Ode to Joy guitar tab
Beethoven's tune in steady quarter notes on the top two strings. A good first melody to read from the staff.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 96
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Every note is on the top two strings, between the open string and the third fret, so your hand never has to move. Use your first finger for the first fret and your third finger for the third.
- Bars 4 and 8 end on a half note. Let it ring for two full beats before you start the next phrase.
About the song
The melody from the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, first performed in Vienna in 1824.
The melody is in the public domain. This arrangement is ours, and you're welcome to download, print and play it for your own practice.
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