'My Heart Ever Faithful' by Johann Sebastian Bach - Guitar Tutorial

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Key of F  (1 flat)
 Timing 4/4
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 |   |  = 2 eighth notes   |  = eighth rest   !  = quarter rest
                                              !
 The song is played mostly in eighth and sixteenth notes.
 
 
                                   Aria
                         "My Heart Ever Faithful"
                       (from the Pentecost-Cantata)
 
                                    by
 
                                J.S. Bach
 
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-----------------5---3---1-------|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|
 G|-5-----3-5---2---3---3---3-------|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|
 D|-7---7-5-7---3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
 A|-----8---------------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
 E|---8-------8---------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1---5-3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------1---3---3-2-3-------|-------------1---------------1---|
 G|-2---5-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------.-------|
 D|-3---7-----------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3-------|---2---|
 A|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3-------------3-|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-1-------1-------------------1---|-1-------1-------------------5---|
 G|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0-------|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---3---|
 D|-3-------3---3---------------2---|-3-------3---3---2---3-------2---|
 A|---3-------3-------3---3---3---3-|---3-------3-------3---3---3-----|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1---------------3---------------|-0-------------------------------|
 B|-----3---3---6-------3---0---6---|-----3-1-3-------1-------!-------|
 G|-2-----5-----3---4---4-2-0---4---|-0-------2---0-----------!-------|
 D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---3-2-0---3---2-------!-------|
 A|-----5---5-----------------------|-------------2---3---------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 G|-0-------0-------4---2---0-------|-----------------4---2---0-------|
 D|-2---2-3-2---2---3---3---3-------|-5---2-3-5---2---3---3---3-------|
 A|-----3-5-----3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
 E|---3-------3---------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
 
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 E|-----0---------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
 B|-1-----3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----0-------0---2---2-1-2-------|-------------0-----------.---3-2-|
 D|-2---2-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------|-------|
 A|-3---------------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3---------------|
 E|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3---------------|
 
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 E|-------------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|-4---1-------4---4---3-1-3---3---|
 G|-3---2---3---3---3---2-0-2---5---|-2-------2---2---2---------------|
 D|-2---3---2---5---2-----------3---|---3---3---3---------3---3---3---|
 A|---3---3---3---------3---3---3---|-----------------------------5---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|---------0-----------3---1---0---|-5-----------1---0---------------|
 B|-----6---0---3-------2---2---2---|-3---2---3-----------------------|
 G|-0---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---|-2---0---2---1---2-3-2-0-----2---|
 D|-3---3-------3---7-----------5---|-----2---3---3---2-------3-2-----|
 A|-5---------------7---------------|-----------------------------4---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-----------------3---0-----------|-----------------3---0-----------|
 B|-------------------------2-------|-------------------------2-------|
 G|-3---2-0-1---2---3---0-------2---|-3---2-0-1---2---2-3-2-0---3-2-0-|
 D|-0---2---0-------5---2-----------|-0---2---0-----------------------|
 A|-------------4---------------4---|-------------4---------------4---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-----1-0-----------------0---1-3-|-1---0---0-----------------------|
 B|-3-------3---3-------------------|-------3-----2---3-------!-------|
 G|-----2-0-----2---0-2-0---0-----0-|---2-0---0-------2-------!-------|
 D|-3---3---3---3---0-----3-2---3---|-3-----3-2-------3-------!-------|
 A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-------------------|
 G|-2-----0-2-------0-----------2---|-2-----0-2-------0-----------2---|
 D|-0---3---0---3-------3---2-------|-0---3---0---3-------3---2-------|
 A|---0-------0-5-----0---0---0-4-0-|---0-------0-5---4-0-5-0---0-4-0-|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-----1-0-----------------0---1-3-|-1---0---0-----------------------|
 B|-3-------3---3-------------------|-------3-----2---3---------------|
 G|-----2-0-----------------0-----0-|---2-----0---0---------------2-0-|
 D|-3---3-2-3---3---2-3-2-0-2---3---|-3---2-0-2-------3-------0---3-2-|
 A|-5-------5---5---5---------------|-------------4---5-7-5-4-0-------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1-----------1---------------3---|---------------------1-3-1-------|
 B|-----5---3-------------------0---|-4---3---1---3---4-----------4---|
 G|-2---3---2-------1---0-------0---|-0---1---0---0---2---2-0-2---2---|
 D|-3---5---3-------0---------------|-1---3---1---0---1---3---3---1---|
 A|-----------------2---2-----------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-------------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-3-------3-------1---------------|-----3-4-3-----------------------|
 G|-----5-------3---0---0---0---0---|-5-----------3---0-----------5---|
 D|-3---3---3---5-------8-7-8---2---|-3---3-3-3---0-----3-2-0---0-2---|
 A|-5---3---5-------3---7---7-------|---3-5-6-5---1---3-5-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
 E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------5---5-3-|
 
