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BWV 997, Lute Suite - PRELUDE, J.S.BACH

TRANSCRIBED BY: Kevin Manges braumeister@centuryinter.net
(formerly KevinM2556@aol.com)

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additional formatting changes by -
Canaan Hadley-Voth - cjhadleyvoth@intranet.csupomona.edu
Benjamin Leperchey - benjamin.leperchey@ens.fr
Weed - weed@wussu.com (26 May 2001)
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measure 15 - last note changed from A to Bb (2nd fret to 3rd fret)
measure 16 - alternative fingering added - weed@wussu.com (30 Nov 2006)
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1 | | | | | | | |
e:-----------------4---5-------5---|-----------------4---5-------5---|
B:-------------5-------------------|-------------5-------------------|
G:-----2-4-5---------------0-------|-----2-4-5-----------------------|
D:---------------------------------|-3-----------------------2-------|
A:-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 1 3 4 4 3 4 1 4

3 | | | | | | | |
e:-----------------4---5-------5---|---3-1-0-------------------------|
B:-------------5-------------------|---------3-1-0-------0-------3---|
G:-----2-4-5-----------------------|---------------2-1-2-------------|
D:-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------3-2-------|
A:-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
1 3 4 4 3 4 2 1h

5 | | | | | | | |
e:-------------------0-----1-0-----|---1---------------1-0---3-1-0---|
B:-1-0-----------0-1---3-1-----3-1-|-3-----------0-1-3-----3-------3-|
G:-----2-----1-2-------------------|-----0-----2-----0---------------|
D:-----------------3---------------|---------0-----------------------|
A:-0-------3---------------0-------|-2-----------------------2-------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1p 1p

7 | | | | | | | |
e:-0---0-3-------3-------3-------1-|-0---0---0---0---------1---0-----|
B:---3-----0---0---1-0-1---3-1-3---|---3---1---0-------------------3-|
G:-----------2-------------0-------|---------------2-1---1---1---1---|
D:---------3-------2---------------|-------------------4-------------|
A:-3-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|
E:---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
3 4 4 3 2 1p 4p1 3 4 1

9 | | | | | | | |
e:-------0-5---8-------------0-2-3-|-5-------------0-2---------------|
B:-1-0-1-------------5-4-----------|-----0-----2-4-------------1-0---|
G:---------0-----------------------|---5---------------1-2---------2-|
D:-----------------4-------2-------|---------4-------1---------------|
A:-0-------------------------------|-6-----------------------2-------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1p 4 4 2 4 3 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 3
2 1

11 | | | | | | | |
e:-----0---0-----------2-0-2-------|---0-3-2-3---------2-5-----------|
B:---0---4---0-1---0-4-------0-1---|-0---------0-1---0---------1-0---|
G:-0-------------3---------------3-|---------------3---------------2-|
D:-2---------------1---------------|-2---------------1---------------|
A:---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
2 4 2 1 4 1 4 3 3 1 4 2 4p3 4 0h1 3 1 4s+4 2 1 3
2
13 | | tr | | | | | |
e:-----0-2-3---2---0---------------|---------------------------8-7-5-|
B:---0-----------------------0-1-3-|-1-------------0-----------------|
G:-0-----------------2-1-----------|-----------0-2---2---------------|
D:-2-------------------------------|---3-2-------------2-1-----------|
A:-----3---0---2---3-------2-------|-0-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------3-------2-------7-------|
2 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 4 3 1 3 4s4 1
3 2 3 2

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---------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 3 4 3p2 4 4 3 1 4 2 1 2 4 4 3 3 4
1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1
[see below tab for alternative fingering]

17 | | | | | | |
e:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:-----------------4---5-------5---|-----------------4---5-------5---|
G:-------------4-------------------|-------------4-------------------|
D:-----2-4-5---------------0-------|-----2-4-5-----------------------|
A:---------------------------------|-3-----------------------2-------|
E:-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 3 4 2 3 4 4 2

