------| A|-0------------------------|-0------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------| D|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 7 III------| E|-5---------------------2-|----------------|-----0-0-0-1/3-3-3-5-6-6-| B|---------------1-0-------|-1--0-----------|-1-3---------------------| G|-------------2-----1/2---|-2--1-----------|---------0---------------| D|---2\1---1-4-----0-------|-1--2--0--------|-----------------3-------| A|-0-----4-0---------------|----------3--2--|-0-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-2--------------|-------------------------| 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 4 10 II II----| E|-6-3-3-----------------3-|-------------0-0-0-1/3-3-|-3---------------------0-| B|-------5-5-1-1-----------|-----1-1-1-3-------------|---5-5-2-2---------------| G|-------------0-3-3-2-3---|-2-3---------------------|-----------2-2-0-0---0---| D|-2-------------------2---|-3-------2-------0-------|-------------2-----3-----| A|-----------------3-------|-------------------------|-4---------------0---4---| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 3 4 1 3 3 1 3 4 2 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 13 II-----| E|-------------------------|-----------------------1-| B|-------------------------|-0-------0---3-5/6\5\3---| G|-----------0-2-4-5-4-2-5-|---2-0-2---5-------------| D|-3-2-0-2-3---------------|-------------------------| A|-5-----------------------|-----------------0---2---| D|-------------0---2---3---|-5-----------5-----------| 2 1 2 3 1 3 4 3 1 5 2 4 1 4 4 1 4 2 3 3 2 15 E|-0--3-1-5\3---------------|--------------------||-----*| B|------------1-0-1-6\5-3-1-|-1-----------------*||-1---*| G|--------------------------|-0------------------||-0---*| D|--------------------------|-2------------------||-2---*| A|-3----0-------------------|-3--3--3--2--2--0--*||-3---*| D|----------2---3-/-5---5---|--------------------||-----*| 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 17 III-------| V----- E|--0---1h3-1---0--------|-2------------------|-3---5h7-5--3-----------------5-| B|*-1--------------3---1-|-3------------------|-3-------5-----7-/5--3--0-------| G|--0-------2---0--------|-2------------------|-0-------------------------5----| D|-----------------3---2-|-----0h2-0----------|---------------------4-----7----| A|*-3-------3------3-----|-3----------3--2--0-|-2-------3----------------------| D|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------0----------| 4 1 4 1 2 4 3 4 4 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 20-V---------| E|--------------------7----|---------------------|-----------------------| B|--------------0-----8----|-----10--10-\8--8-\7-|-7-/8-10-1-----0-------| G|-5------5--7--0-----9--0-|-----11--11--9--9--8-|-8--9------------------| D|-7---9-----------9-------|-------------------7-|----0----4--2--1--2--4-| A|-5-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| D|-5-----------------------|-10------------------|-----------------------| 1 3 4 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 1 4 4 23 II-------| II--- E|----------2-5-3\2-3-0-2---|-0-----3----------|-------------------------| B|------4-5---------------4-|-0----------------|---6\5-5-5-3-2-2-2-0-----| G|----6---------------------|-0--------3--3--2-|-2-------------------2-2-| D|--------------------------|----2--2--0--0----|-2---------------2-------| A|----------0-------2-------|----------------4-|-4-----------0-------4---| D|-5------------------------|-2----------------|-------------------------| 2 4 1 3 1 4 2 2 4 2 4 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 2 26II------------------| E|------------3-3-6\5-3-1-0-|-1-0---------------------| B|----2-2-5-5---------------|-----3-3-3-1-0-0-0-------| G|--2-----------------------|-------------------2-0-0-| D|--5---2-------2-----------|-0---------------0-------| A|----------4-------4---0---|---------------------2---| D|--------------------------|-------------0-----------| 1 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 3 1 28 E|-----------1-1-5\-3-1-0---|-0-1-0---------------0---| B|---0-0-3-3--------------3-|-------3-1-0-------1-----| G|-0------------------------|-------------2-1-2-----0-| D|-3---0-------0------------|-------------2-----------| A|---------2--------2-------|-3---------------3---0---| D|----------------------5---|-------------------------| 3 4 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 30 II- II-- E|-----------------------1-|-0-4-5--------------------| B|---3-------0---------3---|--------6-4-5-----3-1-0---| G|-------5-------2\--1-----|--------------1-2-------2-| D|-3---2---0---------------|--------------3---2-------| A|-------------3\--2---2---|-3\--2----3---------------| D|-0---2---3---2---0-------|----------------------2---| 3 4 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 4 4 2 3 1 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 1-->1 1 3 2 2 1.) 2.) E|-------------------||------------*| B|------------------*||------------*| G|-2-----------------||-2----------*| D|-2-----------------||-2----------*| A|-0--0--0--2--2--3-*||-0----------*| D|-------------------||------------*| 3 2 3 2 ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** #----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: kevins@ornews.intel.com (Kevin Smith) [email address not active May 2012] Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Subject: TAB: Sarabande (BMV 997); CG from Bach Date: 11 Jul 1994 00:07:20 -0700 JS Bach - Sarabande from Suite for Lute in C minor (BMV 997) This is probably one of my favorite guitar pieces to play. When played with passion, it can be quite breath-taking. It will take some practice to do it smoothly, but it is worth it. An excellent version of this can be found on Segovia's "The Legendary Andres Segovia in an All-Bach Program" from the Segovia Collection (Vol 1). I check it for mistakes, but let me know if you find any. It is the sarabande from one of Bach's lute suites (BWV 997). It is in the key of Am and is in 3/4 time; '|'s mark the quarter note beats, '.'s mark the 8th notes and the 16th notes are proportionally between them. Note that measures 1, 2, 17, 18, and 19 are double spaced to accomodate the 32nd notes at the end of the first beats. Sarabande (BMV 997) Johann Sebastian Bach 1 | . | . | . E|-5-----------7h8-7------\5-------4-------5-------| B|-5-----------------------------------------------| G|-5---------------7------\5-------4-------5-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0---------------0---------------0---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 | . | . | . E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------------------------------------------| G|-4-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-----------------------------------------------| A|-0-----------2h3-2-------0---------------0-------| E|---------------------------------4---------------| 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----0---7-----5-4-------|-------------------------| B|-3-6---3-3---------6-5---|-----------------1-3/5-6-| G|-4---------------------7-|-5-4-5-4-2---2-4---------| D|-3-------6---------------|-----------2-------------| A|---------0-------0-------|-0-----------------------| E|-4-----------------------|-------------------------| 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|-------4-5-------------4-| B|-8-5---------------------|---2-3-------------3-1---| G|-----6-----3-2-0-2-0-----|-------------------------| D|-----5---------------3-2-|-3---------3-2-0-2-------| A|-0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5---------------------2-|-------------------------| B|---------------1---------|-1-------0---------------| G|-------------2---4-1-2---|-2-------1---------------| D|---2\1---1-4-------------|-1-------2---0-----------| A|-0-----4-0-------0-------|-----------------3---2---| E|-------------------------|-0-----------------------| 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----0-0-0-1-3-3-3-5/6-6-|-6-3-3-0-0-------------3-| B|-1-3---------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------5-5-3-3-2-3---| D|-------------------------|-------------5-------2---| A|-0-----------------------|-----------------3-------| E|---------3-------1-------|-------------------------| 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------0-0-0-1/3-3-|-3-0-0-----------------0-| B|-----1-1-1-3-------------|-------2-2---------------| G|-2-3---------------------|-----------2-2-0-0---0---| D|-3-------2-------0-------|-------------2-----3-----| A|-------------------------|-4---------------0---4---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|---------------0-1-0---1-| B|---------------0-1-0---1-|-0-------0-1-3-------3---| G|-----------0-2-------2---|---2-0-2-----------------| D|-3-2-0-2-3---0---2---3---|-5-----------------------| A|-5-----------------------|-----------------0---2---| E|-------------------------|-------------3-----------| 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0-3-1-5\3-------1-0-----|-------------------------| B|-----------1-0-1-----3-1-|-1-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-0-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-2-----------------------| A|-3---0-------------------|-3---3---3---2---2---0---| E|---------0---1---3---3---|-------------------------| repeat measures 1-15 and substitute measure 17 for measure 16... 17 | . | . | . E|-------------------------| B|-1-----------------------| G|-0-----------------------| D|-2-----------------------| A|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------| and then continue... 18 | . | . | . E|-0-----------1h3-1-------0-----------------------| B|-1-------------------------------3-------1-------| G|-0---------------2-------0-----------------------| D|---------------------------------3------\2-------| A|-3---------------3---------------3---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| *arpegiate 19 | . | . | . E|-2-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-2-----------------------------------------------| D|-0-----------0h2-0-------------------------------| A|-3-----------------------3-------2-------0-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 20 | . | . | . E|-3-----------5h7-5---3-----------------------5---| B|-3---------------5-------7---5---3---0---1-------| G|-0---------------------------------------2-------| D|---------------------------------4---------------| A|-2---------------3---------------5---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 21 | . | . | . E|-----------------7-------| B|-1-0-1-3-0-------8-------| G|-2-------0-----------0---| D|-0-----------------------| A|-----------------7-------| E|-3-----------7-----------| 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|c7--\5---5---3---3---2---|-2---3-5-----------------| B|c8--\7---7---5---5---4---|-4---5---1-------0-------| G|---------------------2---|-----0---2---------------| D|-------------------------|---------4---2---1---2-4-| A|-3-----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 24 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------0-2-5-3\2-3-0-2---|-0-------3---------------| B|-0-2-4-----------------4-|-0-----------------------| G|-------------------------|-0-----------3---3---2---| D|-------------------------|-----2---2---0---0-------| A|---------0-------2-------|---------------------4---| E|-3-----------------------|-0-----------------------| 26 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-3-----------------------|-----------3-3-6\5-3-----| B|---6-5-5-5-3-2-2-2-0-----|---2-2-5-5-----------6-5-| G|-2-------------------2-2-|-2-----------------------| D|-2-----------------------|-5---2-------2-----------| A|-4-----------0---0---4---|---------4-------4---0---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 28 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|-----------1-1-5\3-1-0---| B|-6-5-3-3-3-1-0-0-0-------|---0-0-3-3-------------3-| G|-------------------2-0-0-|-0-----------------------| D|-0-----------0---0-------|-3---0-------0-----------| A|---------------------2---|---------2-------2-------| E|-------------------------|---------------------3---| 30 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0-1-0---------------0---|-----------------------1-| B|-------3-1-0-------1-----|---3-------0---------3---| G|-------------2-1-2-----0-|-------5-------2--\1-----| D|-------------2-----------|-3---2---0---------------| A|-3---------------3---0---|-5-----------3--\2---2---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 32 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---4-5-------------------|-------------------------| B|/5-----6-4-5-----3-1-0---|-------------------------| G|-------------1-2-------2-|-2-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-2-----------------------| A|-3---2---3---------------|-3-----------2---2---3---| E|-------------1---0---0---|-5---5---5---------------| repeat measures 18 through 32 and then end with measure 34. 34 | . | . | . E|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|| G|-2-----------------------|| D|-2-----------------------|| A|-3-----------------------|| E|-5-----------------------|| Good hunting. --KS Aloha, OR USA