Double - arranged for Mandolin

(from Sonata in B minor for Unaccompanied Violin)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Arragement: Chief Noda ( cnoda @ comcast . net) based on F. Noad's classical guitar arrangement

December 8, 1995 (rewritten for mandolin)

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 mandolin (my TAb originated from guitar arrangement).

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'.

Notation:  Each beat is indicated with a vertical line on top "|".
           Since I'm not too familiar with mandolin, I wrote out each
           note underneath. Hope that helps! Fingering is my suggestion
           only and you can change them as you like.

Section A

     |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
||-------2-3-0-----5-3-|-2-----------------|---------0---------|
||*--2-5-------5-4-----|---5-4-5-0-----5-4-|-2---------5---4-2-|
||*--------------------|-----------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 E#C#B


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
-----2---------------|-------------------|-----------0---2-0-|
---1---4-1-----------|-----------0---0---|---------4---1-----|
-----------5-4-2-0---|-0-4-9---9-------5-|-----2-5-----------|
-------------------6-|-------6-----4-----|-2-6---------------|
   A#F#C#F#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
   |     |     |       |     |     |          |     |     |
-----------0---------|-------2-3-2-0------||--2-----------------|
---5-2-0-----5-4-1-2-|---1-4---------5-4-*||----4-1-------------|
---------5-----------|-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

     |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
||-------6-6-----------|-----------7-5-4-2-|-0---------2-----4-|
||*----4-----4---------|-----2-5-9---------|-----5-4-0---5-2---|
||*--4---------4-2-0---|-0-4---------------|---6---------------|
||-------------------6-|-------------------|-------------------|
     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#


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
---5-0-------0-3-2-0-|-----8-7---------5-|-----------5-3---0-|
-------4-0-4---------|-6-------7-----6---|-3-0-----2-----6---|
---------------------|---7-------5-4-----|-----2-1-----------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   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


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
-----3-2-----0---0---|-0-----------0-2-3-|-5-0---------------|
---0-----2---------6-|---2-------2-------|-----5-4-2-0-------|
-----------5---4-----|-----5-2-5---------|-------------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


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
-----------2-0-2-----|---------7-5-3-0-2-|-0-----------------|
-----0-4-5-------0---|-----2-4-----------|---4-2-4-----0-----|
---4---------------0-|---0---------------|---------7-6---2-5-|
---------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|
   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


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
-------0-3-2-0---0---|---------2-0-2-----|-----2-0-----------|
---1-4---------5---4-|-5-2-4-5-------0---|---2-----4-5-4-1-2-|
---------------------|-----------------4-|-5-----------------|
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   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


   |     |     |       |     |     |       |     |     |
---------------------|-------------------|---------------4-7-|
---1-4-2-1-----------|-----2-2-1-4-4-2-5-|-5-2-------2-5-----|
-----------6-4-2-0---|-0-4---------------|-----6-2-6---------|
-------------------6-|-------------------|-------------------|
   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


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


repeat 2nd time
   |     |     |       |     |     |      END!
---6-7-1-2-----------|-------------7-----||
-----------4-5---2-1-|-------2-5-9-------||
---------------4-----|---0-4-------------||
---------------------|-4-----------------||
   A#B E#F#C#D F#B A#  B D F#B D F#B