• Song:

    Bwv 1012 Gavotte 1 And 2

  • Artist:

    Bach, Johann Sebastian

E-|---Song:-Gavotte-1-and-2------------------------|
A-|---Author:-JSBach-------------------------------|
D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|
G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------|
B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------|
E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|


Gavotte I by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

PART A

[1]

E||------------0-----0----|-0--------------0--1----|-------------3-----3----|
B||-----------------------|-------3p-1--3----------|-1p-0--------0-========-|
G||*-----------0-========-|-2-=========-2-========-|-------2--0--0-========-|
D||*----------------------|-3-=========-3-========-|-0-=========-3-========-|
A||------------3-========-|------------------------|------------------------|
E||-----------------------|------------------------|-3==========------------|

R              a     a      a     m     m  a  a      m     i  i  a     a
               i            i           i            i           m
               p            p           p            p           i
								  p

L              3            2     4     4     1      1     2     4     4
                            3           2            3           3
	     			        3

[4]

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

R  a     a  m  m  m  i  m   m     i  i  a     a       a     m  m  m  a  a
   m           p            p           i             i           i
   i                                    p             p           p
   p

L  4     4  3  1     4      1     4  1  3             2     4  1  4     1
   1                        3                         3           2
   2

[7]

E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
B|-1p-0--------1-----1----|-1-----0--1--0-----3----|-0-===========----------||
G|-------2--0--0-========-|-2-=========----2-------|---===========---------*||
D|-0-=========-2-========-|-3-=========-0-========-|-0-===========---------*||
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
E|-3-=========------------|------------------------|-3-===========----------||

R  m     i  i  m     m      m     m  m  m  i  m      m
   i           i            i           p            i
   p           p            p                        p


L  1     2     1     1      1        1     2  4      3
   3           2            2
                            3
PART B

[10]
E||-------------3-----3----|-3-----5--3-----0--5----|-3p-1--0--------1p-0----|
B||-------------0-========-|-2-----------6----------|----------3-----------3-|
G||*-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D||*------------2-========-|------------------------|-0-==========-----------|
A||------------------------|-0-==========------4----|------------------------|
E||------------------------|------------------------|-------------3-========-|
RH              m     m      m     m  m  i  m  m      m     m  i  p  m     i
                i            i                 p      p
                p            p

LH              4     4      2     3  1  4     4      3  1     4  3  1     4
                2            1                 1

[13]
   I........
E|----------1-----0-------|----------0--1-----1----|-----------------------0-|
B|----2h-3--------------1-|-------3-----3-----3----|--------------0--1--3----|
G|------------------------|----2-------------------|--------0--2--0-========-|
D|------------------------|-0-=========-0----------|-----0-------------------|
A|-------------------0----|-------------------3----|--2-=========------------|
E|-1-=========-3----------|------------------------|-------------------------|

R  p  i     m  p  m  p  i   p  i  m  a  a     a       p  i  m  m  m  m  m  a
                                        m     m
                                        p     p
L  1  2  4  1  3        1      2  4     1     1       2        3     1  4
                                        4     4
                                              3

[16]

E|-1p-0-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------3--1--0--1--3----|----3-----1-----0-------|-------------1-----1----|
G|----------------------2-|-1-----2--------------1-|-2-=========------------|
D|-------------0-========-|-------------0-----2----|-------------2-----2----|
A|-3-=========------------|-2-----3----------------|-0-========--0----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------3----|

R  a     m  i  m  i  m  i   i  m  i  m  p  m  p  i   m           a     a
   p           p            p     p                  p           i     i
                                                                 p     p
L  1     4  1     1  4 (3)  1  4  2  1        2  1   3           1     1
   3                        2     3                              2     2
		                                                       3
[19]

