BWV 926, Prelude No 3 in D minor (from 9 Little Preludes) - JS Bach (1685-1750) edition: Edson Lopes EM1698 (Tatui, Brazil, 2017) see Notes and Legend below tab - tabbed by weed@wussu.com - 26 August 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_js_bwv0926_prelude_no3_in_dm.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiKdRwNmUI - Edson Lopes ******************************************************************************** thanks to Mark for the following correction - weed@wussu.com - 20 December 2019 measure 41 - the 8th note is E, open 1st string (not B, open 2nd string) ******************************************************************************** tuning: EADGBE key: transposed to A minor time: 3/4 tempo: 130 bpm M a m i a m i M 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----1-----------1-------| B|---------1-----------1---|---------1-----------1---|---------3-----------3---| G|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-0=======----------------|-0=======----------------|-0-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 2 1 3 2 p a m m a i m a i m i m a i 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----1-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------0-------| B|---------3-------6-------|---------0-----------0---|-----6-------0-------3---| G|-2-----------2-------7---|-----7-----------7-------|---------7---------------| D|-------------------------|-6-----------6-----------|-6-----------------------| A|-0=======----------------|-0=======----------------|-0=======----------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3 3 4 2 4 2 3 4 4 m i m a W 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------0-------0---|-5---0---5---8-------8---|-14----------------------| B|-1-------1-------1-------|-----------------10------|-----13--12--10----------| G|-----2-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------12--11--| D|-------------------------|-2-------2---7===========|-------------------------| A|-0===========3---0---3---|-----3-------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-11======----------------| 1 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 4 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 c2____________ a m i m M M 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0---------------5---2---|-3=======----------------|-3=======----------------| B|-------------0-----------|-----0-----------0-------|-------------------------| G|-----8---6---------------|---------0-----------0---|-----3---0-------3---0---| D|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-0-----------0-----------| A|---------6=======2=======|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-7=======----------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| 2 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 W s s M 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-12------------------0---|-----------------3---0---|-----5-----------10======| B|-----11--10--8-----------|-3---2---0---------------|-6-------6---------------| G|-----------------10------|-------------2-----------|-------------7-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0=======----------------| A|-------------------------|-0=======4=======0=======|-------------------------| E|-9=======----------------|-------------------------|---------------------8---| 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------0-------|-0-------0-------8=======|-----3---1---0-----------| B|-----10--8---------------|-----8-------------------|-----------------3---1---| G|-------------10------7---|-------------5-----------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0=======----3---2---0---| E|-7=======----------------|-8=======------------7---|-------------------------| 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 2 c7_______________________ s s s m a m i a m 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----1---0---------------|-------------0---5-------|-----7-----------7-------| B|-3-----------3-------0---|-1-------1-----------3---|-9-------9-----------9---| G|-----------------5-------|-----2-------------------|-------------9-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-2=======----------------|-0=======----------------|---------7=======--------| E|---------4=======0=======|---------3=======1=======|-0=======--------0=======| 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 __________________ c7________________________________________ i a m i m a a m i a m 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----7---------------0---|-----7-----------7-------|-----7-----------0-------| B|---------9---------------|---------9-----------9---|---------9---------------| G|-9-----------9---10------|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-------7---| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------7=======--------|---------7=======--------|---------7=======--------| E|-0=======--------0=======|-0=======--------0=======|-0=======--------0=======| 2 4 3 3 c5________________________________________________ i m a i m a 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----5-----------5-------|-----5-----------5-------|---------0-----------0---| B|---------6-----------6---|---------6-----------6---|-----8-----------8-------| G|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-6-----------6-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-8=======----------------|-8=======8=======8=======|-7=======----------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 4 1 4 4 2 i m a 28 