LEARN: Bach Cello Suite 1 Prelude for Guitar (BWV1007)

You've quite likely heard this cello suite many times before, but did you know it can be played note-for-note on the guitar?
In this lesson we'll go in depth and learn how to play each note.
See the lesson page here: hubguitar.com/r...
Played on a Breedlove Oregon Concert: amzn.to/2syi38c

[@rijzone]

it took me 2 months ... many times i thought it's too hard for me and gave it up for a while... but somehow during this pandemic I got it all. I can't possibly thank you enough for this tutorial. this was the most fun i ever had playing guitar.

[@RedHealthBlueMana]

This tutorial is amazing. I can learn so fast following you. Great job!

[@fooz88]

yea, i'll just practice this chord here 1000 or maybe 2000 times... Great video, love the explanations!

[@CaptSlog]

I'll be trying this. It's great that you've used a guitar with fret dots, it speeds up the process so much. Thanks.

[@duderino1897]

underrated channel good tutorials and free tabs may you gain more subscribers. thank you for your hardwork

[@HubGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words. I'll keep cranking them out! - Grey

[@FakePalpatine]

It's great to be learning from master Samwise Gamgee.

[@TheVikingBlues]

Free on screen tab bach lesson. You the MAN. I intended to play it on classical guitar, but I'm gonna try it on my steel string after hearing how well it works.

[@HubGuitar]

Someone has kindly pointed out that I forgot to mention in the intro that it's in Drop D, please take note; the low E string is tuned down to D.

[@turkerercal589]

Thank you so much, these are great tutorials. Just one suggestion: I wish the videos start with the whole piece played in normal tempo. This way, we can have a better understanding of the song. Also, we can go back and listen to the part we study within the song.

[@HubGuitar]

Hi Turker, thanks for your note! Most (but not all) videos have an accompanying "performance" video; this lets separate the two which is great because I can teach the lesson first and still take my time preparing the performance. It also saves time on longer lesson videos to put the performance in a separate video. At hubguitar.com/repertoire, each page will show both the performance and lesson version where applicable. Thanks so much for watching!

[@yangdahui]

You call it a “song”?

[@DR-nh6oo]

yangdahui as a bird sings so does Bach sing to us through time?

[@jamesphilipfitzgerald6387]

Thank you for this so much. God Bless!!!

[@colinclement2752]

Pretty cool man I've always liked classical music played on acoustic guitars

[@lorenb9995]

What a wonderful presentation. Well done, thank you.

[@HubGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words! I have many more lessons coming. - Grey

[@shaibal6363]

So fantastic. Thank you for the amazing breakdown.

[@harveyhensley875]

fantastic and free! Plenty to keep me busy, but keep them coming!

[@HubGuitar]

Thanks for your support! I am actually kicking up the lessons this year. Right now I have one fingerstyle exercise coming per week on Friday, and dozens of lessons on actual tunes (like this one) coming as well. Please subscribe if you haven't already, and thanks so much for the support! - Grey

[@damianrozpedek1049]

You look like sam from lotr :D

[@toofypeg7931]

Learning this piece makes my short fat stumpy fingers create the illusion that I’ve got long delicate Mary poppings fingers! Great stuff! Thanks

[@juliacroscatto3718]

great tutorial! thank you. where is the video of you playing??

[@HubGuitar]

Thanks!! I actually didn't end up doing that for this one. I don't remember why. Thanks for watching!

[@JamesDGardner]

“Not really sure what Bach was thinking there... definitely sounds a little bit unlike him”. I laughed out loud.

[@gusofgal]

souvent bach joue de l'ambiguité entre la rythmique ternaire et binaire..... but i didn't play this part yet , but in another piece i've resolved certains phrases by the rythm in it , few time in late and it's sound well , i remember a lesson in philarmonic institute the maestro talk about a piece a show how the rythm of arpegio's are différent .... xcuse my poor langage and thx to your so great work !!

[@chadcarson887]

Great tab, thanks!

[@SAMOZ96]

Muchas gracias por el video , te pido un favor, ¿ podrás tocarla completa sin interrupciones antes o después del tutorial? gracias y felicidades

[@julieta.m1]

Excellent video!! Thank you! I play the first minute already.. can I download this tab someway?

[@HubGuitar]

In the description of the video!

[@-Batou-]

Very helpful, thanks !

[@Kawaiiization]

Subbed! Love your style! where did you go?

