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(from Sonata in B minor for Unaccompanied Violin)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Arragement: Chief Noda (cnoda @ comcast . net)
            based on F. Noad's classical arrangement

December 2, 1995 (some mistakes corrected)
August 3, 1996 (some fingering modified; notes added)

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-fice-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.

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