Salute to Bach (aka The Bach Suite) - 1.

Allegro
Oscar Peterson
As played live in Berlin 1985 and on "Live!" (Los Angeles 1986).
Part 1 follows the version from 1986, part 2 the version from 1985.

transcribed by Thomas Müller and

Gianfelice Riccardi 2021-11-30
A1 Intro to part 1 (only in the 1985 version)
3

3 3

5 3

with swing feeling - - -

9 7/b9/b5
(= A )

3
3

12 with swing feeling

15 A2

19

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23 3

27

29

3
33 Part 1 B1

* *
* 1985 version

2nd time with bass

38

42

45 B2

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50

54

57 C1

etc.

61 3 3 3 3

3 3

3
65 3
3 3 3 3

69 3

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73 C2

77 3 3 3 3 3

3 3

3 3
81 3 3 3
3

85

repeat with improvisation

89
1.

94 2.

guitar

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98 3

3
3

Intro to Part 2, only in the 1985 version

105 faster

110

114

D1 Part 2 - Theme 7 7
119 Gm A D Gm D

*
*

* adjusted, actually A - E

7 7 7
123
G Cm A D

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7 7
127
Gm A D Gm D

8va

Bass (Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen)

7 7
131
G Cm Gm D Gm

8va

7 7 7
135
G Cm C F B

7 7
altern.: G F

8va

7
139
E A Am D
3 3

8va

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7 7
143
Gm A D Gm D

8va

7
147 G Cm Gm D Gm

8va

D2 Theme, varied repeating

7 7
151 Gm A D Gm D

7 7 7
155
G Cm A D

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7 7
159
Gm A D Gm D

7 7
163
Gm G Cm Gm D Gm

7
7 7 F 7 7
167
G Cm C ( G F) B

7
171
E A Am D
3 3

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7 7
175
Gm A D Gm D

7
179
G Cm Gm D Gm

D3 1st. Chorus
7 7
Gm A D Gm D
183

7 7 7 7
187
G Cm A ( Am ) D
3

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7 7
Gm A D Gm D
191 3 3
3 3

3
3 3 3

7 7
195
G 3 Cm Gm D Gm

7 7 7
G Cm C F B
199

7
203
E A 3 Am D 3
3 3 3

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7 7
Gm A D Gm D
207 3

7
G Cm Gm D Gm
211

3
3

one more piano chorus

1st Bass Chorus

D4 7 7
215
Gm A D Gm D
( - - - - - - )

8va

7 7 7
220
G Cm A D

8va

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7 7
224
Gm A D Gm D

sic!

8va

7 7
228
Gm G Cm Gm D Gm

8va

7
7 7 F 7 7
9
232
G Cm C ( G F) B (E )

8va
3

7
236
E A Am D

8va
3 3

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7 7
240
Gm A D Gm D

8va

7
244
G Cm Gm D Gm

3 one more bass chorus

D5 Last Chorus - Reprise 7 7

248 Gm A D Gm D

7 7 7
252
G Cm A D

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7 7
256
Gm A D Gm D
3

7 7
260
G Cm Gm D Gm

7 7 7
264
G Cm G F B
3 3

7
268
E A Am D 3
3 3

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7 7
Gm A D Gm D
272

7 8va
G Cm Gm D Gm
276

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 Salute to Bach (aka The Bach Suite) - 2. Andante
Oscar Peterson
as played live in Berlin 1985 and on "Live!" (Los Angeles 1986)*

transcribed by Thomas Müller 2021-11-25

rubato
rit.

**

** 1985 version Bb-E-C

a tempo riten. a tempo 1)

5 rit.

a tempo rit.
7

a tempo rit.
9

* The transcription follows mainly the version from 1985. Some variants of
the from the version from 1986 are shown as small notes or in the appendix.
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a tempo riten. a tempo
11

rit. 2)
13

( )

8va
15 3)

18 1. repeating only in the 1986 version 2. attacca

Appendix: Variants of the version from 1986:

20 1) 2) 3)

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 Salute to Bach (aka The Bach Suite) - 3. Bach's Blues
Oscar Peterson
as played live in Berlin 1985 and on "Live!" (Los Angeles 1986).
The transcription follows the version from 1985 with some annotations for the version from 1986.

transcribed by Thomas Müller 2021-11-25

Theme
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

8va bassa
3 3 3 3

Bass 2nd time

5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

8va bassa
3 3 3 3

9
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3

8va bassa

3 3 3 3

13
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3

8va bassa
3 3

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17
3 3 3 3 3 3

* * *
* (Los Angeles 1986) 3 3 3 3

8va bassa
3 3 3 3

2nd time
21
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

8va bassa
3 3 3 3

Repeating with bass and drums

1st chorus (Berlin 1985)
3
25 D
3 3 3 3

3 3 3

D 3 3 3
28 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

3 3 3

3 3

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7
G 3
31 3 3 3 3
3

3
3 3

delayed - - - - - - -
34 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

D
37 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3

3 3

7 7 7 7
F (C ) B E 3
40 3 3 3
3 3 3

3 3
3 3

3
3 3

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7
A D
43 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3
46 3 3
3

3
3 3 3 3
3

one more chorus, then to Reprise

Reprise (Berlin 1985)*

3 3 3 3 3 3
49 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3

3 3

8va
3 gliss. on white keys
3 3 3 3
51

3 3 3 3
3
3 3 3

3 3 3 3

* In the version from 1986 the reprise is identical to the theme.

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3
53 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

3 3 3 3 3
55 3 3

3 3 3 3
3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3
57 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

3 3 3

3
59 3 3 3
3 3

3 3 3 3 3

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3
61 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

8va
3 gliss. on white keys
3 3 3 3
63

3 3 3 3 3
3

3 3

8va
3 3 3 gliss. on white keys
65 3

3
3

3 3 3
3
3 3 3

8va
3 3 3 gliss. on white keys
67 3

3
3

3 3 3
8va bassa
3 3 3

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3
69 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

8va bassa
3 3 3

8va
3
3 3 3 3 3
71

gliss.
3 3 3 3
3
3

3 3 3 3

You can find the video of the version from Berlin 1985 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uTDC8pU9A0

The version from L.A. 1986, now called "The Bach Suite", is released on the album "Live!".
- 1st movement Allegro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXVYpMjVdoU
(The title mentions all three movements, but the video contains only the first)
- 2nd movement Andante:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLKXb2aQB-c
3rd movement Bach's Blues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnLncD67WAE

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