L. van Beethoven
Born in Bonn in 1770, the eldest son of a singer in the
Kapelle of the Archbishop- Elector of Cologne and grandson of the
Archbishop's Kapellmeister, Beethoven moved in 1792 to Vienna, where
he had some lessons from Haydn and others, quickly establishing
himself as a remarkable keyboard-player and original composer. By
1815 increasing deafness made public performance impossible and
accentuated existing eccentricities of character, patiently tolerated
by a series of rich patrons and his royal pupil the Archduke Rudolph.
Beethoven did much to enlarge the possibilities of music and widen
the horizons of later generations of composers. To his contemporaries
he was sometimes a controversial figure, making heavy demands on
listeners both by the length and by the complexity of his writing, as
he explored new fields of music.
Fur Elise
Tuning: EADGBE Key: ???
Comments: This is a guitar transcription of the famous
piano song "Fur Elise" done by David Atkinson.
Transcription by: David Atkinson
Difficulty: 
Ode to Joy
Tuning: EADGBE Key: C major
Comments: This is Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from his Ninth
Symphony. Easy to play and very beatiful.
Transcription by:
Berserker
Difficulty: 
Moonlight Sonata
Tuning: EADGBE Key: A minor
Comments: "I transposed this to the key of A minor which
seemed logical to me at the time but I have recently been informed
that Tarrega used D minor. Tough! I experimented with the B string
tuned to Bb but, although some parts were easier, most was better
with normal tuning" -Equipe CSO, creator of the tab.
Transcription by: Equipe
CSO
Difficulty:
Sonate Pathetique
Tuning: EADGBE Key: A Major
Comments:"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' =o)" -David Atkinson, creator of the tab.
Transcription by:
David Atkinson
Difficulty:
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