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JS Bach G Major Prelude
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Used that one so much for sight reading practicing I have the whole thing memorised. Unlike many, I've learnt it at the bottom of the neck rather than up the octave (bit more useful to me for sight-reading) There are some great recordings of top players performing it. Not least John Pattitucci who does it up the neck and in a very classical guitar like style. Also well worth listening to the cellists play it as the physicality of the cello governs a lot of the phrasing. Yo Yo Ma is a very good place to start but there are many others. Good luck.
Thank you for replying with suggestions. I am a beginner Bass player (studying 2 years now). I have listened to Yoyo Ma and that was what is inspiring me to learn it. I will check out Pattitucci. I have never learned to read music. I am learning the bass notes and I am trying to learn the first 24 notes of this piece. The changes on this piece is a little scary for me but I will take it one piece at a time. I will watch Pattitucci's hands. Again, thank you
Here's my take on it from about a year ago, played in the lower register as like @TrevorG. There is one error in here but I haven't yet had the opportunity to re-take the video, and unless you really know the thing inside out I doubt you will notice it...
Classical pieces are great to improve your fingering technique on both hands, as some already suggested on previous comment, learn it on both position, low and upper neck, it would be a great achievement.
The lower position will sounds more like cello, the upper more like classical guitar.
This is one of the piece I let all my students learn bu reading and then memorizing to work on your dynamics and feeling.
Expressions is the most important thing
The lower position will sounds more like cello, the upper more like classical guitar.
This is one of the piece I let all my students learn bu reading and then memorizing to work on your dynamics and feeling.
Expressions is the most important thing
here is my version. I have played other pieces from Bach that you can see in my channel
these are the other videos:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf-7Ss3jnit65jEfOmU20SbLjpEf5lORu&si=ijWmELU3akJc4uf_
be aware that there are quite mistakes in that book. try to find original scores
these are the other videos:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf-7Ss3jnit65jEfOmU20SbLjpEf5lORu&si=ijWmELU3akJc4uf_
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many do or try, but only few succeed in my opinion. Most electric players lack the knowledge and background to interpret classical music well and most use it purely as a technical thing. Rarely I find it interesting to listen to if you compare it with real classical musicians (cello players for example).
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In my case I approach them as technical studies. my expression has improved inmensly. also the knowledge of the fingerboard. some licks learned here and there. and the fun. so having acquired all that from that experience I believe I had succeded tremendously.
from the point of view of the performance, it is what it is, things that where not intended to be played on that instrument and played by a performer with no classical training. so I guess from an snobist point of view, my videos probably lack a lot of the things that are supposed to be there. I guess is the same thing that happens to me when I see a classical player improvising with a total lack of lenguage and only playing a fast series of boring scales and nonsensical arpeggios randomly. all that with an impressive and fast technique.
but I am not the one who is going to tell anybody not to play anything. the joy in music starts within and the listener is optional. and to share that joy online is what I do.
because the world is a better place when we share joy and music is a great ambassador for that. there will be always the grumpy ones that will watch my classical videos and think I am an heretic. blessed will be they because they gave me another click on my account of views.
from the point of view of the performance, it is what it is, things that where not intended to be played on that instrument and played by a performer with no classical training. so I guess from an snobist point of view, my videos probably lack a lot of the things that are supposed to be there. I guess is the same thing that happens to me when I see a classical player improvising with a total lack of lenguage and only playing a fast series of boring scales and nonsensical arpeggios randomly. all that with an impressive and fast technique.
but I am not the one who is going to tell anybody not to play anything. the joy in music starts within and the listener is optional. and to share that joy online is what I do.
because the world is a better place when we share joy and music is a great ambassador for that. there will be always the grumpy ones that will watch my classical videos and think I am an heretic. blessed will be they because they gave me another click on my account of views.
I'll just leave this here. The Prelude is there, you can choose dfferent keys etc and save or print the notation from PDF at the bottom of the page.
Bach Cello Suites for Bass Guitar | All Movements.
Bach Cello Suites for Bass Guitar | All Movements.
