Prelude from Unaccompanied Cello Ste. #1
by Johann Sebastian Bach · tab for chromatic harmonica
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Prelude From Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major Original Musical Range: E2 to G4 Ideal for Baritone Chromatic Transposed up one octave for 16 hole Chromatics: Range E3 to G5 Transposed up two octaves for 12 hole Chromatics: Range E4 to G6 Notes: | | = 1 measure of 4:4 time (four beats to each measure) This piece is made up of mostly sixteenth notes. 1 | 3 -5 -8 -7 -8 -5 -8 -5 3 -5 -8 -7 -8 -5 -8 -5 | | 3 6 8 -7 8 6 8 6 3 6 8 -7 8 6 8 6 | | 3 -6* 8 -7 8 -6* 8 -6* 3 -6* 8 -7 8 -6* 8 -6* | | 3 7 -8 -7 -8 7 -8 7 3 7 -8 -7 3 7 -8 -7 -8 7 -8 -6* | 5 | 3 6 -8 -7 -8 7 -6* 7 2 7 -6* 7 -4 -5 5 -4 | | 4* 7 -7 7 -7 7 -7 5* 7 -7 7 -7 7 -7 7 | | -6* -7 -9 9* -9 -7 7 -7 -5 -6* 6 -5 | | 2 -4 7 -6* 7 -4 7 -4 2 -4 7 -6* 7 -4 7 -4 | | 2 -4* -5 6 -5 4* -4 -3 7 -6* 6 -9 9* -8 -7 7 | 10 | -6* 6 -5 -9 -7 -9 -6* -7 -5 6 -6* -7 7 -6* 6 -5 | | 7* -5 -6 6 -6 -5 7* -5 -8 -5 -6 6 -6 -5 7* -5 | | 5 6 -7 -8 8 -7 6 -5 5 6 -7 -8 8 -7 -6* 6 | | -5* -6* -5* -6* -7 -6* -7 -6* -5* -6* -5* -6* -7 -6* -7 -6* | | 7 -6* 6 7 -6* 7 -7 -6* 7 -6* 6 -5 5 -4 -3 3 | 15 | -2* 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -2* 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 | | 3 -4 -6 6 -6 -4 -6 -4 3 -4 -6 6 -6 -4 -6 -4 | | 3 5 6 -5 6 5 6 5 3 5 6 -5 6 5 6 5 | | 3 -6* 8 -8 8 -6* 8 -6* 3 -6* 8 -8 8 -6* 8 -6* | | 3 -5 -8 -7 -8 -7 -6* 6 -5 5 -4 -3 3 -2* 2 -5 | 20 | 5 -3 6 -6* 7 6 -6* 7 5 -3 6 -6* 7 6 -6* 7 | | 4 -3 -5 6 -6* -5 6 -6* 5 -3 -5 6 -6* -5 6 6* | | 5 -3 -5 -6* -7 8* -9 16th Rest -3 -4 5 -5 6 -6* 7 | | -7 -6* -5 6 -6* 7 -7 -8 8 -7 -6* 7 -7 -8 8 -9 | | -9* -9 9* -9 -9 9 -8 8 8 -7 -6* 6 -5 -3 -4 5 | 25 | -5 -3 -5 -6* -7 -8 8 -7 -8 6 -5 5 -4 3 -3 -4 | | -5 3 -4 -5 7 -7 -8 6 8* -8 -7 -7* -7* -7 -7* -7* | | -7 7 -6* 7 7 6 5* -4 -3 5* 6 7 -7 9* -9 9* | | -9 -7 -6* -6 -6* -7 -5 -6* -3 -5 4* -4 -3 3 -2* 2 | | -5 8 -8 -7 7 -6* 6 -5 8 -8 -7 7 -6* 6 -5 | 30 | 5 -8 -7 7 -6* 6 -5 5 -4 -7 7 -6* 6 -5 5 -4 | | -3 7 -6* 6 -6* -7 -5 -7 6 -7 -6* -7 7 -7 6 -7 | | -6* -7 -5 -7 7 -7 6 -7 -6* -7 -5 -7 7 -7 6 -7 | | -6* -7 7 -7 -7 -6 -6* -7 7 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -5 -7 | | -7 -7 -8 -7 8 -7 -5 -7 -8 -7 8 -7 -9 -7 -8 -7 | 35 | 8 -8 -7 -8 8 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 7 -7 | | -7 -7 7 -7 -7 -7 -6* -7 7 -7 -6* -7 7 -7 6 -7 | | -6* -7 -5 6 -6 -5 -6* -5 7 -5 7* -5 -7 -5 -7* -5 | | -8 -5 8 -5 8* -5 -9 -5 -9* -5 10 -5 -10 -5 -10* | | 11 -8 -5 -8 11 -8 11 -8 11 -8 -5 -8 11 -8 11 -8 | 40 | 11 -7 -5 -7 11 -7 11 -7 11 -7 -5 -7 11 -7 11 -7 | | -10* 9 -5 9 -10* 9 -10* 9 -10* 9 -5 9 -10* 9 -10* 9 | | Arpeggiate: [-5 -9 -10*] -10* hold sustain __ |