Prelude in G (Praeludium in G) - Johann Kuhnau (1667-1772) **************************************************************************** version 1 - tab by Weed, John Mills arrangement, transcribed to D, MIDI 1 version 2 - tab by Weed, Richard Yates arrangement, transcribed to D, MIDI 2 **************************************************************************** Prelude in G (Praeludium in G) - Johann Kuhnau (1667-1772) edition: Guitar Music from the Student Repertoire, John Mills (1997) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 12 May 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/kuhnau_prelude_in_g_mills.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zUMA0Xk-0 - Harry Verey drop D tuning: D A D G B E key: D major time: 4/4 c2____________________ c2__________________________________ 1 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------2-----------5-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------2-----| B|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3-------2---2---|-----3---3-------3---3---| G|---2-------2---2-------2-|---4-------4---2-------2-|---2-------2---4-------4-| D|-0===========4===========|-2===========------------|-------------0===========| A|-------------------------|-------------0===========|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0===========------------| 3 4 1 4 2 3 2 3 c7________ 4 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------4-----------5-----|-------5-----------7-----|-------9-----------9-----| B|-----5---5-------5---5---|-----7---7-------9---9---|-----10--10------10--10--| G|---4-------4---2-------2-|---6-------6---7-------7-|---9-------9---7-------7-| D|-0===========------------|-0===========------------|-------------------------| A|-------------4===========|-------------------------|-0===========9===========| D|-------------------------|-------------9===========|-------------------------| 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 3 4 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 7 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------7-----------7-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----------3-----| B|-----8---8-------8---8---|-----7---7-------7---7---|-----5---5-------5---5---| G|---7-------7---6-------6-|---6-------6---4-------4-|---4-------4---2-------2-| D|-5===========------------|-4===========------------|-2===========------------| A|-------------7===========|-------------6===========|-------------4===========| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 c2____________________ 10 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----| B|-----5---5-------3---3---|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----2---2-------2---2---| G|---2-------2---2-------2-|---4-------4---4-------4-|---2-------2-------------| D|-0===========------------|-------------------------|---------------4-------4-| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0===========1===========| D|-------------4===========|-5===========6===========|-------------------------| 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 13 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------0-----------------|-------0-----------------|-------------------0-----| B|-----0---0---------3-----|-------------------3-----|-------3---------0---0---| G|-----------------4---4---|-----3---3-------4---4---|-----4---4---------------| D|---4-------4---4-------4-|---2-------2---4-------4-|---4-------4---2-------2-| A|-2===========2===========|-4===========5===========|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5===========5===========| 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 1 C2____________________ C2________ 16 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------3-----|-------------------3-----|-------3-----------2-----| G|-----3---3-------4---4---|-------7---------1---1---|-----2---2-------2---2---| D|---4-------4---4-------4-|-----9---9-----2-------2-|---4-------4---2-------2-| A|-------------2===========|---7-------7-2===========|-0===========------------| D|-4===========------------|-6===========------------|-------------5===========| 3 4 2 3 4 2 1 2 4 3 2 3 1 4 3 1 2 c2____________________ 19 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------------------3-----|-------3-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----| B|-------3---------2---2---|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3-------2---2---| G|-----2---2-----0-------0-|---2-------2---2-------2-|---4-------4---2-------2-| D|---4-------4-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0===========| D|-4===========2===========|-0===========4===========|-5===========------------| 3 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 3 4 4 2 1 2 3 22 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| e|-------------------3-----|-------3-----------1-----|-------0-----------0-----| B|-----0-3p0-------3---3---|-----2---2-------3---3---|-----3---3-------2---2---| G|---2-------2---0-------0-|---2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2---2-------2-| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-2===========2===========|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 2 4 3 4 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 F. 25 |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| | | | | e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| B|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------2-----|-3======================|| G|-----2---2-------4---4---|-----2---2-------0---0---|-2======================|| D|---4-------4---5-------5-|---4-------4---2-------2-|-4======================|| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| D|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|-0======================|| 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 Notes and Legend ---------------- "An exquisite piece of music, it should not become a chord exercise as many pupils seem to play it. It will pay the student to examine in very great detail every finger movement of the left hand, as in many instances the fingers for a group of notes need not, indeed should not, go down at the same moment. However, I would suggest that before a single note is played, the student goes through analysing the harmonic progressions, as this will help in the learning of the piece. Notice the frequent use of guide fingers, e.g. bar 4, when going to the second group of notes, leave the 3rd finger down and slide the 1st finger down from the 4th to the 2nd fret. When you have a movement such as this, take most of the pressure off and slide the finger without actually depressing the string. Study carefully the passage from bars 6-9. You will notice that the finger which plays the final note in each group has to jump straight to the first note of the next group. Do not cut any notes short, with correct practice this section will become less difficult." - John Mills The tempo of the MIDI is 84 bpm (quarter notes). differences to the Richard Yates transcription - measures 1,2 - bass notes measures 5,16,24-26 - notes measures 13,14 17,21-23 - fingering measure 1-6,25-27 - in the keyboard sheet there are 2 notes in the bass (not 1) measure 5 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the D on the 1st beat is played with a C#, followed by D F# A F# D (not C# F# A F# C#) measure 16 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the 4th note is E (not F#) measure 24 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the 2nd hextuplet is A G C# E C# G (not A A C# E A A) measure 25 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the last 5 notes are D G D G D (not G B D B G) measure 26 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the 2nd-6th notes are D F# D F# D (not F# A D A F#) left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - note held, length of note, duration |-6-| - hextuplet - 6 notes played in the time of 4 notes F. - Fermata - note(s) held, pause p - pull-off c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 2nd fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret etc ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Prelude in G (Praeludium in G) - Johann Kuhnau (1667-1772) edition: Richard Yates (1999) - transcribed to D major see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 27 March 2019 [minor corrections to left hand fingering - weed@wussu.com - 12 May 2019] MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/kuhnau_prelude_in_g_yates.