Moonlight Sonata - 1st Movement Op 27 No 2

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  • Legend
    Right
    p = pulgar = thumb
  • i = indice = index
    m = medio = middle
    a = anular = ring
  •  
    Left
    p = pull off
  • h = hammer on
    / = slide
    = = suspend/hold Note
  • II2 = Barre at fret 2 bottom 2 strings
    * = leave finger at same position
     
  • Standard Tuning
    4/4 Time Signature
    69 Bars
  • Play Slowly
     
    [1]
  • -------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    --------1--------1--------1--------1-|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
    -----2--------2--------2--------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2----|
  • --2=======-2=======-2=======-2======-|-2=======-2=======-2=======-2======-|
    --0=================================-|------------------------------------|
    -------------------------------------|-3=================================-|
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    L 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 *2 1
  • 4
    R i i m p i m p i m p i m i i m p i m p i m p i m
    p p
  •  
    [3]I...............III..............
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  • -------1--------1--------3--------3-|-------3--------1--------0--------0--|
    ----2--------2--------3--------3----|----1--------2--------2--------1-----|
    -3=======-3=======-3=======-3======-|-2=======-2=======-2=======-0=======-|
  • -------------------5===============-|-------------------------------------|
    -1================------------------|-0================-0================-|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L4 *2 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 3
    1 3
  • Ri i m p i m i i m p i m i i m p i m p i m p i m
    p p p
     
  • [5]V...............
    ----------------------------0======-0-0=========================-0=====--0-|
    -------------------------1--------1-|-------3--------3--------3--------3---|
  • -------2-----2--5-----2--------2----|----4--------4--------4--------4------|
    ----2=====2======--2======--2======-|----------2=======-2=======-2=======--|
    -3================------------------|--------------------------------------|
  • -5================------------------|-4==================================--|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L2 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2
    4
    Ri i m i m i p i m a i m a a i m p i m p i m a i m a
  • p p p p
     
    [7]
  • -0================-1===============-|-0=========================-3=======-|
    -------1--------1--------3--------3-|-------1--------1--3-----0--------0--|
    ----2--------2--------2--------2----|----0--------0--------0--------0-----|
  • ----------2=======-0=======-3======-|----------2========---------3=======-|
    -0=================================-|-------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|-3================-3================-|
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    L 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 3 2 4 3 1 2 1 4 4
  • 3 3
    Ra i m p i m a i m p i m a i m p i m m i m a i m
    p p p p p
  •  
    [9] V...............
    ------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  • -1-----1--------1--------1--------1-|----------------------------4-------4-|
    ----0--------0--------0--------0----|-------5--------5--------5--------5---|
    ----------2=======-2=======-2======-|----5--------5--------5--------5------|
  • -3=================================-| 6=======-6=======-6========-6======--|
    ------------------------------------|-8==============----------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 3 *1 *2 3
    4 4
  • Ra i m p i m p i m p i m i i m p i m p i m a i m a
    p p p
     
  • [11] IV.......III......I........
    ------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
    -4==========================4======-4-4======================-1--3-----1---|
  • -------6--------6--------6--------6-|-------5--------5-----2--------2------|
    ----5--------5--------5--------5----|----6--------6-----1--------0======---|
    ----------6=======-6=======-6======-|--------------------------------------|
  • -6========--------------------------|-4=======-3=======-2========----------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L4 *2 *1 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 2 1
    3 3 1 2
    Ra i m p i m p i m a i m a a i m p i m i m a m i m
  • p p p p p
     
    [13]III............. III.................................
  • ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    -3================-4=====---1======-|-3================-3================-|
    -------3--------3-----0--2-----0--2-|-------3--------3--------2--------2--|
  • ----5--------5--------------1======-|----5--------5--------4--------4-----|
    ----------5=======-3========--------|-5=======-5=======-5=======-5=======-|
    -3=================-----------------|-------------------------------------|
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    L1 4 1 3 4 1 4 3 2 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 4 3 1
  • 1 2 1 3 4
    Ra i m p i m a m i m i m a i m p i m a i m p i m
    p p p p p
  •  
    [15]III.............................. II.......
    ----------------------------3======-|-4=========================-2=======-|
  • -------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
    ----3--------3--------4--------4----|----5--------5--------5--------5-----|
    -5=======-5=======-5=======-5======-|-5========---------------------------|
  • ------------------------------------|----------3=======-6=======-3=======-|
    -3=================================-|-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L1 1 1 4 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3
    3 *4 *4 2
  • Ri i m p i m p i m a i m a i m p i m p i m a i m
    p p p p
     
