• Song:

    Moonlight Sonata

  • Artist:

    Stuart Hamm

  • Album:

    Radio Free Albemuth

The tab on the stu hamm web site is wrong, cuz stu doesnt want any compitition, so i just did my own arrangment of the entire piano piece. its not too tough, and its a good tool to learn tapping. The note lengths on the top of the staff are the upper melodies, and the ones below are the bass note durations, try to keep the bass notes fully susstained for a really cool piano like effect.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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          MOONLIGHT SONATA                           
          Beethoven

Music by Ludwig von Beethoven
Arranged by Nick Bernholz
Transcribed by Nick Bernholz

  Q=58
 4/4
  Gtr I
   |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|    |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|
   E  E E  E  E E  E  E E  E  E E    E  E E  E  E E  E  E E  E  E E
|-------9-------9-------9-------9-|-------9-------9-------9-------9-|
|----11------11------11------11---|----11------11------11------11---|
|-11------11------11------11------|-11------11------11------11------|
|--9------------------------------|--7------------------------------|
   W                                 W
   |                                 |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--| |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|-------11---------------------------|
|----11-14----11-14----12-16----12-16-|----11-------11-14----11-13---10-13-|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-11-------11-------11-------9-------|
|--5-----------------2----------------|--4-----------------4---------------|
   H                 H                   H                 H
   |                 |                   |                 |


  |--3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|  |---3---|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3----|
  E  E  E  E  E E  E  E E  E  E S  S    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S
|---------------9-------9-13----9-13-|-13----11-------11-------11-13----11-13-|
|------11----11------11------11------|----13-------13-------13-------13-------|
|-7-11----11------11-----------------|----------11-------11-------------------|
|-9----------------------------------|--8-------------------------------------|
  W                                     W
  |                                     |


   |-3--|  |-3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |-3-|  |-3-|  |-3-|  |-3-|
   E  E E  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E E E  E E E  E E E  E E E
|-13----9-------9-14----11-------11-|-13---9------9-11---8-16---8-|
|----11------11------11-------11----|----9------9------9------9---|
|---------11---------------12-------|--------11-------------------|
|--9---------------2----------------|--7-------------7------------|
   H               H                   H             H
   |               |                   |             |


   |-3-|  |-3-|  |-3-|  |-3-|    |-3-|  |-3-|  |-3-|  |--3---|
   E E E  E E E  E E E  E E E    E E E  E E E  E E E  E E S  S
|--9---9------9------9------9-|------9------9------9-12---9-12-|
|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9------|
|-11-----11-----11-----11-----|-10-----10-----10---------------|
|--0--------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
   W                             W
   |                             |


   |-3--|  |--3--|  |-3--|  |---3---|    |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|  |---3---|
   E E  E  E  E  E  E E  E  E E  S  S    E  E E  E  E E  E  E E  E  E S  S
|-12---10-------10------10-12---10-12-|-12----9-------9-------9-11----9-11-|
|----9--------9-------9-------9-------|----10------10------11------11------|
|--5------10-------10------10---------|---------10------10-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|--8-------7-------6-----------------|
   Q       H.                            Q       Q       H
   |                                     |       |       |


   |-3-| |-3-|  |-3--|  |-3--|   |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
   E E E E E E  E E  E  E E  E   E E  E E E  E E E  E E E  E
|-11---7-----7-----------------|-----------------------------|
|----9-----9------9-11----9-11-|---9-12---9-12---8-11---8-11-|
|--------9-----10------10------|-9------9------9------9------|
|--7------------0-------3------|-2-------------2-------------|
   H            Q       Q        H             H
   |            |       |        |             |


  |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
  E E  E E E  E E E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|---7-11---7-11---8-11-16-------|-17--------------------------15-------|
|-9------9------9---------13-16-|-----14-17----14-17----14-17----14-17-|
|-------------------------------|-----------14-------14----------------|
|-7-----------------------------|-(7)--------0--------3--------0-------|
  W                               +Q         Q        Q        Q
  |                                          |        |        |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-16-------------------------16-------|-17--------------------------15-------|
|----13-16----13-16----13-16----13-16-|-----14-17----14-17----14-17----14-17-|
|----------14-------14----------------|-----------14-------14----------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)--------0--------3--------0-------|
   W                                    +Q         Q        Q        Q
   |                                               |        |        |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |-3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-16----------------16----------7----|-16----------------14----11-------11-|
|----13-16----13-16----12-15------15-|-------18-------18----11-------11----|
|----------14----------------14------|----16----14-16-------------12-------|
|--7-----------------4---------------|--1-----------------2----------------|
   H                 H                  H                 H
   |                 |                  |                 |


