Prelude In D Minor Bwv 999 Chords & Tabs
by Johann Sebastian Bach
[Content] |---Song:-Prelude-in-D-minor-(BWV999)------------| |---Author:-JSBach-------------------------------| |---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------| |---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------| |---http://www.classclef.com---------------------| |---Enjoy!---------------------------------------| ========================================================================== Schindler's List Theme by John Williams (1930-1993) ========================================================================== Prelude in D minor by BWV999 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Originally written for the lute in the key of C minor. Standard Tuning [1] -------5-----------------|-------5-----------------|-------6-----------------| -----6---6---6-----------|-----6---6---6-----------|-----8---8---8-----------| ---7-------7---7---7---7-|---7-------7---7---7---7-|---7-------7---7---7---7-| -0---------------7-------|-0---------------7-------|-0---------------8---5---| ---------------------8---|---------------------8---|-------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| L 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [4] -------6-----------------|-------3-----------------|-------3-----------------| -----8---8---8-----------|-----5---5---5-----2---2-|-----5---5---5-----2---2-| ---7-------7---7---7---7-|---6-------6---6-3---0---|---6-------6---6-3---0---| -0---------------8---5---|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| L 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [7] I.................. -------1-----------------|-------1-----------------|-------1-----------------| -----3---3---3-----------|-----3---3---3-----------|-----3---3---3-----------| ---2-------2---2---2---2-|---2-------2---2---2---2-|---2-------2---2---2---2-| -0---------------3---0---|-----------------3---0---|-----------------3---0---| -------------------------|-3-----------------------|-1-----------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| L 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [10] -------1-----------------|-------1-----------------|-------1-----------------| -----3---3---3-----------|-----3---3---3-----------|-----3---3---3-----0---0-| ---2-------2---2---2---2-|---4-------4---4---4---4-|---4-------4---4-1-------| -----------------3---0---|-----------------3---0---|---------------------2---| -0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| -------------------------|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------| L 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 3 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 1 3 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [13] *I.............. -------0-----------------|-------0-----------------|-------5-----------------| -----1---1---1-----------|-----1---1---1-----------|-----5---5---5-----1---1-| ---4-------4---4---4---4-|---2-------2---2---2---2-|---5-------5---5-2-------| -----------------2-------|-------------------------|---------------------3---| -0-------------------3---|-0---------------3---0---|-------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-1-----------------------| L 4 1 1 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 3 1 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [16] II................... II................... -------5-----------------|-------4-----------------|-------4-----------------| -----6---6---6-----------|-----3---3---3-----------|-----3---3---3-----------| ---4-------4---4---4---4-|---4-------4---4---4---4-|---4-------4---4---4---4-| -0---------------0-------|-----------------2-------|-----------------2-------| ---------------------2---|---------------------2---|---------------------2---| -------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| L 2 4 3 4 2 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [19] V.................... VII.................... VII.................... -------5-----------------|-------7-----------------|-------8-----------------| -----5---5---5-----------|-----9---9---9-----------|-----10--10--10----------| ---5-------5---5---5---5-|---7-------7---7---7---7-|---9-------9---9---9---9-| -------------------------|---------------------0---|-----------------7-------| -----------------7-------|-----------------8-------|---------------------7---| -0-------------------8---|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| L 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 3 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [22] IX................... VIII................. -------10----------------|-------8-----------------|-------7-----------------| -----9---9---9-----------|-----10--10--10----------|-----6---6---6-----------| ---9-------9---9---9---9-|---8-------8---8---8---8-|---7-------7---7---7---7-| -----------------9-------|-------------------------|-----------------6-------| ---------------------11--|-----------------12--9---|---------------------7---| -0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| L 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [25] V...................... III................... II................... -------5-----------------|-------5-----------------|-------4-----------------| -----7---7---7-----------|-----3---3---3-----------|-----3---3---3-----------| ---5-------5---5---5---5-|---4-------4---4---4---4-|---4-------4---4---4---4-| -----------------4-------|-----------------3---0---|-----------------2-------| ---------------------6---|-------------------------|---------------------2---| -0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| L 