19 | | | | | | | I....
e:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:-----------------4---5-------5---|---3-----------------------------|
G:-------------4-------------------|-----5-4-2-------------------2---|
D:-----2-4-5-----------------------|-----------5-4-2-1-2-4-----------|
A:-0-------------------------------|-0---------------2-----3-2-------|
E:-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|
1 2 4 3 1 4p3 1 1 3 4 2 1 1

21 | | | | I..... | | |
e:---------------------------------|-------------------1-0-----------|
B:-------------------------1-0-----|---1---------0-1-3-----3-5-3-----|
G:-----------------0-2-4-0-----2-0-|-2---4-2-1-2-----------------5-4-|
D:-5-4-2-----1-2-4-----------------|---------0-----------------------|
A:-----------------3---------------|-----------------2---------------|
E:-0-------3---------------0-------|-1-----------------------4-------|
4s4 1 3 1 2 4 3 1p 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 4 1p 4s4 1 4 3
1 2 2

23 | | | | | | | |
e:-------------------0-----1-0-----|---1-0-------0-1-3-6-5-3-5-3-----|
B:---------------0-1---3-1-----3-1-|-3-----3-2-3-----------------6-5-|
G:-5-4-2-----1-2-------------------|---------0-----------------------|
D:-----------------3---------------|-----------------2---------------|
A:-0-------3---------------0-------|-2-----------------------4-------|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
4s4 1 3 1 2 1 4p1 1p 4 1 4 1p 4 3h4 1 4 4p3 1 4p1 4s4
3 2 2 2

25 | | | | | | I.. II..III |
e:-------5-------5-------5-------3-|-1-0---0-1---1---------5---3---1-|
B:-6-5-6---2-0-2---3-2-3---5-3-5---|-----3-----3---1-----------------|
G:---------0-----------------------|-----------------3-2-3---3---3---|
D:-0---------------3---------------|-0-------0-------5---3---2---0---|
A:-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4p3 4 3 1p 1 4 3p1 3 4 3p1 3 1 1p 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 4 3 4 3 1
2 4 2 1

27 III........ | | I... | | |
e:-----------------------3---1---0-|-----------------------1---0-----|
B:-5-3---3-5---5-------------------|-3-1---1-3---3-----------------3-|
G:-----5-----5---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---------------|
4p1 4 1 4 4 4 1 2 2 4 2 1 2 4p1 3 1 4 3 4 2 3 1 3 2 4
1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1
29 | | | | | | | |
e:-------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
B:-2-0-----------------------------|---------3-----------------------|
G:-----2-------------3-2-0---0-----|---2-0-------------3-2-0---0-----|
D:-----------2-3-5-------------3-2-|-3-----3---3-2-0-------------3-2-|
A:-0-------0-------4-------4-------|-0-------0-------4-------4-------|
E:-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
3p 2 1h2 4 3 2p1 3 2p1 2 1p0 2 3 2 1p0 3 2p1 3 2p1

31 | | | tr | | | |
e:---------------------------------|-------------------------3-1-0---|
B:---------3-----------------------|-----------4-3-2-3-------------3-|
G:---2-0---------------------1-0---|-0-1-0---0-----------2-----------|
D:-3-----3---3-2-0-1-3-1-0-1-----4-|-------4-------------0-----------|
A:-5---------------------------0---|-1-----------------------0---0---|
E:---------1-------3---------------|-------------0---1---------------|
2 1p0 2 4 3 2p0 1h4 1 4 1h2 4 4 3 2 4 2 4p1 4
4 1 3

33 | | | | | | II..III............
e:-----1-------------------5---6---|-----0-------------------4---5---|
B:-3-----3-------------5-6---------|---------------------4-5---------|
G:---------2---3-------------------|-------5-----2-------------------|
D:-0-----------0---0-----------0---|---------6-----------------------|
A:---------------4-----------------|-3-----------3-2-3-----------3---|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
4 1 4 2 2 3 4s4 3 4 1 3 4 2 4s4 3 5
3 2 3 2

