Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Diatonic Duet

by Johann Sebastian Bach · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Diatonic Duet)
By Johann Sebastian Bach
Key of G Major  
Full Range  G3 to C6
1st Harp range: D4 to C6
2nd Harp range: G3 to E5

Requires two Key of G Richter tuned diatonics.

Tab Notations: none = blow    - = draw    |   | = measure
-2’ = half step draw bend    -3” = full step draw bend 
-3”’ = full step and a half draw bend (or three half-step draw bend)
8’ = half step blow bend    ob = overblow    od = overdraw
____= hold    _|_ = hold note into next measure
1___|_1____|_1____|_ = hold note continuously through designated measures 
   


  1
1st|  4_-4 5_6_-5 -5_-6_6|6_7_-7  7_6_5  4_-4_5|
2nd|1_____ 4_____ -3”____|-2____ -3”___ -3”____| 


1st|-5_6_-6 6_-5_5 -4_5_4|-3_4_-4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3_____ -3______  3_____|

  5
1st|5 4 -4  5 6 5  5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1_____ -3”___ -2”____|2_____ -3”___ -2_____|


1st|-3” 6 -5  5 -4 4  3 4 -3|4 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 6|
2nd|-2”_____ -2’____ -2_____|4         4 3___2|

  9
1st|7   5___ -5___| 6__________  6___|-5__________ 5___|
2nd|1   4___ -3”__|-3___ -3”___ -2___|-3”___ -3___ 4___|

  12
1st|-4_3_-3” -3_-4_4 -4_-5_5|-5_-4_-3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|3              3  3_____| 6             3  3    3|


1st|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7 7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|4_____ -3_____ -3”____|5_____ 2____ -3”____| 

  16
1st|-3” 6   -5 5 -4   4 3 4   -3|4 5 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|
2nd|-2”__ -4__ 3___ 5__ 3__ -4__|1____________ -3”____|


1st|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|
2nd|2_____ -3”___ -3”____|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___|

  20
1st|-3 4 -4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|5 4 -4  5 6 -5  5 -6 6|
2nd|-2_____ -3______  3_____|4_____ -3”____ -2”____|


1st|6 7 -7  7 6 5 4 -4 5|-3” -6 -5  5 -4 4 3 4 -3|4___  5___ -5___|
2nd|2_____ -3”___ 3_____|-2”______ -2’____ 3_____|4___ -3___ -3”__|

  25
1st|6___________ 6___|-5__________ 5___|-4_3_-3” -3_-4_4 -4_-5_5|
2nd|-3___ -3”___ 3___|-3”___ -3___ 4___| 3             3  3    3|


1st|-5_-4_-3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|
2nd|6              3  3    3|4_____ -3_____ -3”____|

  30
1st|6 7 -7 7 6 5  4 -4 5|-3” 6   -5 5 -4   4 3 4   -3|
2nd|5_____ 2____ -3”____|-2”__ -4__ 3___ 5__ 3__ -4__|


1st|4 5 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1_____ 4_____ -3”____|2_____ -3”___ -6_____|

  34
1st|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|-3 4 -4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -5|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3_____ -3______  3_____|


1st|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5 4 -4 5|
2nd|4_____ -3”____ -2”____|2_____ -3”___ 3_____|

  38
1st|-3” 6 -5  5 -4 4  3 4 -3|4 5 6 7 6 5  4 5 5ob|
2nd|-2”_____ -2’____ -2_____|4         4 -3   -3”|


1st|6 3 -3” -3 -4 -4’ -4’ 5 -4|-4 -5 5 -5 -4 -3” -2” 3 -3”|
2nd|3______ -2”______  2______|-1_____ -4     4  -3’   -3”|

  42
1st|-3’ 6 -5 6 5 -4’ -3” -3 4|-4 -5 5 -5 -6 6 6 6ob -6|
2nd| 3______ 2______ -3”_____|-1_____ -3’____ 3_______|