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|
 G|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|
 D|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
 A|---3-------3---------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1---5-3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------1---3---3-2-3-------|-------------1---------------1---|
 G|-2---5-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------.-------|
 D|-3---7-----------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3-------|---2---|
 A|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3-------------3-|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-1-------1-------------------1---|-1-------1-------------------1---|
 G|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---0---|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---0---|
 D|-3-------3---3---2---------------|-3-------3---3---0---2-----------|
 A|---3-------3-----------------3---|---3-------3-----1---3-------3---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1---5-3-1-------------------0-1-|---------------------------------||
 B|---------1---1-2-3---3-2-3-------|---------------------------------||
 G|-2---5-3-------------------------|-2---0---0-----------------------||
 D|-3---7-5-3---3---3---3---3---2-3-|-3-----3-0---2---3---------------||
 A|-------------3-4-5-------5-------|---3-1-0-----1---3---------------||
 E|---------------------------------|---------3---3---5---------------||
 
 Hope you enjoy it and have fun!
 
 
 Arranged for Tab by Barry Murphy
 
 
 Standard Tuning.
 Key of F  (1 flat)
 Timing 4/4
  ___                      .                  !
 |   |  = 2 eighth notes   |  = eighth rest   !  = quarter rest
                                              !
 The song is played mostly in eighth and sixteenth notes.
 
 
                                   Aria
                         "My Heart Ever Faithful"
                       (from the Pentecost-Cantata)
 
                                    by
 
                                J.S. Bach
 Andante Con Moto
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-----------------5---3---1-------|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|
 G|-5-----3-5---2---3---3---3-------|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|
 D|-7---7-5-7---3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
 A|-----8---------------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
 E|---8-------8---------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1---5-3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------1---3---3-2-3-------|-------------1---------------1---|
 G|-2---5-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------.-------|
 D|-3---7-----------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3-------|---2---|
 A|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3-------------3-|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-1-------1-------------------1---|-1-------1-------------------5---|
 G|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0-------|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---3---|
 D|-3-------3---3---------------2---|-3-------3---3---2---3-------2---|
 A|---3-------3-------3---3---3---3-|---3-------3-------3---3---3-----|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1---------------3---------------|-0-------------------------------|
 B|-----3---3---6-------3---0---6---|-----3-1-3-------1-------!-------|
 G|-2-----5-----3---4---4-2-0---4---|-0-------2---0-----------!-------|
 D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---3-2-0---3---2-------!-------|
 A|-----5---5-----------------------|-------------2---3---------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 G|-0-------0-------4---2---0-------|-----------------4---2---0-------|
 D|-2---2-3-2---2---3---3---3-------|-5---2-3-5---2---3---3---3-------|
 A|-----3-5-----3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
 E|---3-------3---------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
 
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 E|-----0---------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
 B|-1-----3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----0-------0---2---2-1-2-------|-------------0-----------.---3-2-|
 D|-2---2-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------|-------|
 A|-3---------------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3---------------|
 E|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3---------------|
 
