Paganini Caprice #11
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,
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!