Ludwig Van Beethoven - Grande Sonata Pathetique Tab

Grande Sonata Pathйtique - No 8 in Cm Op 13, 2nd movement - Beethoven
version 1 - by Courtney Babbidge, update of David Atkinson's arrangement
version 2 - by David Atkinson, in A, full version
version 3 - by Vince Ferrara, opening theme, arranged by John Thackeray, in C
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Grande Sonata Pathetique Op 13 - Adagio cantabile - Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 8 in Cm, 2nd movement

Ever since I learned to play Beethoven's "Pathetique" sonata (op.13)
on the piano, I have wanted to arrange it for the guitar.
I found an arrangement by a Mr. David Atkinson which I thought to be
rather good. Upon closer examination, I found a few parts to be either
unplayable, or voiced improperly. It is quite difficult to condense an
intermediate piano piece into something even quasi-playable on the
guitar, so I give Mr. Atkinson a lot of credit for taking on this task.
All that I have done here is edit David Atkinson's original arrangement.
Most of the A-section has not been touched, but I seriously over-hauled
the two contrasting B and C-sections. Enjoy!

Sonata in C-minor Op.13                           Ludwig van Beethoven
Adagio cantabile

1   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |
E 0 5 7 0 1
B 2 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
G 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 8 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 2
A 0 4 0 9
E 4 4 2 0
5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 2
B 0 0 0 2 3s5 2 0
G 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 7 2 1
D 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 4 4 4 9 9
E 2 7 0
8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 0 5 9 7 12 7 10
B 0 2 10 10 9 9 10 10 5 9 12
G 1 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 0 2 0 2 2 0 6
A 0 0 4 0
E 5 9 4 0
~~3~~ ~~3~~ 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 9 12 17 19 12 13 14 9 10
B 10 12 14 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
G 9 9
D 0 0
A 0 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
E 14 14 0 12
14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 4 2
B 10 11 7 7 10 9 5 5 2
G 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 11 11 6
A 9 9 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E 9 7 0 5
18 | | | | | | | | | | |
E 9 5 4 2 5 4 2
B 2 2 2 2 2 7 5 4 5s4p2h4 5
G 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A 8 8 8 8 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
E 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
21 | | | |
E 0
B 2
G 1 1 1 1 2
D 2 2 2 2 4 6p4 3h4
A 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
E
22 | | | | | | | |
E 4 2 0
B 1 2 4 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0
G 2 3 2 2 1 1
D 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E 0
24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 00
B 0 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0
G 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1
D 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2
A 2 4 4 3 3 22 2 2 2 2
E 0 4 4 0 0
28 | | | |
E
B
G
D 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 0
A
E
29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 0 5 7 0 1
B 2 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
G 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 8 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 2
A 0 4 0 9
E 4 4 2 0
33 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 2
B 0 0 0 2 3s5 2 0
G 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 7 2 1
D 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 4 4 4 9 9
E 2 7 0
36 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E
B 0 0 0
G 1 2 2 5 4 2 7
D 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 7 6 4 0
A 0 0 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 5 5 7
39 | | | | | | | |
E
B
G 2 5 4 2 2 1
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 2
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
E 5 0
41 | | | | | | | |
E 3 0 8 5
B 6 6 6 6 6 6
G 2 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
E 5
43 | | | | | | | |
E 13 10 8
B 12 12 12 12 12 12 6
G 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 12 12 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 8
E 8 8 8 8 8 8
45 | | | | | | | |
E 5
B 6 8 6 11
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
A 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 8
E 12 10 8
47 | | | | | | | |
E 5
B 6 6 5 4 4
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 4
A 8 0h3 3 3 3 3 3
E 2
49 | | | | | | | |
E
B 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
D 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0h3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 2
E 2 1 0 4
51 | | | | | | | |
E
B 2 0 5 3
G 2 2 1 1 2 2 4
D 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0 4
E 4
53 | | | | | | | |
E 0 5 7 0 1
B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 2 2 2 8 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 2 2 7 7 2
A 0 9
E 4 2 0
55 | | | | | | | |
E 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 2 3s5
G 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
