E-|---Song:-Prelude-in-D-(BWV1007)-----------------| A-|---Author:-JSBach-------------------------------| D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------| G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------| B-|---http://www.classclef.com---------------------| E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------| BWV1007 Prelude in D (Cello Suite No 1 in G) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Grade 4- Late Intermediate Tips at Bottom 4/4 [1] E|-----2p0-2---2-------2p0-2---2---|-----3p2-3---3-------3p2-3---3---| B|---------------------------------|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-| G|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|---------------------------------| D|-0================---------------|-0================---------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------0===============|-----------------0===============| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p i a a i a i p i a a i a i p m a a m a m p m a a m a m L 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 [] E|-----3p2-3---3-------3p2-3---3---|-----2p0-2---2-------2p0-2---2---| B|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|---3-------3---3---3-------3---2-| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0================---------------|-0================---------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------0===============|-----------------0===============| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p m a a m a m p m a a m a m p m a m a m p m a a m a m L 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 [5] E|-----2p0-2-----------------------|---------------------------------| B|---0-------3-2h3-0-3-2h3---------|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---| G|---------------------------------|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| D|-0================-------4-7-6p4-|-6================---------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------6===============| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p m a a m i m i m i m i p i m i m i m i p i m i m i m i L 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 [7] II................................ E|---0-5p4-5p0---0---0---0---------|---------------------------------| B|-2-----------3---2---3-----2p0---|-----3p2-3---3-------3p2-3---3---| G|-------------------------2-----2-|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| A|-0===============================|-2===============2===============| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m i m i m i m i i p i p p p m m p m p p p m m p m p p L 1 4 3 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 1 3 [9] E|-----------------------5-4p2-0---|-------5-0-5---0-----------------| B|-------0---------3-2p0---------3-|-2p0---------2-------2-5-3p2-0---| G|---1-2---2p1---------------------|-----2-----------2p4-----------2-| D|-------------4-2-----------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-0===============0===============| D|-2===============0===============|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p i i m i i i m m m i m i m i a a a m a i m i m m i p p p L 2 1 3 3 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 4 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 [11] E|-----------------2---------------|-----0-2-3p0---------0-2-3p0-----| B|-4---1p0-1p0-4-------1p0-1---4---|---0---------0-----0---------2-0-| G|---2-----------2---2-------2---2-|---------------2-0===============| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-0===============0===============|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5================---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i m m m i a i m m i m i p i m i m i p p i m i m i i p p L 4 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 [13] II................................ E|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------------------------------| B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-3p2---3-2p3-5-2-3p2-------------| G|-3---3-----------3---3-----------|-----4---------------4-2---------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-4-2---| A|-4================---------------|-2===============2=============5-| D|-----------------4===============|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m i m a m a m i m i m a m a m m i m i m i m i m i m i i p p L 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 3 1 [15] II...............................IV................................ E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2---|-----5p4-5---5-------5p4-5---5---| D|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| A|-4===============4===============|-5================---------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------0===============| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p i m i m i m i p i m i m i m i p i m m i m i p i m m i m i L 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 [17] E|---------------------------------|-----3p2-3---3-------3p2-3---3---| B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| G|---0---2---0---0---0---2---0---0-|---------------------------------| D|-0================---------------|-0================---------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------0===============|-----------------0===============| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p i m i m i m i p i m i m i m i p m a a m a m p m a a m a m L 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 [] E|-----2p0-2-----------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----------3p2-0-----------------|-----0-----0---------0-----0-----| G|---2-------------2p0-------------|-------6-7---6h7-------6-7---6h7-| D|-0===============----4-2-0-------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------4-2-0-|---7---------------7-------------| D|---------------------------------|-6===============6===============| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p m a a m i m m i m i m i p p a m m a m m p p a m m a m m L 1 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 4 2 1 3 2 4 2 4 1 3 2 4 2 4 [21] V............ E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------0-----0---------0-----0---|---------5-9-10--------------2-3-| G|---------6-----6---------6-----6-|-------6-----------------2p4-----| D|-----7-----7---------7-----7-----|-----7-------------2-4-5---------| A|---7---------------7-------------|---7---------0===================| D|-5===============5===============|-5=============------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p p i a m i a m p p i a m i a m p p i m a m m i m i m i m p L 1 3 4 2 4 2 1 3 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 2 4 4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 [23] E|---------------2-3p0-------2-3-5-|-6p5-4h5-5p3-2h3-3p0-------------| B|-5-2-----2-3-5-------2p3-5-------|---------------------2p0---------| G|-----2p4-------------------------|-------------------------2-----0-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------2p4---| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============0===============| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m i m i m i m i m i m i a a a a a m i p i p p p p L 4 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 4p3 2h3 4p2 1p2 2 1 1 1 3 [25] E|---------0-2-3p0-2---------------|-----------0-2---4p2-0h1-1p0---0-| B|-------2-----------3-------------|---------3-----3-------------4---| G|-----2---------------2p0---------|-------2-------------------------| D|---2---------------------4-0-2h4-|---0h4---------------------------| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p p i m a a a a m i i m i p i m a a m i m m m i m p L 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 4 [27] E|-------------------------0-4-5p4-|-5p0-------0---------------------| B|-5p3-2h3-3p0---------0-3---------|-----2p0-2-----2-----------------| G|-------------1-----1-------------|-------------2-----2p1-----------| D|---------------4-2===============|-----------------2-----4-2-0-----| A|-0================---------------|-0================-----------4-2-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i m i p p i m i m i m m i i m p i p i i m i m i p p L 4p2 1h2 2 1 4 2 1 3 3 4 3 4 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 2 4 2 [29] E|---3p2-0-----------3p2-0---------|---2p0-------------0-------------| B|---------3-2p0-----------3-2p0---|-------3-2p0---------3-2p0-------| G|-----------------2-------------2-|-0-----------2-0-----------2p0---| D|---------------------------------|-----------------4=============4-| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============0---------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p m i m i i m i m i i i m i m i m i a m m i m p p p L 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 [31] E|-----------0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| B|---3p2-0-2-----------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------2---4---6---7-------|-6-------7-------6-------7-------| D|-2---------------------------9---|-----7-------9-------7-------9---| A|-0===============================|-0===============================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m i p i p i p i p i p i p i i m p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p p L 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 2 2 4 [33] E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------10------| G|-6-----------6---7---9---11------|-9---11--12------11--12------11--| D|-----7---9-----------------------|---------------------------------| A|-0===========================0===|=============0===================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p L 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 3 4 2 3 [35] E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-12--11--12--9---11--9---11--7---|-9---7---9---6---7---6---7---4---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-0===============================|-0===============================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i i m p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p p L 4 3 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 [37] E|---0---------------------0---1---|-2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9---| B|-------0-1---2---3---4-----------|---------------------------------| G|-6---2-------------------0---1---|-2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9---| D|---------1---2---3---4-----------|---------------------------------| A|-----------0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p i p i m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m p i i i i i i i i i i i i i i L 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 [39]VII............................................................... E|-10------10--10--10------10--10--|-10------10--10--10------10--10--| B|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-| D|-----7===============7===========|-----7===============7===========| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============0===============| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i p i m i m i m i p i m i m i m i p i m i m i m i p i m i m i p p p p L 4 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 4 3 1 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 4 3 4 3 [41]VII............................................................... E|-9-------9---9---9-------9---9---|-10==============================| B|---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-|-7===============================| G|---------------------------------|-7===============================| D|-----7===========----7===========|-0===============================| A|-0===============0===============|-0===============================| D|---------------------------------|-0===============================| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m i p i m i m i m i p i m i m i p strum downwards p p p L 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 4 1 1 Tips I first heard this song played by the cellist yoyoma many moons ago. Preulde in D is full of arpeggios and scale runs. Technique 42 unique bars. Turn down. In the ket of D. Adapted from Suite No.1 Cello in the key of G. To make it easier to play, i tried to maximise open strings and the use hammer on pull offs. Loads of slurs (hammer ons and pull offs). Feel free to change. Also I urge you to find your own right hand fingering. This song may take you a while to get used to try and break it up into sections-put your own favor to it-and piece them back together. Bar[1]-[22] Arpeggios Chords after Chords Bar[22] Flattern Previous Chord to a Barre Chord (5th fret) Bar[24]-[30] Scales running up and down the fretboard. Have fun! Bar[31]-[37] Pay attention at right hand fingering.(pi-pi-pi) it is Not uniform. you have to change to (pi,m) when playing the bass note A. Bar[39]-[42] last 3 bars so finish strong. Hold Barre chord for double bass note suspension during the arpeggios! Last bar. Strum D chord downwards with thumb. Tips Scales running up and down the fretboard. Bass Note must be held in every Bar. Use the Bass note as a metronone to keep in tempo. 4/4