  • [17]III.............................. II.......
    -3=========================-3======-|-4================-2=======-2=======-|
    -------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------4--------4--------4--------4--|
  • ----4--------4--------4--------4----|----5--------5--------5--------5-----|
    ----------5=======-5=======-5======-|-5========---------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|----------3=======-6=======-3=======-|
  • -3=================================-|-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L1 2 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3
    *4 *4 2
    Rp i m p i m p i m a i m a i m p i m p i m a i m
  • p p p
     
    [19]III............ III............
  • -3================-3===============-|-3=============-0--1================-|
    -------3--------3--------5--------5-|-------5-----------------3--------3--|
    ----4--------4--------4--------4----|----3--------3--------2--------2-----|
  • ----------5========---------5======-|----------5=======-0=======-3=======-|
    ------------------------------------|-4=================------------------|
    -3================-0===============-|-------------------------------------|
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    L1 2 1 *3 *2 1 1 *2 4 *3 2 *4 1 1 *4 *3 2 1 2 4 3 2 4
  • 1 2
    Ra i m p i m a i m p i m a i m p i a a i m p i m
    p p p p
  •  
    [21]III.............................
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  • -4================-3===============-|-------------------------------------|
    -------3--------3--------4--------4-|-2================-2================-|
    ----5--------5--------3--------3----|----0--3-----0--3--------2--------2--|
  • ----------6========---------5======-|-0========-0======-0--4-----0--4-----|
    -3================-4===============-|-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L2 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 *2 *2 3 3 2 4 1 4 1
    1 3
  • Ra i m p i m a i m p i m m i m p m i m p i p p i
    p p p p
     
  • [23]
    -------------------------1--5======-5-5========------------------5-----5-5-|
    ----------------3-----3-----------6-|-------8--------8--------8-----8------|
  • -------2-----2-----2========---7----|----6--------6--------6---------------|
    ----3-----3========-----------------|----------7=======-7=======-7=======--|
    ----------------------------0======-|-0==================================--|
  • -1========--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 4
    3
    Rp p i p i m p i m a i m a a i m p i m p i m a m a a
  • p p p
     
    [25]
  • -5-----------------4--------5-------|-7-----0--------0--------0--7-----0--|
    -------6--------6--------6--------6-|-------------------------------------|
    ----7--------7--------7--------7----|----7--------7--------7--------7-----|
  • ----------7========-----------------|----------6=======-6========---------|
    -0=========================-0======-|-------------------------------------|
    -------------------7===============-|-4=========================-4=======-|
  • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
    L1 4 2 3 *4 *2 1 *4 *2 1 4 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 4 3
  • 3 1 1
    Ra i m p i m a i m a i m a i a p i a p i a a i a
    p p p p
  •  
    [27] V.......
    -8-----------------7--------5-------|-4--------0--------1------------------|
  • -------10-------10-------6--------7-|-------0--------0--------0--3-----0---|
    ----9--------9--------7--------5----|----1=======-1=======-1=======-1===---|
    ----------10======-0=======-7-------|--------------------------------------|
  • -0=========================-6======-|--------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|-0==================================--|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L1 2 4 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 1 3 1
    3
  • 2
    Ra i m p i m a i m a i m a i m a i m a i m m i m
    p p i p
  • p
     
    [29] V...................................
  • ------------------------------------|----------5--------8--------5---------|
    -------0--------0--------0--------0-|-------5--------5--------5--------5---|
    ----1--------1--------1--------1----|-5--5=======-5========-5======-5===---|
  • ----------2=======-3=======-0======-|--------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
    -0=================================-|-0==================================--|
  • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
    L 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1
  •  
    Rp i m p i m p i m p i m i i m a i m a i m a i m
    p
  •  
    [31]II5.............................
    ------------------------------------|----------------------------1-----4--|
  • ------------------------------------|----------------0-----3--------3-----|
    ----------2--------5--------2-------|----------1--------1-----4-----------|
    -------2--------2--------2--------2-|----3--0-----3-----------------------|
  • ----3=======-3=======-3=======-3===-|-2===============--------------------|
    -0=================================-|-0==================================-|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L2 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 4 1 3 4
     
