Moonlight Sonata 1st Harp

by Ludwig Van Beethoven · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Moonlight Sonata(Sonata No. 14)
1st Harp
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Key of C# Minor

Tab Notations: none = blow    - = draw  
* = button in     ____= hold/sustain
. = on lower register (first 4 of 16 hole)
|   | = measure   (.3*.4*) = interval, play together  
(.2~.3*~.4*) = arpeggiate, or roll chord

2/2 Time

1
|.3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2|

|.3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2|

|-.3 1* 2 -.3 1* 2 -.3 -1 -2* -.3 -1 -2*|

|.3* 1 -2* .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* -1* -.2* 1 -1*|
5
|.2 .3* .4* .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2  |

|.3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2*|

|.3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 -.3 1* -2* -.3 1* -2*|

|.3* -.4 2 .3* -.4 2 -.3 -.4 -1* -.3 -.4 -1*|

|.3* -.4 2 .3* -.4 2 .3* -.4 2 .3* -.4 2|
10
|.3 -.4 2 .3 -.4 2 .3 -.4 2 .3 -.4 2 |

|.3 -.4 -2 .3 -.4 -2 .3 -.4 -2 .3 -.4 2 |

|.3 1 2 .3 -.4 2 .3 1* 2 -.2* 1* 2|

|-.2* -.4 -1 -.2* -.4 -1 .3 -.4 1* .2 -.4 1*|

|-.2* -.4 -1 -.2* -.4 -1-.2* -.3* 1* -.2* -.3* 1*|
15
|-.4 -1 -2* -.4 -1 -2* -.4 -1* -2* -.4 -1* -.2*|

|-.4  2 3 -.4 2 3 -.4 2 3 -.4 2 3|

|-.4 -1* -2* -.4 -1* -2* -.4 -1* -2* -.4 -1* -2*|

|-.4 2 3 -.4 2 3 -.4 2 3 -.4 2 3|

|-.4 -1* -2* -.4 -1* -2* -.4 -1 2* -.4 -1 2*|
20
|-.4 1* 3* -.4 1* 3* -.3 1* -2* -.3 1* -2*|

|.3 -.4 -1 .3 -.4 -1 -.2* -.3 -1* -.2* -.3 -1*|

|.1* -.2* -.3 .1* -.2* -.3 .1* -.2* .3* .1* .2* 3*|

|-.2* -.3 .4* -.3 .4* -2* 1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3  |

|1* 3* -4 1* 3* -4 1* 3* -4 1* 3* -4  |
25
|1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3 1 -2* -3 1* -2* -3|

|-1* -2* 3* -1* -2* 3* -1* -2* 3* -1* -2* 3*|

|2 3* 4* 2 3* 4* -1* -2* -3 1* 2 -3*|

|4 1 -1* 3* 1 -1* -3 1 -1* -2* 1 -1*|

|   1 -1* .3* 1 -1* -.3 1 -1* -.2* 1 -1*|
30
|.2 2 3* 4* 2 3* 6 2 3* 4* 2 3*|

|   .2 .3* .4* .2 .3* 2 .2 .3* .4* .2 .3*|

|-.1* -.3 -.2* 1 -.3 -1* 1 -2* -1* -3 -2* 4|

|.2 .4* .3* 2 1* 3* 2 4* 3* 6 5* 3*|

|1* 3 2 -3* -2* 4* -3* 6 5* 7 6 -7*|
35
|-2* 4 -3 -5* 4 -6* -5* -7 -6* 8 -7 -9*|

|8 -6* -7 -5* -6* 5 -5* -3 4 -2* -3 -1*|

|-2* 1 -1* -.3 -.4 -.2* -.3 -.1* -.2* .1* -.2* -.3|

|.1 -.2* .3* -.3 .3* -.2*-.1* -.2* -.3 .1*-.2* -.3|

|.1 -.2* .3* -.3 .3* -.2* -.1-.2* -.3 .1* -.2* -.3|
40
|.1 -.2* .3* -.3 .3* -.2* .1* .2 .4* .1* .2 .4*|

|-.1* -.3 1* -.1* -.3 1* -.1* -.3* 1 -.1* -.2* -.4|

|.2 .3* .4* .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2  |

|.3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2*|

|.3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 -.3* 1* -2* -.3 1* -2*|
45
|.3* -.4 2 .3* -.4 2 -.3 -.4 -1* -.3 -.4 -1*|

|.3* -.4 2 -.4 2 3* -.4 2 3* -.4 2 3* |

|-.4 -2* -3 -.4 -2* -3 -.4 -2* -3 -.4 -2* -3  |

|-.4 2 3* -.4 2 3* 1 -2* 3* 1* 2 3*|

|-1* -2* 3* -1* -2* 3* 2 3* 4* 2 3* 4*|
50
|-1 -2* -3 -1 -2* -3 1 -2* 3* 1 -2* 3*|

|1* 2 3* 1* 2 3* 1* 2* 3* 1* 2* 3*|

|1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3|

|1* 2* 3* 1* 2* 3* 1* 2* 3* 1* 2* 3*|

|1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3|
55
|1* 2* 3* 1* 2* 3* 1* -2* -3 1* -2* -3|

|-.4 -2* -3 -.4 -2* -3 -.4 -2* -3 -.4 2 3*|

|-.3 2 3* -.3 -1* -2* .3* -1* -2* .3* 1* 2|

|-.2* 1* -1* -.2* 1* -1* .3* 1* -1* -.3 1* -1*|

|.3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 -.2* 1 -1* -.2* 1 -1*|
60
|.2 .3* .4* .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2 .3* 1* 2   |

|.3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2* .3* -1* -2* .3 -1* -2*  |

|.3* 2 1* 3 2 4* 3* 6 5* 7* 6 5*  |

|5 -5* -3 4 -2* -3 -1* -2* -.3 .4 -.3 .3* -.2*  |

|1* 2 1* 3* 2 4* 3* 6 5* 7* 6 5*  |
65
|5 -5* -3 4 -2* -3 -1* -2* -.3 .4 -.3 .3* -.2*  |

|.2 .3* .4* 2 1* .3*     .2 .3* .4* .3* .2|

|    .1* .2 .3* .2 .1*                      |

|          (.3*.4*)___|(.2~.3*~.4*)_____________|

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