   |-3--|  |-3--|  |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E E  E  E E  E  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12--------------11---8-----8-|-6-----------6-----6-----|
|----9-12----9-12----7-----7---|-----7-----7-----6-----6-|
|---------10-------------9-----|---9-----9-----9-----8---|
|--7---------------8-----------|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|
   H               H
   |               |


  |-3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3----|
  E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S
|--------------11----11-14-18----14-18-|
|---7-11----11----11----------16-------|
|-9------12----------------------------|
|-2------------------------------------|
  W
  |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3----|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S
|-18----16-------16-------16-18----16-18-|
|----18-------18-------18-------18-------|
|----------16-------16-------------------|
|--1-------------------------------------|
   W
   |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-18----------------------------------|-----11-13----11-13----11-13----11-13-|
|----16-19----16-19----16-19----16-19-|-13--------13-------13-------13-------|
|----------16-------16-------16-------|--------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------5--------9-------|--8---------------------------8-------|
   H                 Q        Q          H.                          Q
   |                 |        |          |                           |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------18-------18----------------15-|---------13-------14----------------|
|----18-------18-------16-19----14----|------13-------13-------13-16----13-|
|-19-------19-------16-------15-------|---15-------15-------15-------15----|
|--9-----------------2--------3-------|-4----------------------------------|
   H                 Q        Q
   |                 |        |


   |--3--|  |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E E  E  E E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|------------------------------------|---------18-------21-------18-------|
|----10-13----10-13---10-13---10-13--|------18-------18-------18-------18-|
|-11-------11-------9-------9--------|---19-------19-------19-------19----|
|--4---------------------------------|-4----------------------------------|
   W
   |


  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------6-----9-----6-----|-------------------11----14----17-|
|-----6-----6-----6-----6-|---7---10----13-10----13----16----|
|---7-----7-----7-----7---|-6---9----12----------------------|
|-4-----------------------|-4--------------------------------|
                            W
                            |


  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|   |-3-| |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|---------------------18-------18----|------------------------------15-|
|---11----14----18-14----18-------18-|---7---8----11----14----17-14----|
|-7----11----16-------------19-------|-4---7---10----13----16----------|
|-4----------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
  W                                    W
  |                                    |


  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|---------------------14----15-------|-------17-20-------20----17----14----|
|---10----13----16-13----16----19----|----16-------16-------19----16----13-|
|------12----15-------------------18-|-15-------------15-------------------|
|-4----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
   E  E  E  E  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-11-------------------------2-|-----------------2-----2-|
|----10-13----10---7---4---4---|---4-6-7-6-4---4-----4---|
|----------12----9---6---4-----|-------------6-----4-----|
|------------------------------|-4-----------------------|


  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------2-----2-|-----------------6-----6-|
|---4-6-7-6-4---4-----4---|---4-6-7-6-4---------2---|
|-------------5-----4-----|-------------4-7---4-----|
|-4-----------------------|-4-----------5-----------|
                            H           H
                                        |


  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |--3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|  |---3---|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E  E  E  E  E E  E  E E  E  E S  S
|-----6-----6-----5-----5-|---------------9-------9-13----9-13-|
|---7-----7-----6-----4---|------11----11------11------11------|
|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|-7-11----11------11-----------------|
|-2-----------4-----------|-9----------------------------------|
  H           H             W
  |           |             |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3----|    |-3--|  |-3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S    E  E E  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-13----11-------11-------11-13----11-13-|-13----9-------9-14----11-------11-|
|----13-------13-------13-------13-------|----11------11------11-------11----|
|----------11-------11-------------------|---------11---------------12-------|
|--8-------------------------------------|--9---------------2----------------|
   W                                        H               H
   |                                        |               |