  • Rp i m a i m a i m a i m i m i m i m i m i m i m
    p
     
  • [33]II5........ V..........
    ----------------0-----5-----8--5--0-|----------2-----5-----8-----------14-|
    -------------------1-----5----------|----4--------4-----7-----10-13-------|
  • ----2-----5--2----------------------|-2====-5-----------------------14----|
    -------2----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    -3===============-------------------|-0================================---|
  • -0=================================-|-0==================================
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 4
     
    Ri m i m i a i m i m i m m m i m i m i m i i p a
  • p i
    p
     
  • [35]
    ----------7-----10----13----16----19|-16----13----10----7-----4-----1-----|
    ----9--------9-----12----15----18---|----15----12----9-----6-----3--------|
  • -7====-10---------------------------|----------------------------------4--|
    -0=================================-|-------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  • -0=================================-|-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L1 3 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4
     
    Rm m i m i m i m i m i m m i m i m i m i m i m p
  • i
    p
     
  • [37]
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    -3-----0----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  • ----1--------1----------------------|-------------------------------------|
    ----------3-----0--3-----0-----0--3-|----0--2--3--2--0-----0--3-----0--3--|
    ----------------------2-----0-------|-------------------2=======-0=======-|
  • ------------------------------------|-4================-------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L3 1 3 1 3 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 3
     
    Rm i m i m i m p i p i m p i m i m i p i m p i m
  •  
    [39]
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  • ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------2--------2--|
    ----0--2--3--2--0-----0--3-----0--3-|----0--2--3--2--0--------------------|
  • -------------------1=======-0======-|----------------------3-----0--3-----|
    -4=================-----------------|-4================-1================-|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L4 1 2 3 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 4 3 4 *3
     
  • R
     
    [41] V................
  • ------------------------------------|----------------------------0======-0-|
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------1--------1---|
    -------2--------2--------1--------1-|-------2-----2--5-----2--------2------|
  • ----3--------3--------2--------2----|----2====-2======--2=======-2=======--|
    -2=======-2=======-2=======-2======-|-2===============---------------------|
    -------------------0===============-|-5==============----------------------|
  • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
    L2 4 *3 2 4 *3 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1
  • 4
    Rp i m p i m i i m p i m i i m i m i p i m i m a p
    p p p
  •  
     
    [43]
  • -0=================================-0-0================-1================-|
    -------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------1--------1--------3--------3--|
    ----4--------4--------4--------4----|----2--------2--------2--------2-----|
  • ----------2=======-2=======-2======-|----------2=======-0=======-3=======-|
    ------------------------------------|-0==================================-|
    -4=================================-|-------------------------------------|
  • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
    L3 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 3 2 4
  •  
    Ra i m p i m p i m p i m a i m p i m a i m p i m
    p p p
  •  
    [45] III......
    -0=========================-3======-|----------------0=======-0--3======-3-|
  • -------1--------1--3-----0--------0-|-1-----1-----1--------1-----------5---|
    ----0--------0--------0--------0----|----0-----0--------0-----------5------|
    ----------2========---------3======-|----------------------------5=======--|
  • ------------------------------------|-3==========================----------|
    -3================-3===============-|--------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L3 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1
    3 3 3 2
  • Ra i m p i m m i m a i m m i m i m a i m a a i m a
    p p p p p
     
  • [47]III................................................ V........
    -3===========================-3====-3-3==========-------4-----0--5=======-|
    -------6--------6--------6--------6-|-------5--------5-----3-----------5--|
  • ----4--------4--------4--------4----|----5--------5-----------------5-----|
    ----------5=======-5=======-5======-|----------5========------------------|
    ------------------------------------|-3========---------2=======-0=======-|
  • -3=================================-|-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L1 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 4 1 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 2 4 2 3
    1 3 1 2 1
    Ra i m p i m p i m a i m a a i m p i m a m a a i m
  • p p p p p
     
