Bach - Air - for solo guitar BWV 1068

[TonyRowden]

Johann Sebastian Bach's Air from the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Notation and TAB for this is here www.tonyrowden.co.uk

[J.R. Rogers]

Real nice playing once again, Tony. Do you have a visual metronome of some sort that you're following? Very good timing..

[MikeB1]

HI Tony,

Once again, I want to thank you for so generously sharing such a professional transcription of the music; and free of charge!

It is so nice of you and it is a great way to share your knowledge. You are making this great piece of music accessible to many of us. It’s not easy to find good music in a well thought-out arrangement for guitar with sensible fingering. The arrangements are everything!

I have always seen this piece written in the key of C. The problem for me has always been that huge, 5 fret stretch in the second bar where you have to hit the F bass on the 6th string and the A on the 1st string. Your arrangement definitely solved that problem!

I had to stop and rewind when I saw you play that without a stretch. Did that influence your decision to arrange this in D or did you have a different reason?

Once again, great job and thank you so much for the music!

[TonyRowden]

Originally Posted by MikeB1

HI Tony,

Once again, I want to thank you for so generously sharing such a professional transcription of the music; and free of charge!

It is so nice of you and it is a great way to share your knowledge. You are making this great piece of music accessible to many of us. It’s not easy to find good music in a well thought-out arrangement for guitar with sensible fingering. The arrangements are everything!

I have always seen this piece written in the key of C. The problem for me has always been that huge, 5 fret stretch in the second bar where you have to hit the F bass on the 6th string and the A on the 1st string. Your arrangement definitely solved that problem!

I had to stop and rewind when I saw you play that without a stretch. Did that influence your decision to arrange this in D or did you have a different reason?

Once again, great job and thank you so much for the music!

You're welcome Mike. I'm really pleased that you appreciate it and that you find it useful.

I arranged the piece for 4 guitars years ago and kept it in its original key as it was a useful way for students to learn about dropped D. I brought the arrangement out again for a group recently and was demonstrating sections by combining the parts onto one guitar when I thought I'd try to arrange the whole piece as a solo. I had to miss out quite a bit but ended up with something playable. I know the arrangement in C you mention and I was never happy with it. With any piece, unnecessary difficulty means it's eventually abandoned after weeks of wasted time.

Thanks again for your kind comments.
Tony

[TonyRowden]

Originally Posted by J.R. Rogers

Real nice playing once again, Tony. Do you have a visual metronome of some sort that you're following? Very good timing..

Thank you JR. Yes, I do use one. My early YouTube videos were done without and I could be sitting there for hours trying to get a decent take and still fall short. Using a metronome has been a great way of saving time and frustration.

[sakuarius102]

Really good man.

[TonyRowden]

Originally Posted by sakuarius102

Really good man.

Thank you amigo!

[gurreu]

Wow! Very very smooth, I feel an urge to learn that now! Keep it up

[delaorden9]

Great playing, not easy, congrats !

[TonyRowden]

Originally Posted by gurreu

Wow! Very very smooth, I feel an urge to learn that now! Keep it up

Thanks for the encouragement! Fine playing on your channel too.

[TonyRowden]

Originally Posted by delaorden9

Great playing, not easy, congrats !

Thanks again delaorden!