Bwv 645 Sleepers Awake Chords & Tabs
Bwv 645 Sleepers Awake Tab
E-|---Song:-Sleepers-Awake-(BWV645)----------------|
A-|---Composer:-Johann-Sebastian-Bach--------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------|
B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------|
E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|
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Sleepers Awake (BWV645) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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from Cantanta No.140 Ephesians No.5(14)
4/4 Time Signature
C Key Signature
Originally for Organ in Eb Major
[1]
E|---------------------------------|-----0---0-------1---0-----------|
B|---------------------------------|-1h3---------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------0-------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
A|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 4 3 4 1 4
3 3
[3]
E|-0-------------------------------|-----0---0-------1---0-----------|
B|---1-3-----------0---1-----------|-1p3---------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------0-------|
D|---------3---2-------------------|-----------------------------3---|
A|-----------------3---------------|-3-------3-------3---------------|
E|-1-------3-----------------------|-------------------------0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 2 4 3 1 3 1 1 4 3 4 1 4
2 3 3
[5]
E|-0---------------------------3---|-3-------1p0---------------------|
B|---1-3-----------0---1-----------|-------------3-1-3p1-0---------0-|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------2-0---2---|
D|---------3---2-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------3---------------|---------0-----------------------|
E|-1-------3-----------------------|-0---------------3-------1-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 2 4 3 1 3 1 4 4 1 3 1 4 1 2 1 2
2 3
[7]
E|-----0---1p0-----0---------------|-0---2-------3-------------------|
B|-1h3---3-----3-1-----3-----------|-----------------1p0-1-----------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------2---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------3---------------2-------|-3-------2-------0-------3-------|
E|-0---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 4 4 1 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 2
3
[9]
E|-2---3-------5---------------8---|-7-5-3-----2-3-----2p0-----------|
B|-------------------0-------------|-----------------------3-1p0-----|
G|-----------------5---5-----------|-0---------------------------2-0-|
D|-0-------2-------4-------0-------|---------4-------2-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 2 1 4 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 1 2
3
[11]
E|-------------------2-3-5-3p2-0---|-3-------------------------------|
B|---0-1---1p0-1-----------------3-|-----3---0---------1-0---0-------|
G|-2-------------------------------|-------------2p0-0-----2-----0---|
D|-----------------0---------------|---------0---0---------------0---|
A|-3-------2---------------3-------|-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----3-----------0---2---3-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 2
3 2 2 1 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/johann_sebastian_bach/bwv_645_sleepers_awake_tab.html ]
[13] trill
E|---------------------------------|-----0---0-------1---0-----------|
B|---------------------------------|-1h3---------3-------------------|
G|---------------0-0-----------0---|-------------------------0-------|
D|-2-----4-4h5-----0---------------|-----------------------------3---|
A|-3---0---5---5---2---------------|-3-------3-------3---------------|
E|-----------------3---------------|-------------------------0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 2 2 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 4 1 4
3 3 3 3 3
[15]
E|-0-------------------------------|-----0---0-------1---0-----------|
B|---1-3-----------0---1-----------|-1p3---------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------0-------|
D|---------3---2-------------------|-----------------------------3---|
A|-----------------3---------------|-3-------3-------3---------------|
E|-1-------3-----------------------|-------------------------0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 2 4 3 1 3 1 1 4 3 4 1 4
2 3 3
[17]
E|-0---------------------------3---|-3-------1p0---------------------|
B|---1-3-----------0---1-----------|-------------3-1-3p1-0---------0-|
G|---------------------------------|---------2-------0-----2-0---2---|
D|---------3---2-------------------|-2-----------------------3-------|
A|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 2 4 3 1 3 1 4 4 1 3 1 4 1 2 3 2
2 2 3
[19]
E|-----0---1p0-----0---------------|-5---7-------8---------------5---|
B|-1h3---3-----3-1-----3-----------|-----------------6p5-6-----------|
G|-----------------0-----------1---|---------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------3---2-------|-3---------------0---------------|
A|---------3-----------------------|---------7---------------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 4 4 1 4 1 4 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 2 3 1 3
2 3 3 1
[21]
E|-7---8-------10------------------|-0-----------------6-5-3-1p0-----|
B|-----------------6p5h6-------3---|---3-1-----0-1---------------3-1-|
G|---------0-----------------------|-0-------------------------------|
D|-0---------------7-------3-------|---------2-------3---3---0-------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 4 4 3 1 4 1
3 1 3
[23]
E|---0-1-----0-1-------------------|-3-------0---------1-0---0-------|
B|-3-----------------0-1-3-1p0-----|-----1-----3-1-0-1-----3-----1---|
G|-----------------------------2-0-|---------------------------------|
D|---------0-----------------------|-----------------------------2---|
A|-2-------------------0-----------|-----0-----------0---2---3-------|
E|-----------------3-------3---1---|-0-------1---3-------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 3 1
2 3 1 3 2
[25] trill
E|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-1p0---1-1==============-|
G|-2-------0-----------------------|
D|-3---0-----------2==============-|
A|-----------------3==============-|
E|-------------3-------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
L 2 1 3 1 1
3 2
3
Bar[6] and [18]
same bass note but octave apart.
First version with bass notes are easier to play.
No Barred Chords!
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Legend
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Left
p = pull off
h = hammer on
= = suspend/hold Note
