BWV 1008, Cello Suite No 2 in Dm - 4. Sarabande - JS Bach (1685-1750) edition: Opera Tres Ediciones Musicales, arr Marcos Diaz Fuentes (Madrid, 2006) see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 5 July 2021 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv1008_cello_suite_no2_in_dm_4_sarabande.mid tuning: EADGBE key: A minor (transposed from D minor) time: 3/4 m a tr. i m a m i m i a m i m a m i 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------0-1---| B|--------0-0-------------0-|-1-----------0----------|-----3---1---0h1-3-------| G|*-2-------1-----------2---|-----------------2---0--|-----------------------2-| D|*-2=======----------------|-2----------------------|-3===========------------| A|--0=======----------------|-0----------------------|-5===========----2=======| E|----------0===============|------------------------|-------------------------| 3 (2020) 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 tr. tr. i m i 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . 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G|*-0=======0---------------|------------------------|-2-------0---------------| D|*-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| A|--3---1---1===============|-0=============1-0------|-----------------0=======| E|--------------------------|---------------------3--|-1=======0=======--------| (2020) 1 4 1 (4242) 2 4 1 4 4 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 tr. i p a m i m i p i m a 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-1===========0-----------|---------------------0---|-------------------------| B|-----3-----------3---1---|-0===========1---3-------|-----------------1---3---| G|---------2===============|-0-----------------------|-2===========3-----------| D|-0-----------------------|-----3---2===============|-3---1---0===============| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| (4141) 3 1 1 4 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 2 3 1 c1______ c1 i m a m i m a i m a i m i m i 19 | 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A|-------------------------|-3=======================------------------------| E|---------4---------------|-------------------------------------------------| 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 1 4(4141) 4 2 4 2 1 3 2 3 i p m i a i m i m i c4 c5 m i 24 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-0-2-3-2-3-----------2-0-|-2-4-5-4-5-----------7-8-| B|-------------------0-1-3-|---------5---------------|---------7---------------| G|-2=========----1-2-------|-0=======2---------------|---------5---------------| D|-----------2-4-----------|-------------------------|-0=======----------------| A|---------0===============|-3=======4---------------|---------6---------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 4 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 2 3 2 m a i a m 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-5p4-5-----------5---4---|-5=======================-|| B|-------------------------|--------------------------|| G|-------5=====4-----------|-------------------------*|| D|-------------------------|-------------------------*|| A|-------------------------|---------0----------------|| E|---------0===============|--------------------------|| 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Isabella Selder uses a different arrangement but it is in the same key and provides a good example of how to interpret the piece. video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV2m9yLg2sM - Isabella Selder The starting tempo of the MIDI is 42 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes). The right hand fingering refers to the upper note. Ornaments (variations) suggested by the sheet when sections are repeated - a i m i m 6 | . | . | . |-------------------------| |0g1----------------0-1---| |-------------2---2-------| |-2-----------------------| |-0-----------------------| |-------------------------| 1 2 1 2 tr. i m i m m i 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . |-------------------------|-------0-0---------------| |-0===========------------|-2---3-----1---------3-1-| |-0-----------2--2g0======|-0=======----2-----------| |-----0-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------3===========1---|-0=======1===========----| (1010) 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 3 4 1 m m a i m a m a 10 | . | . | . |---------0---1-----------1===============3---5---| |-3---------------------1=================--------| |-2-------------------2===================--------| |-3-------2-------0=======================--------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| 4 1 2 4 2 3 2 m i i a m a m i 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-0---1=======----1---0---|-1======================-| |-------------------------|-----0------------------*| |-------------0h3---------|-------2----------------*| |-------------------------|---------3---------------| |---------3===============|-------------------------| 1 3 4 1 1 2 4 tr. i p a m a i M i p i m a 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . |-1===========0-----0-----|---------------------0---| |-----3-----------3---1---|-0===========1---1h3-----| |---------2===============|-0-----------------------| |-0-----------------------|-----3---2===============| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| (4141) 3 1 (1010) 1 1 4 3 2 3 2 m i m i m i m i m a m i 18 | . | . | . | . | . | . |-------------------------|-------1-0---------------| |-------------------1-3---|---0-3-------3-1-0---1---| |-2===========3---3-------|-1-------2-------------2-| |-3---1---0===============|-----------------0=======| |-------------------------|-2=======3=======--------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 3 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 4 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 W m a i m a i m i a m i m i 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . |-------0-----------------|-------------------------| |-----0---------3-1---0---|-----0-1-1-----------0---| |-1---------------1-------|-2---------2-----------2-| |-2=======--------2=======|-3-----------3=======----| |-------------------------|---------5===========----| |---------0=======--------|-------------------------| (3131) 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 m i m m i 22 | . | . | . |-----------------------------------------0---1---| |-0-------1---3-----------3===============--------| |-----------------------4-------------------------| |-0===============----3---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------4=======================--------| 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 a i m i a m i m a i m i 25 | . | . | . |-0---2---3---2---3---------------3---2h3-2---0---| |---------------------5-------5-------------------| |-0===============--------2-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-3===============4=======================--------| |-------------------------------------------------| 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 c5__________________________ |----6----| m i m i a m i p i m a m i 26 | . | . | . |-2---4---5---4---5-----------5===============7---8---| |-------------------7-------7-------------------------| |---------------------5---5---------------------------| |-0===============------7-----------------------------| |-----------------6===========================--------| |-----------------------------------------------------| 1 3 4 1 1 4 1 3 3 4 2 m a i m a m a m i 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . |-5p4-5-----------5---4---|-5------------------------|| |---------------3---------|-----5--------------------|| |-------5=====4-----------|-------5-----------------*|| |-------------------------|-------------------------*|| |-------------------------|---------0----------------|| |---------0===============|--------------------------|| 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 4 3 2 measure 1 - in the sheet the chord on the 2nd beat is E-G#-B - the original cello score (transposed from Dm) has E-B - the introduction of the G# (which also appears in the Stanley Yates arrangement for guitar) gives a 'major' sound which isn't in the original - - https://youtu.be/Mg3nVSe--f4?t=561 - Eva Lymenstull - https://youtu.be/_NvZRo-3wvU?t=645 - Steuart Pincombe measure 7 - in the sheet there is a grace note (C) but it comes after the main note (D) (??) - perhaps it is a passing note? (appoggiatura) 7 | . | . | . |-----1-0-3-1-0---5-------| |-3g------------3-----1---| |---5---------------------| |-0===============4=======| |-------------------------| E|-------------------------| 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 measure 17,20 - (variations) - the sheet has an upper mordent sign, but the left hand fingering is for a trill measure 21 - the chord on the 2nd beat is a big stretch (D-F-A-C) - easier to play is D-A-C (miss out the F and play D on the open 4th string) Left Hand Fingering below the tab Right Hand Fingering above the tab 1 - index finger (forefinger) p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger) 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger (pinky) a - ring finger === - note held, length of note, duration |-6-| - hextuplet - 6 notes played in the time of 4 notes g - grace note (ornament) - extra note(s) played immediately before (or at the same time as) the main note, then released - the following note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off, or slide h - hammer-on W - upper mordent (ornament) - play main note, followed by the note above (in the scale), and then return to original note (it may be extended) p - (between the notes) pull-off tr. - trill (ornament) - a rapid alternation of a note with the note above it in the scale (usually starting on the note above) c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret [etc] |---- ----| repeat the section |---- ----| |*--- ---*| |*--- ---*| |---- ----| |---- ----| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com