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Moonlight Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven
Simplified excerpt · 1st movement, opening
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Length
- 0:48
- Key
- C♯ minor
Ready to play?
Watch it once, then it’s your turn. Notes fall toward the keys, and the song waits for you until you’re ready to keep time.
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- Right, left or both hands
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How to learn this song
What you’ll learn
- Rolling triplets (three notes per beat)
- Left-hand octaves held for a whole bar or half a bar
- Dark harmony in C♯ minor
Where to put your hands
Right hand: thumb on G♯ below middle C, fingers 2 and 5 on C♯ and E. Left hand plays low octaves with thumb and pinky.
Tips
- 1Every triplet should be exactly even and very soft, like ripples on water.
- 2Hold each left-hand octave for its full length: a whole bar, or half a bar in bars 3 and 8.
Parts of the song
OpeningAgain