A Fifth of Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven / Walter Murphy · posted by Billy_Idle

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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)

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Tab

 A Fifth of Beethoven / Ludwig van Beethoven / Walter Murphy

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Eb) so you can Play Along With The Band!

* Tabs for the much easier Key of C also included! (See below)



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A Fifth of Beethoven


 7 7 7 -5*    -6 -6 -6 -5


[0:10]

-9* -9* -9* 9    -5* -5* -5* 5

 7 7 7 -5*   7* 7* 7* 7   -9* -9* -9* 9

 7 7 7 -5    7* 7* 7* 7   -10 -10 -10 -9

 7 7 -6 -5*   -6 7 7 7 -6 -5*   -6 7 7 7 -6 -5*  5   7

(-4 -4* 4* -5   -4 -4* 4* -5)   7* 7* 7* 6*


[0:40]

 7* 7* 7* 6*   -5 -5 -5 -4    3* 3* 3* 3   3 3 3 4

 7* 7* 7* 6*   -5 -5 -5 -4    3* 3* 3* 3   3 3 3 4

 3  4  4  4   -4 -4 -5 -5    5  5 -5* -5*

-5 -5 -6 -6    6  6  7  7   -6 -6  7*  7*   7 7 -7* -7*

 7* 7* -8* -8*   -7* -8* -9*  -9* -9*  9

-9* -9* -9* 9    -9* -9* -9* 9


[Electric Piano Solo]  (Repeat 8 times)

 3 -3* -4*   -5* -3* -4* -5*   -3* -4* -5*  6* -4* -5*  6*

-4* -5*   6* -4* -5*  6*


[1:40]

 5 -5   5 -5   5 -5    7 7 -7* -6 7

 5 -5   5 -5   5 -5    7 7 -7* -6 7


[1:55]  (Repeat section that starts at [0:10])


[2:20]  (Repeat section that starts at [0:40])


[2:40]

-5* -5* -5* 5   3 3 3 -1*

 3 3 3 -1*  3  -1*  3  -1*  3  -1*  3  -5*

-5* -5* -5* 5  1

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(Key of C)


 6 6 6 5    -5 -5 -5 -4


[0:10]

 8 8 8 -7    4 4 4 -3

 6 6 6 5   -6 -6 -6 6   8 8 8 -7

 6 6 6 -4   -6 -6 -6 6   -9 -9 -9 -8

 6 6 -5 5   -5 6 6 6 -5 5   -5 6 6 6 -5 5  -3   6

(3* -3 -3* -4   3* -3 -3* -4)   -6 -6 -6 -5


[0:40]

-6 -6 -6 -5   -4 -4 -4 3*   -6 -6 -6 6   2 2 2 -3

-6 -6 -6 -5   -4 -4 -4 3*   -6 -6 -6 6   2 2 2 -3

 2 -3 -3 -3    3* 3* -4 -4   -3 -3  4  4

-4 -4 -5 -5    5*  5* 6  6   -5 -5 -6 -6   6 6 7 7

-6 -6 -7 -7   7 -7 8 8 8 -7

 8 8 8 -7    8 8 8 -7


[Electric Piano Solo]  (Repeat 8 times)

 2 3 -3   4 3 -3 4   3 -3 4 -5 -3 4 -5

-3 4  -5 -3 4 -5


[1:40]

-3 -4   -3 -4   -3 -4    6 6 7 -5 6

-3 -4   -3 -4   -3 -4    6 6 7 -5 6


[1:55]  (Repeat section that starts at [0:10])


[2:20]  (Repeat section that starts at [0:40])


[2:40]

 4 4 4 -3   2 2 2 1

 2 2 2 1  2  1  2  1  2  1  2  4

 4 4 4 -3


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