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California Guitar Trio - Prelude In C Minor Tabs

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Prelude In C Minor Tabs

(ver. 1)
California Guitar Trio
"PRELUDE IN C MINOR" (Bach BWV 847) 
     arranged by Bert Lams


       by California Guitar Trio
       from: "Yamansahi Blues" (1993)

       also by Robert Fripp and League of Crafty Guitarists
       from : "Intergalactic Boogie Express" (Live in Europe 1991)




figured out  by:  Marek Kuzajewski
                 

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I`m sure it`s mostly correct:)
The part of this song we wrote an octave lower because we have 
only 20 fret acoustic guitars without comfortable shape to play 
the high notes:(
Somewhere in the middle of the song the third guitar comes in 
but we ignored it.
Obviously this transcription is for two guitars with STANDARD TUNING!
 






*MAIN PART:
-----------

Guitar I
E|-----------8----------|-----------8----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|-9---------------------|-9---------------------|
G|----8-7-8-----8--7--8-|----8-7-8-----8--7--8-|---10-9-10----10-9-10--|---10-9-10----10-9-10--|
D|-10-------------------|-10-------------------|-----------10----------|-----------10----------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Guitar II
E|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|---10-8-10----10-8-10-|---10-8-10----10-8-10-|---11-10-11-8-11-10-11-|---11-10-11-8-11-10-11-|
E|-8---------11---------|-8---------11---------|-8---------------------|-8---------------------|


Guitar I
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-12--------------------|-12--------------------|-13---------------------|-13---------------------|
G|---10----10---10----10-|---10----10---10----10-|---12-10-12----12-10-12-|---12-10-12----12-10-12-|
D|------13----12---13----|------13----12---13----|------------13----------|------------13----------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|---11-10-11-8-11-10-11-|---11-10-11-8-11-10-11-|------------10----------|------------10----------|
E|-8---------------------|-8---------------------|-8-11-10-11----11-10-11-|-8-11-10-11----11-10-11-|


Guitar I
E|-11--------------------|-11--------------------|-10------------------|-10------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---13-12-13---13-12-13-|---13-12-13---13-12-13-|---11-9-11---11-9-11-|---11-9-11---11-9-11-|
D|------------13---------|------------13---------|-----------12--------|-----------12--------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---10--8-10---10--8-10-|---10--8-10---10--8-10-|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------------11---------|------------11---------|----9----9----9----9-|----9----9----9----9-|
E|-8---------------------|-8---------------------|-10---12---10---12---|-10---12---10---12---|


Guitar I
E|-10--------------------|-10--------------------|-8-----------------|-8-----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|---12-11-12---12-11-12-|---12-11-12---12-11-12-|---9-7--9----9---9-|---9-7--9----9---9-|
D|-----------12----------|-----------12----------|----------10---7---|----------10---7---|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---8--7--8-5--8--7--8--|---8--7--8-5--8--7--8--|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|---7----7---7----7-|---7----7---7----7-|
E|-6---------------------|-6---------------------|-8---10---8---10---|-8---10---8---10---|


Guitar I
E|-8-------------------|-8-------------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
G|--10-9-10----10-9-10-|--10-9-10----10-9-10-|-----8---7---8---|-----8---7---8---|
D|----------10---------|----------10---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---6-5-6--3--6--5--6-|---6-5-6--3--6--5--6-|---------8-------|---------8-------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|
E|-4-------------------|-4-------------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|


Guitar I
E|-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|-9-8-6-8---8-6-8-|-9-8-6-8---8-6-8-|
G|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------5-------|---------5-------|---------6-------|---------6-------|
A|---6-5-6---6-5-6-|---6-5-6---6-5-6-|---6-5-6---6-5-6-|---6-5-6---6-5-6-|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|


Guitar I
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-9---------------|-9---------------|-8---------------|-8---------------|
G|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---------8-------|---------8-------|
D|----10---8--10---|----10---8--10---|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------6-------|---------6-------|---5-3-5-6-5-3-5-|---5-3-5-6-5-3-5-|
A|---5-3-5---5-3-5-|---5-3-5---5-3-5-|-6---------------|-6---------------|
E|-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Guitar I
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6-----------------|-6-----------------|-6-3---3---3---3-|-6-3---3---3---3-|
G|---5----5---5---5--|---5----5---5---5--|-----5---4---5---|-----5---4---5---|
D|-----8----7---8----|-----8----7---8----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---7----7---7----7-|---7----7---7----7-|---------6-------|---------6-------|
A|-8---10---8---10---|-8---10---8---10---|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-7---8-------8---|-7---8-------8---|


