Bwv 997 Prelude Chords & Tabs
\---Song:-BWV997-Prelude--------------\
\---Composer:-Johann-Sebastian-Bach---\
\---Transcription-by:Christian Liang--\
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BWV997 Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Lute
Time Signature| 4/4
Key Signature| A minor (Originally in C Minor)
[1]
e|-------------0---4---5-------5---|-------------0---4---5-------5---|
B|-------0-1-----------------------|-------0-1-----------------------|
G|-----2-------------------0-------|-----2---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3-----------------------2-------|
A|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 1 3 4 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 4
[3]
e|-------------0---4---5-------5---|---3-1-0-------------------------|
B|-------0-1-----------------------|---------3-1-0-------0-------3---|
G|-----2---------------------------|---------------2-1h2-------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------3p2-------|
A|-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 4
[5]
e|-------------------0-----1p0-----|---1---------------1p0---3p1-0---|
B|-1p0-----------0-1---3-1-----3-1-|-3-----------0h1-3-----3-------3-|
G|-----2-----1-2-------------------|-----0-----2-----0---------------|
D|-----------------3---------------|---------0-----------------------|
A|-0-------3---------------0-------|-2-----------------------2-------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 3 4 4
3 2 2
R m a i p i m m a m a a m
p i p
[7] I....
e|-0---0-3-------3-------3-------1-|-0---0---0---0---------1---0-----|
B|---3-----0---0---1p0-1---3p1-3---|---3---1---0-------------------3-|
G|-----------2-------------0-------|---------------2-1---1---1---1---|
D|---------3-------2---------------|-------------------4-------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 1 4 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 4
2 2
R a m a p a m a i m i m a i a i m
p p p
[9] v..
e|-------0-5---8-------------0-----|-5-------------0-2---------------|
B|-1p0-1-------------5-4-------7-8-|-----0-----2-4-------------1-0---|
G|---------0-----------------------|---5---------------1-2---------2-|
D|-----------------4---------------|---------4-------1---------------|
A|-0-----------------------7-------|-6-----------------------2-------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 1 1 4 2 4 3 2 3 4 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 3 2 1 3
2 1
[11]
e|-----0---0-----------2-0-2-------|---0-3p2-3-----------5-----------|
B|---0---4---0-1---0-4-------0-1---|-0---------0h1---0-7-------1-0---|
G|-0-------------3---------------3-|---------------3---------------2-|
D|-2---------------1---------------|-2-------------------------------|
A|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-------6-------2-------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 4 2 1 4 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 4 3 4 0 1 4 2 4 1 2 1 3
2
[13] tr II......VII.....
e|-----0-2-3---2---0---------------|---------------------------8-7---|
B|---0-----------------------0-1-3-|-1-------------0---------------9-|
G|-0-----------------2-1-----------|-----------0-2---2---------------|
D|-2-------------------------------|---3-2-------------2-------------|
A|-----3---0---2---3-------2-------|-0-------------------6-----------|
e|---------------------------------|---------3-------2-------7-------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 4
2 1
R a m i
p
[15]
e|-3-5-7-0-3-2-0---0-3-------------|-------0-2-----------0-----------|
B|---------------4-----------2-0---|-0-2-4-----------------------4---|
G|---------------------3---0-----3-|-------------2---0---------------|
D|---------------------2-----------|-1---4---1-------2-------4-------|
A|---------0---2---3-----------4---|-------------2-------3---0---2---|
e|-0---3---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 3 4 3p2 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 2 1 2 4 4 3 1 2 3 4
1 1 3 1 2 1
[17]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------0---4---5-------5---|-------------0---4---5-------5---|
G|---------0-----------------------|---------0-----------------------|
D|-----2-4-----------------0-------|-----2-4-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3-----------------------2-------|
e|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 3 3 4 4 2 1 3 3 4 1 4
[19]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------0---4---5-------5---|---3-----------------------------|
G|---------0-----------------------|-----5-4-2-------------------2---|
D|-----2-4-------------------------|-----------5-4-2-1-2-4-----------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------2-----3-2-------|
e|-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 3 3 4 1 4 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 4 3 2 3
[21]
e|---------------------------------|-------------------1p0---0-------|
B|-------------------------1p0-----|---1---------0-1-3-----3---3---0-|
G|-0---------------0-2-4-0-----2-0-|-2---4-2-1-2-----------------5---|
D|---4-2-----1-2-4-----------------|---------0-----------------------|
A|-----------------3---------------|-----------------2---------------|
e|-0-------3---------------0-------|-1-----------------------4-------|
| | | | | | | |
L 4 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 2 1 4
1 2
R a m i m
p
[23] I..
