Ach Gott, erhör mein Seufzen Johann Sebastian Bach Underlying Bach composition and historical text: public domain. Digital edition: Gertim Alberda / Chorale Corpus, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Normalization and shared inner-voice underlay realization are adaptations under the same licence. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Chorale-Corpus/Bach_JS/main/musicXML/B002.musicxml SATB chorale Bach harmonization BWV 254; Breitkopf edition 3765, no. 2; Gertim Alberda transcription / Chorale Corpus Complete first stanza printed in the source edition; written through in the witness. Choralsatz, BWV 254 "Ach Gott, erhör mein Seufzen"; source MuseScore witness pinned at 6e2e8a244f9e65b5282d9442b771d04c8cdb97ac; MusicXML converted with MuseScore 4.4.4 (2025-02-16). Hidden source tempo recovered from the independently extracted chords TSV. de Soprano Alto Tenor Bass 16 0 4 4 G 2 D 4 16 1 quarter single Ach F 4 16 1 quarter single Gott, F 4 16 1 quarter begin er G 4 16 1 quarter end hör' G 4 16 1 quarter single mein A 4 16 1 quarter begin Seuf A 4 16 1 quarter end zen B -1 4 16 1 quarter single und A 4 16 1 quarter begin Weh G 4 32 1 half middle kla F 4 16 1 quarter single gen, C 4 16 1 quarter single lass F 4 16 1 quarter single mich F 4 16 1 quarter single in G 4 16 1 quarter begin mei G 4 16 1 quarter end ner A 4 16 1 quarter single Noth A 4 16 1 quarter single nicht G 4 16 1 quarter single gar F 4 16 1 quarter begin ver E 4 32 1 half middle za D 4 16 1 quarter end gen, A 4 16 1 quarter single du F 4 16 1 quarter single weisst G 4 16 1 quarter single mein E 4 16 1 quarter single Schmerz, A 4 16 1 quarter begin er F 4 16 1 quarter end kennst G 4 16 1 quarter single mein E 4 16 1 quarter single Herz, E 4 16 1 quarter single hast F 4 16 1 quarter single du F 4 16 1 quarter single mir's G 4 16 1 quarter begin auf G 4 16 1 quarter middle er A 4 16 1 quarter end legt, A 4 16 1 quarter single so G 4 16 1 quarter single hilf F 4 16 1 quarter single mir's E 4 32 1 half begin tra D 4 16 1 quarter end gen! light-heavy 16 0 4 4 G 2 A 3 16 1 quarter single Ach D 4 8 1 eighth single Gott, E 4 8 1 eighth F 4 16 1 quarter begin er F 4 16 1 quarter end hör' E 4 8 1 eighth single mein D 4 8 1 eighth C 4 16 1 quarter begin Seuf D 4 16 1 quarter end zen D 4 8 1 eighth single und G 4 8 1 eighth G 4 8 1 eighth begin Weh F 4 8 1 eighth F 4 8 1 eighth middle kla E 4 4 1 16th D 4 4 1 16th E 4 16 1 quarter C 4 16 1 quarter single gen, A 3 8 1 eighth single lass G 3 8 1 eighth F 3 16 1 quarter single mich D 4 16 1 quarter single in D 4 16 1 quarter begin mei C 4 16 1 quarter end ner C 4 16 1 quarter single Noth F 4 16 1 quarter single nicht F 4 8 1 eighth single gar E 4 8 1 eighth E 4 8 1 eighth begin ver D 4 8 1 eighth D 4 16 1 quarter middle za C 1 4 16 1 quarter A 3 16 1 quarter end gen, E 4 16 1 quarter single du E 4 8 1 eighth single weisst D 4 8 1 eighth D 4 8 1 eighth single mein E 4 8 1 eighth C 1 4 16 1 quarter single Schmerz, E 4 16 1 quarter begin er D 4 8 1 eighth end kennst C 4 8 1 eighth D 4 16 1 quarter single mein C 4 16 1 quarter single Herz, C 4 16 1 quarter single hast C 4 16 1 quarter single