Für Elise Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder. Starts E D♯ E D♯ E B.
The notes
Key: A minor (the original key).
ED♯ED♯EBDCACEABEG♯BCEED♯
ED♯EBDCACEABECBA
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- D♯covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: B minor.
F♯FF♯FF♯C♯EDBDF♯BC♯F♯A♯C♯DF♯F♯F
F♯FF♯C♯EDBDF♯BC♯F♯DC♯B
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- A♯covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
Key: C minor.
GG♭GG♭GDFE♭CE♭GCDGBDE♭GGG♭
GG♭GDFE♭CE♭GCDGE♭DC
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- G♭covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
Key: D minor.
AA♭AA♭AEGFDFADEAD♭EFAAA♭
AA♭AEGFDFADEAFED
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 4
- Acovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), 1867
- Public domain
- Melody 1867, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Beethoven, Für Elise, WoO 59, opening theme (first published by Ludwig Nohl, 1867), scans on IMSLP (1867)