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------0-----------0---|-1-----------------------|-1-----------1-----------| B|-----8-----------8-------|-----3---2--h3-------3---|-----3-----------3-------| G|-6-----------6-----------|-----------------2-------|---------2-----------2---| D|-------------------------|-0=======----------------|-0=======0=======0=======| A|---------0=======0=======|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-0=======----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 4 1 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 2 c1_______________________ 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------1-------|-----1-----------1-------|-----1-----------1-------| B|-----3---2--h3-------3---|---------3-----------3---|---------3-----------3---| G|-3-----------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-1-----------1-----------| D|-0=======----------------|-0=======0=======0=======|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0=======----------------| 3 4 2 4 1 4 3 1 4 4 __________________ a m i m 34 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----1-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-------------------| B|---------3-----------3---|-1-------1-----------1---|---------1---------------| G|-1-----------1-----------|-------------2-----------|-2-----------2---1--/2---| D|---------2=======--------|-------------------------|---------2=======--------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-0=======--------0=======|-0=======----------------|-0=======--------0=======| 4 4 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 /1 2 2 i m i a m i m a i p m i a m a m i m i a i m 37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---5p3---0---------0-----| B|-0--h3---0-------3-------|-----3---0---------------|-------6---3---0-1-----1-| G|---------------------4---|---------------------7---|-5-----------5-------2---| D|-------------3-----------|-3-----------6-----------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------7-------|-0=======----------------| E|-4=======----------------|-4=======----------------|-------------------------| 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 c2________________ p p i m p i m p i a p i a m i m i a m i m i m a i 40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------|---------------0-----0---|8h12-8---8-----------0---| B|-------------------------|-----------------------10|-------10--10--10--7-----| G|---2p0-----------------2-|-----2h5---2h5-----5-----|-------------11--8-----8-| D|-2-----3-2p0---------2---|---2-----2-------7-------|-------------------------| A|-------------3-2-0h3-----|-3-----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 4 4 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 a m i m i m i m a m i 43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---10==========12--8=====0-|-8---7---7===========---|---------0---5----------| B|-------0-------------8-----|---------9===========10-|-10--8-----------6------| G|-----------------------10--|------------------------|---------------------7--| D|---------------------------|-0=======----0----------|------------------------| A|11g11------11------0=======|---------7-------7------|-0=======0=======0======| E|---------------0-----------|---------------------0--|------------------------| 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 M 46 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0-------------------|-0-----------------------|------------------------|| B|-8-----------6-------0---|-----2-------3---0-------|-2----------------------|| G|---------6-------7-------|---------2-----------1---|-2p1h2------------------|| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| A|-0=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|-0=======0=======0=======|-0----------------------|| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| 4 1 2 3 3 2 4 1 3 2 1 2 Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ left hand fingering below tab right hand fingering above tab 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - ring finger measures 14,19 - the staccato only applies to the notes on the 5th & 6th strings measure 43 - the grace note on the 1st beat is tied to the main note lower mordents (M) & upper mordents (W) - M M M W M M W M 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |------- |------- |------- --------- |-3p2h3- |-3p2h3- --------- |------- |------- |------- |------- ----10--- |------- |------- ----8---- |-6p5h6- |-2p1h2- |-2p1h2- |------- --12--12- |------- |------- --10--10- |------- |------- |------- |-6p4h6- --------- |------- |-0----- --------- |-0----- |-0----- |-0----- |-0----- --------- |------- |------- --------- |------- |------- |------- |------- --------- |-0----- |------- --------- |------- 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 === - note held, length of note =-= - let the note continue to ring, don't dampen the sound / - slide the note up bpm - beats per minute (quarter notes) g - grace note - ornament - extra note just before the main note - here it is tied to the main note following and is held for the full length h - hammer-on M - lower mordent (ornament) - play the main note, quickly followed by the note below (in the scale), then quickly back to the original note p - (below the tab) piano - soft p - (between the notes) pull-off s - staccato - detached, cut off, the note is not held for its full value W - ornament - upper mordent - play the main note, followed by the (scale) note above, and then return to the original note (may be extended) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com