1st|-6 -8 -7od -8 -6 -5 -4 5 -5|6ob -6 6 -5 5 -4 -3” -4 -4’|
2nd|-2”_______ -3’_____ -3”____|3_______ -3”’___ -3”_______|

  46
1st|-4 -5 -6 -8___ 6___|-6 -5 6 -6 7 6ob  7 8’ -8|
2nd|-1       -4___ 5___|-5_____ -4______ -3”_____|


1st|-8 -9 8 -9 -8 6ob 6 -6 6ob|-6 7 6ob  7 -6 -5  4 -4 4ob|
2nd|-3’____  3_______ 4_______|-2”_____ -3”_____ -2”______|

  50
1st|-4 -5 5 -5 -4 -3’ 3 -3” -3’|-3” -2” 3 -3” 4 -3  4 5 -4|
2nd|-3’____  3_______ 4________|-2”             -2” 2   -2|


1st|5 4 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1_____ 4_____ -3”____|5_____ -6____ -3”____|

  54
1st|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|-3 4 -3” -3 -4 4 -4 -5 5|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3             3  3    3|


1st|-5 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|
2nd| 6             3  3    3|4_____ -3_____ -3”____|

  58
1st|6 7 -7 7 6 5  4 -4 5|-3” 6    -5 5 -4   4  3 4   -3|
2nd|5_____ 2____ -3”____|-2”__ -4___ 3___ 5___ 3__ -4__|


1st|4 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 6|6ob 6 5 4 5 6 -6 -5 -4|
2nd|4________________|1_____________________|

  62
1st|-3 -4 -5 6 5 4 -3” 4 5|-5 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|_1____________________|_1______________________|


1st|5 4 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1      4_____ -3”____|2_____ -3”___ -6_____|

  66
1st|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|-3 4 -4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3_____ -3______  3_____|


1st|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5 4 -4 5|
2nd|4_____ -3”____ -2”____|2_____ -3”___ 3_____|

  70
1st|-3” 6 -5  5 -4 4 3 4 -3|4 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 6|
2nd|-2”_____ -2’____ 3_____|4         4 3   2|


1st|  4_-4 5_6_-5 -5_-6_6|6_7_-7  7_6_5  4_-4_5|
2nd|1_____ 4_____ -3”____|-2____ -3”___ -3”____| 

  74
1st|-5_6_-6 6_-5_5 -4_5_4|-3_4_-4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3_____ -3______  3_____|


1st|5 4 -4  5 6 5  5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1_____ -3”___ -2”____|2_____ -3”___ -2_____|

  78
1st|-3” 6 -5  5 -4 4  3 4 -3|4 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 6|
2nd|-2”_____ -2’____ -2_____|4         4 3___2|


1st|7   5___ -5___| 6__________  6___|-5__________ 5___|
2nd|1   4___ -3”__|-3___ -3”___ -2___|-3”___ -3___ 4___|

  83
1st|-4_3_-3” -3_-4_4 -4_-5_5|-5_-4_-3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|3              3  3_____| 6             3  3    3|


1st|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7 7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|4_____ -3_____ -3”____|5_____ 2____ -3”____| 

  87
1st|-3” 6   -5 5 -4   4 3 4   -3|4 5 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|
2nd|-2”__ -4__ 3___ 5__ 3__ -4__|1____________ -3”____|


1st|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|
2nd|2_____ -3”___ -3”____|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___|

  91
1st|-3 4 -4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|5 4 -4  5 6 -5  5 -6 6|
2nd|-2_____ -3______  3_____|4_____ -3”____ -2”____|


1st|6 7 -7  7 6 5 4 -4 5|-3” -6 -5  5 -4 4 3 4 -3|4___  5___ -5___|
2nd|2_____ -3”___ 3_____|-2”______ -2’____ 3_____|4___ -3___ -3”__|

