BWV 1004 - Violin Partita No 2 in Dm - 2. Corrente - Johann Sebastian Bach edition: Editio Musica Budapest, arr by Mosoczi Miklos, Z.8527 (1978, Hungary) see Notes below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 7 Nov 2017 - last update 10 Feb 2024 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv1004_violin_partita_no2_in_dm_2_corrente.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxfygwtFuXk - Frank Bungarten audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYl30KI_jcs - David Russel tuning: E A D G B E key: D minor timing: 3/4 |~~3~~| |~~3~~| |~~3~~| |~~3~~| 0 | . | . | . . | . . | . | . . | . . E|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|*-------2-|-2----------3--2---------|-------------------------| D|*---------|-3---------------5--3--2-|-3----------5--3-2-------| A|----------|-5-------4---------------|-5-------0----------5--4-| E|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 1 3 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 3 2 2 4 4 cII_____ 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------1--3-| G|-------------------------|-----------------2-----0-|------------0--2-3-------| D|-0-------------3-2-----0-|---------------2---------|-3--0--2-3---------------| A|-------1-----------------|-4-------4---------------|-------------------------| E|---------3---------------|-------5-----------------|-------------------------| 1 3 4 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 4 6 | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------3--4----| G|-------2-----------------|-----------------0--2--3-|-2-------2--3--5-------5-| D|---------3-------------1-|-0-------0--2--3---------|----3--5-----------------| A|---------------3-0-------|----1--3-----------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 2 4 3 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 2 3 4 9 | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . E|-----------------3--5--6-|---------------6-5-------|-5-----------------------| B|-3-------3--5--6---------|---------8-------------8-|----8--6-5--6--8-------5-| G|----3--5-----------------|-------5-----------------|-----------------5--7----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 3 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 2 4 1 3 1 12 | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-6-----------------------|-------------------------|----3--------------------| G|----5----------5---------|---------2-----5-3-----2-|-3-----5-3--2------------| D|-------8-7--8-------5--7-|-0-----4-----------------|---------------5-3--2--0-| A|-----------------8-------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 4 3 4 1 4 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 cII_____ 15 | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|---------------3---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-----------------6-----5-|-6-----------------------|-------5-6--5------------| G|---------2---------------|----2--------------------|----7----------7-5--7--4-| D|-------2-----------------|-------5-3--2------------|-------------------------| A|-4-----------------------|---------------5-3--2--0-|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-----------------------| 3 1 4 3 4 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 18 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------5-7--4--5-| B|---------5---------------|-------------------------|------------5------------| G|----5--7----7--5-4--5----|-------------------------|-------2-5---------------| D|-----------------------7-|-6--0--2-3--2------------|----2--------------------| A|-0-----------------------|---------------5-3--5--2-|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 4 3 4 1 3 1 2 2 3 4 4 1 2 21 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|----7--5-4---------------|-------------------------| B|-6-----------------------|------------6--5---------|----5--------------------| G|----6--7-----------------|-----------------7--5--4-|-5-----7-5--4------------| D|---------8--6--7---------|-------------------------|---------------7----7--6-| A|-----------------8--4--5-|-------------------------|-----------------7-------| E|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|-------------------------| 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 4 3 4 2 24 | . | . | . . | . | . . | . . E|--------------------------|---0-|-0----------1--0---------| B|--------------------------|-----|-2---------------3--2--0-| G|-------------------------*|*----|-2-------1---------------| D|-------------------------*|*----|-------------------------| A|-0=======-=======-=======-|-----|-------------------------| E|--------------------------|-----|-------------------------| 2 1 2 4 3 1 cII_____ 26 | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|---------------3-1-----0-|-1-----------------------| B|-2-----------------------|-------3-----------------|-------3-----------------| G|----2-------3--2-0-------|-------------------------|---------2---------------| D|-------2------------3--2-|-3-------2---------------|---------------3-0-----3-| A|---------0---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 4 1 1 4 2 3 3 29 | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . E|-----------------3--1----|-------------------------|----8--6-5---------------| B|----4--3-1-------------4-|-3-----------------------|------------8--7---------| G|------------3--2---------|-------3---------------7-|-----------------8--7--5-| D|-------------------------|---------3-----0---------|-4-----------------------| A|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------6-------|-------------------------| 4 3 1 3 2 3 1 4 4 3 2 2 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 4 3 1 32 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------3-4--3--4-|-------------------------|---------8---------------| G|----0--2-3--5------------|---------------5-7--5--7-|-------7---------5-----8-| D|-8-----------------------|-7-----5-7--8------------|-6-------------8---------| A|-------------------------|----8--------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 3 1 3 2 3 4 3 1 8 35 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|---------------3----3--2-|-3-----------------------| B|-------------------------|------------3----3-------|----3--1-----------------| G|-------------------------|-------0-3---------------|---------3--2--0---------| D|-4--7--5-4-----0---------|----0--------------------|-----------------3--2--0-| A|------------6----3--1--0-|-1-----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 2 3 2 38 | . | . | . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3--5--3-----------------| B|---------------3-1-------|---------------2-3--5--6-|---------6--5--3---------| G|-------0-3-------------3-|-2-------2--4------------|-----------------6--4----| D|-2-----------------------|----3--5-----------------|-----------------------7-| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 1 2 4 4 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 1 4 41 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------7-| B|-6--8--6-5---------------|-5--6--5---------------4-|-------------------------| G|------------7--5-------0-|---------7--5-------5----|-7--8--7-5----------7----| D|-----------------8--7----|---------------8-7-------|------------8--7-6-------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 4 2 1 3 1 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 4 4 3 1 4 3 2 3 4 tr. 44 | . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------5-| B|-----------------1--3--5-|-------------------------|---------------5-6--8----| G|-6----------2--4---------|-------------------------|------------7------------| D|-7-----------------------|-5--4--5----5--7-8--7--5-|----5--7-0---------------| A|---------0---------------|---------4---------------|-8-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 3 1 2 4 3 2 3 1 2 4 4 3 1 4 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 3 47 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . | . . | . . E|-------------------------|-----------------6-------|-9==========10-9-10-8--6-| B|-------------------------|--------------------7--8-|-8=======----------------| G|-5--4--5----5--7-8--7--5-|---------8--6--7---------|-------------------------| D|---------4---------------|-8--4--5-----------------|-7=======----------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 2 1 2 4 4 3 1 4 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 3 1 50 | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . . | . . | . | . . E|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----8--6-5--6-------3--2-|-3-----------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------7-2-------|-------3-1==========2--4-|-------0-----------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|----2----8==========7----| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4---------------------10| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 4 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 2 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 4 53 | . . | . . | . . | . | . | . E|---------------5---------|------------------------|| B|------------6------------|------------------------|| G|-------6-7---------------|-----------------------*|| D|----7--------------------|-----------------------*|| A|-8---------------0--5--4-|-5=======-=======-=====-|| E|-------------------------|------------------------|| 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ thanks to Jeff Kollasch for the following correction - measure 25 - 3rd note changed from F# to F (1st string 1st fret) also the rhythm has been changed to reflect the triplets updated by weed@wussu.com - 10 February 2024 The tempo of the MIDI is 112 bpm (quarter notes). The MIDI does not repeat the sections. measure 41 - in some editions the 7th note is B (not Bb as in Bach's own score) measure 43 - in the sheet the last note is Bb (not B as in Bach's own score) left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - note held, length of note |~3~| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes tr. - trill - rapid alternation of main note with note above (in the scale) cII - part barre on the 2nd fret with the 1st finger |--- ---| repeat the section |--- ---| |*-- --*| |*-- --*| |--- ---| |--- ---| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com