E|------------------------|-------------------------|-------0-----1p-0--3----|
B|-1-----0-----0p-1--3----|--1p-0-----------0--1--0-|-3p-1-----3--------1----|
G|----------2-------------|--------2--0--2-========-|------------------------|
D|-0----------------------|--------------3-========-|-------------0-----2----|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|-2-----3----------------|
E|-2----------------------|--3-==========-----------|------------------------|

R  a     m  i  m     m       m     i  i  i  m  m  m   m     a  m  a     a
   i                         p           p            p     p     p     m
   p                                           p      p

L  1        3     1  4       1     2     2     1      4  1  3  4  1     4
   2                         3           3            2                 1   2

[22]
E|------------------------|
B|-3-==========-----------|
G|-4-==========-----------|
D|-5-==========-----------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

R  m
   i

L  1
   2
   3


PART C

[23]

E||-------------0-----0----|-0--------------0--1----|-------------3-----3----|
B||------------------------|-------3p-1--3----------|-1p-0--------0-========-|
G||*------------0-========-|-2-=========-2-========-|-------2--0--0-========-|
D||*-----------------------|-3-=========-3-========-|-0-=========-3-========-|
A||-------------3-========-|------------------------|------------------------|
E||------------------------|------------------------|-3==========------------|

R               a     a      a     m     m  a  a      m     i  i  a     a
                i            i           i            i           m
                p            p           p            p           i
								  p

L               3            2     4     4     1      1     2     4     4
                             3           2            3           3
					 3
[26]

E|-3-----5--3--1p-0-----0-|-1h-0--------0-----0----|
B|-1-----------------3----|-------3--1-------------|
G|-0-----------0-========-|-------------0-========-|
D|-2----------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|-3-=========-3-========-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

R  a     a  m  m  m  i  m   m     i  i  a     a
   m           p            p           i
   i                                    p
   P

L  4     4  3  1     4      1     4  1  3
   1                        3
   2

[28]

E|--0--3--1h-0-------------|----5--3--1p-0----------|-------3-----0----------|
B|--------------3--1p-0----|-0-============-3--1p-0-|-------1-----0-----3--1-|
G|--2===========---------2-|------------------------|-2--0--0-----0----------|
D|--3===========-----------|-0-============---------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-------0-----3----------|

R   a  a  a     m  m     i   m  a  a  a     m  m      a  a  a     a     m  m
							    m     m
							    i     i
          						    p     p

L   2  4  1     4  1     2      4  3  1     4  1      2     4     3     4  1
    3						            1

[31]

E|------------------------|
B|-1-===========----------|
G|-0-===========---------*|
D|-2-===========---------*|
A|-3-===========----------|
E|------------------------|

R  a
   m
   i
   p

L  1
   2
   3


Tips

Bach Gavotte I
Gavotte 1 can be played either on it's own or together with Gavotte 2 in this
order: (Gavotte 1 - Gavotte 2 - Gavotte 1). Gavotte 1 is in general is harder
than part 2. It is also longer of the two. Gavotte is a French dance during
the 17th and 18th centuries. It is part of the optional dances of the Baroque
Suite.


Technique
The song is filled with pull offs except at Bar [13]. Make sure you hold Barre
Chord at the first fret.
For Bar [16] last note "A", the LH finger is 3. This is the best for transition
for me, you can substitute with 2 if you want. AA-BC-BC. Play Part A twice
followed by (B then C) twice. Part C is a variation of Part A at the end with
the closure.


Tips
As long as you keep to the chords on the left hand. Plucking the wrong string
or an extra string shouldn't sound that bad. Always hold bass as long as possible.
(===) in the tab.


