Lyrics Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach, Angèle Dubeau, Rachel Laurin

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

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From: (Jeff Johnson)
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Subject: TAB: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach)
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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, ¾ 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)
III_________________
Chorus 1
(4) II_______________
Verse 2
|---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
Verse 3
III__________II_____
Bridge
III__________ (2) (3)
Chorus 3
Transition to Finale
III_________________
Verse 4 (Finale)
Ritard (slow down)