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Für Elise — complete opening section

Play the unmistakable A minor theme and contrasting C major middle phrase of Beethoven’s Bagatelle with your right hand.

Next stepsLudwig van Beethoven · 17-bar opening-theme adaptation in A minor · piano one handPiano · One hand · A minor · 3/8

76 beats per minute. Changing speed stops playback; press Play to start again.

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1810); source edition typeset by Mutopia Project. Public domain composition and source edition. Teaching arrangement by NotePlayMusic. · www.noteplaymusic.com

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Keep your 5th and 4th fingers relaxed on E5 and D♯5 so the opening oscillation sounds light and even.
  2. In bars 9–12, enjoy the bright shift into C major before the E–D♯ oscillation brings back the main theme.
  3. Listen to the playback first, then practise four bars at a time.

About this score

NotePlayMusic 17-bar teaching arrangement covering the A minor refrain, the C major episode, and the return of the refrain as a continuous right-hand melody.

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1810); source edition typeset by Mutopia Project. Public domain composition and source edition. Teaching arrangement by NotePlayMusic.

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