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         Title : Gavotte: Fifth French Suite for Harpsicord (BWV 816)
        Artist : J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Transcribed by : Kevin J. Manges (braumeister@centuryinter.net)
                                 (fomerly kevinm2556@aol.com)
         Notes : Listen also to the MIDI file on this site
                 
                 This is best viewed in Courier New 10pt font.
        Updated: 11/24/98 23:47 PM
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 Fret position shown above staff.
 Finger selection shown below staff.
 h  = hammer-on
 /  = slide up/down



                Gavotte from 5th French Suite for Harpsichord


Transcribed by Kevin J. Manges                                      J. S. Bach



(1)                                        II      III====     
E||---5----1----|----------0--1---------|---------------------|
B||-------------|--1----3----------3----|-----------3---------|
G||*--5\---2----|--0----------2---------|--2-------------3----|
D||*--3---------|--2----------0----3----|--2--------3----5----|
A||-------------|-----------------------|--3------------------|
E||-------------|-----------------------|-----------6---------|
      4    1       1    4          4       1        1    1
      3    3       2               3       1        1    3
      1                                    2        4     
                                                          

(4)                                 III====           III=====
E|------------------------|-------------5-----1-----|-----------0--1----------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|--3-----3--1--3-----3----|
G|-0----2--3--5--2--3--0--|-3--2--0-----5-----2-----|--4-----4-----------4----|
D|-2----------------------|----------3--3-----0--2--|--3--5--3--2--0-----0--2-|
A|-3----------------------|----------------3--------|-----------------3-------|
E|------------0-----------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|
   1    1  2  4  1  2       3  2        4  1  1  2     1     1  0  1     3   
   2                        1           3     3        3  4  3  1  3     4  1
                                        1              1     1  2  0  2      





(7)                                             III==
E|--------------0-----1-----|--0-----3-----1p-0--------|------------||
B|--0--------3-----1-----3--|-----1--------------3--5--|--1---------||
G|--0-----5-----------------|--------------0-----4-----|-----------*||
D|--3-----------------------|--------2--3--------------|-----------*||
A|--------0--2--3-----2-----|--3-----------------------|--3---------||
E|-----3--------------------|--------------------3-----|------------||
    2  1  4  2  0  1     4     3  1  4     1     1  4     1
             1  3     2              2  3        2        3
 
                                                1         


(10)                               II===     I===
E|-------------|--0-----------1--0--------|--1-----------5-----1-----|
B|--------1----|--1-----------------3--1--|--1-----1-----1-----------|
G|*--0---------|--0-----------------------|-----3--2--0-----0--2-----|
D|*--2---------|--3--2--0-----------------|--------------3--------3--|
A|---3---------|-----------3--------1-----|--0-----------------------|
E|-------------|--------------3-----------|--------------------------|
     2    1       1        4  3     4  1     1  3  1     4     1  3
     3            3  2              1        1     2     1     2
                                                         3




(13)                           II                                            
E|--------0--1--3-----0-----|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|--3-----------------------|--2--------------1--3--|-5--6--5--3-----3--5--6--|
G|--------0--2--3-----0-----|-----------2--4--------|-------------6-----------|
D|--3-----------------------|--2--------------------|-------------------------|
A|--1--3--1--0-----0--1-----|--0--------------------|-4-----------------------|
E|--------------3--------3--|-----------------------|-------------------------|
    4  2     1  4     1  3     1        1  3  1  4    3  4  3  1  4  1  3  4   
    3        3  3              1                      2                        
    1=====1     1                                                               




(16)III=========================  
E|--3--5--3-----------3--5--|--6--3--5----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------6--5--6--------|--------------3----5--2--|--3--------------3----|
G|--------------------------|-----------0--2----0-----|------------2---------|
D|--------------------------|--3--2--3-----3----------|--0---------3---------|
A|--0-----------------------|--------------0----0-----|-------0----5---------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
    1  3  1  4  3  4  1  3     4  2  4     3    4  1     2         1    2
                               1  1  1     1                       2     
                                           2                       4     






(19)                  I============                                I========= 
E|--1--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--1--------------------|--4--1--3-----------------|--------------1-----1--3--|
G|--2--------3--2--0-----|--------------------0--2--|--3--0--2--3-----3--------|
D|--3-----------------3--|--------------2--3--------|--------------------------|
A|--0--------------------|--1--------0--------------|--3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------3-----------|--------------1-----------|
    1        3  2     3     4  1  4     2  4     2     4        4  1  3  1  4   
    1                       1           3              3           1            
    2                                                                           
    3



(22)                                                I======    III=====    
E|-----------6---------|-------0--1--3-----0-----|--------------------3--0--|
B|----------------8----|--5----------------------|--1-----1--3/-5--6--------|
G|--0--------8----5----|--3----------3-----0-----|--------------3-----------|
D|--2------------------|--5----------------------|--2-----------------------|
A|--3-------------7----|----------------------0--|--1h-3--1--0--------------|
E|-----------8---------|-------------0--1--3-----|--------------3-----------|
    2        1    4       4       1  4  1  2        1     1  3  3  4  1
    3        4    1       1          3              2     1     1          
             3    3       3                         1 3         1          




(25)                        I         
E|--1-----3----0------1--|--1---------||
B|-----3-----------------|------------||
G|--2-----3----0---------|--2--------*||
D|--0--------------------|-----------*||
A|--------1----3---------|------------||
E|-----------------------|--1---------||
    1  4  4    3      1     1  
    2     3                 2  
          1                 1  
1


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