Prelude 6 in D minor, BWV 851
from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, by J.S. Bach
Tabbed by Nick Choly
choly@fas.harvard.edu
I had to fudge a few notes by an octave here and there, but for the
most part, it holds to the original.
With the vertical bars | delimiting beats, I recommend striving for
100 beats per minute.
measure 1:
| | | | | | | |
E----------------5--------5--------10-------------------------------------|
B-------------------6--------6--------11----11----------------8--------10-|
G----------------------7--------7--------12----12-9--12-9--6-----9--6-----|
D-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 2:
| | | | | | | |
E----------------17-13----13----------6-----10-------15-12----12----------|
B-------10-------------15----15----15----8-----11----------13----13----13-|
G-10-7-----10-7-----------------15----0--------0--12----------------12----|
D-0--------0--------12-------12-------------------------10-------10-------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 3:
| | | | | | | |
E-------8--------13-10----10-------15-12----12-------17-13----13-------18-|
B-10-------10----------11----11----------13----13----------15----15-------|
G----10-------10-------------0--12----------------14----------------15----|
D-------------------8-----------------10----------------12-------0--------|
A-8--------8-----------------------------------12-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 4:
| | | | | | | |
E-15-12-15-12-8--20-17-13-17-13----17-13-10-13-10----13-10-6--10-------10-|
B-------------------------------13----------------10-------------11-------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------10----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
E-12-------8--------13-------12-------10-------8--------6-----------------|
measure 5:
| | | | | | | |
E-6-----6--3-----6-----0--6--3-----6--5-----5--1-----1--------1--------0--|
B----8--------3-----8-----------3--------6--------3-----3--------1--------|
G-0--------------------------------------------2-----------3--------3-----|
D----------3--------------------------3-----------------------------------|
A-------------------7--------3--------------------------1--------3--------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 6:
| | | | | | | |
E-------1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--------1-----1--------1--------1-----------------4-----------------1--|
G----2--------2-----2--------2--------------5--2--------------7--2--------|
D----------------------3-----1--3-----7--4--------4-----7-----------4-----|
A-------------------------------------5--------3-----------9-----0--------|
E-1-----------------------------------------------------6-----------------|
measure 7:
| | | | | | | |
E----------------------------------3--------3--------3-----------------2--|
B-------3--------5--------5--------------------3--------------8--3--------|
G-3--------3--------3--------3--0-----3--0--------3-----8-----------2-----|
D----5--------5--------5-----0--------1--------------------7-----0--------|
A-------------------3--------------------------1--------------------------|
E-3--------6--------------------------------------------8-----------------|
measure 8:
| | | | | | | |
E-------3--------------------------------------------1--------0-----------|
B-3--------3-----3--------3--------3--0-----3--0--------0--------0-----3--|
G----3--------3-----3--0-----3--0--------1--------1--------1--------1-----|
D----------------------------3--------2--------0--------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------3--------2--------|
E-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 9:
| | | | | | | |
E-------0--------0--------2--------4--------5--0-----5--------5--0-----4--|
B-1--------1--------1--------1--------------------------6--0--------0-----|
G----2--------2--------2--------2-----5-----------5-----------------------|
D-------------------0--------2-----------7--------------0--------2 -------|
A-0--------3--------------------------8--------3--------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 10:
| | | | | | | |
E-0-----5--------8--------6--------6--5-----5--------5--------3--0-----3--|
B----------5--------6--------8--5--------6-----1--------3--0--------2-----|
G----5--------5--------7-----0--------------------2-----------------------|
D----------7--------7-----------------3-----------------------------------|
A-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------1--------1--------0--------|
measure 11:
| | | | | | | |
E-------10-------13-------11-8-----11-10----10-------10-------8-----------|
B-------------------11----------10-------11-------------8--------10----13-|
G-10-7-----14-10-------12----------------------10-7--------9--------11----|
D-0--------0--------0-----------------8--------8--------8-----------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------12-------|
E----------------------------8--------------------------------------------|
measure 12:
| | | | | | | |
E-------10-------15-------15-------15-------15-------18-------17-12----15-|
B-11-------11-------16-------15-------14-------17-------17----------13----|
G----12-------12-------------------------14-------17-------17-------------|
D----------------------17-------17----------------------------------------|
A-10-------------------------13-------12----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------15-------13-------12-------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/johann-sebastian-bach/289574.html ]
measure 13:
| | | | | | | |
