BWV 1008, Cello Suite No 2 in Dm - 2. Allemande - JS Bach (1685-1750) edition: Opera Tres Ediciones Musicales, arr Marcos Diaz Fuentes (Madrid, 2006) see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 26 September 2020 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv1008_cello_suite_no2_in_dm_2_allemande.mid tuning: EADGBE key: A minor (transposed from D minor) time: 4/4 m i m m a 1 m i i i m i c1 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--0-|-0---1-0-------------------------|-----------------------------0-1-| B|----|-1-------3-1-0---------0---------|-----------------------0-1-3-----| G|*---|---------------2-2p1-2-----------|-----2-------1---2---------------| D|*---|-2-----------------------2--3-0--|---2-------------2---------------| A|----|-0===============----------------|-3=====3-2=======0===============| E|----|-----------------0=======--------|---------------------------------| 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 2 a c2 m i a m i m a i m i a m i m m 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3---5-6-5-3-----3-------5-------|-----1-5-3-1-0---1p0-----0-----0-| B|-2-----------6-5---6-5-3-------1-|---3-----------3-----3-1-1-------| G|---------------------------------|-4-------------------------------| D|-2---------------0===============|---------------------------------| A|-0===============----------------|-----------------3===============| E|---------------------------------|-3===========--------------------| 2 4 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 3 1 4 3 4 1 1 2 3 C2 c5________________________ tr. c3______ i m i m a m i m m i a m i 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-2=========4-5-4-5-----7-8p7-5-7-|-5------------------------7p3-----| B|-3=======--------5---------------|---8-7-8-7p5-4-5-4------0-----5---| G|-2=======--------5---------------|----------------------6---------7-| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-3---2-0-2=======0===============|-0===============0========--------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------3=======| 2 3 4 3 4 1 1 4 3 4 2 1 2121 3 4 1 2 4 4 1 1 c5______________c4__________ a i m i a m i p i m a m a m i a i m p i m i m a m a m i i p p 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-7-------5-----------------5-3-2-|-3p0-------------------0-2-5-----| B|---5-------------------4-7-------|-------0---1-0---4-----------0---| G|-5---5-----5---------4-----------|-----5---2=====2---------------2-| D|-------7-----7-----4-------------|-2=======--------4=======1=======| A|-0=======9=====9-6===========2===|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 C2______________ m i m a tr. i m 9 | . | . | . | . e|---------0---5---2---------------0---------------0h2h3h5p3p2h3p0=| B|-----0-----------4-----------4---2---------0h2h4-----------------| G|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------| D|-2===============------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------2===============1-------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 1 4 2121 1 3 1 2 4 a a C2__ C2______ i m i m m i p i i m i m i 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|===--0-2-0-------0---------------|-2---------------5p2-3-----------| B|---4-------4-2-0-0---1-0---------|-----0-1-0-------------5-----4---| G|-------------------------2-0-----|-2---------2-0---4-----------2---| D|-----------------------------4-2-|-1===========--4-2===------------| A|-0===============----------------|---------------------0===2=======| E|-----------------3===========----|---------------------------------| 4 2 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 a a tr. i m a m i m a i m i m i m m a i m i 12 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------5-----0------|----|-4=======------0-----------------| B|-----------3-------5---4-4g5------|--0-|-0-----1-3p0-1-------0-----------| G|---------4---5p4-5---------------*|*---|-----------------1h2-------------| D|-------6-------------------------*|*---|-----------------------3-2-----0-| A|----------------------------------|----|---------------------------------| E|-0=========================0=====-|----|-0===============----------------| 4 2 1 3 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 2 2 2121 c2______ m i m a i m i m i m a m i m a i m i 14 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---0-----------0-----------------|---------------3-1-----1-5---1---| B|-----1---3-------3p1-0---2-------|---3---------------2h3-----5---3-| G|-------2-----1---------2---2-3---|-------------2-------------------| D|-----------4-------------------5-|-3===2-0---2-----0===============| A|-3=======2===----0=======--------|---------4=======----------------| E|-------------0===----------------|---------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 4 4 1 c3____ c1______ tr. m i m a i m i a m a m i 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------3---1-----------1-------|-----------3-6--------------------| B|-------3---5---3-------3---2-3---|-------6-5-----3-2----3-5---------| G|-3p2-3-----------2p0-2---------3-|--------------------------2---3---| D|---------------------------------|-5p3-5--------------------------5-| A|---------------------------------|-----------------0========--------| E|-3===============1===============|-0===============-----------------| 