BWV 1004 - Violin Partita No 2 in Dm - 3. Sarabande - Johann Sebastian Bach edition: Editio Musica Budapest, arr by Mosoczi Miklos, Z.8527 (1978, Hungary) see Notes below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 9 Nov 2017 - last update 10 Feb 2024 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv1004_violin_partita_no2_in_dm_3_sarabande.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcYT8voQMTs - Andre Madeira video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcQcZfuONVs - Frank Bungarten audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkWaazmFizQ - David Russel tuning: E A D G B E key: D minor timing: 3/4 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| B|--6-----------------------|-5----------------------|---------------------3---| G|*-7-------3-----------3---|-3-------2-----------2--|-2---3---3---2---2-------| D|*-7-------5---------------|-5-------5--------------|-3=======2=======0=======| A|--5-----------------------|-4----------------------|-5=======3=======1=======| E|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 4 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 2 CI__ tr. cII___ 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------6-5---------------| B|-3-1---------------------|-----3-1-----------------|-----2---------------2---| G|-----3-2----------------2|-3-------3-2-0-----------|---------------------0---| D|-1===----5-------4--0245-|-0-------------3-2-0---0-|---2---------------------| A|---------0===============|---------------------4---|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| 3 3 4 1341 3 2 4 4 1 2 tr. 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------3-------3-1-0-1-|-0======================-|-------------------------| B|-3-------2-------3=======|-3-------2---0---2-------|-5-----68----------------| G|-----2-------------------|-2======================*|-6=======6-------6-------| D|-3=======2-------0=======|------------------------*|-7=======5===============| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 2 4 4 1 24 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 CIV_____ CIII_________ 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------------5-|---------------------3---|---------6---------4-2-3-| B|-----------------5-8-6--8|-8-------6---5---6-------|-5---3-1-----------------| G|*7-5-4-5-4-----7---------|-5-------5=======4=======|-5-----------------------| D|*4=======3=======--------|---------0=======5=======|-5-----------------------| A|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 2 2 2 3 1 4 2 14 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 tr. CIII____________ CIII 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-2-------3---------------|-------------------------|-----6-5-----5-3-----3-2-| B|-1-----------3---4-------|-----3-4-----3-----------|---4-------3-------1-----| G|---------3===--------3---|-5---------------5-3-2-0-|-5-------3-------2-------| D|-----------------5-------|-5=======4---------------|-----------------0=======| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 4 2 2 4 2 1 3 2 4 4 4 4 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 tr. 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-3=======----------------|-6-----5-----0-----------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|---------8-6-------------|-----1-0-0---1---------1-| G|----------------------57-|-5-------------753-----2-|-2-----------------------| D|-------------------578---|-------------------------|-3-------4-------0-------| A|------------------------8|-7-----------------------|-------------------------| E|---------3=========------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 134134 2 1 4 2 422 1 1 1 2 4 3 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-------1===============| B|-0---3-2------------65-6-|-----5-------------------|-2-------3===============| G|-0-------6---7----------7|-7-6---------------------|-0-------2===============| D|---------6---------------|-------7-7-5-8-0---------|-------------------------| A|-----------------7-------|-----------------5-4-7-0-|-1-------0===============| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 2 23 3 2 3 1 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 4 1 2 CIII________ 1________________________ 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------3---------6-------|-------5-----------------|-------------------------| B|-----4---4---------235---|---------8-----6-----5---|-------------------------| G|---3-------3-0---------0-|-----7-----6-7-----7---6-|-7-----5-----------------| D|-------------------------|---7-------------7-------|---------8-7-5-----------| A|---------------6---------|-8-----------------------|---------------8-7-5-4-57| E|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 3 4 124 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 24 tr. _________________________ 2_________________________ 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------1-0---| B|-5-----68----------------|-------------------------|---3-1-----------3-----2-| G|-6=======6-----------6--*|-7-----2-0---------------|-------2-3---0-3---------| D|-7=======5==============*|-----3-----3-2-0---------|-----------4-------------| A|-0=======----------------|---5-------------3-1-3-0-|-1-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 4 3 2 1 2 3 28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------0-1-------|-------------------------|------------------------|| B|-3---------0-3-----2-3---|-----------------------2-|-3----------------------|| G|---------1-------------0-|-2-320---------------0---|------------------------|| D|-----0-3-----------------|-------3-2-0-0-----2-----|---------0==============|| A|---2---------------------|------------4----0-------|------------------------|| E|-------------------------|---------------4---------|------------------------|| Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ thanks to Jeff Kollasch for the following correction - measure 28 - 2nd note changed from Bb to B - weed@wussu.com - 10 February 2024 If you want more suggestions for ornaments, listen to the David Russel audio! The tempo of the MIDI is 50 bpm (quarter notes). In places you may find it easier to play in a lower position using open strings. The sheet has a repeat sign at the end of measure 30.(??) left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - note held, length of note tr. - trill - rapid alternation of main note with note above (in the scale) CI - barre on the 1st fret with the 1st finger CII - barre on the 2nd fret with the 1st finger CIII - barre on the 3rd fret with the 1st finger CIV - barre on the 4th fret with the 1st finger CVI - barre on the 6th fret with the 1st finger |--- ---| repeat the section |--- ---| |*-- --*| 1___ play first time |*-- --*| 2___ play on repeat |--- ---| |--- ---| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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