    [49] VI...............
  • -7================-8==============--|-6================-4================-|
    -------5--------5--------10-------10|-6-----6--------6--------5--------5--|
    ----7--------7--------9--------9----|----7--------7--------7--------7-----|
  • ----------6========---------10=====-|-0=======-8========---------6=======-|
    -------------------0===============-|-------------------------------------|
    -0=================-----------------|-------------------0=========--------|
  • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
    L4 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 4 2 3 4 1
  • 1
    Ra i m p i m a i m p i m a i m p i m a i m p i m
    p p m p
  • p
     
    [51]V4...............................
  • -5=========================-5======-|-6=========================-4=======-|
    -------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------6--------6--------6--------6--|
    ----5--------5--------6--------6----|----7--------7--------7--------7-----|
  • ----------7=======-7=======-7======-|-7========------------------0=======-|
    -0=================================-|----------5=======-8========---------|
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
    L1 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3
  • *4 *4
    Ra i m p i m p i m a i m a i m p i m p i m a i m
    p p p p
  •  
    [53]V4...............................
    -5=========================-5======-|-6=========================-4=======-|
  • -------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------6--------6--------6--------6--|
    ----6--------6--------6--------6----|----7--------7--------7--------7-----|
    ----------7=======-7=======-7======-|-7========------------------0=======-|
  • -0=================================-|----------5=======-8========---------|
    ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3
    *4 *4
  • Ra i m p i m p i m a i m a i m p i m p i m a i m
    p p p p
     
  •  
    [55]V............... III.................................
    -5=================5===============-|-3=========================-3======--|
  • -------5--------5--------6--------6-|-------6--------6--------6--------5--|
    ----6--------6--------7--------7----|----4--------4--------4--------5-----|
    ----------7=======-0=======-7======-|----------5=======-5========---------|
  • -0=================-----------------|----------------------------3======--|
    ------------------------------------|-3==========================---------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L1 2 1 3 2 1 1 4 2 *3 4 2 1 2 4 *3 1 4 3 2 4 1 3 4
    1 1
  • Ra i m p i m a i m p i m a i m p i m p i m a i m
    p p p p
     
  •  
    [57]
    -------0--1--------0--------0======-|-------------------0=======-1=======-|
  • -6=======----0--3-----0--3--------1-|-3-----0--------0--------0--------0--|
    ----5--------------------------2----|----2--------2--------2--------2-----|
    ------------------------------------|----------0========---------0=======-|
  • -0=======-2========---------0======-|-------------------------------------|
    -------------------4===============-|-1================-0===============--|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L
    4 3 1 4 3 2 *2 1 3 *2 2 2 1 2
  • 2 1
    Rm i a a m i a m i a i m m i m p i m a i m a i m
    p p p p p p p
  •  
    [59]
    -0================-0===============-|--------------------------------------|
  • -------1--------1--------0--------0-|----------------1--------1--------1---|
    ----2--------2--------1--------1----|-2=====-2----2--------2--------2------|
    ----------2========---------0======-|----2====-2======--2=======-2=======--|
  • ------------------------------------|-0================--------------------|
    -0================-0===============-|----------------------------0======-0-|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 3 1
    4
  • Ra i m p i m a i m p i m m i m p i m p i m i m a p
    p p p p
     
  • [61] V...........
    ------------------------------------|----------0-----5-----8--5--12--------|
    -------3--------3--------3--------3-|----1--------1-----5-----------13-----|
  • ----4--------4--------4--------4----|-------2--------------------------14--|
    ----------2=======-2=======-2======-|--------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|-0==========================----------|
  • -0=========================-0======-0----------------------------0======-0-|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 3
     
    Rp i m p i m p i m i m a p p m i m i m i m i m i m p
  • p p
     
    [63] V.........
  • ----7-----4-----1-------------------|----------0-----5-----8--5--12--------|
    -9-----6-----3-----0--3-------------|----1--------1-----5-----------13-----|
    ----------------------------1======-|-------2--------------------------14--|
  • -------------------------3-----2--0-|--------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------|-0=========================-----------|
    -0=========================-0======-0----------------------------0======-0-|
  • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
    L3 1 3 1 3 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 3
  •  
    Ri m i m i m i m i m i m p p m i m i m i m i m i m p
    p p p
  •  
    [65] V................
    ----7-----4-----1-------------------|----------8-----------------5--------|
  • -9-----6-----3-----0--3-------------|-------10----10----------5-----5-----|
    ----------------------------1======-|----9-----------9-----5-----------5--|
    -------------------------3-----2--0-|-------------------7===============--|
  • ------------------------------------|-0=================------------------|
    -0=========================-0======-0-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L3 1 3 1 3 1 4 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
     
