Ludwig Van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata Intro Chords & Tabs

Sonata No. 14 in E major ("Moonlight") Mvt. 1
Tabbed By: Nick Medovich
Composed By: Ludwig van Beethoven

Tuning(Bass): Standard
Tuning(Guitar): Standard (Can be played in drop D, raise all notes up a step)


A very fun song to learn, I'm mixing the bass and guitar together for this so
it doesn't get all confusing and out of time when you play it together.

**I recommend very strongly that you do NOT use a pick for this song.

In a tuplet, three eith notes add up to make the value of 1 quarter note.
So, 4 sets of tuplets = 4 quarter notes, and 1 measure.

Time: 4/4

        v---v(Eight note tuplets)
G(E)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
U(B)|-------5------5------5------5-|-------5------5------5------5-|
I(G)|-----6------6------6------6---|-----6------6------6------6---|
T(D)|---6------6------6------6-----|---6------6------6------6-----|
A(A)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
R(E)|------------------------------|------------------------------|

      (Hold for full measure)
B(G)|-6----------------------------|---4--------------------------|
A(D)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
S(A)|-4----------------------------|---2--------------------------|
S(E)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/ludwig_van_beethoven/moonlight_sonata_intro_tab.html ]
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        (Variations)
G(E)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
U(B)|-------5------5------7------7-|-------7------7------4------5-|
I(G)|-----6------6------6------5---|-----6------6------6------6---|
T(D)|---7------7------6------6-----|---6------5------6------4-----|
A(A)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
R(E)|------------------------------|------------------------------|

        V--Half notes-v                Chord is played twice, not held.
B(G)|---2--------------------------|------------------------------|
A(D)|-----------------3------------|---6-------------6------------|
S(A)|---0--------------------------|------------------------------|
S(E)|-----------------1------------|---4-------------4------------|

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G(E)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
U(B)|-------5------5------7------7-|-------7------7------4------5-|
I(G)|-----6------6------6------5---|-----6------6------6------6---|
T(D)|---7------7------6------6-----|---6------5------6------4-----|
A(A)|------------------------------|------------------------------|
R(E)|------------------------------|------------------------------|


B(G)|--6---------------------------|------------------------------|
A(D)|--6---------------------------|---6-------------6------------|
S(A)|--4---------------------------|------------------------------|
S(E)|------------------------------|---4-------------4------------|

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