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [28] I..................... -------2-----------------|-------1-----------------|-------0-----------------| -----1---1---1-----------|-----0---0---0-----------|-----1---1---1-----------| ---2-------2---2---2---2-|---1-------1---1---1---1-|---2-------2---2---2---2-| -----------------1-------|-----------------0-------|-------------------------| ---------------------3---|---------------------2---|-----------------3---0---| -0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| L 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [31] ** see below for easier alternative -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| -------3-----------------|-------3-----------------|-------3-----------------| -----4---4---4-----2---2-|-----4---4---4-----1---1-|-----4---4---4-----1---1-| ---7-------7---7-3---0---|---6-------6---6-2-------|---6-------6---6-3---0---| -------------------------|---------------------2---|-0-----------------------| -0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| L 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 3 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 3 1 1 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [34] II............ III................... VII.................... -------------------------|-------4-----------------|-------7-----------------| -------3-2---2-----------|-----3---3---3-----------|-----9---9---9-----------| -----4-----2---2---2---2-|---4-------4---4---4---4-|---7-------7---7---7---7-| ---7-------------2-------|-----------------3---0---|---------------------0---| -0-------------------4---|-0-----------------------|-0---------------8-------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| L 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [37] V....................... -------5-----------------|-------3-----------------|-------1-----------------| -----5---5---5-----------|-----5---5---5-----2---2-|-----3---3---3-----------| ---6-------6---6---6---6-|---6-------6---6-3---0---|---2-------2---2---2---2-| -----------------7-------|-------------------------|-----------------3---0---| -0-------------------7---|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| L 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i [40] I....................... I....................... -------1-----------------|-------1-----------------|-------------------------| -----3---3---3-----------|-----3---3---3-----------|-------5-------5/6-----9-| ---1-------1---1---1---1-|---1-------1---1---1---1-|-----6---6---6-----7-----| -----------------3---0---|-----------------3---0---|---7-------7---------9---| -0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| L 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m i p i p i p i m a m i m a m i a [43] II...................... --5=====================-| --2=====================-| --2=====================-| -------------------------| --0=====================-| -------------------------| L 4,1,1 R a,m,i,p ---- Tips ---- * Bar [15] This one is a toughy and may take some practice. This is actually a double barre chord with the index holding a full barre and the pinky produces a half barre. When you double barre, make sure you press down hard on the top bass string (index) and the 3 treble strings (pinky). If you find this bar difficult, try to experiment with thumb position on the back of the neck during barre delivery. *I.............. -------5-----------------| -----5---5---5-----1---1-| ---5-------5---5-2-------| ---------------------3---| -------------------------| -1-----------------------| L1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 3 1 Rp i m a m i m i p i p i ** Alternative bars Bar[31]-Bar[34] If you have large hands with wide finger "wing span" coverage, your right hand will be playing (pima-mimi-pipi) throughout the whole prelude. For smaller hands, Bar[31]-Bar[34] will be a problem. But there's hope! Try playing Bar[31]-Bar[34] with the following measures. Please note that although the alternative bars are much easier to play-open strings and less finger stretches-it does not maintain the integrity of the right hand pattern. A new unique right hand pattern is required exclusively for these 4 bars (pimi-mimi-pipi). So the challenge is to keep in time when switching the 2 plucking patterns back and forth. [31] -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| -----0-3-0---0-----------|-----0-3-0---0-----------|-----0-3-0---0-----------| ---2-------2---2---2---2-|---1-------1---1---1---1-|---1-------1---1---1---1-| -----------------3---0---|-----------------2-------|-----------------3---0---| -------------------------|---------------------2---|-0-----------------------| -0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| L 2 4 2 2 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 Rp i m i m i m i p i p i p i m i m i m i p i p i p i m i m i m i p i p i [34] II........... -------------------------| -----0-3-0---2-----------| ---2-------2---2---2---2-| -----------------2-------| -0-------------------4---| -------------------------| L 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 Rp i m i m i m i p i p i ************************************ | / Slide up ************************************
