Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) · BWV 147, 1723 · G major · 3/4 · 96 BPM · 16 bars · Classical

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Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring sits in Classical, written in G major. It uses 5 chords across 16 bars, at about 96 BPM.

Chords in this song

GD7EmDC

G

D7

Em

D

C

Chord chart

Chord chart
1G·D7·
2Em·DG
3C·GD7
4G·D7G

How to sing it

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.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorC · G7 · Am · G · C · F · C · G7 · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Bbm · Ab · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · Bm · A · D · G · D · A7 · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Cm · Bb · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · C#m · B · E · A · E · B7 · E · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · Dm · C · F · Bb · F · C7 · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · D#m · C# · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F#
G major · Written in this keyG · D7 · Em · D · G · C · G · D7 · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Fm · Eb · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · F#m · E · A · D · A · E7 · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Gm · F · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · G#m · F# · B · E · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

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.

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