Song: Fur Elise
Artist: Beethoven
Tabbed by: [email protected]
Tuning: standard (low to high) EADBGE

Tabber’s Notes: Okay note this song is mainly compromised into two sections, part A, and part B. This is a part that requires the use of a 24-fret guitar. In other words you‘re screwed if you don’t have one. I learned how to play this on a 21 fret. So just use the highest fret you have and it will sound close. First off, I’m going to give you the original piece, then I will give you a bad ass solo piece to work on. J

Tab Key: h= hammer on
	    p= pull off
	     /= slide UP
	     = slide DOWN
	    []= palm mute
	     >= bend string DOWN one semi tone
	     <= bend string UP one semi tone
Part A: This is the beginning and the very famous lick that just about everyone knows, sort of. You can play this piece with or without distortion. 

Play twice

| E|---12-11-12-11-12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| G|----------------------- 12-15-13----------------------12-------------12-13----------|
| B|------------------------------------14---------------14-------------13-----------------|
| D|---------------------------------------------------14-------------14-----------------14|
| A|--------------------------------------------12-15-------------11-----------------12---|
| E|----------------------------------------12------------------12-----------------12------|


| E|---12-11-12-11-12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| G|----------------------- 12-15-13----------------------12-----------13-12------------|
| B|------------------------------------14---------------14----------------------14--------|
| D|---------------------------------------------------14-------------14--------------------|
| A|--------------------------------------------12-15-------------11-----------------12---| 
| E |----------------------------------------12------------------12-----------------12------|


Now this is part B:

| E|--------------12-------------13-12-10--------12----------------------------------------12|
| G|--12-13-15-------------12------ ----------------15-13------------15-13-12-------------|
| B|----------------------10----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| D|------------------10------------------------15-------------------14----------------14-14--|
| A|------------------------------------------14------------------12-----------------------------| 
| E |-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------------12---------|
| E|----12-24--------10-12---------11-12-11---|
| G|-------------------------------------------------|
| B|-------------------------------------------------|
| D|-------------------------------------------------|
| A|-------------------------------------------------| 
| E |-12------11-12---------11-12----------------|

Play half of part A, then B again.
Then play half of part A with this last modified line

| E|-12-11-12-11-12-----------------------------------------------------|
| G|-------------------12-15-13------------------12-------13-12-------|
| B|------------------------------14------------14-----------------14----|
| D|------------------------------------------14-----------14-------------|
| A|-----------------------------------12-15-----------11-------------12|
| E| -------------------------------12---------------12--------------12--|


| E|-8---8----8--|          
| G|-----------0--|
| B|-9----10--0--|
| D|-10--10-10--|
| A|-10--12-13--| 
| E |---------------|

Yes the last part seems like an impossibility, but you’ll have to adjust the way you put pressure on the strings. I figured it out in about two minuets so it isn’t that hard.

Okay here is the solo for heavy distortion, or light. 
 Part A: Repeat twice.                       

| E|--->12p11h12p11h12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| G|----------------------- 12h15p13----------------------12-------------<12-13r----------|
| B|------------------------------------14---------------14-------------13-----------------|
| D|---------------------------------------------------14-------------14------------------14|
| A|--------------------------------------------12h15-------------11-------------------12---|
| E|----------------------------------------12------------------12-------------------12------|


| E|--->12p11h12p11h12r--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| G|----------------------- -12h15p13----------------------12-----------<13-12r------------|
| B|------------------------------------14---------------14-------------------------14--------|
| D|---------------------------------------------------14-------------14--------------------|
| A|--------------------------------------------12h15-------------11-------------------12---| 
| E |----------------------------------------12------------------12--------------------12------|

Part B:

| E|--------------12--------13p12p10-----------12------------------------------------------12|
| G|--12h13h15----------- -------------------------15p13------------15p13p12-------------|
| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| D|------------------------------------------[15]--------------------14----------------14-14---|
| A|------------------------------------------[14]------------------12----------------------------| 
| E |-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------------12----------|

| E|----12-24-11h12-------10h12--11h12-------11h12p11---|
| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Now play all of part A again, then play part B, and finally half of part A.

Pause wherever you want to. This adds more flavor to the solo.
Any questions, comments, or corrections email me.
Peace,
Paul Gaddis