Beethoven Ludwig

Beethoven Ludwig - Moonlight Sonata guitar tab

Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven

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Tabulated from the (much easier to play) piano score by David Atkinson

in October 1994.

V2.0 (11/94)

I have inlcuded left hand fingering underneath the tab. I think the

system I used is self-explanitary. The numbers 1 to 4 indicate the

fingers (1=index,2=middle,3=ring,4=little(pinkie)). I have left out

fingering where a section is repeated or on parts where fingering is

blatantly obvious. If anyone needs an explanation, feel free to email

me.

I transposed this to the key of A minor which seemed logical to me at the

time but I have recently been informed that Tarrega used D minor.

Tough! I experimented with the B string tuned to Bb but, although some

parts were easier, most was better with normal tuning. Anyone have any

other suggestions?

I might just try a D minor version if I find the time and motivation.

Watch this space!

Please email comments, corrections, suggestions and the rest to David

(kaum0@central.sussex.ac.uk).

p = pull-off, h = hammer-on, s = slide

===== = sustain. However, to save me hassle, sustain all the bass notes

for a whole bar where possible.

The roman numerals above the tab indicate either full barres or half

barres. The ...s indicate how long the barre lasts.

Adagio Sostenuto.

pp

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E-|------------------------|------------------------|

B-|-----1-----1-----1-----1|-----1-----1-----1-----1|

G-|---2-----2-----2-----2--|---2-----2-----2-----2--|

D-|-2-----2-----2-----2----|-2-----2-----2-----2----|

A-|-0----------------------|------------------------|

E-|------------------------|-3----------------------|

3 2 1 3

4

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I... III..

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

B-|-----1-----1-----3-----3|-----3-----1-----0-----0|

G-|---2-----2-----3-----3--|---1-----2-----2-----1--|

D-|-3-----3-----3-----3----|-2-----2-----2-----0----|

A-|-------------5----------|------------------------|

E-|-1----------------------|-0-----------0----------|

3 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 1

1 3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

II

| | | | | | | |

E-|-------------------0----0|--0-----------------0----0|

B-|-----------1-----1-----1-|------3-----3-----3-----3-|

G-|-2---2---2-----2-----2---|----4-----4-----4-----4---|

D-|-2-2---2-----2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----2-----|

A-|-0-----------------------|--------------------------|

E-|-------------------------|--0-----------------------|

3 1 3 2 1

2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| | | | | | | |

E-|-0-----------1----------|-0-----------------3----|

B-|-----1-----1-----3-----3|-----1-----1-3---0-----0|

G-|---2-----2-----2-----2--|---0-----0-----0-----0--|

D-|-2-----2-----0-----3----|-2-----2-----3-----3----|

A-|-0----------------------|------------------------|

E-|------------------------|-3-----------3----------|

2 3 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 3 3

3 2 2

1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

V........................

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|--------------------------|

B-|-1---1-----1-----1-----1|--------------------------|

G-|---0-----0-----0-----0--|-----5-----5-----5-8---5h8|

D-|-2-----2-----2-----2----|---5-----5-----5-----5----|

A-|-3----------------------|-6-----6-----6-----6------|

E-|------------------------|-8------------------------|

1 2 1 1 4 4

2 4 2

3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

IV.....................................I.....

| | | | | | | |

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|

B-|-4-----------------4----4|-4---------------1-3---1|

G-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-----5-----5---2-----2--|

D-|---5-----5-----5-----5---|---6-----6---1-----0----|

A-|-------6-----6-----6-----|-6-----6----------------|

E-|-6-----------------------|-4-----3-----2----------|

1 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 1

3 3 1 2

1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

III............ III........

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

B-|-3-----------4-----1----|-3-----------3----------|

G-|-----3-----3---0-2---0-2|-----3-----3-----2-----2|

D-|---5-----5---1-----1----|---5-----5-----4-----4--|

A-|-5-----5-----3----------|-5-----5-----5-----5----|

E-|-3----------------------|------------------------|

1 4 1 4 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 1

3 1 1 3 4

1 3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

III.......................IV....III..IV....II

| | | | | | | |

E-|-------------------3----|s4-----------------2----|

B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3|-----4-----4-----4-----4|

G-|---3-----3-----4-----4--|---5-----5-----5-----5--|

D-|-5-----5-----5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----------|

A-|------------------------|-------3-----------3----|

E-|-3=============================------------------|

3 2 1 3 1 3 4 2 1 4 3

1 2 1 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

III.......................IV....III..IV....II...

| | | | | | | |

E-|-3-----------------3----|s4-----------------2----|

B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3|-----4-----4-----4-----4|

G-|---4-----4-----4-----4--|---5-----5-----5-----5--|

D-|-5-----5-----5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----------|

A-|------------------------|-------3-----------3----|

E-|-3=============================------------------|

III.......... III.......

| | | | | | | |

E-|-3-----------3----------|-3---0-----0-1----------|

B-|-----3-----3------------|-----------------3-----3|

G-|---4-----4-----3-6---3-6|---2-----2-----2-----2--|

D-|-5-----5-----5-----5----|-------5-----0-----3----|

A-|------------------------|-4----------------------|

E-|-3-----------0----------|------------------------|

1 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 4 3

3 3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

III.................... II.........