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtKEk311PDs - Alexander Meyers drop D tuning: D A D G B E key: D major time: 12/8 c2____________________ 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------2-----------5-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------2-----| B|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3-------2---2---|-----3---3-------3---3---| G|---2-------2---2-------2-|---4-------4---2-------2-|---2-------2---4-------4-| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0===========| A|-------------------------|-------------0===========|-------------------------| D|-0===========4===========|-2===========------------|-0===========------------| 3 4 1 4 3 c7________ 4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------4-----------5-----|-------5-----------7-----|-------9-----------9-----| B|-----5---5-------5---5---|-----7---7-------9---9---|-----10--10------10--10--| G|---4-------4---2-------2-|---7-------7---7-------7-|---9-------9---7-------7-| D|-0===========------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------4===========|-4===========------------|-0===========9===========| D|-------------------------|-------------9===========|-------------------------| 1 3 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------7-----------7-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----------3-----| B|-----8---8-------8---8---|-----7---7-------7---7---|-----5---5-------5---5---| G|---7-------7---6-------6-|---6-------6---4-------4-|---4-------4---2-------2-| D|-5===========------------|-4===========------------|-2===========------------| A|-------------7===========|-------------6===========|-------------4===========| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 2 4 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 3 4 3 1 c2____________________ 10 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----| B|-----5---5-------3---3---|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----2---2-------2---2---| G|---2-------2---2-------2-|---4-------4---4-------4-|---2-------2-------------| D|-0===========------------|-------------------------|---------------4-------4-| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0===========1===========| D|-------------4===========|-5===========6===========|-------------------------| 4 3 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 2 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------0-----| B|-------5-----------3-----|-------5-----------3-----|-------3-----------------| G|-----4---4-------4---4---|-----3---3-------4---4---|-----4---4-------4---4---| D|---4-------4---4-------4-|---2-------2---4-------4-|---4-------4---2-------2-| A|-2===========2===========|-4===========5===========|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5===========5===========| 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 1 2 4 4 2 3 1 4 1 c2________ 16 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------5-----------3-----|-----0---0---------------|-------3-----------2-----| G|-----3---3-------4---4---|-------7-----------7-----|-----2---2-------2---2---| D|---4-------4---4-------4-|-----------------6---6---|---4-------4---2-------2-| A|-------------2===========|---7-------7---7-------7-|-0===========------------| D|-4===========------------|-6===========9===========|-------------5===========| 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 3 c2____________________ 19 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------3-----|-------3-----------2-----|-------0-----------------| B|-------3---------2---2---|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3---------5-----| G|-----2---2-----0-------0-|---2-------2---2-------2-|---4-------4-----6---6---| D|---4-------4-------------|-------------------------|---------------7-------7-| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0===========| D|-4===========2===========|-0===========4===========|-5===========------------| 3 4 3 4 2 1 3 2 1 22 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------9-| B|-----0---0---------8-----|-------8-----------6-----|-------5-------------10--| G|-------7---------7---7---|-----6---6-------7---7---|-----7---7-----0---9-----| D|---7-------7---5-------5-|---7-------7---7-------7-|---7-------7-----11------| A|-------------------------|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========| D|-9===========9===========|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 1 2 4 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 1 3 1 2 1 c7______ c7__ 25 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-10==========7===========|-------------------------|------------------------|| B|-------------------3-----|-10==========8=====7===5-|-3======================|| G|-------7---------0---0---|-------7-----------6-----|-2======================|| D|-----7---7-----0-------0-|---0-----7-------5---7-5-|-4======================|| A|---9-------9-------------|-----9-----9---7---------|------------------------|| D|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|-0======================|| 3 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 3 1 2 1 3 3 3 Notes and Legend ---------------- "Originally for keyboard, this prelude follows the typical Baroque format of flowing, arpeggiated sequences. The use of 'drop D' tuning gives it a full sonority. It is a good exercise both for bringing out the top line with the 'a' finger and for making accurate and smooth left-hand shifts. All bass notes can (and should) be sustained for their full duration." - Richard Yates The tempo of the MIDI is 84 bpm (dotted quarter notes). differences to the John Mills transcription - measures 1,2 - bass notes measures 5,16,24-26 - notes measures 13,14 17,21-23 - fingering measure 1-6,25-27 - in the keyboard sheet there are 2 notes in the bass (not 1) measure 5 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the C# on the 1st beat is played with a D measure 24 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the 2nd hextuplet is A G C# E C# G (not A G C# E A C#) measures 25,26 - in the keyboard sheet the top notes are not present measure 26 - in the (transcribed) keyboard sheet the 2nd-6th notes are D F# D F# D (not D F# D A F#), and the 8th-12th notes are E G C# G E (not E G C# A G) left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - note held, length of note, duration c1 - part barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret c3 - part barre on the 3rd fret etc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org