Air on the G String by Bach (PDF)
Air on the G String by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). PDF Sheet music arranged for classical guitar. From Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. This is a PDF Download. The level is Intermediate, Grade 5 or 6.
My arrangement takes the 1st violin part and the bass part from the original and keeps them intact except for some of the octave leaps. This arrangement was created for students or guitarists playing gigs such as weddings. It should be pretty straight forward in general. The original is an orchestral suite so clearly some reduction has taken place. I try to keep the violin melody intact and the notes in the bass are accurate but it was necessary reduce the octave leaps in the bass to fit on the guitar. You can also find the tab as a hardcopy in my Classical Guitar Tab book on Amazon. Here's the YouTube Video Lesson if you want to watch it there.
Video Performance and Lesson
Also see other gig and wedding classics:
- Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Gr.4, Baroque, Notation or TAB
- Sinfonia (Arioso) from BWV 156 by Bach, Grade 5
- Bach: Prelude - Cello Suite BWV 1007, Gr.7, Baroque, Notation or TAB
- Schubert: Ave Maria, Gr.4, Romantic, Notation or TAB
- Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Gr. 5, Baroque, Free Notation or TAB
