#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## BWV 997, Lute Suite in A minor: PRELUDE, J.S.BACH TRANSCRIBED BY: Kevin Manges k_manges@yahoo.com or fretmeister0@gmail.com (formerly braumeister@centuryinter.net) Use Courier New "8" font to straighten it up. The fingering is what came easiest for me, not necessarily the correct one. Updated 7 Oct 98. I've corrected a few errors from my 1994 version. 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