D 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 4 4 4 4 4
E 2
57 | | | | | | | |
E 0 5
B 3 2 0 0 0 2
G 7 1 2 1 1 2 2
D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 2
A 9 9 0 0 4
E 7 0 5
59 | | | | | | | |
E 9 7 12 7 7 10
B 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 5 9 12 12
G 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 11 0 6
A 0
E 9 4 0
61 | | | | | | | |
E 9 12 17 19 12 13
B 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16
G 9
D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 0 11 11 11 11 11
E 14 14 0 0
63 | | | |
E 14 0 0 0 9 10
B 0 0 0 0 12
G 13 9
D 0 12
A 11 11 11
E
IX....................... VII............ 64 | | | | | | | |
E 12 10 10 9 7 7
B 10 11 7 7 7 10 9
G 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 11 11 11 11
A 9 7 7 7 7
E 9 7 0
pianissimo VII.......................... 66 | | | | | | | |
E 12 1314 12 10 9 10
B 12 10 9 12 9
G 14 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0
E 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
........................ VII.... 68 | | | |
E 9 0 12 13
B 10 12 10 9 10 12
G 9
D
A 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VII....................... IX..forte.. 69 | | | | | | | |
E 14 12 10 9 10 12 10 9 10 14 12 10
B 12 10 9 910 9
G 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011
A 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
forte forte 71 | | | | | | |
E 9 9 10 9
B 12 11 12 1210 2 0 3 2 0
G 1 3 4
D 11 0 11 0
A 0 11 0
E 0 0
pianissimo 73 | | | |
E
B
G
D 7 7 7
A 4 4 4
E 5 5 5
Sonate Pathetique by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 2/3 - Adagio cantabile/ transposed and tabulated by David Atkinson, October 1994. Dedicated to Debbie Fothergill, Bournemouth, UK. Well here it is... I've always wanted to play this on the guitar. It is a familiar piano piece that, I think, has the right style to be a good guitar transposition. I was forced to transpose the whole piece up one semitone due to various factors such as 'not enough bloody notes on the fingerboard', 'physical impossibilities with the left wrist' and 'the key of A is designed for the guitar anyway' ;-> I feel I ought to tell you that this has taken one and a half full days from my life. It wasn't just a question of copying from a book but it required translating traditional piano score to feasible guitar positions whilst simultaneaously taking the semitone disparity into consideration. No mean feat I might add, especially considering that after 3 years guitar playing I still don't know the notes on the upper fingerboard. :-( I have tried to make it as akin to the original as possible but nevertheless I was forced to make certain ommisions which I have attempted to disguise the best I could. Email me if you think a part sounds dodgy and I'll look into it. Lastly, does anyone have a guitar version to 'Moonlight Sonata'??? If so, post it!! === =sustain p = pull-off h = hammer s = slide Adagio Cantabile. Time signature: 2/4 piano II............ II..VII. 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 0 5 7 0 1
B 2 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
G 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 8 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 2
A 0 4 0 9
E 4 4 2 0
II............. staccato 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 2
B 0 0 0 2 3s5 2 0
G 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 7 2 1
D 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 4 4 4 9 9
E 2 7 0
staccato II...... V....... IX..... IV.. IX.. 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 0 5 9 7 12 7 10
B 0 2 5 5 9 9 10 10 5 9 12
G 1 2 2 6 9 9 9 9 9
D 0 2 0 2 2 7 7 0 6
A 0 0 4
E 5 5 9 4 0
~~3~~ ~~3~~ IX.. 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 9 12 17 19 12 13 14 9 10
B 10 12 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 9 18 9
D 0
A 0 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
E 14 14 0 12
IX............. VII............ II.............. 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 4 2
B 10 11 7 7 10 9 5 5 2
G 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 11 11 6
A 9 9 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E 9 7 0 5
VI..... II...... II..... IV...... II............................. 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
E 9 5 4 2 5 4 2
B 2 2 2 2 2 7 5 4 4p2h4s5 5
G 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 6 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A 8 8 8 8 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
E 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
21 | | | |
E 0 4 5 9
B 5 7 5 4 5 7
G 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 2 2
A 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
E
22 | | | | | | | |
E 8 9 11 9 7 16 14 12 11 9 9
B 12 11 12 10 7 5 0 0
G 1 1
D 6 2
A 7
E 0
~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~ crescendo crescendo 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E
B 0 0 0
G 2 2 2 2 1 1
D 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2
A 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 4 4 3 3 2
E 0 4 2 0
pianissimo 28 | | | |
E
B
G
D 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 0
A
E