E-13-------------------------------9-----------------------------------5--|
B----15----------10-------12-6--------------10-------10-------11-5--------|
G-------14-10-7-----10----------7-----10-------10-7-----10----------6-----|
D-0--------------------12----7-----------12----------------12----7--------|
A----------8--------10----------------13-------8--------10----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 14:
| | | | | | | |
E-0-----3--------1--------0-----------------------------------------------|
B----2-----3--------3--------------4-----------------3--------3--------2--|
G-------------2--------3-----5--------------7--2--------3--------2--------|
D-------------------------------3-----8-----------3--------2--------2-----|
A-1--------------------------0-----------8-----------------------0--------|
E----------1--------3-----------------6--------1--------3-----------------|
measure 15:
| | | | | | | |
E-------------------------------------------------------3-----3--6--------|
B-------------------4-----4--7-----------------3-----3-----3--------------|
G----------5-----5-----5--------------3--0--3-----3-----------------0--3--|
D-7--4--7-----7-----------------4--7--0--------------------------0--------|
A-5--------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 16:
| | | | | | | |
E-------12-------15-------12----------------12-------15-------12----------|
B-11-------11-------11-------11----14-11-------11-------11-------11----14-|
G----12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----|
D-11-------0--------11-------0--------11-------0--------11-------0--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 17:
| | | | | | | |
E-------10-------11-------10----------------10-------11-------10----------|
B-10-------10-------10-------10----13-10-------10-------10-------10----13-|
G----11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11-------11----|
D-10-------0--------10-------0--------10-------0--------10-------0--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 18:
| | | | | | | |
E----------6-----6--10----10-15----15-18-17-15-------------------12----12-|
B-8-----8-----8--------11-------15-------------18-17-15-14-10-14----14----|
G----7--------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
D-8--------0--------8--------0-----------------0-----------------0--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 19:
| | | | | | | |
E-15-12----------------0-----6-----6--------12-------12-------12-------12-|
B-------15-14-12-10-8-----8-----8-----14-------14-11----14-------14-------|
G----------------------------------------12----------------14-------12----|
D----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------|
A-------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
E-12----------------------------------12----------------12----------------|
measure 20:
| | | | | | | |
E-8-----8--------11-------9--------8--3-----6--------6--3-----6--3-----6--|
B----10----11-8-----10-------10----------3-----8--6--------4--------3-----|
G----------------------11-------11----0-----------------0-----------------|
D----------0-----------------0-----------------7-----------------3--------|
A-9-----------------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 21:
| | | | | | | |
E-------6--------6--------5--0-----3-----------------1--------1--------1--|
B-8--------5--------5-----------1-----3-----6--3--2-----3--0-----3--------|
G----6--------5--------5-----------------4--------------------------2-----|
D----------5--------3--------2--------0--------2--------3-----------------|
A-7--------------------------------------------------------------0--------|
E-------------------------------------4-----------------------------------|
measure 22:
| | | | | | | |
E-------0--------0--------0--------0-----------------0--------1-----------|
B-2--------1--------1--------1--------0-----3--2--------3-----------------|
G----0-----0--3--------2--------0--------1--------0--------0-----0--------|
D-2-----------------3--------2--------3--------2--------3--------3--2--0--|
A-1-----------------------------------2--------------------------1--------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 23:
| | | | | | | |
E-------------------0-----0--3--------1-----1--5-----5--10----10-13-------|
B----------2-----2-----2-----------------3--------6--------10----10-------|
G-0-----0-----0-----0--------3--------2--------7--------10-------------10-|
D----2-----2-----------------------2--------------------------------12----|
A-4--------------------------0--4--------------------------------12-------|
E-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 24:
| | | | | | | |
E-13-------13----13-16----16-19-16----18-15----17-14----16-13----15-12----|
B----12-15----15-------18----------18-------17-------16-------15-------15-|
G-13----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 25:
| | | | | | | |
E-14-11----13-10----12-9-----11-8-----------------------1-----------------|
B-------13-------10-------11-------10-3-----------------3-----------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------1-----------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------2-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
measure 26:
| | | | | | | |
E-1-----------------0-----------------2-----------------------------------|
B-3-----------------2-----------------3-----------------------------------|
G-2-----------------0-----------------2-----------------------------------|
D-0-----------------2-----------------0-----------------------------------|
A-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
