Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 15:53:07 +0000
From: dearhous
Subject: TAB: Caprice #11, Paganini
Paganini Caprice #11
(transcribed by Paul Dearhouse: dearhous@pilot.msu.edu
feel free to write me with corrections, comments, or suggestions)
This is a slower caprice by Paganini, from his 24 Caprices. It is also
one of the more beautiful sounding, in my opinion. The tempo is slow,
and I have only transcribed the first slow section. A second, faster
section follows this one, which is then followed by the slow section
again to finish the caprice. I have included chords below the TAB,
and comments are on the top.
CAPRICE #11
(trill)
E-------7--5--3--1----------------------------------------------------
B--8----0----------6-----5----3----1----------------5--3--------------
G--5--------------------------1---------5--7-5-4-5---------4h5p4h5p4--
D-------0----------5-----5---------2----4-----------5------3----------
A--7---------------3-----3----2----0----------------------------------
E---------------------------------------4-----------3------3----------
C G Csus4 C E7 Am D7b5/Ab G G7
(tr)
E----8--7-5---------------8--765---------------8---6-4-4-3---3--2--3----
B-----------8-------------------98--------------------------------------
G----5----------4h5p4h5---5----------454545----5-------------------4----
D---------------3--------------------3----------------------------------
A----7--------------------7--------------------6-------------------5----
E---------------3--------------------3----------------------------------
C G7 C G7 Cm G
...this is the "minor" section, mood change....
(*tension right here!)
E----------6--5---------------3--1-------------------------------------
B----8-----------8--6--4------------4--3--1--4--3--6--4--4--4--3-------
G----------3------------------0----------------------------------------
D----8-----------------5-----------------------------------------------
A----6-----5-----------3------1--------------0--1--2--3--2--1--1-------
E-----------------------------------------4----------------------------
Eb Bb/D Cm Gm/Bb *??? Bb
(tr) (tr) (tr)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------4--3--1-----------------4-3-2-1----------------------
G----3h5p3h5p3-----------3----3h5p3h5-----------4-3---4h5p4h5--------
D---------------1-----------------------1----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E----4----------3-------------4---------3-------------4--------------
Ab Eb Ab Eb
more tension... slowing down.....
E-----------------------4-3---4-3------8------------------------
B-----3-4-4-3------------------------8-----9-6---8-4-----6--3---
G---5---------5--4-5--4-----4------5-----6-----5------4---------
D---------------------5-----3------5-----6-----5------3---------
A----------------------------------6-----8-----6------5---------
E---3-----4---3-------------------------------------------------
G7 Cm Db Cm G7
speed up slowly... (this part is just like the beggining)
E-------------------------------7-5----------------------------------
B--------------------5-6-7-8--------8-6--6---5----3----1-------------
G------------5-6-7-8-------5----4-----------------1------------------
D---5--7-8-9-----------------------------5---5---------2-------------
A--------------------------7----5--------3---3----2----0-------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
C G C E7 Am
...tension building....
E----------------------3--------8-7------7-8------10-8-----8-10--------
B---------------5--3---------8-------10-------10--------12-------12----
G---5--7-5-4-5---------4-----5----------------7------------------9-----
D---4-----------5------3-------------10-----------------12-------------
A----------------------------7-------8--------9---------10-------11----
E---4-----------3------3-----------------------------------------------
D7b5/Ab G G7 C F D G E
|-------beautiful chord...
V
E--12-10--8--10-12--13--10----10-----------------------------
B---------------------------------13---13------12------------
G---------9---------10--------9--------12------12------------
D---------7--------------------------------------------------
A-------------------11--------10-------10------10------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
Am G#dim?? Cadd9 Gadd11 G
ending flourish hold....
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------3----------------
G----5-----5---5-----5---5---5---3---3---2---------------------
D----2-----3---5-----7---7---4---5---2---3----3----------------
A----3-----5---7-----8---6---5---5---3---3---------------------
E---------------------------------------------4----------------
C Dm7 C/E F F7 D7 Gm C7 F G#dim
forte
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G----5------4------5--------|
D----2-------------2--------|
A-----------5------3--------|
E----3------3---------------|
C G C
NOTE: The chords sound best when you "strum" them with your fingers,
where each note is a little offset from the other. For example,
the last flourish before the ending could be written as:
hold....
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------3------------
G------5-----5----5-----5----5----5----3----3----2------------------
D-----2-----3----5-----7----7----4----5----2----3-----3-------------
A----3-----5----7-----8----6----5----5----3----3--------------------
E----------------------------------------------------4--------------
C Dm7 C/E F F7 D7 Gm C7 F G#dim?
...but since it was easier to write the TAB with the chord notes
right on top of each other, I just did that to save space.
Well, that was just a tip or suggestion, HAVE FUN!
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