  • Ri m i m i m i m i m i m p p i m a m i p i m a m i
    p p
     
  • [67] V.................
    ----------0-------------------------|-------------------0================-|
    -------1-----1----------------------|-------------------1================-|
  • ----2-----------2-----2-------------|-------------------2================-|
    -------------------2-----2-----2----|-------------------------------------|
    -0=========================-3====-3-|-0================-0================-|
  • ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
     
  • L 3 1 1 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 1
    3
     
  • Rp i m a m i p i p p i p p a
    m
    i
  • p
    [69]II.............
    ------------------------------------|
  • ------------------------------------|
    -2----------------------------------|
    -2=================-----------------|
  • -3=================-----------------|
    -5=================-----------------|
    | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  •  
    L1
    1
  • 2
    4
     
  • Ra
    m
    i
  • p
     
    Adagio sostenuto.
  •  
    Adagio: music is to be played "slowly".
     
  • Sostenuto: is a term from Italian which means "sustained."
     
    At the opening of the work, Beethoven included a written
  • direction that the sustain pedal should be depressed for the
    entire duration of the first movement! The movement opens with an
    octave in the left hand and a triplet figuration in the right. A
  • melody that Hector Berlioz called a "lamentation". Composed during
    beethoven's middle (Heroic) period- Beethoven's personal crisis
    brought on by his recognition of encroaching deafness. It is
  • rumored that Moonlight Sonata is a romantic dedication to
    Beethoven's pupil, 17-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi.
     
  • Composed for the piano and translated to the guitar.
    The hardest part of Moonlight Sonanta is achieving Smooth
    Chord transition. This is a not a beginner song with many Chords
  • barred chords.
     
    More demanding on the left (chords) than the right (plucking).
  • Pay heed to left hand fingering in all chords. Every finger
    placement is important! Rhythmn (right) is mostly uniform
    throughout.
  •  
    Play slow. This is not a lengthy song (69 bars) but it should
    span beyond 5 minutes. Commit Moonlight Sonata to memory so
  • you can "think ahead" in finger placement. Don't try to place
    all fingers in a chord at once. Instead place fingers one by
    one according to the note being played.
  •  
    Remember Smooth Chord transition is the key.
     
  • If you find this song to be overwhelmingly long, work on parts and
    piece it back together gradually.
     
  • You may notice there are a lot of (===) in my tab. This indicated
    note suspension. Sustain these notes for they make the mood of the
    song extra special!
  •  
    Areas worth noting.....
     
  • Bar[1]-[3] Watch your fingering
    "A minor" chord in an unorthodox position. This works best for
    the pinky playing the G note in measure 2.
  •  
    Bar[5]-[8] Main Motif
    Spend some time in these 4 measure. The main motif-that most people
  • are familiar with. Repeated at Bar[42]-[45] Double pluck on high
    E string at Double speed.
     
  • Bar[10]-[11] Numerous Chords
    There are 5 chords in these 2 bars with tricky finger. Remember smooth
    chords transition. I marked * to indicate to keep a specific finger
  • at the same position during the chord transition. ie. not lifting
    any fingers unnecessarily.
     
  • Bar[16][18][52][54] Tight chord!
    4 fingers has to fit in 2 frets.
     
  • Bar[35] High Note
    Solo Interlude. Scales.The highest note possible on the guitar is
    hit on the 19th fret high E string. Your left thumb should not be
  • touching the back of the neck at this point! It will help if you
    have a cutaway.
     
  • Bar[60]-[61] Main motif revisited.
    Slight variation with double thumb downstroke on low E string.
     
  • Bar[62]-[66]-Counterpoint
    2 voices. bass and treble. Rhythimcally quite
    challenging. Well, you have gone this far, no stopping you now!
  • keep the motif bass tempo (ta--ta-ta) during the left hand solo
    along the neck.
  • PLAY TOO ..
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