TAB: Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV 1008, Cello Suite No 2 in Dm - 4. Sarabande

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BWV 1008, Cello Suite No 2 in Dm - 4. Sarabande - JS Bach (1685-1750)
edition: Opera Tres Ediciones Musicales, arr Marcos Diaz Fuentes (Madrid, 2006)
see Notes & Legend below - tab by we...@wussu.com - 5 July 2021
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv1008_cello_suite_no2_in_dm_4_sarabande.mid

tuning: EADGBE key: A minor (transposed from D minor) time: 3/4

m a tr. i m a m i m i a m i m a m i
1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------0-1---|
B|--------0-0-------------0-|-1-----------0----------|-----3---1---0h1-3-------|
G|*-2-------1-----------2---|-----------------2---0--|-----------------------2-|
D|*-2=======----------------|-2----------------------|-3===========------------|
A|--0=======----------------|-0----------------------|-5===========----2=======|
E|----------0===============|------------------------|-------------------------|
3 (2020) 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 3
2 1 2 4 2

tr. tr. i m i
4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------0-0-------------0-|0g1--------------0---1---|
G|-1-----------------------|-2-------1-----------2---|-------------2-----------|
D|-------------4---2---0---|-2=======----------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3=======2===============|-0-----------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
(3121) 4 2 3 (2020) 4 1 2 1
2 1 2
4 3

C1___
m m i tr. i m m i
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----1-0-3-1-0---5-------|-------------------------|-------0-0---------------|
B|-3-------------3-----1---|-0===========------------|-1---3---1-----------3-1-|
G|-------------------------|-0-----------2---0=======|-0=======2---------------|
D|-0===============4=======|-----0-------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------3===========1---|-0=======1---------------|
2 1 3 4 1 (1010) 2 2 4 2 1
3 3 1 3
1

______ c1____________
m a m a m i i a m a
10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----0-1-1-----------3-5-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-------1---------------|-0---1=======----1---0---|-1======================-|
G|-2-------2---------------|-------------------------|------------------------*|
D|-3---2===0---------------|-------------0-----------|------------------------*|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------3---------------|
E|-------------------------|---------3===============|-------------------------|
4 1 2 4 1 1
2
3 2 3 4

tr. a m m a tr. i m m a
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|--0=======0-----------1---|-3---1-0----------------|-----------------6---5---|
B|--------------------------|-2-------2===========---|-----3-------2---2-------|
G|*-0=======0---------------|------------------------|-2-------0---------------|
D|*-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--3---1---1===============|-0=============1-0------|-----------------0=======|
E|--------------------------|---------------------3--|-1=======0=======--------|
(2020) 1 4 1 (4242) 2 4 1 4 4
3 1 2 1 3 1 1

tr. i p a m i m i p i m a
16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-1===========0-----------|---------------------0---|-------------------------|
B|-----3-----------3---1---|-0===========1---3-------|-----------------1---3---|
G|---------2===============|-0-----------------------|-2===========3-----------|
D|-0-----------------------|-----3---2===============|-3---1---0===============|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
(4141) 3 1 1 4 2 3 1 4
3 2 3 2 3 1

c1______ c1
i m a m i m a i m a i m i m i
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-----1---0---------------|-------0-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------3-1-0---1---|-----0---------3-1---0---|-----0-1-1-----------0---|
G|-1-------2-------------2-|-1---------------1-------|-2-------2-------------2-|
D|-----------------0=======|-2=======--------2=======|-3=======3---------------|
A|-2=======3=======--------|-------------------------|---------5---------------|
E|-------------------------|---------0=======--------|-------------------------|
1 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 1 1
2 1 2
2 3 2 2 3 3
4

m i m m i a m a i m tr
22 | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|---------------------0-1-|-0-------4---5-----------------------------------|
B|-0---1-3-3---------------|-------------------------0--h1h3-1---------------|
G|---------4---------------|-2---------------2-----------------------4---2---|
D|-0=======3---------------|-------------------------0=======2===============|
A|-------------------------|-3=======================------------------------|
E|---------4---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
1 2 2 1 4 4 1 1 4(4141) 4 2
4 2
1 3 2
3

i p m i a i m i m i c4 c5 m i
24 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-------------------------|-0-2-3-2-3-----------2-0-|-2-4-5-4-5-----------7-8-|
B|-------------------0-1-3-|---------5---------------|---------7---------------|
G|-2=========----1-2-------|-0=======2---------------|---------5---------------|
D|-----------2-4-----------|-------------------------|-0=======----------------|
A|---------0===============|-3=======4---------------|---------6---------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 4 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4
4 3
1 1
2 3 2

m a i a m
27 | . | . | . | . | . | .
e|-5p4-5-----------5---4---|-5=======================-||
B|-------------------------|--------------------------||
G|-------5=====4-----------|-------------------------*||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------*||
A|-------------------------|---------0----------------||
E|---------0===============|--------------------------||
3 2 4 3 2 4 3

Notes and Legend
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Isabella Selder uses a different arrangement but it is in the same key and
provides a good example of how to interpret the piece.
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV2m9yLg2sM - Isabella Selder
The starting tempo of the MIDI is 42 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes).
The right hand fingering refers to the upper note.

