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Bourrée in E Minor, BWV 996 — Johann Sebastian Bach (Solo Guitar Arrangement)Interactive lesson ready

Bourrée in E Minor, BWV 996 — Johann Sebastian Bach (Solo Guitar Arrangement)

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120 BPM 1:35 E Minor 1 tracks 468 notes
Image: Arcalino·CC BY-SA 3.0

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

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120 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration1:35
Tracks1
Notes468
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeE2 (40) - B4 (71)
Range span31 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Em/GF#EmF#m/AA5BA5F#m/AGF#5
00:00 - 00:23
Early middle
Em/GF#EmF#m/AA5BA5F#m/AGF#5
00:23 - 00:47
Late middle
BB5EDDsus2A/C#A5Gsus2/ADC
00:47 - 01:11
Ending
DD5/AGG/BBmCAbmE7/AbAmA/C#
01:11 - 01:35

Description & Musical Analysis

The Bourrée is a dance movement from Bach’s Lute Suite in E minor. This file lasts 1:36 and contains 468 note events.

How to Play & Trivia

About this MIDI

The Bourrée is a dance movement from Bach’s Lute Suite in E minor. This version follows one nylon-guitar line rather than the complete suite. This file lasts 1:36 and contains 468 note events.

Practice focus

Listen for the recurring bass pulse beneath the quicker upper notes; the two sections answer one another.

Score source: [PDMX v9, Zenodo record 15571083](https://zenodo.org/records/15571083). This score is marked CC0 1.0 in the dataset metadata. Dataset attribution: Phillip Long, Zachary Novack, Julian McAuley, and Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick (CC BY 4.0).

Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
E2 (40) - B4 (71)
Total Notes
468

Note Distribution

C
28 6.0%
C#
18 3.8%
D
42 9.0%
Eb
18 3.8%
E
76 16.2%
F
2 0.4%
F#
64 13.7%
G
60 12.8%
Ab
10 2.1%
A
64 13.7%
Bb
6 1.3%
B
80 17.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Guitaracoustic guitar (nylon)468