Guitar I
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
B|-6-3---3---3---3-|-6-3---3---3---3-|-4---------------|-4---------------|
G|-----5---4---5---|-----5---4---5---|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------6-------|---------6-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|
A|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---6-5-6---6-5-6-|---6-5-6---6-5-6-|
E|-7---8-------8---|-7---8-------8---|-3---------------|-3---------------|


Guitar I
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6-4-3-4-6-4-3-4-|-6-4-3-4-6-4-3-4-|-8---------------|-8---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------8-------|---------8-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|---8-6-8---8-6-8-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---1-0-1---1-0-1-|---1-0-1---1-0-1-|
A|---3-2-3-5-3-2-3-|---3-2-3-5-3-2-3-|---------3-------|---------3-------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|


Guitar I
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-4---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
G|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
D|---------5-------|---------5-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-2-3-5-3-2-3-|---3-2-3-5-3-2-3-|---6-5-6-3-6-5-6-|---6-5-6-3-6-5-6-|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|


Guitar I
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
B|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
G|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-1-0-1-|---------3-1-0-1-|---------3-1-0-1-|---------3-1-0-1-|
A|---3-2-3---------|---3-2-3---------|---3-2-3---------|---3-2-3---------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|






*FIRST INTERLUDE: (one guitar, 
  second can double main notes on low E string)

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






*SECOND PART: (again two guitars, 
  2nd guitar comes in a bit later..) 

Guitar I
E|-10-8-10-11-8-7-8----|-8-7-8-10-7----7---|-7-5-7-8-5---5---|---------7---------|
B|------------------10-|------------10---8-|-----------8---7-|-10-8-10---8-7-8---|
G|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------7-|
D|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

Guitar II
E|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|-7-5-7-8-5-4-5---|-5--4--5-7-4---4---|
D|---------------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-------------7---5-|
A|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

Guitar I
E|-----------------|-------3---------|-11-10-11-13-10----10----|-10-8-10-11-8-7-8---|
B|-8-6-8-9-6---6---|-6-4-6---4-3-4---|----------------13----12-|------------------8-|
G|-----------8---7-|---------------5-|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

Guitar II
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|---------3----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-8--6--8--9--6-----6-----|-6--4--6----4-3-4---|
G|-------5---------|-------3---------|----------------8-----7--|------------------6-|
D|-6-5-6---6-5-6---|-5-3-5---5-3-5---|-------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------8-|---------------6-|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

Guitar I
E|-------------13----13-|----11----11---10-8-10---8-7-8-|-----------------------------|
B|-13-12-13-------------|-------------8---------8-------|--3-0h1h3--------------------|
G|----------13----13----|-12----12----------------------|------------5-4-5------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------3-0h1h3-|
A|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Guitar II
E|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-4--3--4---6p4p3---3--|--4p3p1-0-1--3p1p0---0-8~------|-9~~-------8~~------6~~------|
G|-----------------5----|-------------------2---8~------|-10~-------8~~------7~~------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|





SECOND INTERLUDE (actually outro): (both guitars)
  second plays only C7 and Fm

Guitar I
E|--------------------8---------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------8-9-11---11-9-8----8---|---8---------8-9-8-6-------6-----6-0~-|
G|------7-9-10-----------------10---9-|-----10-9-10---------8-7-8---7-8------|
D|---10-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Guitar II
E|-3~~--------------------------------|-1~~----------------------------------|
B|-5~~--------------------------------|-1~~----------------------------------|
G|-3~~--------------------------------|-1~~----------------------------------|
D|-5~~--------------------------------|-3~~----------------------------------|
A|-3~~--------------------------------|-3~~----------------------------------|
E|-3~~--------------------------------|-1~~----------------------------------|


Guitar I
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------0---3---0---------2-----|-1---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------1-0-------3-0-|---1-0-1-0-3-0---1---------0-------------|
D|-------0-3-1-0---3---3-------3-2-------|---------------2---3-0-3-2---2---3-0---0-|
A|-2---2---------------------------------|-------------------------------3-----2---|
E|---3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Guitar I
E|-----------------------------8-7-8---------|
B|---------------------6---6-9-------8-6-----|
G|-----------0-3-----5---7---------------7-9-|
D|-------0-2-----5-6-------------------------|
A|-3---3-------------------------------------|
E|---3---------------------------------------|



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