Für Elise

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) · A minor · 3/4 · 120 BPM · 14 bars · Classical

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Für Elise sits in Classical, written in A minor. It uses 4 chords across 14 bars, at about 120 BPM.

Chords in this song

AmECG

Am

E

C

G

Chord chart

Chord chart
A themeAm·EAm
2··EAm
B themeCGAmE
4··

How to sing it

The opening only alternates Am and E, so two chords carry that famous tune straight away. The six bars with C and G brighten briefly; hold the final E long, and returning to Am starts it all over again.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C minorCm · G · Cm · G · Cm · Eb · Bb · Cm · G
Db minorC#m · G# · C#m · G# · C#m · E · B · C#m · G#
D minorDm · A · Dm · A · Dm · F · C · Dm · A
Eb minorD#m · A# · D#m · A# · D#m · F# · C# · D#m · A#
E minorEm · B · Em · B · Em · G · D · Em · B
F minorFm · C · Fm · C · Fm · Ab · Eb · Fm · C
F# minorF#m · C# · F#m · C# · F#m · A · E · F#m · C#
G minorGm · D · Gm · D · Gm · Bb · F · Gm · D
Ab minorG#m · D# · G#m · D# · G#m · B · F# · G#m · D#
A minor · Written in this keyAm · E · Am · E · Am · C · G · Am · E
Bb minorBbm · F · Bbm · F · Bbm · Db · Ab · Bbm · F
B minorBm · F# · Bm · F# · Bm · D · A · Bm · F#

Patterns inside this song

No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.

Why this song is free to play

Written by Beethoven in 1810; he died in 1827 and the score was not published until 1867. Nearly 200 years after his death, the term has long expired. The 1810 composition, the 1827 death and the 1867 publication were checked by search.

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