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1Em/G
00:00M1.2F#
00:00 - 00:00M2.1 - M2.2Em
00:01M3.1F#m/A
00:01M3.2A5
00:01 - 00:01M4.1 - M4.2B
00:02M5.1A5
00:02M5.2F#m/A
00:02 - 00:02M6.1 - M6.2G
00:03M7.1F#5
00:03M7.2Ebm/F#
00:03 - 00:03M8.1 - M8.2E
00:04M9.1D/F#
00:04M9.2D7/F#
00:04 - 00:04M10.1 - M10.2G
00:05M11.1A
00:05M11.2Gsus2
00:05 - 00:05M12.1 - M12.2B5/F#
00:06M13.1Gsus2/A
00:06M13.2A
00:06M14.1G
00:06M14.2Gsus2
00:07M15.1G/B
00:07M15.2B5/F#
00:07M16.1E
00:07M16.2Esus2/F#
00:08M17.1Em/G
00:08M17.2F#
00:08 - 00:08M18.1 - M18.2Em
00:09M19.1F#m/A
00:09M19.2A5
00:09 - 00:09M20.1 - M20.2B
00:10M21.1A5
00:10M21.2F#m/A
00:10 - 00:10M22.1 - M22.2G
00:11M23.1F#5
00:11M23.2Ebm/F#
00:11 - 00:11M24.1 - M24.2E
00:12M25.1D/F#
00:12M25.2D7/F#
00:12 - 00:12M26.1 - M26.2G
00:13M27.1Am/C
00:13M27.2C5/G
00:13M28.1D
00:13M28.2D/F#
00:14M29.1D
00:14M29.2Dsus4/G
00:14 - 00:15M30.1 - M32.2G
00:16M33.1Em/G
00:16M33.2F#
00:16 - 00:16M34.1 - M34.2Em
00:17M35.1F#m/A
00:17M35.2A5
00:17 - 00:17M36.1 - M36.2B
00:18M37.1A5
00:18M37.2F#m/A
00:18 - 00:18M38.1 - M38.2G
00:19M39.1F#5
00:19M39.2Ebm/F#
00:19 - 00:19M40.1 - M40.2E
00:20M41.1D/F#
00:20M41.2D7/F#
00:20 - 00:20M42.1 - M42.2G
00:21M43.1A
00:21M43.2Gsus2
00:21 - 00:21M44.1 - M44.2B5/F#
00:22M45.1Gsus2/A
00:22M45.2A
00:22M46.1G
00:22M46.2Gsus2
00:23M47.1G/B
00:23M47.2B5/F#
00:23M48.1E
00:23M48.2Esus2/F#
00:24M49.1Em/G
00:24M49.2F#
00:24 - 00:24M50.1 - M50.2Em
00:25M51.1F#m/A
00:25M51.2A5
00:25 - 00:25M52.1 - M52.2B
00:26M53.1A5
00:26M53.2F#m/A
00:26 - 00:26M54.1 - M54.2G
00:27M55.1F#5
00:27M55.2Ebm/F#
00:27 - 00:27M56.1 - M56.2E
00:28M57.1D/F#
00:28M57.2D7/F#
00:28 - 00:28M58.1 - M58.2G
00:29M59.1Am/C
00:29M59.2C5/G
00:29M60.1D
00:29M60.2D/F#
00:30M61.1D
00:30M61.2Dsus4/G
00:30 - 00:32M62.1 - M65.2G
00:32 - 00:32M66.1 - M66.2D/F#
00:33M67.1D5
00:33M67.2Csus2/D
00:33 - 00:33M68.1 - M68.2G
00:34M69.1G/B
00:34M69.2Bm
00:34 - 00:34M70.1 - M70.2C
00:35M71.1Abm
00:35M71.2E7/Ab
00:35 - 00:35M72.1 - M72.2Am
00:36M73.1Bm/D
00:36M73.2D5/A
00:36 - 00:36M74.1 - M74.2E
00:37M75.1A
00:37M75.2Asus2
00:37 - 00:37M76.1 - M76.2C/E
00:38M77.1E5
00:38M77.2Esus4
00:38M78.1A
00:38M78.2Asus2/B
00:39M79.1A
00:39M79.2Gsus2
00:39 - 00:39M80.1 - M80.2F#m
00:40M81.1D
00:40M81.2D5/A
00:40 - 00:40M82.1 - M82.2G
00:41M83.1G/B
00:41M83.2Bm
00:41 - 00:41M84.1 - M84.2C
00:42M85.1Abm
00:42M85.2E7/Ab
00:42 - 00:42M86.1 - M86.2Am
00:43M87.1A/C#
00:43M87.2C#m
00:43 - 00:43M88.1 - M88.2D
00:44M89.1Bbm
00:44M89.2C7/Bb
00:44 - 00:44M90.1 - M90.2Bm
00:45M91.1C#m/E
00:45M91.2E5/B
00:45 - 00:45M92.1 - M92.2F#sus4
00:46M93.1F#
00:46M93.2F#sus4
00:46M94.1B
00:46M94.2Abm(add9)/Bb
00:47M95.1B
00:47M95.2Bsus2/C#
00:47 - 00:47M96.1 - M96.2B/Eb
00:48M97.1B
00:48M97.2B5
00:48 - 00:48M98.1 - M98.2E
00:49M99.1D
00:49M99.2Dsus2
00:49 - 00:49M100.1 - M100.2A/C#
00:50M101.1A5
00:50M101.2Gsus2/A
00:50 - 00:50M102.1 - M102.2D
00:51M103.1C
00:51M103.2Csus2
00:51 - 00:51M104.1 - M104.2G/B
00:52M105.1G5
00:52M105.2Fsus2/G
00:52 - 00:52M106.1 - M106.2C
00:53M107.1Asus2/B
00:53M107.2Bsus4
00:53 - 00:53M108.1 - M108.2F#m/A
00:54M109.1F#5
00:54M109.2Esus2/F#
00:54 - 00:55M110.1 - M111.1B
00:55M111.2Am(add9)/C
00:55M112.1B
00:55M112.2Asus2
00:56M113.1E/Ab
00:56M113.2Abm
00:56M114.1Am
00:56M114.2C/E
00:57M115.1D/F#
00:57M115.2F#m/A
00:57M116.1G/B
00:57M116.2B/Eb
00:58M117.1C/E
00:58M117.2Em/G
00:58M118.1F#m/A
00:58M118.2A/C#
00:59M119.1B/Eb
00:59M119.2Ebm/F#
00:59 - 00:59M120.1 - M120.2Em
01:00M121.1F#m/A
01:00M121.2A5/E
01:00 - 01:00M122.1 - M122.2B/Eb
01:01M123.1A5
01:01M123.2F#m
01:01M124.1G
01:01M124.2G/B
01:02M125.1B5/F#
01:02M125.2Bsus4/E
01:02 - 01:03M126.1 - M128.2E
01:04 - 01:04M129.1 - M129.2G
01:04 - 01:04M130.1 - M130.2D/F#
01:05M131.1D5
01:05M131.2Csus2/D
01:05 - 01:05M132.1 - M132.2G
01:06M133.1G/B
01:06M133.2Bm
01:06 - 01:06M134.1 - M134.2C
01:07M135.1Abm
01:07M135.2E7/Ab
01:07 - 01:07M136.1 - M136.2Am
01:08M137.1Bm/D
01:08M137.2D5/A
01:08 - 01:08M138.1 - M138.2E
01:09M139.1A
01:09M139.2Asus2
01:09 - 01:09M140.1 - M140.2C/E
01:10M141.1E5
01:10M141.2Esus4
01:10M142.1A
01:10M142.2Asus2/B
01:11M143.1A
01:11M143.2Gsus2
01:11 - 01:11M144.1 - M144.2F#m
01:12M145.1D
01:12M145.2D5/A
01:12 - 01:12M146.1 - M146.2G

The table shows the first 220 chord changes. The player keeps the complete MIDI performance available for listening and visual practice.