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From: jjohnson@Eng.Sun.COM (Jeff Johnson)
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Subject: TAB: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Date: 22 Sep 1995 16:21:56 GMT
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TAB: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Arranged by Jeff Johnson from sheet music.
Standard tuning, key of G, 3/4 time.
The melody consists of triplet eighth-notes, nine/measure, except where
marked as duplets (_2_), i.e., 2 notes/beat instead of three. The
bassline consists of quarter notes, three/measure.
Written inline, without repeats, because each time through a section is
slightly different. E.g., the first few notes of Verses 2 and 3 differ
>from those of Verse 1, the last measure of Chorus 3 differs from those
of Choruses 1 and 2, and the last note of Verse 3 (which leads to the
Bridge) differs from the last note of Verse 1. I thought it would be
too complicated to try to indicate in a single tab of a section what to
play on each different time through that section.
Crucial fingerings are marked when not obvious, e.g., (3).
Verse 1 (2)
(2) (4) (3) (4)
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-------0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
(1) (1)
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
(1)
|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
(4) (4)
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
(1) (1) (3)
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
(2) (2)
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
III_________________
|-------------------|-------3-----------|
|---3p1-0-----------|-----3---3-------3-|
|---------2p0---0---|---4-------4---4---|
|-2---------------4-|-5-----------5-----|
|-3-----4-----5-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
(3) (3) (3)
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Chorus 1
(4) II_______________
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------1-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-----------2-----|
|-------4-----2-----|-4-----2-----0-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
(4) (2)
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------0-----|---------------1p0-|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-------2p0-2-----|
|-2-----4-----------|-0-0h2h4-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
_2__
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------1p0---|-0-----------1-h3--|
|---2-------2-----2-|-0-----------0-----|
|-----4-0h4---------|-------4-----2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|---0h1-0-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------2-----|
|-------------2-----|-------0-----------|
|-2-----2-----------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Verse 2
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|---0---0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|-0---2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-------------------|
|---3p1-0-----------| (I skip the G arpeggio this
|---------2p0---0---| time, and cut straight to
|-2---------------4-| the chorus, but one could
|-3-----4-----5-----| play it again, if desired.)
|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Chorus 2
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------1-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-----------2-----|
|-------4-----2-----|-4-----2-----0-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------0-----|---------------1p0-|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-------2p0-2-----|
|-2-----4-----------|-0-0h2h4-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
_2__
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------1p0---|-0-----------1-h3--|
|---2-------2-----2-|-0-----------0-----|
|-----4-0h4---------|-------4-----2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|---0h1-0-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------2-----|
|-------------2-----|-------0-----------|
|-2-----2-----------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Verse 3
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|---0---0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|-0---2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
III__________II_____
|-------------------|-------3-----------|
|---3p1-0-----------|-----3---3-------2-|
|---------2p0---0---|---4-------4---4---|
|-2---------------4-|-5-----------5-----|
|-3-----4-----5-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Bridge
(2) (4)
|-2-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|-1-----1-----------|
|-2-----------1-----|-2-------2---------|
|-------------0-----|-2---------2---0h2-|
|-5-----3-----2-----|-0-----------3-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
(3)(4)
|-------------------|---------0-----1p0-|
|---3p1-3p0---------|---1p0-1---3-3-----|
|-----------1-----1-|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------2h4---|-------3-----0-----|
|-------------------|-0-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
III__________ (2) (3)
|---5-4-5-----------|-1p0---------------|
|-5-------5-----0h1-|-----3-1p0---------|
|-----------5-2-----|-----------2---2p1-|
|-------3-----2-----|-0-----1-----2-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------0-----|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
V___________
|-------5-----------|-0-----------0-----|
|-----5-------3-----|-1-----------1-----|
|---5---------0-----|-0-----------0-----|
|-------------------|-------2-----------|
|-------------2-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-5-----------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|---------0h1-------|-------3p0---------|
|-3-----------3-----|-1---------1-------|
|-2-----------0-----|-0-----------0h2h3-|
|-3-----0-----------|-2-----------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
|-------------3-----|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---1p0-1-----------|---------------0---|
|-2-------2---------|---------0---0---2-|
|-----------3-0h2h3-|-2---0-2---4-------|
|-------------------|---3---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Chorus 3
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----------1-----|-3-----------3-----|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-----------2-----|
|-------4-----2-----|-4-----2-----0-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------0-----|---------------1p0-|
|-0-----------0-----|-2-------2p0-2-----|
|-2-----4-----------|-0-0h2h4-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
_2__
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----------1p0---|-0-----------1-h3--|
|---2-------2-----2-|-0-----------0-----|
|-----4-0h4---------|-------4-----2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
_2__ _2__
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------0-----|---0h1-0-----------|
|-------------------|-2--------0--2-----|
|-------------2-----|-------0-----5--4--|
|-2-----2-----------|-3-----------2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
(4)(3)
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Transition to Finale
III_________________
|-------3-----------|-1-----------0-----|
|-----3---3-------3-|---3-------3---1---|
|---4-------4---4---|-----4---4-------2-|
|-5-----------5-----|-------5-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----1h3p0-------0-|-1-----------1p0---|
|---2-------0---0---|---2-------2-----2-|
|-4-----------2-----|-----4-0h4---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Verse 4 (Finale)
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-------0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-0-----------|-------------0h2---|
|-------------2-----|-------2-----------|
|-------------------|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------0-----|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|-----0-------------|-------------------|
|-1h3---3p1-0---0---|-------------1p0---|
|-------------2---0-|---0h2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------|-4-----0h4---------|
|-0-----2-----3-----|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
|---------------0---|---3p2-3-----------|
|-0-----0h3-1-1---3-|-3-------3p0-----0-|
|---0h2-------------|-------------0h2---|
|-------2-----------|-------2-----0-----|
|-------------3-----|-2-----------------|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !
Ritard (slow down)
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3p1-0-----------|-------------------|
|---------2p0---0---|-0================-|
|-2---------------4-|-------------------|
|-3-----4-----5-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|---3==============-|
| ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! ! | ! !