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

B-|-4-----------3----------|------------------------|

G-|-----3-----3-----4-----4|-------------2-----2----|

D-|---5-----5-----3-----3--|-7---3-----3-----2-----2|

A-|-------6-----5-----5----|---5-----5-----5-----4--|

E-|-3-----------4----------|-5-----5-----5-----5----|

2 3 1 4 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 1 1 3 1

1 4 2 3 4

3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

VII......... 1/2 V.......... V....

| | | | | | | |

E-|-------------------5----5|-5-------0-----0---5----5|

B-|-----------------6-----6-|---5-8-----8-----8---5-8-|

G-|-----------7---7-----7---|-------------------------|

D-|-----7---7---7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|

A-|---8---8-----------------|-0-----------------------|

E-|10-----------------------|-------------------------|

4 2 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 1 4 25 1 4 3 4 1 1 41

3 3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

V...... VII V...

| | | | | | | |

E-|-5-----------------5----|-7---0-----0-----0-7---0|

B-|-----6-----6-9---------6|------------------------|

G-|---7-----7-----7-9---7--|---7-----7-----7-----7--|

D-|-7-----7-----------7----|-6-----6-----6-----6----|

A-|-5----------------------|------------------------|

E-|-------------7-----5----|-4-----------------4----|

1 4 2 4 1 3 1 4 2 4 3 2 3

3 1 3 2

1 1 1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

decresc p < >

V..... IV.............

| | | | | | | |

E-|-8-----------7-----5----|-4----------------------|

B-|----10----10-0---9-----7|-------5-----6---0-----0|

G-|---9-----9-----7-----5--|-----4-----4-------7----|

D-|10----10-----0-----7----|---6-----6-----6-----6--|

A-|-0-----------------6----|------------------------|

E-|------------------------|-0----------------------|

1 2 4 2 1 4 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 4 4

3 3

2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

< >

< > V.......................

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|-------5-----8-----5----|

B-|-----0-----0-----0-----0|-----5-----5-----5-----5|

G-|------------------------|-5-5-----5-----5-----5--|

D-|---6-----6-----6-----6--|------------------------|

A-|-------7-----8-----5----|------------------------|

E-|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|

2 3 4 1 1 4

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

< >

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|-------------------1---4|

B-|-------------1----------|-----------0---3-0---3--|

G-|-------2-----------2----|-------1-----1----------|

D-|-----2-----2-----2-----2|---3-0---3--------------|

A-|-3-3-----3-----3-----3--|-2----------------------|

E-|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|

4 2 3 4 2 1 4 2 3 4 2 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 4

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

cresc V......

| | | | | | | |

E-|-----------0--s5---8-5--|-----------------------2|

B-|-------1-----1s--5-----5|---------------1---4-1--|

G-|---2-----2--------------|-----------2-----2------|

D-|-----2------------------|---1---4-1---4----------|

A-|-3----------------------|-0---3------------------|

E-|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|

4 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

decresc

| | | | | | | |

E-|-------------------4---7|s4---1------------------|

B-|-------0-----0-6-----6--|---3---0-3---0----------|

G-|---1-------7-----7------|-----------1-----1------|

D-|-0---3--s6--------------|---------------3---0-3--|

A-|------------------------|-----------------------2|

E-|-0======================|=======================-|

1 3 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

B-|------------------------|------------------------|

G-|------------------------|------------------------|

D-|-0---------0-3---0---0-3|-----2-3-2-----0-3---0-3|

A-|-----2---------2---0----|---5-------5-2-----0----|

E-|---4---1-4--------------|-4----------------------|

4 2 1 4 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

decresc

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

B-|------------------------|------------------------|

G-|------------------------|-----------------2-----2|

D-|-----2-3-2-----0-3---0-3|-----2-3-2--------------|

A-|---5-------5-1-----0----|---5-------5-0h3---0h3--|

E-|-4----------------------|-4-----------1----------|

1 3 2 1 3 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

decresc pp pp

| | | | | | | |

E-|------------------------|-------------------0----0|

B-|------------------------|-----------1-----1-----1-|

G-|-----2-----2-----1-----1|-2---2---2-----2-----2---|

D-|-0h3-----3-----2-----2--|---2---2-----2-----2-----|

A-|-2-----2-----2-----2----|-0-----------------------|

E-|-------------0----------|-------------------------|

2 4 3 2 3 1 3 2 1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| | | | | | | | |

E-|-0-----------------0----0|-0-----------1----------|

B-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-----1-----1-----3-----3|

G-|---4-----4-----4-----4---|---2-----2-----2-----2--|

D-|-------2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----0-----3----|

A-|-------------------------|-0----------------------|

E-|-0-----------------------|------------------------|

III.....................

