With the help of this special Baroque Tuning, where the 1st and 3d strings are retuned to D4 and F#3
respectively, it´s possible to make much greater use of open strings and first position fingerings.
These reduce the degree of technical difficulty enormously and so make this outstanding example of
BACH´S work accessible to a far larger circle of players. Furthermore, the use of tablature helps the
player get orientated more quickly. This tuning, developped by Walter Abt, is based on a B minor
chord in the top four strings (D3-B-F#3-D2). This is similar to the lute, but a minor third lower. Wth a
Capo in third position, you get the original key of the piece.

Bach's famous Lute Suite in G minor BWV 995 has been repeatedly arranged for guitar. In the transcriptions known so far, however, one needs considerable technical playing skills as a guitarist for the musical performance. Cumbersome "fingerbreaker passages" and forked fingerings made the suite a challenge even for advanced players. By using the actually obvious retuning of the 1st and 3rd strings, Walter Abt allows empty strings and fingerings in the 1st position to be used much more frequently. This simplifies the technical difficulty by at least two levels. Thus, Bach's outstanding work is now made accessible to a larger circle of players. In addition, the tablature helps the player to orientate himself more quickly. Walter Abt's exemplary interpretation of the work on the accompanying CD rounds off the edition.

Bach's famous Lute Suite in G minor BWV 995 has been repeatedly arranged for guitar. In the transcriptions known so far, however, one needs considerable technical playing skills as a guitarist for the musical performance. Cumbersome "fingerbreaker passages" and forked fingerings made the suite a challenge even for advanced players. By using the actually obvious retuning of the 1st and 3rd strings, Walter Abt allows empty strings and fingerings in the 1st position to be used much more frequently. This simplifies the technical difficulty by at least two levels. Thus, Bach's outstanding work is now made accessible to a larger circle of players. In addition, the tablature helps the player to orientate himself more quickly. Abt's exemplary interpretation of the work on the accompanying CD rounds off the edition.

Bach's famous Lute Suite in G minor BWV 995 has been repeatedly arranged for guitar. In the transcriptions known so far, however, one needs considerable technical playing skills as a guitarist for the musical performance. Cumbersome "fingerbreaker passages" and forked fingerings made the suite a challenge even for advanced players. By using the actually obvious retuning of the 1st and 3rd strings, Walter Abt allows empty strings and fingerings in the 1st position to be used much more frequently. This simplifies the technical difficulty by at least two levels. Thus, Bach's outstanding work is now made accessible to a larger circle of players. In addition, the tablature helps the player to orientate himself more quickly. Abt's exemplary interpretation of the work on the accompanying CD rounds off the edition.

Bach's famous Lute Suite in G minor BWV 995 has been repeatedly arranged for guitar. In the transcriptions known so far, however, one needs considerable technical playing skills as a guitarist for the musical performance. Cumbersome "fingerbreaker passages" and forked fingerings made the suite a challenge even for advanced players. By using the actually obvious retuning of the 1st and 3rd strings, Walter Abt allows empty strings and fingerings in the 1st position to be used much more frequently. This simplifies the technical difficulty by at least two levels. Thus, Bach's outstanding work is now made accessible to a larger circle of players. In addition, the tablature helps the player to orientate himself more quickly. Abt's exemplary interpretation of the work on the accompanying CD rounds off the edition.

Bach's famous Lute Suite in G minor BWV 995 has been repeatedly arranged for guitar. In the transcriptions known so far, however, one needs considerable technical playing skills as a guitarist for the musical performance. Cumbersome "fingerbreaker passages" and forked fingerings made the suite a challenge even for advanced players. By using the actually obvious retuning of the 1st and 3rd strings, Walter Abt allows empty strings and fingerings in the 1st position to be used much more frequently. This simplifies the technical difficulty by at least two levels. Thus, Bach's outstanding work is now made accessible to a larger circle of players. In addition, the tablature helps the player to orientate himself more quickly. Abt's exemplary interpretation of the work on the accompanying CD rounds off the edition.