e|-------------------0-----1p0-----|---1p0-------0-1-3-6-5-3-5p3---0-|
B|---------------0-1---3p1-----3-1-|-3-----3-2-3-----------------6---|
G|-5-4-2-----1-2-------------------|---------0-----------------------|
D|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-------3---------------0-------|-2-----------------------4-------|
e|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 4 3 1 3 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 3h4 1 1 4 3 1 4 1 4
3 2 2
[25] I.. II..III
e|-------5-------5-------5-------3-|-1p0---0-1---1---------5---3---1-|
B|-6p5-6---2p0-2---3p2-3---5p3-5---|-----3-----3---1-----------------|
G|---------0-----------------------|-----------------3-2-3---3---3---|
D|-0---------------3---------------|-0-------0-------5---3---2---0---|
A|-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 4 3 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 3 4 3 1
2 4 1 1
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[27]
e|-0-------0---0---------3---1---0-|-----------------------1---0-----|
B|---3-1-3---1---------------------|-3p1---1-3---3-----------------3-|
G|---------------3-2-0-2---2---2---|-----3-----3---2-0---0---0---0---|
D|---------------------2---0-------|-------------------3-0-------2---|
A|-3-------3-------------------3---|-1---0-------------------4-------|
e|-----------------1---------------|---------3---1---0---------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 3 4 1 4 3 1 4 2 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 3 1 4 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 4
1 1 3 1 2 1
[29]
e|-------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
B|-2p0-----------------------------|---------3-----------------------|
G|-----2---------0---3p2-0---0-----|---2p0-------------3p2-0---0-----|
D|-----------2h3---------------3p2-|-3-----3---3-2p0-------------3p2-|
A|-0-------0-------4-------4-------|-0-------0-------4-------4-------|
e|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1
[31] I..
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------3p1-0---|
B|---------3-----------------------|-----------4-3-2-3-------------3-|
G|---2p0---------------------1-0---|-0h1-0---0-----------2-----------|
D|-3-----3---3-2p0-1h3-1-0-1-----4-|-------4-------------0-----------|
A|-5---------------------------0---|-1-----------------------0---0---|
e|---------1-------3---------------|-------------0---1---------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 1 2 4 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 2 4 4 3 2 4 2 4 1 4
4 1 3
[33] II..III............
e|-----1---------------0---5---6---|-----0-------------------4---5---|
B|-3-----3---------------6---------|---------------------4-5---------|
G|---------2---3-------------------|-------5-----2-------------------|
D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|---------6-----------------------|
A|---------------4-----------------|-3-----------3-2-3-----------3---|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 4 1 4 2 2 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 2 4
2 1
[35]
e|---3-1-0-------------------------|-------0-------0-------0---------|
B|---------3-1-0-------0-----3-1-0-|-1p0-1-------------------0---0-3-|
G|---------------2-1h2-------------|---------1---1---2p1-2-----2-----|
D|-----------------------3-2-------|---------0-4-------------2-------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-0---------------3---------------|
e|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 3 4
3
[37]
e|-----------------------0---------|---------------------------------|
B|-1-0---0-1---1-------------3---1-|-0-------0---0---------3---1---0-|
G|-----2-----2---0-----------------|---2-0-2---0---------------------|
D|-----------------3-2-3---3---3---|---------------3-2-0-2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0-------5---3---2---0---|-----------------3---2---0-------|
e|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------------------3---|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 1 2
4 2 2 3 1 3
[39] II..... I..