35 | | | | | | | |
e:---3-1-0-------------------------|-------0-------0-------0---------|
B:---------3-1-0-------0-----3-1-0-|-1-0-1-------------------0---0-3-|
G:---------------2-1-2-------------|---------1---1---2-1-2-----2-----|
D:-----------------------3-2-------|---------0-4-------------2-------|
A:-2-------------------------------|-0---------------3---------------|
E:-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
2 4 1 4 1 2 1h2 3 2 4 1 1p 1 1 4 1 2p1 2 3 2 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---|
1p 2 2 1 3 3 4 1 3 2 2 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---------------|
2 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 3p1 3 4 2p1 3 2 3p1 3 4 3p1 3
1 4 2 2 2 2

41 | | | | III..............................
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---------------|---------------------------------|
2 3p1 3p1 3 2p1 2p1 2 2p1 4 4 2p1 4 2 2p1 4 4 2p1 4
4 3 3 3

43 | | | | I.............................
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---------------|---------------------------------|
3 1p 4 4 1p 4 2 1p 4 4 1p 4 2 2p1 4 4 2p1 4 2 2p1 4 4 2p1 4
3 3 3 3 3
45 | | | | | | | |
e:-------------1-------------------|---------------------------------|
B:-------2-3-----------------------|-3-------------------------------|
G:-2-0-2-------------2-1-----2-4-5-|-------------1-2-4---------------|
D:---------3---------------0-------|---3-2-----4---------------3-2-0-|
A:-----------------2---------------|---------2---------4-5-----------|
E:-1-------------------------------|-4---------------0-------4-------|
2 3 4 4 1 2 3 1s 1 3 4 2 1s1 2 4 1s1 4 3 4 3 2 1
1 3 3

47 | | | | | | | |
e:---------------------------------|---------------------------1-0---|
B:---------------------------------|-----1-0-1---------0-3---------3-|
G:-----2-1-2---------1-4-2-4-------|---2-----------------------------|
D:---2-------2-3-1-2---------2-3-1-|-2---------2-3-1-2---------------|
A:-3-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E:-5-------0-------4-------0-------|---------0-------4-------0-------|
2 1 3 2h4 1 2 1 4 2 4 2h3 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3
4 4 4

49 | tr 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-------|
1 4 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 1 4 1 3 2 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 3
1 1 2 1 2

51 | | | | | | VII..| |
e:---------------------------6-5-4-|-5---0--10-8-7-----7-8---8-7-----|
B:-1-3-1-0-1-6-5-4-5-6-5-4-5-------|--------------10-10---10----10-8-|
G:---------------------------------|-----------------8---------------|
D:-----------------------------0---|---------------------------------|
A:-0-----------2---3---------------|-3---0-------7---9---------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
4 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 1 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2
1 1 1 1 2
3

53 V...... | | | | | | |
e:-----5---------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
B:-7-8---7-10-8-----10-------------|-5---------------------3-5-3-6-5-|
G:-5-----------11-9-8--------------|-4-------------1-2-4-5-----------|
D:-7----------------9--------------|-0---------2-4---2---------------|
A:---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
E:------------------7--------------|---------------------------------|
3 4 1 3s3 1 4 2 4 2 2 4 1 1 4s4 1 3 1 4 4
1 2 3 1
2 3 1 2

55 | | | | | | | |
e:---------------------5-------4---|-5------------------------------||
B:-3-----------------------0-------|-5------------------------------||
G:---5-4-2-1-----------------------|-5------------------------------||
D:-2---------3-2-0-----3---0---2---|-7------------------------------||
A:-----------------3---------------|-0------------------------------||
E:-4---------------5---------------|--------------------------------||
2 4 4 1 1 3 2 1 4 4 1
1 3 1 1 1
3 1

We be jammin'.

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alternative fingering at start of measure 16

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15 | | | | | | | |
e:-3-5-7-0-3-2-0---0-3-------------|-------0-2-----------0-----------|
B:---------------4-----------2-0---|-0---4-----------------------4---|
G:---------------------3---0-----3-|---6---------2---0---------------|
D:---------------------2-----------|-----4---1-------2-------4-------|
A:---------0---2---3-----------4---|-6-----------2-------3---0---2---|
E:-0---3---------------------------|---------------------------------|