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  • Suite #2 (Prelude) D Minor
  • Suite #2 (Courrente) D Minor
  • Partita #1 (Courrente) B Minor
  • Partita #2 (Courrente) D Minor
  • Prelude #1 (Moderato) C Major
  • Suite #1 (Prelude) G Major
  • Suite #3 (Courrente) C Major
  • Partita #3 (Bourree) E Major
  • Sonata #1 (Presto) G Minor

J. S. Bach for Bass by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Josquin Des Pres. For bass guitar. Solos. Baroque. Intermediate-Advanced. Bass tablature songbook and examples CD. Guitar tablature and standard guitar notation. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95254BCD).

ISBN 9780786628438. With guitar tablature and standard guitar notation. Baroque. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Johann Sebastian Bach is recognized as one of the world's supremely great musicians. Known primarily as an organist and then only later recognized as a composer, Bach transformed the conventional structures of preludes and fugues. J.S. Bach for Bass will open up a whole new world of phrasing for the aspiring bassist. Selections include Prelude #1 in C Major, Suite #1 in G Major, Partita #2 in D and more. This book is written in notation and tablature. Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.

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Anonymous

Location: from Minnesota

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

July 20, 2004

Challenging

This a great book for a bassist looking to inject some fresh sounds into his book of licks. Be prepared to set your metronome to around 40 BPM if your a sight-reader like me, because its mainly 16th notes, and no riding any string. I recently played one of these...

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Drew

Location: from KANSAS CITY

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

March 31, 2004

Smart

Playing this makes you sound like a theory nerd, but it's pretty cool

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Sam

Location: from Jacksonville, Florida

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

August 26, 2003

Great fun!

This book is a lot of fun. It's challaging and rewarding at the same time. The accomanying CD is somewhat lacking in that the bassist doesn't play with any emotion. He strickly hits the right notes at the right times. This is good in hearing how the piece sounds rhythmically...

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Juan M. Contreras

Location: from Rockville, MD

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

February 20, 2003

all about that 24th fret

First off, this book is definitely one for advanced players who are comfortable with moving their left hand fingers at an incredibly high speed and who have a good control of the entire fretboard. The notes in this book range from a low D to the 24th fret in the...

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