Tab and notes by Chifuru "Chief" Noda

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Arragement: Chief Noda (Chifuru.Noda@unh.edu)
            based on F. Noad's classical arrangement

First of all, this is a fiddle tune, not a classical violin tune! Yup,
it was written before Bill Monroe but it fits very nicely on flat-
picking guitar (can be also played very nicely on fignerstyle).
So please give it a try.......

This fiddle tune is called Double since in the original form, it was
played after Sarabande. Double shares the same chord progression as
Sarabande and is a variation. Sarabande is played slow, and Double is
played fast.

Time: It's 9/8, a bit unusual but it simply means there are nine notes
per measure, counted as ONE-two-three-FOUR-five-six-SEVEN-eight-nine.
Essentially it's three beat, a waltz.

Tempo: If you set a metronome to 96 beats per minute, the beeps fall on
ONE-FOUR-SEVEN. Since this is played without Sarabande, speed is
actually up to you. Faster you play, the cooler it would sound. Learn
the piece slow first then speed up, I'd say.

Tuning: standard

Structure: A A' B B'  If you feel the tune is too long, you may play it
as A A' B' or A' B'. On Plectrology I, I did A A' B'.

Notation:  Each beat is indicated with a vertical line on top "|".
           C2 means Barre on 2nd and continues as long as dots.
           Left hand fingering is shown underneath (1 = index, 2 = middle,
           3 = ring and 4 = pinky). These are merely my suggestions but
           they do make certain passges easier to play.

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Section A

     |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
||-------2-3-0-----5-3-|-2-----------------|-------------------|
||*----3-------3-2-----|---3-2-3-------3-2-|-0-------5-3-------|
||---4-----------------|---------2---------|---------------6-4-|
||*--------------------|-----------4-0-----|---5-4-2-----3-----|
||---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
     B D F#G E D C#A G   F#D C#D A F#D D C#  B G F#E E D F C#B


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
   C2......
-----2---------------|-------------------|-----------0---2-0-|
-------2-------------|-----0-------------|---------2---------|
---3-----3-----------|---------4-2---2-0-|-------0-----3-----|
-----------5-4-2-0---|---4---------------|-----2-------------|
-------------------4-|-5-----4-----2-----|-0-4---------------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   A#F#C#A#G F#E D C#  D F#B C#B A B A G   A C#E G C#E A#F#E


                     repeat 1st time       repeat 2nd time
   |     |     |       |     |     |          |     |     |
               C2.......................     C2.......
-----------0---------|-------2-3-2--------||--2-----------------|
---3---------3-2-----|-----2-------5-3-2-*||----2---------------|
-----4-2-0-------3-4-|---3----------------||------3-------------|
---------------------|-4-----------------*||--------4-----------|
---------------------|--------------------||--------------------|
---------------------|--------------------||--------------------|
   D B A G E D C#A#B   F#A#C#F#G F#E D C#     F#C#A#F#



Section B

     |     |     |       |     |     |        |     |     |
                               C7..........         C2..........
||-------6-6-----------|-----------7--------|-0---------2-----4-|
||*--------------------|-----0---7---10-9-7-|-----3-2-----3-----|
||-----6-----6---------|-------7------------|---1-----2-----4---|
||*--4---------4-2-0---|---4----------------|-------------------|
||-------------------4-|-5------------------|-------------------|
||---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
     F#C#A#A#C#F#E D C#  D F#B D F#B A  G#F#  E G#D C#A F#D B G#


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
         C5..........  C7....C5....C4....
---5-0---------------|-----8-7---------5-|-----------5-3-----|
-------------5-8-7-5-|---------5-----4---|---------0-----4-5-|
-------6---6---------|-8-----------------|-5-----------------|
---------7-----------|---7-------5-4-----|---7---------------|
---------------------|-------------------|-----7-6-----------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   A E C#A C#E G F#E   D#A C B E G F#D#A   C A E D#B A G D#E


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
   C2...                                             C2.....
-----3-2-----0---0---|-0-----------0-2-3-|-5-0---------------|
---------0---------4-|---0-------0-------|-----3-2-0---------|
---2-------0---------|-----0---0---------|-----------2-------|
---------------4-----|-------2-----------|-------------5-4-2-|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   A G F#B G E F#E D#  E B G E G B E F#G   A E D C#B A G F#E


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
   C2...       C2....
-----------2-0-2-----|---------7-5-------|-0-----------------|
-------2-3-----------|-----0-------8-5-7-|---2-0-2-----------|
-----2-----------2---|-------6-----------|---------2-1-2---0-|
---4---------------0-|---0---------------|---------------2---|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
---------------------|-3-----------------|-------------------|
   F#A C#D F#E F#A D   G D B C#B A G E F#  E C#B C#A G#A E G


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
                                   C2....
-------0-3-2-0---0---|---------2-0-2-----|-----2-0-----------|
-----2---------3---2-|-3-0-2-3-----------|---0-----2-3-2---0-|
---3-----------------|---------------2---|-0-------------3---|
---------------------|-----------------4-|-------------------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   A#C#E G F#E D E C#  D B C#D F#E F#A F#  G B F#E C#D C#A#B


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
                                                       C7....
---------------------|-------------------|-----------------7-|
-----2---------------|-----0-0---2-2-0-3-|-3-0-------0---9---|
---3---4-3-1---------|---------3---------|-----1---1---7-----|
-------------4-2-0---|-0-4---------------|-------2-----------|
-------------------4-|-------------------|-------------------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   A#C#B A#G#F#E D C#  D F#B B A#C#C#B D   D B G#E G#B D G#B


   |     |     |       |     |     |        |     |     |
                                   C9.....        C2....
---------------------|------------------9-|---7-----5-----3---|
-------2-2-0---------|---------------11---|-------------0-----|
-----0-------7-7-6-9-|-9-6-------6-9------|-7-----6-----------|
---2-----------------|-----8---8----------|-----4-----------0-|
---------------------|-------9------------|-----------7-------|
---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
   E G C#C#B D D C#E   E C#A#F#A#C#E A# C#  D B F#C#A E B G D


                      repeat 1st time-------------------------+
   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
                                           C4................
-------------0-3-2-0-|-6-7---------------|--------------------||
-----------2---------|-----6-7-----------|-------------------*||
-------0-3-----------|---------6-7---4-3-|-4-----------4-6-7--||
-----2---------------|-------------4-----|---4-------4-------*||
---4-----------------|-------------------|-----5---5----------||
---------------------|-------------------|-------7------------||
   C#E G A#C#E G F#E   A#B F F#C#D F#B A#  B F#D B D F#B C#D


repeat 2nd time
   |     |     |       |      |     |      END!
                       C7.............
---6-7---------------|--------------7-----||
-------6-7-----------|------------7-------||
-----------6-7---4-3-|----------7---------||
---------------4-----|--------9-----------||
---------------------|------9-------------||
---------------------|-7-10---------------||
   A#B F F#C#D F#B A#  B D  F#B D F#B

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