My Heart Ever Faithful
View chords used in this chart
Standard Tuning.
Key of F (1 flat)
Timing 4/4
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| | = 2 eighth notes | = eighth rest ! = quarter rest
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The song is played mostly in eighth and sixteenth notes.
Aria
"My Heart Ever Faithful"
(from the Pentecost-Cantata)
by
J.S. Bach
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E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
B|-----------------5---3---1-------|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|
G|-5-----3-5---2---3---3---3-------|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|
D|-7---7-5-7---3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
A|-----8---------------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
E|---8-------8---------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-1---5-3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------1---3---3-2-3-------|-------------1---------------1---|
G|-2---5-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------.-------|
D|-3---7-----------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3-------|---2---|
A|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3-------------3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
B|-1-------1-------------------1---|-1-------1-------------------5---|
G|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0-------|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---3---|
D|-3-------3---3---------------2---|-3-------3---3---2---3-------2---|
A|---3-------3-------3---3---3---3-|---3-------3-------3---3---3-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-1---------------3---------------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-----3---3---6-------3---0---6---|-----3-1-3-------1-------!-------|
G|-2-----5-----3---4---4-2-0---4---|-0-------2---0-----------!-------|
D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---3-2-0---3---2-------!-------|
A|-----5---5-----------------------|-------------2---3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
G|-0-------0-------4---2---0-------|-----------------4---2---0-------|
D|-2---2-3-2---2---3---3---3-------|-5---2-3-5---2---3---3---3-------|
A|-----3-5-----3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
E|---3-------3---------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
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E|-----0---------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
B|-1-----3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0---2---2-1-2-------|-------------0-----------.---3-2-|
D|-2---2-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------|-------|
A|-3---------------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3---------------|
E|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3---------------|
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E|-------------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-4---1-------4---4---3-1-3---3---|
G|-3---2---3---3---3---2-0-2---5---|-2-------2---2---2---------------|
D|-2---3---2---5---2-----------3---|---3---3---3---------3---3---3---|
A|---3---3---3---------3---3---3---|-----------------------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|---------0-----------3---1---0---|-5-----------1---0---------------|
B|-----6---0---3-------2---2---2---|-3---2---3-----------------------|
G|-0---4---0---0---0---0---2---2---|-2---0---2---1---2-3-2-0-----2---|
D|-3---3-------3---7-----------5---|-----2---3---3---2-------3-2-----|
A|-5---------------7---------------|-----------------------------4---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-----------------3---0-----------|-----------------3---0-----------|
B|-------------------------2-------|-------------------------2-------|
G|-3---2-0-1---2---3---0-------2---|-3---2-0-1---2---2-3-2-0---3-2-0-|
D|-0---2---0-------5---2-----------|-0---2---0-----------------------|
A|-------------4---------------4---|-------------4---------------4---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-----1-0-----------------0---1-3-|-1---0---0-----------------------|
B|-3-------3---3-------------------|-------3-----2---3-------!-------|
G|-----2-0-----2---0-2-0---0-----0-|---2-0---0-------2-------!-------|
D|-3---3---3---3---0-----3-2---3---|-3-----3-2-------3-------!-------|
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-------------------|
G|-2-----0-2-------0-----------2---|-2-----0-2-------0-----------2---|
D|-0---3---0---3-------3---2-------|-0---3---0---3-------3---2-------|
A|---0-------0-5-----0---0---0-4-0-|---0-------0-5---4-0-5-0---0-4-0-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-----1-0-----------------0---1-3-|-1---0---0-----------------------|
B|-3-------3---3-------------------|-------3-----2---3---------------|
G|-----2-0-----------------0-----0-|---2-----0---0---------------2-0-|
D|-3---3-2-3---3---2-3-2-0-2---3---|-3---2-0-2-------3-------0---3-2-|
A|-5-------5---5---5---------------|-------------4---5-7-5-4-0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-1-----------1---------------3---|---------------------1-3-1-------|
B|-----5---3-------------------0---|-4---3---1---3---4-----------4---|
G|-2---3---2-------1---0-------0---|-0---1---0---0---2---2-0-2---2---|
D|-3---5---3-------0---------------|-1---3---1---0---1---3---3---1---|
A|-----------------2---2-----------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
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E|-------------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------1---------------|-----3-4-3-----------------------|
G|-----5-------3---0---0---0---0---|-5-----------3---0-----------5---|
D|-3---3---3---5-------8-7-8---2---|-3---3-3-3---0-----3-2-0---0-2---|
A|-5---3---5-------3---7---7-------|---3-5-6-5---1---3-5-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------5---5-3-|
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E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
B|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|-1-------1-------5---3---1-------|
G|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|-----2-3-----2---3---3---3-------|
D|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|-3-------3---3---2---0---2-------|
A|---3-------3---------------------|---3-------3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-1---5-3-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------1---3---3-2-3-------|-------------1---------------1---|
G|-2---5-3-2-------------------0---|-0---2---3-------2-------.-------|
D|-3---7-----------3---3---3---0-3-|-2---3---2-0-2---3-------|---2---|
A|-----------------5---------------|-------------3---3-------------3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-------------1-------------------|-------------1-------------------|
B|-1-------1-------------------1---|-1-------1-------------------1---|
G|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---0---|-----2-3-----2---3---2---0---0---|
D|-3-------3---3---2---------------|-3-------3---3---0---2-----------|
A|---3-------3-----------------3---|---3-------3-----1---3-------3---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-1---5-3-1-------------------0-1-|---------------------------------||
B|---------1---1-2-3---3-2-3-------|---------------------------------||
G|-2---5-3-------------------------|-2---0---0-----------------------||
D|-3---7-5-3---3---3---3---3---2-3-|-3-----3-0---2---3---------------||
A|-------------3-4-5-------5-------|---3-1-0-----1---3---------------||
E|---------------------------------|---------3---3---5---------------||
Hope you enjoy it and have fun!
Barry
How to play My Heart Ever Faithful
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.