e|---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
B|-----------------------1---0-----|---6-5-----6-5-----6-5-----6-5---|
G|-2-0---0-2---2-----------------2-|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
D|-----3-----3---2-1---1---1---1---|-6---------------6---------------|
A|---------5---3---2-4-0-------2---|---------------------------------|
e|-1---0-------------------2-------|-0-------0-------0---------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 4 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 4 3 1 3
1 4 2 2 2 2
[41]
e|---------0---------------0-------|---------5---------------5-------|
B|-2-------------------------------|---4-3-----4-3-----4-3-----4-3---|
G|---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0---3-2-0-|-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
D|---------------------------------|-4---------------4---------------|
A|-0---------------4---------------|-5-------5-------5---------------|
e|-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 4
4 3 3 3
[43]
e|---------------------------------|---------3---------------3-------|
B|-0-------3---------------3-------|---2-1-----2-1-----2-1-----2-1---|
G|---1 0-----1 0-----1 0-----1 0---|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
D|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-2---------------2---------------|
A|-----------------2---------------|-3-------3-------3---------------|
e|-3-------3-------3---------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 3 1 4 4 1 4 2 1p 4 4 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 4
3 3 3 3 3
[45]
e|-------------1-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------2-3-------------------0-1-|-3---------------0---------------|
G|-2-0-2-------------2-1-----2-----|-1-----------1-2-----------------|
D|---------3---------------0-------|---3-2-----4---------------3-2-0-|
A|-----------------2---------------|---------2---------4-5-----------|
e|-1-------------------------------|-----------------0-------4-------|
| | | | | | | |
L 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 4 1 2 3 4 3 2 1
1 3 1
[47]II..
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------1-0---|
B|---------------------0---0-------|-----1-0-1---------0-3---------3-|
G|-----2-1-2---------1---2---------|---2-----------------------------|
D|---2-------2-3-1-2---------2h3-1-|-2---------2-3-1-2---------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
e|-5-------0-------4-------0-------|---------0-------4-------0-------|
L | | | | | | | |
2 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 4
4 4 3
[49] III..
e|---0-5-7-8---7---5---------0-1-3-|-1-------------0-----------1-0---|
B|-1-----------------3-------------|-----------1-3---3-------------3-|
G|---------------------6-----------|---3-2-------------2-1-----------|
D|-----3-----------3-------2-------|-0-------------------------------|
A|-0-------5---6-------------------|---------3-------2---------------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 4 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 1 4 1 3 2 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 4
1 1 2 1 2
R a m i
p
[51] VII..
e|-----------1-0---0---0---0-6-5-4-|-5---0--10-8-7-----7-8---8-7-----|
B|-1-3-1-0-1-----4---6---4---------|--------------10-10---10----10-8-|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------8---------------|
D|-----------------------------0---|---------------------------------|
A|-0-----------2---3---------------|-3---0-------7---9---------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
| | | | | | | |
L 1 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 1 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2
1 1 2
3
[53]V......
e|-----5---------------------------|-4-----------------------0---1p0-|
B|-7-8---7-10-8-----10-------------|-5-----------------0-1h3---3-----|
G|-5-----------11-9-8--------------|-4-------------1-2---------------|
D|-7----------------9--------------|-0---------2-4---2---------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
e|------------------7--------------|---------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
3 4 1 3 3 1 4 2 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 4 4 1
1 2 3 3
2 3 1 2
[55]I.
e|---------------------5-------4---|-5------------------------------||
B|-3-1-0-----------1-------0-------|-5------------------------------||
G|-1-----2-1-----------------------|-5------------------------------||
D|-----------3-2-0-----3---0---2---|-7------------------------------||
A|-----------------0---------------|-0------------------------------||
e|-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
| | | | | | | |
4 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 4 1
1 2 2 1
1
3