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 E|-------------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|-4---1-------4---4---3-1-3---3---|
 G|-3---2---3---3---3---2-0-2---5---|-2-------2---2---2---------------|
 D|-2---3---2---5---2-----------3---|---3---3---3---------3---3---3---|
 A|---3---3---3---------3---3---3---|-----------------------------5---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|---------0-----------3---1---0---|-5-----------1---0---------------|
 B|-----6---0---3-------2---2---2---|-3---2---3-----------------------|
 G|-0---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---|-2---0---2---1---2-3-2-0-----2---|
 D|-3---3-------3---7-----------5---|-----2---3---3---2-------3-2-----|
 A|-5---------------7---------------|-----------------------------4---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-----------------3---0-----------|-----------------3---0-----------|
 B|-------------------------2-------|-------------------------2-------|
 G|-3---2-0-1---2---3---0-------2---|-3---2-0-1---2---2-3-2-0---3-2-0-|
 D|-0---2---0-------5---2-----------|-0---2---0-----------------------|
 A|-------------4---------------4---|-------------4---------------4---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-----1-0-----------------0---1-3-|-1---0---0-----------------------|
 B|-3-------3---3-------------------|-------3-----2---3-------!-------|
 G|-----2-0-----2---0-2-0---0-----0-|---2-0---0-------2-------!-------|
 D|-3---3---3---3---0-----3-2---3---|-3-----3-2-------3-------!-------|
 A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-------------------|
 G|-2-----0-2-------0-----------2---|-2-----0-2-------0-----------2---|
 D|-0---3---0---3-------3---2-------|-0---3---0---3-------3---2-------|
 A|---0-------0-5-----0---0---0-4-0-|---0-------0-5---4-0-5-0---0-4-0-|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-----1-0-----------------0---1-3-|-1---0---0-----------------------|
 B|-3-------3---3-------------------|-------3-----2---3---------------|
 G|-----2-0-----------------0-----0-|---2-----0---0---------------2-0-|
 D|-3---3-2-3---3---2-3-2-0-2---3---|-3---2-0-2-------3-------0---3-2-|
 A|-5-------5---5---5---------------|-------------4---5-7-5-4-0-------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1-----------1---------------3---|---------------------1-3-1-------|
 B|-----5---3-------------------0---|-4---3---1---3---4-----------4---|
 G|-2---3---2-------1---0-------0---|-0---1---0---0---2---2-0-2---2---|
 D|-3---5---3-------0---------------|-1---3---1---0---1---3---3---1---|
 A|-----------------2---2-----------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-------------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-3-------3-------1---------------|-----3-4-3-----------------------|
 G|-----5-------3---0---0---0---0---|-5-----------3---0-----------5---|
 D|-3---3---3---5-------8-7-8---2---|-3---3-3-3---0-----3-2-0---0-2---|
 A|-5---3---5-------3---7---7-------|---3-5-6-5---1---3-5-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
 E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------5---5-3-|
 
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|
 G|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|
 D|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
 A|---3-------3---------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-1---5-3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-------------1---3---3-2-3-------|-------------1---------------1---|
 G|-2---5-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------.-------|
 D|-3---7-----------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3-------|---2---|
 A|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3-------------3-|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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 E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
 B|-1-------1-------------------1---|-1-------1-------------------1---|
 G|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---0---|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---0---|
 D|-3-------3---3---2---------------|-3-------3---3---0---2-----------|
 A|---3-------3-----------------3---|---3-------3-----1---3-------3---|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
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    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
 E|-1---5-3-1-------------------0-1-|---------------------------------||
 B|---------1---1-2-3---3-2-3-------|---------------------------------||
 G|-2---5-3-------------------------|-2---0---0-----------------------||
 D|-3---7-5-3---3---3---3---3---2-3-|-3-----3-0---2---3---------------||
 A|-------------3-4-5-------5-------|---3-1-0-----1---3---------------||
 E|---------------------------------|---------3---3---5---------------||
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