Ludwig Van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata Tab

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Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 outfingering where a section is repeated or on parts where fingering is
blatantly obvious.  If anyone needs an explanation, feel free to email
me.

I might just try a D minor version if I find the time and motivation.
Watch this space!

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.........<.......
     |     |     |     |       |     |     |      |

  E                                      5   8 5 12 8   
  B       3     3     3     3        5     5         10 
  G     4     4     4     4      5     5                
  D   2     2     2     2          7                    
  A                            7                        
  E   4                 0    0  5                  0    0

     1 4 2                     3 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 1  4 1 3
     3                         1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   VII.......>.               V...........<.....
    |     |      |     |       |     |     |      |

  E    7                                 5   8 5 12 8   
  B  9     9                         5     5         10 
  G     10   7 10   7            5     5                
  D               9    s6   0  7   7                    
  A                   8   7    7                        
  E  0                  0    0  5                  0    0


      3 1 4 3 1  4 3 1 2 1 2
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                  decresc
   VII........>.....           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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
E	7	5 8 5 12 8
B	9 9	5 5 10
G	10 7 10 7	5 5
D	9 s6 0	7 7
A	8 7	7
E	0 0 0	5 0 0