piano II............. II..VII. 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 0 5 7 0 1
B 2 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
G 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 8 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 2
A 0 4 0 9
E 4 4 2 0
II............. staccato 33 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E 2
B 0 0 0 2 3s5 2 0
G 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 7 2 1
D 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 4 4 4 9 9
E 2 7 0
pianissimo 36 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E
B 0 1 0 0 0
G 1 2 2 2 7
D 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 4
A 0 0 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 5 7
39 | | | | | | | |
E
B 1 0
G 2 2 2 1
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 2
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
E 0
V.......... 41 | | | | | | | |
E 3 0 8 5
B 1 0 6 6 6 6 6 6
G 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
E
X................ V.....VIII....I.........decresc...... 43 | | | | | | | |
E 13 10 8 1
B 12 12 12 12 12 12 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
G 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 12 12 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 8
A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E 8 8 8 1
........................... 45 | | | | | | | |
E 1 5 3 1 0
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
D 2 4 3 2 0
A 3
E 1 3
I................. Staccato................ 47 | | | | | | | |
E 1 5 1 0
B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D 1 4
A 0h3 3 3 3 3 3
E 1 2
........................ crescendo 49 | | | | | | | |
E
B 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
D 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0h3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 2
E 2 1 0 4
piano II...................... 51 | | | | | | | |
E
B 2 0 5 3
G 2 2 1 1 2 2 4
D 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 0 4
E 4
II... VII... 53 | | | | | | | |
E 0 5 7 0 1
B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 2 2 2 8 1 1 1 1
D 2 2 2 2 7 7 2
A 0 9
E 4 2 0
II...................... 55 | | | | | | | |
E 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 23s5
G 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
D 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 4 4 4 4 4
E 2
staccato staccato II...... 57 | | | | | | | |
E 0 5
B 3 2 0 0 0 2
G 7 1 2 1 1 2 2
D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 2
A 9 9 0 0 4
E 7 0 5
V....... IX..... IV.. IX.. 59 | | | | | | | |
E 9 7 12 7 7 10
B 5 5 5 5 9 9 10 10 10 10 5 9 12 12
G 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 7 7 0 6
A 7 7
E 5 9 4 0
IX...... 61 | | | | | | | |
E 9 12 17 19 12 13
B 10 10 12 12 16 16
G 9 18 18 9
D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 0 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
E 14 14 0 0
IX.. 63 | | | |
E 14 0 0 0 9 10
B 0 0 0 0 12
G 13 9
D 12
A 11 11 11 11 11 11
E 10 10
IX....................... VII............ 64 | | | | | | | |
E 12 10 10 9 7 7
B 10 11 7 7 10 9
G 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
D 11 11 11 11
A 9 7 7 7 7
E 9 7 0 0
pianissimo VII.......................... 66 | | | | | | | |
E 12 1314 12 10 9 10
B 12 10 9 12 9
G 14 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0
E 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
~~~~3~~ ........................ VII.... 68 | | | |
E 9 0 12 13
B 10 12 10 9 10 12
G 9
D
A 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VII....................... IX..forte.. 69 | | | | | | | |
E 14 12 10 9 10 0 12 10 9 10 14 12 10
B 12 10 9 910 9
G 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011
A 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
forte forte 71 | | | | | | |
E 9 9 10 9
B 12 11 12 1210 2 0
G 1 3 4 7 6
D 11 0 11 0 9
A 0 11 0
E 0 0
pianissimo 73 | | | |
E
B
G
D 7 7 7
A 4 4 4
E 5 5 5 The End...
E
B Well, enjoy the masterpiece. Please take this as an
G inspiration to tabulate and/or transpose other classical
D pieces, ones maybe that you've always wanted to play but
A didn't have a 'guitar version' of.
E David
******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Opening theme of the 2nd movement of the Sonata Pathetique (Jazz Arrangement) 1/2 1/2 1 C3 C8 C7 C3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
0 3 1 0 3 8 10 3 4
0 0 3 0 5 0 3 3 8 7 3 3
0 0 0 2 3 0 4 4 2 0 9 7 4 4 4
3 5 5 0 3 3
3 3 3 2 0
3 3 3
1/2 5 C5 C1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
5 01 3 1 0
6 3 3 2 1 3 1 0 3 1 1 3
5 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
7 3 0 3 2 0 3 3
5 1 0 2 3
3 3
1/2 1/2 9 C8 C7 C3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
0 3 1 0 3 8 10 3 4
0 3 0 3 0 3 8 7 0 5
0 2 0 2 2 0 9 7 2 3
3 0 0 3
3 3 3 2 0 3
3 3
1/2 13 C1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
5 01 3 1 1 0
5 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 1<13>
5 5 2 3 3 4 0 2 1 0 5 4 0 0
3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2
2 0 2 0 5 4 3 3
0 3
artificial harmonic NOTE the "jazzy" arrangement had F#, 4<16> on the 4th string, as the final note, which the arranger stated left the piece in suspense

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