how do I play Fur Elise?

Question

I'm trying to play it on piano, can anyone tell me the letter notes or at least the finger notes?

Answer 1

Sweetie, if you need someone to tell you the letters or fingerings of the notes, then you might want to consider playing something ELSE first. Being able to play Fur Elise is a great goal - this wonderful work has charmed people for a long time - but you might not be ready for it YET.

I used ot have a huge poster behind my desk ( I have been a music teacher since 9171). It had one word one it - YET. When faced with ANY challenge in my class - vocal, African drumming, recorder, keyboard - students would sometimes say in frustration "I can't do this!" To avoid the Evil Eye from me, they would quickly look at the poster and add "YET". That means you are working towards a goal - just not there this minute.

Learn to read music smoother - Go to www.practicespot.com and run yourself through some exercise. Then apply this new solid knowledge to ONE HAND AT A TIME , maybe a four-measure section, of Fur Elise, or another simpler work. Pat yourself on the back. Then do another section. IN TIME, you get it done.

Answer 2

If you go to Gilbert DeBenedetti's site, he has supplied the sheet music in PDF format for you. He also has a theory site that will explain anything about notation you don't understand. I'll put the links below. If you need anything more, just give me a shout.

Answer 3

try this site:

www.gmajormusictheory.org/freebies/freebies/html