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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:58:49 -0500
From: melikidze@PUPGG.PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: b/bach_johann_sebastian/air_on_the_g_string.tab

Below is a transcription for guitar of one of Bach's most
beautiful compositions. This guitar arrangement was made using the
original score for string orchestra. The sustained sound of
violins in the orchestra is what gives this piece its unique and
instantly recognizable coloring; the main goal of the present guitar
transcription has been to preserve this sound. In particular, the
arrangment was done in C major (not in the original D major) to use the
open string voicings as much as possible. Also, all of the polyphony has
been preserved making the sound richer and, at the same time, making the
piece rather technically involved. The timing is 4/4. Enjoy!



                                AIR
                     from Orchestral Suite No. 3
                              BWV 1068                     

                                                             J. S. Bach
Transcribed for guitar by A. Melikidze


                                                              
E||---0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0--5------------------------|
B||---1-----1-----1-----1-----|--1----6-3---0-1-0------------|
G||*--0-----0-----2-----2-----|--2--------5-----0----2-0-----|
D||*--------------------------|-----3---4---0---0------0-----|
A||---3--3--2--2--0--0--------|---------5--------------------|
E||---------------------3--3--|--1----------2---3--3---1--1--|


                                                                   
--3---------3-----0---------3-1-|--1--------0-1---------------1-0-|
------------------------3-2-----|-----3-1-3-----3---3-----1-0-----|
-----3-2-3----3-2---3-2---------|--2--2---2-------0---2-0---------|
-----2---0--0---2---------------|--0--0-----------0---------------|
----------------4---4---0---0---|---------3---3---2---2-----------|
--0-----------------------------|-------------------------3---3---|

                                   _________________________________
                                  | 1                                     
--0--------2-3--------0---------|------------------------------------||
--1--------3---1----3-----3---1-|--0-----0-1----0--------------------||
--0--------0---0--5---0-2---2---|--0-2-2----------2-0---------------*||
---------------2--4---------0---|--0---2-----0--0---0-------0-3-2-0-*||
--3--3--2--2---0--0-------------|------3-----0------2-0-2-3----------||
------------------------2-------|--3------------2---3----------------||

  _________________________
 | 2                                                                  
----------------------------||---------------------3-------0-------|
--0-----0-1----0------------||---0-----0-1-0---0-------2-3---------|
--0-2-2----------2-0--------||*--0-----0-----2---0---2-3-----2-3---|
--0---2-----0--0---0--------||*--0-----0---------------2---0---5-3-|
------3-----0------2--------||---------------------------------5---|
--3------------2---3--------||---3--3--1-----1-----0---------------|


                                                                       
------5-----3-1-0-1-------0---------|--------------------0-1-------0--|
--------------2---3---------3-1-0---|------0-----1-3-------0-------0--|
--2---0-------2---2-----2---------2-|--1-2---------------5---2-1-2----|
--2-3-------------0--0--------------|------0-2-3-2-3-0-2---0----------|
--4-----7-4---0---------3-------3---|--2-3-2---0-----0-------3-2-3----|
----------0-------------------------|------------------4-----------4--|


                                                                 
--------------------------------|----------0-----5----------3-2-|
--3-1-0---0-1-3-1-0-------------|--1-----1---3-1-7--------------|
--2-----2-2-----1---2-----2-----|--2-----0---0------------0-----|
--2---0---0-----0---2-----2-----|--0-----2-4-2---0--0-2-4-------|
--0-----3-----------0--0--------|--0--------------------3---3---|
------1---------0---------3--3--|--2--2--0---0------------------|


                                                                     
--0---3----------------------------|-------------0--------------1-0-|
----3-----------0-1-0--------------|--1--------0-1-3-3--0---0-1-0---|
--0-----0--2--2-----0----2-0-------|--0--2-3-2---2---2----2-----0---|
-----------2--0-----0------0---0---|----------------------------0---|
--2-----2--3---------------2-3---2-|-----3--------------------------|
--------------2-----3--3---1---1---|--0--0---1---1---2--2---3---3---|


                                                                      
-------------3-1-1---------------|----------------1-1---0---0----1-3-|
--5--2-0-2-3-5---3-2-3-----------|------------0-3-----3-0-1-1--------|
--4----------6---2-----2---2-----|--0-----0-0---0---0-------0--------|
-----2-----------0-----------3---|--0---3---2---0--------------------|
---------0---0-----------3-----3-|--2-2-2-------2---3---3---1--1-----|
--4--4---------------------------|----------3------------------------|


                                                                  
----------0-3-6-5-----------|------1-----------------0-1-1-0-----|
--1-----1----------------1--|--0-3-3-----------3-1-3-----------3-|
--0-----0-------------------|------2---2-0-2---0---4-----0---2---|
--2--0--2-------------------|--0---0-3-3---3-2-0---5---------3---|
--0--0----------3-----------|----------3---3---2---------3-------|
--------3---3---1--1--0--0--|----------------------3---------1---|


                                       
-------------------------------------||
--1-0-----0----0-1-0-1-0-1-1---------||
--0---2-----5--------------0--------*||
--2---------3--0-----------2--------*||
---------------------------3---------||
--3-----1---3--3---------------------||

COMMENTS:

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Jon Lindahl Vawter

December 8, 2003, 5:30

This is an amazing job of transcription. It is all you say it is in your description. I am now learning this excellent version to play for my Mom on Christmas. I'm taking a break from playing ( by this I mean attempting ) solos from king's x, extreme, and yngvie. For the sake of my wife's sanity... I'm playing the nylon for a bit more. I couldn't ask for more to work with than this. thanks again grace and peace, Jon

Milou	April 19, 2005, 20:27
Nice work! this is a real great tab to play, so thanks a lot!

m33sta	July 8, 2005, 22:02
Awsome... for those of you that try to play it and it doesnt sound right, keep trying, cos when you do get it right you will feel like a guitar pro :) I am truly inspired!!!!!!!

TOM	July 23, 2005, 20:50
Hi I'm from argentina and this piece it's very great... thanks for your job!!!

Dung	December 30, 2005, 2:44
It is a welldone transcription for guitar. I love it so much. Huy guys, keep trying over and over and you will find out how beautiful the piece is. Thanks for good work,Melikdze!

B man	September 22, 2006, 18:26
amazing transcription and its amazingly fun to play and learn. Because its an arranged from a quartet it never sounds right when your practicing, but once your hands get up to speed it clicks, which is a wonderful moment.

Rizzo	December 27, 2006, 18:06
Thanks alot man this tab is as far as i am aware 100% perfecto. Top job and also i was wondering if u could mail me with links to any other classical pieces that sound as moving and emotional as this. hoboharry91@googlemail.com thanks

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