du D 4 16 1 quarter single mir's D 4 16 1 quarter begin auf E 4 16 1 quarter middle er E 4 8 1 eighth end legt, D 4 4 1 16th E 4 4 1 16th F 4 16 1 quarter single so E 4 16 1 quarter single hilf E 4 8 1 eighth single mir's D 4 8 1 eighth D 4 16 1 quarter begin tra C 1 4 16 1 quarter A 3 16 1 quarter end gen! light-heavy 16 0 4 4 F 4 F 3 16 1 quarter single Ach A 3 16 1 quarter single Gott, C 4 16 1 quarter begin er D 4 16 1 quarter end hör' C 4 8 1 eighth single mein B -1 3 8 1 eighth A 3 8 1 eighth begin Seuf G 3 8 1 eighth F 3 16 1 quarter end zen F 3 8 1 eighth single und E 3 8 1 eighth C 4 16 1 quarter begin Weh D 4 8 1 eighth middle kla G 3 8 1 eighth C 4 8 1 eighth B -1 3 8 1 eighth A 3 16 1 quarter single gen, F 3 8 1 eighth single lass G 3 8 1 eighth A 3 16 1 quarter single mich B -1 3 16 1 quarter single in B -1 3 8 1 eighth begin mei A 3 8 1 eighth G 3 16 1 quarter end ner F 3 16 1 quarter single Noth C 4 16 1 quarter single nicht C 4 12 1 eighth single gar B -1 3 4 1 16th A 3 16 1 quarter begin ver B -1 3 16 1 quarter middle za A 3 8 1 eighth G 3 8 1 eighth F 3 16 1 quarter end gen, A 3 16 1 quarter single du A 3 16 1 quarter single weisst B -1 3 16 1 quarter single mein A 3 16 1 quarter single Schmerz, A 3 16 1 quarter begin er A 3 16 1 quarter end kennst G 3 16 1 quarter single mein G 3 16 1 quarter single Herz, G 3 16 1 quarter single hast A 3 16 1 quarter single du A 3 16 1 quarter single mir's B -1 3 16 1 quarter begin auf B -1 3 8 1 eighth middle er C 4 4 1 16th B -1 3 4 1 16th A 3 16 1 quarter end legt, D 4 8 1 eighth single so C 4 8 1 eighth B -1 3 16 1 quarter single hilf A 3 16 1 quarter single mir's B -1 3 16 1 quarter begin tra A 3 8 1 eighth G 3 8 1 eighth F 1 3 16 1 quarter end gen! light-heavy 16 0 4 4 F 4 D 3 16 1 quarter single Ach D 3 16 1 quarter single Gott, A 2 16 1 quarter begin er B -1 2 16 1 quarter end hör' C 3 16 1 quarter single mein F 3 8 1 eighth begin Seuf E 3 8 1 eighth D 3 16 1 quarter end zen G 2 16 1 quarter single und A 2 16 1 quarter begin Weh B -1 2 16 1 quarter middle kla C 3 16 1 quarter F 2 16 1 quarter single gen, F 3 8 1 eighth single lass E 3 8 1 eighth D 3 8 1 eighth single mich C 3 8 1 eighth B -1 2 8 1 eighth single in A 2 8 1 eighth G 2 8 1 eighth begin mei F 2 8 1 eighth E 2 16 1 quarter end ner F 2 8 1 eighth single Noth G 2 8 1 eighth A 2 8 1 eighth single nicht B -1 2 8 1 eighth C 3 16 1 quarter single gar D 3 16 1 quarter begin ver G 2 16 1 quarter middle za A 2 16 1 quarter D 2 16 1 quarter end gen, C 1 3 16 1 quarter single du D 3 16 1 quarter single weisst G 2 16 1 quarter single mein A 2 16 1 quarter single Schmerz, C 3 16 1 quarter begin er C 3 16 1 quarter end kennst B 2 16 1 quarter single mein C 3 16 1 quarter single Herz, C 3 8 1 eighth single hast B -1 2 8 1 eighth A 2 8 1 eighth single du F 2 8 1 eighth D 3 8 1 eighth single mir's C 3 8 1 eighth B -1 2 8 1 eighth begin auf A 2 8 1 eighth G 2 8 1 eighth middle er C 3 8 1 eighth F 3 8 1 eighth end legt, E 3 8 1 eighth D 3 16 1 quarter single so D 3 8 1 eighth single hilf C 1 3 8 1 eighth D 3 16 1 quarter single mir's G 2 16 1 quarter begin tra A 2 16 1 quarter D 2 16 1 quarter end gen! light-heavy