Good to hear everyone's versions.
Simon, cool sound!
Brian560 wrote: "JL277z, the difficulties you describe gave your tune a casual relaxed feel which is not something I typically associate with Bach. I like it."
Thanks!
Martin Jonas wrote: "Mike/JL: Both very nicely-played renditions of the same Bach schwabisch."
Thank you, Martin!
Martin Jonas wrote: "Does either of you have a link for the score? I don't think it's the JCF Bach tune that Brian has posted, and it isn't the tune that Frithjof and I have played. Is this by CPE Bach, as Mike has said?"
JCF has two different "Schwaebisch" tunes in the same 1787 book, one tune is in D major and the other is in F major. Score at IMSLP Musikalische Nebenstunden page (Book 1, page 11 and page 31), and also, for the D major version, I made an easier-to-read modern treble-clef version (not that other weird clef that Bach uses) in my printable PDF sheet music with mandolin tab, tenor guitar harmony tab, guitar chords, uke chords etc arrangement (includes banjo! ha!) (viewable in browser, or click the Download button to download and print whichever pages you want). Hopefully there aren't any typos left.
Anyway a scan of the unaltered JCF Bach D major score is at the top of the last page in my PDF linked above, and for comparison there's a treble-clef exact transcription (no modifications) at the bottom of that page.
So here's a video showing part of that MIDI playback. My goal was to make the video readable on small screens such as phones, so only some of the 'instruments' are displayed. Purists will probably hate it but that's ok, I'm just a folkie, I change things around to suit myself. YMMV. Here it is:
(or direct link)