[@DarkShroom]

wow this is cool as when i realised you could get it for guitar.... i figure i won't beat myself up just getting some short bits of it would be great scale practise

[@hamiltondeus8034]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@JamesDGardner]

I learned another arrangment that was apparently a Michael hedges version. In EGDEAD. Very cool but I want to learn this version now.

[@JamesDGardner]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKnTg4ijfZaZi7s. But I don’t even have the ending figured out, easily the coolest part. Grey, you are the man. I saw a video of you yesterday where you were bending a lot of harmonics and using percussive techniques on the body. That was absolutely amazing. I mean you are a world class player, what you played was very next level modern acoustic guitarist. Going to try to find it and listen to it more. Maybe someday I’ll try to learn some insane stuff like that.

[@HubGuitar]

Aww, thanks man! I hope to live up to that compliment someday. The song is Akaskero by Thomas Leeb, you should check it out! I have a lesson coming out on it, but he also has the tab and a video lesson available for sale on his website that go way more in-depth than I do in my lesson!

[@JamesDGardner]

Hub Guitar I don’t always enjoy percussion on the body of the guitar and strings as much but I think that piece utilizes it in the perfect way to me. I have always meant to learn a little bit of it I look forward to that lesson on akaskero. Still need to learn this cello suite in d here.

[@martindescoteaux8717]

thanks you to transcrible i love it

[@joakimwennberg8843]

Thank you

[@TheNightbird78]

Tks guy it's helpfull

[@mullarky]

thanks

[@EctothermalPuppy]

You makes some good tutorials, however it pains me to see Bach in tabs, so much is lost in the translation. Maybe you can do some notation tutorials for guitarist. :) :)

[@HubGuitar]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, I agree that notation is important. Of course I've had to make some difficult decisions about how to share these lessons with others. The decision to use tabs only for the lesson videos was not an easy one, but in the end I believe it will help give more people a chance to play this music. I do have some sight reading / notation lessons on my website, and it's an area I am looking forward to expanding considerably. Right now I have ~255 sight reading exercises I'm working on. :) Thanks for the comment, the support, and the suggestions. - Grey

[@victoracosta7190]

Thank you so much, I’m not a musician but I play some instruments when I love the song, an I really love this song, you make it so easy for me. Amazing job👍🏼 thank you x1000000

[@eusebiomeloni7989]

Io ,questo brano l'ho sempre suonato abbassando di un tono la stessa corda cioè portandola da E a D.

[@dakotacarpenter7702]

like 1000 maybe 2000 whatever is right for you. bastard. (said out of jealousy, he is actually awesome)

[@michaelangelo86gr]

Something doesn't sound right in bar 22...

[@HubGuitar]

Thanks! Others were pointing a note here may be wrong, but I haven’t had time to investigate.

[@michaelangelo86gr]

@@HubGuitar never mind i got it. Nevertheless, excellent tutorial! Well done!

[@hunterfitzpatrick8389]

While this is nice it is not in the original G

[@yeayeayea9353]

Most guitarists play it in D i think

[@deldia]

So? It’s the same piece of music.

[@areguapiri]

It's mostly played in D for that deeper, cello sound on the .guitar.

[@charlesross2699]

G is the second open string on Cello, so using open D on Guitar is the same strategy with an open string to pivot around.

[@erinozel3224]

Sorry but this sucks he isnt playing a classical guitar, it sounds so tangy, and I honestly dont understand how you can play the full song limiting yourself to picking. You need to let the notes flow and picking stops the vibrations. This is for people who want to play the song for clout and not show any real technique that will make this easier for you. You need classical techniques to play this correctly and in full force.

[@HubGuitar]

Wow! What a rough review. Steel-string guitar players can play classical repertoire, too. Sorry if you disagree. I guess this channel isn't for you, but I'm sure there are many that will suit your needs.

[@willifischer6757]

I enjoy this song and just started to play guitar a month ago and i am happy that it is "easy" and without special techniques. Also it sounds great to me

[@XX-qp9ql]

The point about classical vs western guitar is completely up to taste. I much prefer the sound of western guitar. About the picking: the notes are sounding, whether you sustain them with a bow as on a cello or let the natural sustain of the guitar do its work. Of course it isn't the same, nobody claimed it was. This wouldn't be different on a classical guitar either.

[@ducminh.ng.2032]

thank you