Bach Bourre

[High score]

Anyone got a competent TAB version of Bachs Bourre as played by Tull?? Or even the original?

Be much appreciated

Thanks

Iain

[High score]

For what it is worth, I found this one - seems very accurate based on the live Tull versions I have..............




[url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jethro_tull/bouree_ver2_btab.htm"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/jeth...e_ver2_btab.htm[/url]


(Note: meant to say, there is some advertising going on when it opens up, just click on the link below the picture........)

Edited May 18, 2009 by High score

[acidbass]

I actually tabbed the original out once, based on a notated transcription I found on the net somewhere. I think it was in PDF format, but for the life of me I cannot remember where I saw it. It's an incredibly fun song to play, I still revisit it occasionally.

Danny

[CrackerJackLee]

[font="Courier New"]This must be one of the best bass features in rock history to listen to and to play - and an excellent fingering study!

Here's one take on Glenn Cornick's version of Bach's Bouree for BG in Dm with Open Hand Fingering Form 4A, mostly in second position on the verses; but, most bassists seem to prefer the 1A fingering form in fifth position. This tab has the single note bass solo in the seventh position, while the double stop solo is tabbed all along the top two strings, D and G.

Please let me know if you find errors. (Everyone hears notes differently and prefers their own fingering.) I've tried to remain faithful to the recording, but with respect to fingering, there are many ways to navigate the fingerboard with this one.

Glenn Cornick seemed to keep the line very stable but there are specific bars in which he liked to play variations.
I wonder if he was using a felt pick on the doublestops?
I also like to experiment with Closed Hand, Simandl type fingering on this great bass piece. Double bassists must love the doublestop solo.

If anyone has some insight on this selection or a tale to tell about its composition, I'd love to hear it.
I'm working on a bass tab for Bach's original version, because it sounds great and makes for an interesting comparison.

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Bach's Bouree (an adaption by Jethro Tull's bassist Glenn Cornick)

Tabbed by: CrackerJackLee

Verse 1 (0:00)

Dm As4 F+A7 Dm F C A7/3 Dm
G|-7------2--------------------2--5------2--------2|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3---------2----3-2---3-|
A|--5-----------------5-------------3----------5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Dm A A7 Dm F C F
G|--------2--------------------2--5--------5---5---|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3-------5----3---3---2-|
A|--5-----------------5---------------3------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Dm As4 F+A7 Dm F C A7/3 Dm
G|--------2--------------------2--5------2--------2|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3-------2------2-----3-|
A|--5-----------------5---------------3------4-5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Dm A A7 Dm F C F
G|--------2--------------------2--5--------5---5---|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3-------0-2--3---3---2-|
A|--5-----------------5----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2 (Al Tutti) (0:32)

Dm As4 F+A7 Dm F C A7/3 Dm
G|--------2--------------------2--5-----2---------2|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3-------------3-2----3-|
A|--5-----------------5--------------3--------5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Dm A A7 Dm F C F
G|--------2--------4-----------2--5--------5---5---|
D|-----3-----3--2--------2--3-------3-2--3---3---2-|
A|--5-----------------5----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Dm A7 C Dm C Dm A7 Dm
G|--------2-----------------2-------------2-------2|
D|-----3----32-------2-----3-----2-----3---2-----3-|
A|--5-------------3-----5-----3-----5-------4-5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Dm A7 C Dm C Dm A7 Dm
G|--------2-----------------2-------------2--------|
D|-----3----3--------2-----3-----2-----3---2-------|
A|--5--------5----3-----5-----3-----5-------4-5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Flute solo (1:03) Tenth Position

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--10----------------------10----------------------|

G|----------------------------------10--------------|
D|-12-10--------------------12-10-------------------|
A|-------12-----------------------12----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Jam Vamp (1:18)

Dm Gm
G|-----2------2----------------------|
D|------------------------3-5--------|
A|-5-5----5-5---5------3h5-----2-3-4-|
E|-----------------3-3---------------|

Dm Gm
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----3------3-------------3-5------|
A|-5-5----5-5---5-------3h5-----2-3-4|
E|------------------3-3--------------|

Dm Gm
G|-----2------2----------------------|
D|------------------------3-5--------|
A|-5-5----5-5---5------3h5-----2-3-4-|
E|-----------------3-3---------------|

