Sonate Pathetique by Ludwig van Beethoven
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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!!
David Atkinson (email: kaum0@central.sussex.ac.uk)
=== =sustain
p = pull-off
h = hammer
s = slide
Adagio Cantabile. Time signature: 2/4
piano II............ II..VII.
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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
| | | | | | | | | | | |
E -|-2------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
B -|-----0-------0---0-----------2-3|s5--------------|---------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..
| | | | | | | | | | | |
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..
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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........
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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-------9------|---------5------|----------------|
IX..................... II..............................
| | | | | | | | | | |
E -|-9---------------------|-----------5-4--|-------------------------2------|
B -|---------------10--9-11|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7|-5-------4-------4p2h4s5-------5|
G -|10-10-10-10------------|-6-------6-6-6-6|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
D -|------------11-11-11-11|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7|-4---4---4---4---4---4----------|
A -|11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9|-8-8-8-8--------|-2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3--|
E -|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9|----------------|--------------------------------|
| | | |
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 -|------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
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
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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
| | | |
E -|----------------|
B -|----------------|
G -|----------------|
D -|-2-3-3-2-2-1-1-0|
A -|----------------|
E -|----------------|
piano II............. II..VII.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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
| | | | | | | | | | | |
E -|-2------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
B -|-----0-------0---0-----------2-3|s5--------------|---------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
| | | | | | | | | | | |
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----------------------|
| | | | | | | |
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..........
| | | | | | | |
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......
| | | | | | | |
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----------------------|
...........................
| | | | | | | |
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................
| | | | | | | |
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
| | | | | | | |
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......................
| | | | | | | |
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...
| | | | | | | |
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......................
| | | | | | | |
E -|-2-----------------------|------------------------|
B -|---0-0---0-0-0---------23|s5----------------------|
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......
| | | | | | | |
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..
| | | | | | | |
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......
| | | | | | | |
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..
| | | |
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............
| | | | | | | |
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..........................
| | | | | | | |
E -|--------------------------12-----13|14------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....
| | | |
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..
| | | | | | | |
E -|14------12-10-9-------10--|-0------------12-10-9-10-14-12-10|
B -|---------------12-10-9---9|10----------------9--------------|
G -|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9|---------------------------------|
D -|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|11-------------------------------|
A -|--------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E -|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|------------------0--------------|
forte forte
| | | | | | |
E -|-9--------------9--------10-9--|--------------------------|
B -|-----------------12-11-12----12|10-----------2-0----------|
G -|-------------------------------|---------------1-3-4-7-6--|
D -|11----------------0------------|11-------------0---------9|
A -|-0---------------11------------|-0------------------------|
E -|------------------0------------|---------------0----------|
pianissimo
| | | |
E -|----------------|
B -|----------------|
G -|----------------|
D -|-7---7---7=======
A -|-4---4---4=======
E-|-5---5---5======= The End...