Cello Suite Prelude Chords & Tabs
arranged for electric guitar
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/johann_sebastian_bach/cello_suite_prelude_tab_ver_2.html ]
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E H
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-----20----20----20----20----20----20----20----20-|-----------x---------------||
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Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down