   |-3-|  |-3-|  |-3-|  |-3--|    |-3-| |-3--| |-3--|  |---3----|
   E E E  E E E  E E E  E  E E    E E E E E  E E E  E  E  E  S  S
|-13---9------9-11---8-16----8-|------9---9-13---9-13-16----13-16-|
|----9------9------9-----------|----9---9------9---------14-------|
|--------11---------------14---|-11-------------------------------|
|--7-------------7-------------|--0-------------------------------|
   H             H                W
   |             |                |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3----|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-16----14-------14-------14-16----14-16-|-16----13-------13-------13-------13-|
|----16-------16-------16-------16-------|----14-------14-------16-------14----|
|----------14-------14-------------------|----------14-------16-------16-------|
|-11-------------------------------------|-12----------------11--------9-------|
   W                                        H                 Q        Q
   |                                        |                          |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----11-13----11-13-------18-------18-|----11-14----11-14----11-13----11-13-|
|-13-------13----------18-------18----|-12-------12-------10-------10-------|
|-------------------19-------19-------|-------------------------------------|
|--8-----------------9----------------|--2-----------------4----------------|
   H                 H                   H                 H
   |                 |                   |                 |


   |-3--|  |-3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---| |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E E  E  E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----9-13----9-13----10-13-18-------|-19-----14-6-11-14----11-14----11-14-|
|-11------11------11-------------18-|-----16------------11-------11-------|
|-----------------------------20----|-------------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------|-(9)-------2--------5--------2-------|
   W                                  +Q        Q        Q        Q
   |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----10-13----10-13----10-13-18-------|-19-----14----11-14----11-14----11-14-|
|-11-------11-------11-------------18-|-----16----11-------11-------11-------|
|-------------------------------20----|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)--------2--------5--------2-------|
   W                                    +Q         Q        Q        Q
   |                                               |                 |


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----10-13----10-13----11-14----11-14-|--------14-------14-------14-16----13-|
|-11-------11-------11-------11-------|-----16-------16-------16-------14----|
|-------------------------------------|-14--------14-------14----------------|
|--9-----------------2----------------|-11--------------------------12-------|
   H                 H                   H.                          Q
                     |                   |                           |


   |-3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |-3--|    |--3--| |--3--|  |-3--|  |-3--|
   E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E E    E  E  E E  E  E  E  E E  E  E E
|----9-13-14----11-13----11-13----9-|-11---------------------8-------8-|
|-11---------13-------13-------11---|----11-13---11-13----11------11---|
|-----------------------------------|----------9-------11------11------|
|--9------11-----------------9------|--2-------2--------4-------2------|
   Q       H                 Q         Q       Q        Q       Q
   |       |                 |         |       |        |       |


   |--3--|  |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|   |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3---|
   E  E  E  E  E  E E  E  E E  E  E   E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----11-14----11-14---10-13---10-13-|-------11----11-14----11-14----11-14---|
|-11-------11-------9-------9-------|-7--11----11-------11-------11---------|
|--4----------------4---------------|-4---------------------------4-------4-|
   H                H                 H.                          Q
   |                |                 |


   |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3---|   |-3--| |-3--|  |--3--|  |---3---|
   E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S   E  E E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S
|--------11-------11-------11-------11---|------------------------13----17---|
|-----13-------13-------13-------13------|--------6---11----14-11----14------|
|-11--------11-------11-------11---------|----7-4---7----11------------------|
|--4---------------------------4-------4-|-4-----------------------4-------4-|
   H.                          Q           H.                      Q
   |                                       |


   |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|              |-3--| |-3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S S   E  E E E E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-----20----17----14----11---------------|------------------------13----17-|
|-19-----19----16----13-------10---------|--------6---11----14-11----14----|
|--------------------------12----12-11-9-|-4--7-4---7----11----------------|
|--4---------------------------4-------4-|-4-----------------------4-----4-|
   H.                          Q           H.                      Q
   |                                       |


   |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|            |--3--|  |--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
   E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E S S S S    E  E  E  E  E  E E E E E E E
|-----20----17----14----11----5-2-1---|-------------------------6-----|
|-19-----19----16----13-------------4-|-11----11-14-11--------6---6---|
|--------------------------12---------|----11----------11---7-------7-|
|--4--------------------------4-----4-|--4----------------9-----------|
   H.                         Q          H                Q
   |                                     |


  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E    H      H        W
|-------1-----------------|--------^6----|-^-9----*|
|-----2---2---------------|--------^6----|-^11----*|
|---4-------4---4---------|-<4>----^7----|-^11----*|
|-4-----------4---4-0-4-0-|-<4>----^9----|-^-9----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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