Bach johann sebastian

Bach johann sebastian - Toccata And Fugue guitar tab

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From: JaminBen@aol.com

Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 11:34:48 -0400

Subject: Toccata (and Fugue) in Dm

Toccata (and Fugue) in Dm

BWV 565

by Johann Sebastian Bach (the greatest composer who ever lived)

Submitted by:  Ben Pratt

jaminben@aol.com

I have seen a few transcriptions of this song in =

the Guitar/Tab directory, and I would like to =

submit my version.  Unlike the other transcriptions =

I have seen, this one is in Dm, but it is virtually =

impossible to play the Fugue in Dm, with the =

counterpoint, on the guitar, so this is simply the =

Toccata.  I was originally turned on to this piece =

by the obscure heavy metal band 'Cirith Ungol' who =

has a version of this song on their CD 'King of the =

Dead'.  My version is very similar to theirs, except =

that mine is for solo guitar whereas theirs was for =

two guitars and a bass. I think they also used an ebow, =

which gave the song a neat tone.  The piece is written =

in Common Time(4/4) and begins Adagio.  One thing to =

keep in mind is that adagio in the Baroque Period =

was faster than that in following eras, so it should =

be played at about 80bpm.  In measures six - eight, =

the rhythmic pattern is 16th triplet, 16th triplet, =

16th triplet, 16 duple, 16th triplet, 16th triplet, =

16th triplet, 16th duple.  It gives the section a very =

forced sound and adds to the feeling of solemnness =

that horror movie composers have liked for so long.  =

Measures 9-13 are the most difficult of the whole song.  =

I have tried tapping it, but it presents the problem of =

running up and needing to be picked at the beginning of =

each run with another finger.  If anyone can find an =

easier way to play it, please let me know.  Their are =

also 4 or 5 measures near the end that I did not include =

because it sounds very weak without both staves and is =

impossible to play without 2 guitars.  One other thing =

to keep in mind is that the rhythm sounds very broken =

because it is riddled with fermatas and other devices.

Instead of worrying about the time, play it how you =

think it should feel.  Oh yeah, drop the low E to a D.  =

I hope you enjoy it and I would appreciate any comments.

E--17--15--17---------15--13--12-------------------------|

B---------------------------------15--14--15-------------|

G--------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------|

B--10--8--10---------------------------------------------|

G---------------------9----10----------------------------|

D--------------------------------11----12----------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

A--12--10--12--------10--8--7----------------------------|

D------------------------------12--11--12----------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------6-----9-------------|

D----------------------5-----8---------------------------|

A--------4-----7-----------------------------------------|

D--0-----------------------------------------------------|

E--2-----3----0----2-------------------------------------|

B--3-----------------------------------------------------|

G--2--------------------------------------------------6--|

D--0-----------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------6--8--5--6--8--5--6

G--7--9--6--7--9--6--7--9--6--7---9----------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------

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--8--5--6---8-------|

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E--------------------------------------------------------|

B--10--11--8--10--11--8--10--11--8--10---------------14--|

G--------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------

B--15--17--14--15--17--14--15--17--14--15---17---

G------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------

-13--15--12--13--15--12--13--15--12--13---15--|

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E--17--18--15--17--18--15--17--18--15---17----17--|

B-------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------------|

                                            =

E--15--18------15--18----------17----------17-----

B----------17----------17--18------15--18------15-

G-------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------

------15----------15-----------------------------|

--17----------17----------15--18------15--18-----|

----------17----------17----------15----------15-|

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E-------------------------------------------------

B------17----------17----------15----------15-----

G--17------14--17------14--15------12--15------12-

D-------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------

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------13----------13----------11---------11-----|

--14----------14------10--12------9--12------9--|

----------15------------------------------------|

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E-----------------------------------------------

B------10---------10--------8--------8----------

G--10------7--10------7--9-----6--9-----6-------

D-----------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------------

------------6-----------------------------------|

------------8-----------------------------------|

------------6-----------------------------------|

------------0-----------------------------------|

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--0---------------------------------------------|

E--18--17--15---------------------------------

B--------------18--17--15---------------------

G--------------------------18--16--18--14--18-

D---------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------

       ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^

-----15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-12|

-17----------------------------|

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E--5----------------------------------------

B--6----------------------------------------

G--7----------------------------------------

D--7----------------------------------------

A--5----------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------

-------------------------15------|

-15--17--18--15--17--18------17--|

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E----------15--17------15--17--18--15--17-

B------18----------18---------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

-----15----------------------|

-18------17--18--15--17--14--|

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E-------------------------------------

B--15---------------------------------

G-------14--15--12--14------12--------

D----------------------15------14--15-

A-------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------

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------12---------------------|

-12------14--15--12--14--11--|

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E-------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------