Gavotte II by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)


[1]

E||-----------0-----0--|--------------------|--------------------0--|
B||--------------3-----|-----------------0-=|=-1--0--1--3--1--3-----|
G||*----------0-======-|--0----0-==-2-==----|-----------------------|  
D||*-------------------|-------2-==-3-==-0-=|=----------------------|
A||-----------3-======-|--------------------|--3-========--3-======-|
E||--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

L             3  4             2    2          1     1  4  1  4         
                                    3          3           3                     

R             a  m  a     i    i    i    m     m  i  m  i  m  i  a     
              i                p    p    p     p           p                
              p
 
[4]

E|--------------------|----------------------||
B|-----------------0-=|=-1-===---------------||
G|--0----0-==-2-==----|--0-===--------------*||
D|-------2-==-3-==-0-=|=-2-===--------------*||
A|--------------------|--3-===---------------||
E|--------------------|----------------------||

L        2    2          1,2,3   
              3
R   i    i    i    m     a,m,i,p
         p    p    p



PART B (Play Once)

[6]

E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------|-----1---1----------|-----------------1-----|
G|----------0-----0---|-2----------3--2--0-|--2---------0----------|
D|----------2h-3------|-3-------2-----3----|--3---------2----------|
A|----------------3---|-----3--------------|-------3---------3-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

LH          2  4  3     2   1   1  4  2       2    3    2    1       
                        4   3   2     3       4              3       
RH          i     i     i   m   m  i  i  i    i    p    i    m       
            p     p     p   p   p  p          p         p    p       
[]

E|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-----1---0-----0--1-|--3-===---------------|
G|-2----------2-------|--0-===---------------|
D|-3---2---0----------|--0-===---------------| Part A Once
A|---------------3----|--2-===---------------| then 
E|--------------------|----------------------| Part C twice

R  2   1      2  3  1    4
   4   2                 2
L  i   m   m  i  m  m    a,m,i,p
   p   p   p     p


PART C (Play twice)

[11]

E|--------------------------|--0-----1-----0-----------|
B|--------------1-----1--3--|--------------------3-----|
G|*----------------0--------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|*-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------3-----------|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

L               1     1  4     3     1     3     4                 
                3                    3           3                                             
R               m  i  m  m     a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i            
                p	       p     p     p     p       	    	  




E|-0-----3-----1-----------|-0-----------------------|
B|-------------------3-----|-------3--1--0--1--3--0--|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0--------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-3-----------3-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

L  3     4     1     4       3     4  1  3  1  4
         3     3     3 

R  a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i    a  i  m  i  m  i  m  i 
   p     p     p     p       p	         p


[14]

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

L    1    2     1     1  4    3     1     3     4
     3          3                   3           3
R    m  i i     m  i  m  m    a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i 
     p          p             p     p     p     p


[16]                                                   Part A Once

E|--0-----3-----1-----------|--0-----------------------|-----------|
B|--------------------3-----|--------3--1--0--1--3--0--|--1-===----|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0--------------------|--0-===----| 
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--2-===----| 
A|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|--3-----------3-----------|--3-===----| 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------| 

L    3     4     1     4        3     4  1  3  1  4        1,2,3
                   3     3     3 
R    a  i  a  i  a  i  m  i     a  i  m  i  m  i  m  i     a,m,i,p
     p     p     p     p        p           p 




Tips


Gavotte II can be played either on it?s own or together with Gavotte 
I in this order (Gavotte I ? Gavotte II ? Gavotte I). Gavotte II is 
in general easier and shorter of the two. Gavotte 2 features the 
alternating finger (mi) plucking technique. Gavotte is a French dance 
during the 17th and 18th centuries. It is part of the optional dances 
of the Baroque Suite. 

Technique.

Bar 3,14,18 - Right Hand 6 running notes (mi-mi-mi)
Part B has some tricky fingering. Good news is Part B is only played 
once in Gavotte 2. Part A is played 5 times and Part C is played 2 
times. The order is AA-BA-CA-CA.

Tip
Besides Part B's fingering, practice on the alternating fingering. 
After that you can go learn gavotte 1 which gives good practice to 
your pull offs or if you know both Gavottes already, even better! 
Now you can play the entire Gavotte together. 
(Gavotte I ? Gavotte II ? Gavotte I)

AA-BA-CA-CA

PART A (Play twice)
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