I am working on a low G uke arrangement of this piece, but I am having trouble figuring out where to place the octave changes. Does anyone know of an existing ukulele arrangement for me to look at? I think there is a recording by John King, but I have not seen it tabbed out anywhere.
Song Help Request Prelude from Bach violin partita 3 (BWV 1006)
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itsme
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I haven't seen it anywhere, either, but would love to see yours when you're done. 
Jake_Loew
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I know I've got a ukulele book by John King with tabs and scores in it, and if I'm not mistaken, I think the score you're looking for is in it. But I've gotta dig it out of my basement first. I'm gonna catch a flight home tonight, and I'll get back to you tomorrow or the next day to let you know whats up... sound good?
itsme
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Actually, it's not in his classical book. The two Bach preludes in that book are BWV 846 and 1007.
Also, if I'm not mistaken, King's transcriptions were exclusively for re-entrant tuning. I'm not aware of any where he used low G. He was big on the "campanella" style.
the_ominator
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wow, what a coincidence. today on ukulelehunt: http://ukulelehunt.com/ukertabs/2010/11/24/js-bach-bwv-1006a-prelude/
chiefnoda
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This TAB/arrangement starts the piece at 19th fret!!!
I think that's why the original poster was pondering about where to place the octave changes....... It looks like a neat arrangement but too challenging for me. I can't play this piece on a guitar. No change on ukulele :-(
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Chief
PS: I just noticed. The low G string is tuned to G#. That's cool.
I think that's why the original poster was pondering about where to place the octave changes....... It looks like a neat arrangement but too challenging for me. I can't play this piece on a guitar. No change on ukulele :-(
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Chief
PS: I just noticed. The low G string is tuned to G#. That's cool.
chiefnoda
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Hi folks
I started to fool around this piece (Lute Suite IV, Prelude, BMW 1006a) (identical to violin partita, I think), but I transposed it to G major. My book had 6 pages of black dots and I'm about 2/3 through. Busy time of the year, exams and such. Maybe I'll post a partial incomplete TAB shortly, if anyone is interested.
Cheers
Chief
I started to fool around this piece (Lute Suite IV, Prelude, BMW 1006a) (identical to violin partita, I think), but I transposed it to G major. My book had 6 pages of black dots and I'm about 2/3 through. Busy time of the year, exams and such. Maybe I'll post a partial incomplete TAB shortly, if anyone is interested.
Cheers
Chief
itsme
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Chief, I love your transcriptions and check your site regularly for new ones, which doesn't happen often enough for me. But I can be patient and wait for your final version.
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