J.S. Bach

Wachet auf, ruft

uns die Stimme

á 2 C l av. e t P e d a l , C a n t o

Fe r m o i n Te n o r e .

A r r a n g e d f o r g u i ta r b y

D av i d H a r v e y

BWV 645

Here's a challenging solo arrangement, along with an accessible ensemble version, of

one of Bach's organ masterpieces. Surprisingly, apart from the transposition from Eb

to the more guitar-friendly D major, the arrangement is almost entirely faithful to

the original.

A clean text is provided first, followed by a version with fingering. It's worth

spending time on the ornamentation, in particular there are three distinct ways of

tackling the upper mordents:

– slurred, on a single string (indicated with a slur above the fingering indications)

– cross-string, played with individual RH fingers (indicated above the LH

fingerings, which in turn are separated with '/' )

– cross-string, played by stroking the first pair of notes with one RH finger, the

second pair with a di,erent finger (i - m - above the LH fingering). Both

strokes should be played with a light apoyando, and with a gentle accent on the

final (main) note of the ornament

The version in open score can be tackled in many ways - three guitars, or doubled in

a guitar ensemble, as a duet (with a melody instrument taking either the top line or

the chorale melody in the middle part) or with a mixed group (try pizzicato cello or

bass for the bass line).

DH, November 2014

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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimmeá 2 Clav. et Pedal, Canto Fermo in Tenore.

J.S. Bach

BWV 645

Arranged for guitar by David Harvey

2

28

31

34

37

40

43

46

50

53

3

5

8

11

14

18

1. 2.21

25

c

3 4

1

4 2

-1

3 2 4

2 34

= D

á 2 Clav. et Pedal, Canto Fermo in Tenore.

Wachet auf, ruft uns die StimmeJ.S. Bach

BWV 645

Arranged for guitar by David Harvey

(suggested fingering)

21

0 1 40

1

4 2

3

3

1

4

1

41 4

2

1 3 4

11

4

1

i - m -2/4/2/4

-4 -4

2

3 1 0

2

-4 4 0

42

1

2 1

3

1

4 3

4

-3

2

1

4

3

42

1

0

2

4 0 4

12

1

3

4

2

3

4

1

2

1

4

4

3

2

4

40

3

2

1

m-0 2 4

-1

04

2

3

23

1 1

43

-1

4 03

0

1

2

1020

1

0 1 4 0 1

4 3

4

1

1

0 24131

41

2 1/4

3

4

2

4

28

31

34

38

41

44

48

51

53

4

3

0

2

1 -1

43

200 4 -4

1/03

3 1

4

2

4 3

1 4

3

0 42

3 1

-2

1

0 3

1

2

4

2 1

4

0

4

44 1

03

2

1

4

13 -3

4

3/0 2

4

0 3 1

4

-1 3

21

42

1

2

4

1

1

10

4

1

3

23

1

4

-1

-4

10

3

2 0

1

4 4i - m -1/4/1/4

3

2 4

0

0 2 1

4

04

i - m -1/4/1/4

0

4

3

1 4 2 1

0

3

1

a m i p 1/4/1/4

-4 2

1

2

4

1

2 0 1

0 1

2 3 3

1

42

-2 4

4 1

3 3

42

1

1 -1

0

0 2

3

0

4 0

0 2

3

3

1

2

3

21

4

12

-4 242

30

13

01

2

4 -4

4

02

1 4

2

14

i - m -2/4/2/4

1

3 4

1

4 -4

-1

24

-1

2 0 2

3

4242

2 -2 4 20

4 3

4

1

2

4

1 2 -2

33 4

2(31)21

5

5

9

c

c

c

á 2 Clav. et Pedal, Canto Fermo in Tenore.

Wachet auf, ruft uns die StimmeJ.S. Bach

BWV 645

Arranged for guitar by David Harvey

(trio/open score)

6

12

16

1. 2.20

24

7

28

31

34

38

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41

44

48

52

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