Für Elise chords & tab
Ludwig van Beethoven · 1810
Theme (melody notes)
E D# | E D# E B D C | A C E A | B E G# B | C E E D#
E D# E B D C | A C E A | B E C B | A
Guitar Tab
Key of Am, standard tuning. Read the high e string at the top.
Theme, first four bars (starts at the 12th fret): e|-12--11--|12--11--12--7--10--8--|5--------0--5--|7-----0--4--7--|8-----0--12--11--| B|---------|----------------------|------1--------|---------------|-----------------| G|---------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| D|---------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| A|---------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| E|---------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
About this song
Beethoven's piano bagatelle in A minor, written in 1810 and published after his death. This is the famous right-hand theme, written in 3/4 with eighth notes (the original is in 3/8). Below the chords are the melody notes, since it has no words.
How to play it: Fingerpicked, not strummed: thumb plays the Am or E bass on beat 1, fingers pick the chord after it. The melody also works on its own.
Lead: A harmonic minor (A B C D E F G#). The theme rocks between E and D sharp, then walks down to A. The G sharp over the E chord leads back up to A.
Chord Diagrams
No capoAm
Chord Info
- Notes
- A – C – E
- Intervals
- 1 – ♭3 – 5
- Fingers
- 123
- Difficulty
- Easy
Strumming Pattern
- ↓1
- ·&
- ↑2
- ·&
- ↑3
- ·&
Fingerpicked, not strummed: thumb plays the Am or E bass on beat 1, fingers pick the chord after it. The melody also works on its own.
Play with Beats
Fretboard View
Am as you fret it in open position.