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 3 4 3 2 1 4 3 1 4 1 2121 2 4 1 2 4 2 C3__________ m i m a m i tr. p i m i 18 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------5-----|-----------------------------0-1-| B|-----3=======2-2g3-----5-6---3---|---------3-----------------3-----| G|---2---------------------------5-|-4-----5---4-------5-------------| D|-3=====3---------0===============|-3===========5-3-2===0-----------| A|---------0=======----------------|-----------------------3-2=======| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 1 3 3232 3 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 1 a m i a i m i C1____ m i m i i m i p p i m i 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-1p0-----0-------------0-5---1---|-----4-5-7---0-------------------| B|-----3-1---0-1-------1-----5---3-|---3-------3---0-1---------1-0---| G|---------------2---2-------------|-------------------2---2-------2-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------3---1=======| A|-3===============----------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------1===============|-0===============----------------| 1 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 m i m i p i c1______ m a i m a i m i 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------------|---------7-----------------------| B|-------------------------1-------|---0---6---5-6-------------------| G|-2p1-----0-----2-0-----2---2---2-|-1---7---------7-5---------------| D|-----4p2---2-------2-4-------1---|-------------------6-7-------6---| A|-------------4-------------------|-----------------------6-7=======| E|-0=======------------------------|-0===============----------------| 2 1 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 c5____ m i m i m a m i 24 | . | . | . | . e|---5p3---------4-5--------------|| B|-------5-6---0-----5------------|| G|-----------7---------5---------*|| D|-----------------------7-------*|| A|-0=======================0------|| E|--------------------------------|| 3 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 3 Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The starting tempo of the MIDI is 58 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes). measure 7 - the sheet isn't clear whether the last 2 notes should be played on the 2nd and 6th strings (keeping to the higher frets) the sheet suggests the following ornaments when the sections are repeated - * * a m i m 5 | . | . | . | . |-2=========4-5-4-5-----7-8p7-5-7-| |-3=======----------5-------------| |-2=======------------5-----------| |---------------------------------| |-3---2-0-2=======----------------| |---------------------------------| 1 1 1 3 * a m a m i 8 | . | . | . | , . , |-3p0-------------------0-2---3h5---------| |-------0---1-0---4---------------0-------| |-----5---2=====2---------------------2---| |-2=======--------4=======1===============| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| 2 3 4 2 * i m a m 12 | . | , . , | . | . |-----------------------------5-----0------|----| |---------------3-----------5---4-4g5------|--0-| |---------4--h5---5--p4---5---------------*|*---| |-------6---------------------------------*|*---| |------------------------------------------|----| |-0=================================0=====-|----| 4 2 3 1 3 * i m m a i m i tr. 13 | . | , . , | . | . |-4=======------------0-------------------| |-0-----1-3---1p0-1-----------0-----------| |-------------------------1h2-------------| |-------------------------------3-2-----0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-0=======================----------------| 4 1 3 1 1 * m i m a m i 18 | . | . | . | , . , |-----------------------------3h5---------| |-----3=======2-2g3-----5-6-------3-------| |---2---------------------------------5---| |-3=====3---------0=======================| |---------0=======------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 3 * M a m i m i p 24 | . | , . , | . | . |---5p3---------------4---5------------------|| |-------5-6p5-3---0----------5---------------|| |-------------------------------5-----------*|| |----------------------------------7--------*|| |-0===================================0------|| |--------------------------------------------|| 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 212 1 1 3 left hand fingering below the tab right hand fingering above the tab 1 - index finger (forefinger) p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger) 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger (pinky) a - ring finger === - note held, length of note, duration g - grace note (ornament) - extra note(s) played immediately before (or at the same time as) the main note, then immediately released - the following note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off, or slide h - hammer-on p - (between the notes) pull-off tr. - trill (ornament) - a rapid alternation of a note with the note above it in the scale (usually starting on the note above) M - lower mordent (ornament) - play the main note, quickly followed by the note below (in the scale), then quickly back to the original note c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret etc |---- ----| 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