Minuet in G chords & tab
Christian Petzold · 1725
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Theme (melody notes)
D G A B C | D G G | E C D E F# | G G G
C D C B A | B C B A G | F# G A B G | A
Guitar Tab
Key of G, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Melody, first four bars (key of G): e|-10-----5--7--8--|10--------|12--8--10--12--14--|15---------| B|-----8-----------|----8--8--|-------------------|--------8--| G|-----------------|----------|-------------------|----12-----| D|-----------------|----------|-------------------|-----------| A|-----------------|----------|-------------------|-----------| E|-----------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|
About this song
Long credited to J. S. Bach, this minuet from the 1725 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach is now attributed to Christian Petzold. These are the first eight bars. Below the chords are the melody notes.
How to play it: Light 3/4: bass note on beat 1, soft strums on 2 and 3. Keep the melody's eighth notes even.
Lead: G major (G A B C D E F#). Each phrase jumps up to D or G, then walks back down by step.