Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · BWV 147, 1723 · G major · 3/4 · 96 BPM · 16 bars · Classical
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring sits in Classical, written in G major. It uses 5 chords across 16 bars, at about 96 BPM.
GD7EmDC
G
D7
Em
D
C
| 1 | G | · | D7 | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Em | · | D | G |
| 3 | C | · | G | D7 |
| 4 | G | · | D7 | G |
A flowing three, sixteen bars under the famous running triplet melody. The chords change every two bars at first, then every bar towards the close. Play evenly; the melody supplies all the movement.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G7 · Am · G · C · F · C · G7 · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab7 · Bbm · Ab · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · A7 · Bm · A · D · G · D · A7 · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb7 · Cm · Bb · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · B7 · C#m · B · E · A · E · B7 · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · C7 · Dm · C · F · Bb · F · C7 · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · C#7 · D#m · C# · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D7 · Em · D · G · C · G · D7 · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb7 · Fm · Eb · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · E7 · F#m · E · A · D · A · E7 · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F7 · Gm · F · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · F#7 · G#m · F# · B · E · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B |
The chorale from cantata BWV 147 was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723. Bach died in 1750, so the term ended in 1820 on a life-plus-70 basis. Free everywhere.