Dm Gm
G|-----2------2----------------------|
D|-------------------------3-5-------|
A|-5-5----5-5---5------3h5-----2-3-4-|
E|-----------------3-3---------------|


Transition to Bass Solo (1:34)

Dm A7 C Dm C Dm A7 Dm
G|-----7----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-5---------5-------7-------5-------7---7-5---------7---|
A|-5-5---5----8-5---7-----5-8---5---7-----5-8---5-----7-4-5-8---5-|
E|----------------8-----8---------8-----8-------------------------|

Dm A7 C Dm C Dm A7 Dm
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---7-5--------5---------------5-------7---7-7-5------------|
A|-5-8---5----7-----7-----5-5-8-5---7-----5-8---5-------7-3h5-5-5--|
E|--------------5-8-----8---------8-----8--------------------------|


Bass Solo (single note) (1:50)

G|-7---------------------------|
D|---------7-8-7----------7----|
A|-----7-8-------8-7-8-10---10-|
E|--10-------------------------|

G|----------7---9-------9-12-------------------|
D|--------7---7---10---------11----11-12-11h12-|
A|----7-8------------10---------12-------------|
E|-10------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|-12--------------------------7----|
A|----8-10-11-12------8-7-8-10------|
E|---------------9-10------------10-|

G|------------------------------------|
D|--------7-10----10-8--------10---10-|
A|----7-8------10------10---8----8----|
E|-10---------------------8-----------|


Bass Solo (double stop) (2:06)

G|-12-12-12/14--10-10-10/ 8--7-7-7/5--5-5-5/7-|
D|-10-10-10/12---8--8--8/10--7-7-7/5--3-3-3/7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

G|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

G|-12-12-12/14--10-10-10/ 8--7-7-7/5--5-5-5/7-|
D|-10-10-10/12---8--8--8/10--7-7-7/5--3-3-3/7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

G|-2-2-2--2-2-2/5-5-5--2-2-2--2-2-2/5-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0/3-3-3--0-0-0--0-0-0/3-3-3-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

G|-12-12-12/10-10--9----- 9-10----2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|-10-10-10/12-12--10-10-10-10-10-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|--------------------10-------10---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Transition to Verse 1 (2:29)

G|-2------2----------------2|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----3--|
A|--5-----------------5-----|
E|--------------------------|


Verse 1 (2:33)

Dm As4 F+A7 Dm F C A7/3 Dm
G|-------2--------------------2--5------2--------2|
D|----3-----3--2--3-----2--3---------2----3-2---3-|
A|-5-----------------5-------------3----------5---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Dm A A7 Dm F C F
G|--------2--------------------2--5--------5---5---|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3-------5----3---3---2-|
A|--5-----------------5---------------3------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1 (Al Tutti) (2:50)

Dm As4 F+A7 Dm F C A7/3 Dm
G|--------2--------------------2--5------2--------2|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3---------2----3-2---3-|
A|--5-----------------5-------------3----------5---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Dm A A7 Dm F C F
G|--------2--------------------2--5--------5---5---|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3-------0-2--3---3---52|
A|--5-----------------5----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1 Outro (3:04)

Dm As4 F+A7 Dm F C A7/3 Dm
G|-------2--------------------2--5------2--------2|
D|----3-----3--2--3-----2--3---------2----3-2---3-|
A|-5-----------------5-------------3----------5---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

(3:40)
Dm A A7 Dm F C F F
G|--------2--------------------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7------|
D|-----3-----3--2--3-----2--3~~~~~---------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
A|--5-----------------5-----------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------5------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Edited February 27, 2011 by CrackerJackLee

[Doddy]

I know I've said stuff against tab many times before,but the last post supports my argument.

I'm pretty unfamiliar with the tune(heard it once),and from looking at that tab I still have absolutely
no idea how it goes.

[CrackerJackLee]

[quote name='High score' post='486795' date='May 13 2009, 06:02 AM']Anyone got a competent TAB version of Bachs Bourre as played by Tull?
Be much appreciated, Thanks
Iain[/quote]

Iain, Here's my version of what I hear... hope it is useful...
What a classic... It just keeps sounding better as the decades roll off, no?

Cheers!
Lee