D--12---7---8---5---7-------5---------

A-----------------------8-------7---8-

D-------------------------------------

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------5----------------------|

--5-------7---8---5---7---4--|

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E--------------18--------------17---------

B----------18------18------17------17-----

G------15--------------14--------------12-

D-----------------------------------------

A--5--------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

------15------------------17--------

--15------15------14--16------------

--------------14--------------------

------------------------------------

--------------------------------5---

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E------------------------------|

B------------------------------|

G--3-----------2-----------0---|

D--3-----------2-----------0---|

A--------0---------------------|

D--------------------5---------|

E--0------------18--------------17------------

B--2--------18------18------17------17--------

G--2----15--------------14--------------12----

D--2------------------------------------------

A--0------------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------

------15------------------17--------

--15------15------14--16------------

--------------14--------------------

------------------------------------

--------------------------------5---

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E------------------------------|

B------------------------------|

G--3-----------2-----------0---|

D--3-----------2-----------0---|

A--------0---------------------|

D--------------------5---------|

E--0------------------------------------------

B--2------------------------------------------

G--2---14--12---------------------------------

D--2-----------15--14--12---------------------

A--0-----------------------16--14--16--12--14-

D---------------------------------------------

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-----------------12--14--12--

-----12--14--15--------------

-16--------------------------

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----------------------14------|

--15--14--15--12--15----------|

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E-------------------------------15--17--18----

B--15-----------14--15--17--18----------------

G-------14--16--------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------

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--------3-----------2-----------0-----2-------

--------3-----------2-----------0-----2-------

--5-----------0-----------------------0-------

--------------------------5-------------------

--------------18-------------|

----------18------18---------|

------15---------------------|

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E----------17--------------15-----------------

B------17------17------15------15------14--16-

G--14--------------12--------------14---------

D---------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------

-17-----------------------------0---4--|

--------------------------------2---3--|

---------3-------2--------0-----2---4--|

---------3-------2--------0-----2---3--|

-----5-------0------------------0------|

----------------------5----------------|

E--5--------------------------15---18-

B--5----------------14---17-----------

G--5------16---14---------------------

D--5----------------------------------

A--5----------------------------------

D--5----------------------------------

-17--15----------------------

---------18--17--18--17--15--

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--14--15------------------------------|

----------17--15--14--12--------------|

--------------------------15--14--12--|

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E--3----------------0--------0--------|

B--2----------------2--------3--------|

G--3----------------2--------2--------|

D--2----------------2--------3--------|

A-------------------0--------0--------|

D-------------------------------------|

E--3------------------------------------------|

B--3-------------5----------------------------|

G--3-------------6----------------------------|

D--5-------------5----------------------------|

A----------------0----------------------------|

D------7-\-5--------------14--15--12--14--11--|

E-------------------------

B-------------------------

G-------------------------

D-------------------------

A-------------------------

D--12--9--11--8--9--7--8--

----------0----1----1----0--|

----------2----3----3----3--|

----------2----2----2----2--|

----------2----0----0----0--|

----------0--------------0--|

--6--7-------------------0--|

E--0----3----1----0----1-------------------|

B--2-------------------3-------------------|

G--2-------------------2-------------------|

D--2-------------------0-------------------|

A--0-------------------0-------------------|

D----------------------0-------------------|

J.S.Bach: toccata and fugue in D-minor

Parts from this famous piece arranged for guitar (solo, classical)

So far three different arrangements were published at OLGA for this piece,

this file contains many new elements compared to them.

the arrangement is at several places for classical guitar

at other places for solo-guitar.

0/                            0//

/0  means repeat last bar     //0 repeat last two bars

====================toccata===========================

...

6-5------------------

5--865----586~8-5-6--

6-----76-6--------7--

0-------7---------7--

4-----------------5--

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-------------15----1517--1517181517--15------------------------------

-151718151718--1718----18----------18--171815171415------------------

---------------------------------------------------1415--14----------

-------------------------------------------------------17--15171415--

-------------------------------------------------------------------17

---------------------------------------------------------------------

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-171415--14-------------------------------------

-------17--16171213--12----------10-------------

-------------------15--1315121310--12131012910--

----------------------5-------------------5---|--|

-----12-----10---8---5--------11---10---8-5---|--|

---11--11--9--9-7-7-6---------10----9---7-6---|0/|

-12------10----8---7-------12----7----8-------|/0|

----------------------------------------------|--|

---------------------------10----8----6---5---|--|

---------------------------------------------------------------131517(b)18

---------------------------------------------------15----141517-----------

-(14)----------------------------14------------1418--1416-----------------

-----171514----------------141517--17151415--15---------------------------

-----------17161416--151617----------------17-----------------------------

-------------------17-----------------------------------------------------

...

