Toccata and Fugue in Dm
by JS Bach
Arrangement for solo guitar ©1999 Howard Coleman Any comments appreciated. A text file of this arrangement is also available.
PLEASE NOTE: This file is the author's own work and
represents his interpretation of the music. You may
only use this file for private study, scholarship,
or research.
Please refer to my hand written originals for the rhythm.
Tune 6th string to D
Start as decicively as possible. I use the nail of my middle
finger plucking downwards to get the right attack. This bit
is much harder than the complicated runs (believe me!)
|--17p15-17---15-13p12------------5p3-5--------------
|----------------------15-14-15------------5h6-------
|----------------------------------------------6-7---
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
--2p0-2--0---------------|
------------3p2p0-----0--|
-------------------4-----|
-------------------------|
Finger tremolo...build...then repeatedly strum 6 strings fast
|-----------------------3---------------->>>>---------3p0--2--|
|-----------------2--2--2---------------->>>>---------3----3--|
|--------------3--3--3--3---------LOUDER->>>>---------2----2--|
|--0--------2--2--2--2--2---------------->>>>---------0-------|
|--------4--4--4--4--4--4---------------->>>>-----------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------->>>>--------------0--|
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|--------0h2--------0h2--------0h2--------0--2----
|--4----------4----------4----------4-------------
|-------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
----0-----------0-----------0-----------0---
-3-----2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----3------
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--2h3--------2h3--------2h3--------2--|
-------5----------5----------5--------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---
|--2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----3------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
--1h3--------1h3--------1h3--------1-3---
-------2----------2----------2-----------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------|
--10h11------10h11------10h11------10-|
-------12---------12----------12------|
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--------------------------------------|
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Left hand fingering:
3 3 1 4 3 1 4
|----------6-----------6-----------5-----------5------
|--10---8-----------8-----------6-----------6---------
|-------------9-----------9-----------7-----------7---
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
-----3-----------3-----
--5-----------5--------
--------5-----------5--
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
3 1 4
------1-----------1-----------0-----------0----
--3-----------3-----------1-----------1--------
---------4-----------4-----------2-----------2-
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
---3----------3-----------1-----------1-----------3-------
-3---------3-----------2-----------2-----------5----------
-------5---------5-----------3-----------3-----------7----
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------|
-----3---------------------------------------------------|
-5--------------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----|
-------7-----3-----------3-----------2-----------2-------|
-------------------5-----------5-----------4-----------4-|
---------------------------------------------------------|
Finger tremolo...build...then repeatedly strum 6 strings fast
|-----------------------3---------------->>>>----------|
|-----------------2--2--2---------------->>>>----------|
|--------------3--3--3--3---------LOUDER->>>>----------|
|--0--------2--2--2--2--2---------------->>>>----------|
|--------4--4--4--4--4--4---------------->>>>----------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------->>>>----------|
|-------------------------------------------------1--|
|-------------------------------------------------3--|
|--2--0------------------------------0------------2--|
|--------3--2--0------------------2-----3---2--------|
|-----------------4--2---4--0--4---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------0--|
2 4 1
|----------12----13----------12----13----15----12----13----
|----15----------------15----------------------------------
|-14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14-
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
-15----17-----13----15----17----18----15----17----13----
--------------------------------------------------------
----14----14-----14----14----14----14----14----14----14-
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-15----12----13----------12-----------10--------------------
-------------------15-------------14-----10--10--10--11--10-
----14----14----14----14-------14---------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------5--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-
----10-------6-----8-----5-----6-----------8----
-12----------------------------------7----------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-
--5-----6-----------5-----------3----------------------------
--------------7-----------6-----------2-----3-----0-----2----
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
----5------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-
-------------------------------------------------------------
--------0-----------------------0----------------------------
-3------------2-----3-----0-----------2-----3-----0-----2----
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
----5-----5-------5-----5-----------5-----5-----5-----5----
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-------0---------------------------------------------------
-4-----------0-------1----------0--------------------------
---------------------------5-----------3-----5-----2-----3-
-5-----5-----5-----5-----5------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------2-------0--|
-------------------------------------4------|
----0-----5-----2-----3-----0----2-------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-------3--------------2--------------0----------------2--
|----3-----3--------2-----2--------0-----0----------2-----
|-5--------------3--------------1--------------0p4--------
|---------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
------3----------2--------0-----2--|
------3----------2--------0-----2--|
------5-------3--------1--------4--|
---0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-------3--------------2--------------0----------------2--
|----3-----3--------2-----2--------0-----0----------2-----
|-5--------------3--------------1--------------0p4--------
|---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
----3----------2--------0-----2--|
----3----------2--------0-----2--|
----5-------3--------1--------4--|
-0-------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-0-----------------------------------------------0--2--
----3--2-----0-----------------------0-----2--3--------
----------------4--2--4-----0--2--4--------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------------------2-----3--------0--2--3----
-0------------------2--------------2-------------
----3--2--3---0--3-------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-0--------5--6--------6---------5--------3-----5----
----6--8--------------6---------5--------3-----5----
----------------------7---------5--------3-----6----
-------------------0--------------------------------
----------------------------3---------1--------0----
-------------------0--------------------------------
-------6--------------5--------------3-----------
----6-----6--------5-----5--------3-----3--------
-7--------------5--------------3-----------------
----------------------------------------------7--
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------5--------6--------5--------3-----5---------
----5-----------6--------5--------3-----5-----0---
-6--------------7--------5--------3---------------
-------------0------------------------------------
----------------------3--------1--------0-----8---
-------------0--------------------------------6---
----------------0-----6-----5--------0--
-2--0--------2-----8-----------8--6-----
-2--------2-----------------------------
-2--------------------------------------
-0--------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
---1p0------------------------
--------3--2-----3--1---------
-----------------------3--2---
------------------------------
------------------------------
------------------------------
Forward rolls with varying notes from this chord substituted
for a mass of organ notes(!) Example shown in brackets
but it needs extending to last several seconds. Go crazy!
Sorry - I didn't give this in the hand-written version.
--------------0-(-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-)
--------------2-(---2-----2-----2---2-2-----2----2----2---)
-0------------3-(-------------3-----------3---------------)
----3--2--0---2-(-------2----------------------2----------)
----------------(-4---------------------------------4-----)
----------------(-----------------------------------------)
--5-----5---3-----------------0--------------------|
--5-----6---3-----------------8--------------------|
--6-----7---3-----------------6--------------------|
--7-----7---------------------------------0--2-----|
--7-----5---1-----0-----------0--7-----8--------4--|
---------------------5-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------2-----3--------------------|
|-------------------------0-----2--------------------|
|-0-----------------------2-----3-----3-----0--------|
|----2--4--0--------------------------0-----7--4-----|
|----------------8--6--7--------------0-----7-----5--|
Harmonics
at 12th fret
|------------1--0------1--||
|----------------------3--||
|--12<>----------------2--||
|--12<>-------------------||
|--12<>-------------------||
|--12<>----------------0--||
Last revised: January 12, 2004.