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Guitar Tabs " Sarabande " by Bach J S

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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 (BMV 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-----------7h9-7------\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
kevins@ornews.intel.com