  96
1st|6___________ 6___|-5__________ 5___|-4_3_-3” -3_-4_4 -4_-5_5|
2nd|-3___ -3”___ 3___|-3”___ -3___ 4___| 3             3  3    3|

  99
1st|-5_-4_-3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|
2nd|6              3  3    3|4_____ -3_____ -3”____|


1st|6 7 -7 7 6 5  4 -4 5|-3” 6   -5 5 -4   4 3 4   -3|
2nd|5_____ 2____ -3”____|-2”__ -4__ 3___ 5__ 3__ -4__|

 103
1st|4 5 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1_____ 4_____ -3”____|2_____ -3”___ -6_____|

 105
1st|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|-3 4 -4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -5|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3_____ -3______  3_____|


1st|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5 4 -4 5|
2nd|4_____ -3”____ -2”____|2_____ -3”___ 3_____|

 109
1st|-3” 6 -5  5 -4 4  3 4 -3|4 5 6 7 6 5  4 5 5ob|
2nd|-2”_____ -2’____ -2_____|4         4 -3   -3”|


1st|6 3 -3” -3 -4 -4’ -4’ 5 -4|-4 -5 5 -5 -4 -3” -2” 3 -3”|
2nd|3______ -2”______  2______|-1_____ -4     4  -3’   -3”|

 113
1st|-3’ 6 -5 6 5 -4’ -3” -3 4|-4 -5 5 -5 -6 6 6 6ob -6|
2nd| 3______ 2______ -3”_____|-1_____ -3’____ 3_______|


1st|-6 -8 -7od -8 -6 -5 -4 5 -5|6ob -6 6 -5 5 -4 -3” -4 -4’|
2nd|-2”_______ -3’_____ -3”____|3_______ -3”’___ -3”_______|

 117
1st|-4 -5 -6 -8___ 6___|-6 -5 6 -6 7 6ob  7 8’ -8|
2nd|-1       -4___ 5___|-5_____ -4______ -3”_____|


1st|-8 -9 8 -9 -8 6ob 6 -6 6ob|-6 7 6ob  7 -6 -5  4 -4 4ob|
2nd|-3’____  3_______ 4_______|-2”_____ -3”_____ -2”______|

 121
1st|-4 -5 5 -5 -4 -3’ 3 -3” -3’|-3” -2” 3 -3” 4 -3  4 5 -4|
2nd|-3’____  3_______ 4________|-2”             -2” 2   -2|


1st|5 4 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1_____ 4_____ -3”____|5_____ -6____ -3”____|

 125
1st|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|-3 4 -3” -3 -4 4 -4 -5 5|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3             3  3    3|


1st|-5 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|
2nd| 6             3  3    3|4_____ -3_____ -3”____|

 129
1st|6 7 -7 7 6 5  4 -4 5|-3” 6    -5 5 -4   4  3 4   -3|
2nd|5_____ 2____ -3”____|-2”__ -4___ 3___ 5___ 3__ -4__|


1st|4 5 6 7 6 5 4 5 6|6ob 6 5 4 5 6 -6 -5 -4|
2nd|4________________|1_____________________|

 133
1st|-3 -4 -5 6 5 4 -3” 4 5|-5 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|_1____________________|_1______________________|


1st|5 4 -4 5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5  4 -4 5|
2nd|1      4_____ -3”____|2_____ -3”___ -6_____|

 137
1st|-5 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 4|-3 4 -4  3 -3 -4 -5 5 -4|
2nd|-1_____ 2_____ -2”___| 3_____ -3______  3_____|


1st|5 4 -4  5 6 -5 -5 -6 6|6 7 -7  7 6 5 4 -4 5|
2nd|4_____ -3”____ -2”____|2_____ -3”___ 3_____|

  141
1st|-3” 6 -5  5 -4 4 3 4 -3|4_________|
2nd|-2”_____ -2’____ 3_____|1_________|


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