Ornaments (variations) suggested by the sheet when sections are repeated -

a i m i m
6 | . | . | .
|-------------------------|
|0g1----------------0-1---|
|-------------2---2-------|
|-2-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|
1 2 1
2

tr. i m i m m i
8 | . | . | . | . | . | .
|-------------------------|-------0-0---------------|
|-0===========------------|-2---3-----1---------3-1-|
|-0-----------2--2g0======|-0=======----2-----------|
|-----0-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------3===========1---|-0=======1===========----|
(1010) 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 3 4 1

m m a i m a m a
10 | . | . | .
|---------0---1-----------1===============3---5---|
|-3---------------------1=================--------|
|-2-------------------2===================--------|
|-3-------2-------0=======================--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
4 1 2 4
2
3 2

m i i a m a m i
11 | . | . | . | . | . | .
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---1=======----1---0---|-1======================-|
|-------------------------|-----0------------------*|
|-------------0h3---------|-------2----------------*|
|-------------------------|---------3---------------|
|---------3===============|-------------------------|
1 3 4 1 1 2 4

tr. i p a m a i M i p i m a
16 | . | . | . | . | . | .
|-1===========0-----0-----|---------------------0---|
|-----3-----------3---1---|-0===========1---1h3-----|
|---------2===============|-0-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-----3---2===============|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
(4141) 3 1 (1010) 1 1 4
3 2 3 2

m i m i m i m i m a m i
18 | . | . | . | . | . | .
|-------------------------|-------1-0---------------|
|-------------------1-3---|---0-3-------3-1-0---1---|
|-2===========3---3-------|-1-------2-------------2-|
|-3---1---0===============|-----------------0=======|
|-------------------------|-2=======3=======--------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
2 3 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 4 1 1 3
3 1 2 3

W m a i m a i m i a m i m i
20 | . | . | . | . | . | .
|-------0-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----0---------3-1---0---|-----0-1-1-----------0---|
|-1---------------1-------|-2---------2-----------2-|
|-2=======--------2=======|-3-----------3=======----|
|-------------------------|---------5===========----|
|---------0=======--------|-------------------------|
(3131) 4 1 2 1 1
1 2
2 2 3 4 3

m i m m i
22 | . | . | .
|-----------------------------------------0---1---|
|-0-------1---3-----------3===============--------|
|-----------------------4-------------------------|
|-0===============----3---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4=======================--------|
1 2 3 1 4 2 1


a i m i a m i m a i m i
25 | . | . | .
|-0---2---3---2---3---------------3---2h3-2---0---|
|---------------------5-------5-------------------|
|-0===============--------2-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3===============4=======================--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
1 3 2 4 1 1 2 1
2 3

c5__________________________
|----6----|
m i m i a m i p i m a m i
26 | . | . | .
|-2---4---5---4---5-----------5===============7---8---|
|-------------------7-------7-------------------------|
|---------------------5---5---------------------------|
|-0===============------7-----------------------------|
|-----------------6===========================--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
1 3 4 1 1 4 1 3 3 4
2

m a i m a m a m i
27 | . | . | . | . | . | .
|-5p4-5-----------5---4---|-5------------------------||
|---------------3---------|-----5--------------------||
|-------5=====4-----------|-------5-----------------*||
|-------------------------|-------------------------*||
|-------------------------|---------0----------------||
|---------0===============|--------------------------||
3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 4 3 2

measure 1 - in the sheet the chord on the 2nd beat is E-G#-B - the original
cello score (transposed from Dm) has E-B - the introduction of
the G# (which also appears in the Stanley Yates arrangement for
guitar) gives a 'major' sound which isn't in the original -
- https://youtu.be/Mg3nVSe--f4?t=561 - Eva Lymenstull
- https://youtu.be/_NvZRo-3wvU?t=645 - Steuart Pincombe

measure 7 - in the sheet there is a grace note (C) but it comes after the main
note (D) (??) - perhaps it is a passing note? (appoggiatura)

7 | . | . | .
|-----1-0-3-1-0---5-------|
|-3g------------3-----1---|
|---5---------------------|
|-0===============4=======|
|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
2 4 1 3 4 1
3

measure 17,20 - (variations) - the sheet has an upper mordent sign, but the
left hand fingering is for a trill

measure 21 - the chord on the 2nd beat is a big stretch (D-F-A-C) - easier to
play is D-A-C (miss out the F and play D on the open 4th string)

Left Hand Fingering below the tab Right Hand Fingering above the tab
1 - index finger (forefinger) p - thumb
2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger)
3 - ring finger m - middle finger
4 - little finger (pinky) a - ring finger

=== - note held, length of note, duration
|-6-| - hextuplet - 6 notes played in the time of 4 notes
g - grace note (ornament) - extra note(s) played immediately before (or
at the same time as) the main note, then released - the following
note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off, or slide
h - hammer-on
W - upper mordent (ornament) - play main note, followed by the note above
(in the scale), and then return to original note (it may be extended)
p - (between the notes) pull-off
tr. - trill (ornament) - a rapid alternation of a note with the note above
it in the scale (usually starting on the note above)

c1 - part barre on the 1st fret
C1 - barre on the 1st fret
c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret
C2 - barre on the 2nd fret [etc]

|---- ----| repeat the section
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