| | | | | | | |

E-|-0-----------------3----|-------------------3----3|

B-|-----1-----1-3---0-----0|-----------5-----5-----5-|

G-|---0-----0-----0-----0--|-5---5---5-----5-----5---|

D-|-2-----2-----3-----3----|---5---5-----5-----5-----|

A-|------------------------|-3-----------------------|

E-|-3-----------3----------|-------------------------|

3 2 3 2 3 4 1

1 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

cresc V....

| | | | | | | |

E-|-3---1-----1-----1-3---1h3|-3---0-----0-4---0-5----|

B-|---3-----3-----3-----3----|---1-----1-----3-------5|

G-|-0-----0-----0-----0------|-0-----0-------------5--|

D-|--------------------------|-------------------7----|

A-|-2------------------------|-3-----------2-----0----|

E-|--------------------------|------------------------|

4 3 1 4 3 1 4 4 1 4 2 1 1 1

2 3 1 3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

p III........

| | | | | | | |

E-|-7---0-----0-8----------|-6-----------4---0-----0|

B-|-0-----0--------10----10|---3-6---3-6---3-----3--|

G-|---7-----7-----9-----9--|-3-----3-----1-----1----|

D-|------------10----10----|-0----------------------|

A-|-------------0----------|------------------------|

E-|-4----------------------|-------------0----------|

4 3 1 2 4 4 1 4 4 3

1 3 1 1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

< >

V....................... VI... V.....

| | | | | | | |

E-|-5-----------------5----|-6-----------------4---1|

B-|-----5-----5-----5-----5|-----6-----6-----6---3--|

G-|---5-----5-----6-----6--|---7-----7-----7---2----|

D-|-7-----7-----7-----7----|-7-----7-----7-----0----|

A-|-0======================|======-5-----3----------|

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 3 1

3 2 1 1 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

< >

V....................... VI... V.....

| | | | | | | |

E-|-5-----------------5----|-6-----------------4---1|

B-|-----5-----5-----5-----5|-----6-----6-----6---3--|

G-|---6-----6-----6-----6--|---7-----7-----7---2----|

D-|-7-----7-----7-----7----|-7-----7-----7-----0----|

A-|-0======================|======-5-----3----------|

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

V......................

| | | | | | | |

E-|-5-----------5----------|-3---1-----1-----1-3---0|

B-|-----5-----5-----6-----6|---3-----3-----3-----1--|

G-|---6-----6-----7-----7--|-0-----0-----0----------|

D-|-7-----7-----7-----7----|------------------------|

A-|-------------5----------|-2-----------------3----|

E-|-5----------------------|------------------------|

1 2 1 1 4 1 4 3 1 4 1

3 3 2 3

1 1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I IV.. cresc

| | | | | | | |

E-|-1---0-1-----------0----|-------------0-----1----|

B-|---1-----0-3-5---------1|-3---0-----0-----0-----0|

G-|---------------4-7---2--|---2-----2-----2-----2--|

D-|-3-----3-----6-----2----|-0-----0-----2-----0----|

A-|-0-----2-----------0----|------------------------|

E-|-------------4----------|-1-----------0----------|

1 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 1 3

3 3 3 1

2 1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| | | | | | | |

E-|-0-----------0----------|-------------------------|

B-|-----1-----1-----0-----0|-1---------1-----1-----1-|

G-|---2-----2-----1-----1--|-----2---2-----2-----2---|

D-|-2-----2-----0-----0----|-2-2---2-----2-----2-----|

A-|------------------------|-0-----------------------|

E-|-0-----------0----------|-------------------0----0|

V.......... V................ V........... II......

| | | | | | | |

E-|---7----------------------|------------------------|

B-|-9-----9------------------|------------------------|

G-|----10---7-10---7---------|-------5-----------2----|

D-|--------------9----s6---0-|-7---7---7-------2---2--|

A-|------------------8---7---|-7-7-------7---3-------3|

E-|-0------------------0----0|-5-----------5----------|

4 3 4 1 4 3 4 2 1 1

3

1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

pp

pp V

| | | | | | | |

E-|-------0----------------|-------------5==========|

B-|-----1---1--------------|-------------5==========|

G-|---2-------2---2--------|-------------5==========|

D-|-2-----------2---2---2--|-------------7==========|

A-|-0-----------------3---3|p0==========-0==========|

E-|------------------------|------------------------|

2 3 1 4

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| | | |

E-|------------------------|

B-|------------------------|

G-|------------------------|

D-|-7=======================

A-|-0=======================

E-|------------------------|

The end ...

-|------------------------|------------------------|

-|---Blimey! Quite tough at times but I tried to --|

-|---find the easiest positions. Good Luck!--------|

-|------------------------|------------------------|

-|------------------------|------------------David-|

-|------------------------|------------------------|

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