-------6--5---------------3---

------8----86565----------5---

----69----------7675------3---

-9-7----------------875---5---

-----------------------8754---

--------------------------3---

==============fugue===============

-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

--8-6-5---------5-6-------------5--

----------7-6-7-------4-6-7-6-7----

--------------------7--------------

-----------------------------------

-----------------------------------

this part is not very playable

---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-

-----13--11--10--------------10--11--------------------------10---

-10--11--12------12--11--12--------------9---11--12--11--12-------

-------------10--------------10--12--12---------------------------

-----------------13--12--13----------9---10--12--13--12--13--9----

------------------------------------------------------------------

my favourite part:

-----10------10--|11----11----|----8-------8---|10---10---|6---6---|9---9-----

-11------11------|---8-----8--|10------10------|---6----6-|--8---8-|--5---5---

---12--12--12--12|--8--8--8--8|--10--10--10--10|--7-7--7-7|-9-9-9-9|-6-6-6--6-

---------12--12--|10-10-10-10-|10--10--10--10--|8--8-8--8-|8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7---

-10--10----------|------------|----------------|----------|--------|----------

-----------------|------------|----------------|----------|--------|----------

-5---5---|--------|--------|---------

---6---6-|8---8---|6---6---|5---5----

--7-7-7-7|--6---6-|--7---7-|-0-0-0-0-

---------|-8-8-8-8|-7-7-7-7|--8---8--

-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7--

---------|--------|--------|---------

...

from here in solo-guitar style

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---10------9-------------------7--------------------1211...

-----131211---11--131210913--9--108710-7--10---------------

-10---------12-------------10---------9-----131213---------

----------------10------------8---------10-----------------

-17--------------|--|15--------------|--|

---181718--181718|--|--17151713171517|--|

---------17------|0/|----------------|0/|

-----------------|/0|----------------|/0|

-----------------|--|----------------|--|

-----------------|--|----------------|--|

...

-13151312--------|--------131713-------------------

---------151312--|------15------15-----------------

---------------14|161216--------------------14-----

-----------------|------------------------15--15---

-----------------|----------------14--1417------17-

-----------------|------------------15-------------

---------121512-------------------

-------13------13-----------------

-151215--------------------12-----

-------------------------14--14---

-----------------13--1315------15-

-------------------15-------------

-----------13--------------------|-------9129------------------|

-------1315--15------------------|-----11----11----------------|

-14--14--------15----------------|12912------------------------|

---15--------------------121512--|---------------------111411--|

-----------------12--1215------13|-------------10--1013------13|

-------------------13------------|---------------12------------|

------6----------|------10-----------|---|----696---------|

----58-85--------|---610--106--------|---|---8---8--------|

-6-6-------------|7-7-------------7--|0//|969----------6--|

--7----------585-|-7-------------7-7-|//0|-----------58-85|

---------4-47---7|-----------5058---8|---|--------747-----|

----------5------|-------------------|---|----------------|

---------101310------------|---|-------9129------------------|

---------------------------|---|-----11----11----------------|

-10--1014------14-----7107-|0//|12912------------------------|

---12----------------7----7|//0|---------------------111411--|

-----------------8--8------|---|-------------10--1013------13|

------------------10-------|---|---------------12------------|

-----------13----|----------------|----------|------------------------|--|

---------15--15--|----------------|----------|------------------------|--|

-14--1418------14|151915----------|-7--------|--------151412--12------|0/|

---15------------|------17151915--|8-8---7---|1211--11------15--151412|/0|

-----------------|--------------17|---108-8--|----14------------------|--|

-----------------|----------------|--------10|------------------------|--|

---------------1312-------------

---------121415----15...--------

-----1214-----------------------

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---151718--------------------------------------------------------|

-18------------15--151618--------------15--------------13--------|

---------141517--17----------1415141517--1412----121415--12------|

-------------------------1517----------------1513----------151312|

-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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---121415--------------------------------------------------------

-15------------12--121315--------------12------------121312------

---------121315--15----------1213121315--151312--1315------151312

-------------------------1315------------------15----------------

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-------11----------121415..-

---1214--1312----15---------

-15----------1513-----------

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---------------------------------|----------------------8--8----------------

---------------------------------|------7--7-979--109107-10-9------7--7-----

------------7--7------979--------|109107-10-9---10-----------109107-10-96-6-

-1081077--7--10-8878-----10108107|---------------------------------------9-7

--------10-8--------10-----------|------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------578...---

-------------------------------------------------8---------

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-109107-----979-7--7-6-6-----------------5---75------------

-------878-------10---8-7----532-75--875--875--87----------

----------10---8----7----8754---5--87---8------------------

arranged by Pinter Denes

(dpinter@eik.bme.hu)

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