Fur Elise (Opening)

Beethoven's most recognisable eight bars, as a single flowing line.

Level:
5 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
A minor
Notes:
17
Range:
C4 to E5
One run:
about 10 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

17 notes, one at a time.

  1. E5
  2. D#5
  3. E5
  4. D#5
  5. E5
  6. B4
  7. D5
  8. C5
  9. A4
  10. C4
  11. E4
  12. A4
  13. B4
  14. E4
  15. G#4
  16. B4
  17. C5

How to practise it

  1. The opening wobble is E to D# repeated, fingers 5 and 4
  2. Keep it even and unhurried, this figure is easy to rush
  3. The low notes are usually played by the left hand: try that once it is learned

How to play it here

Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 17 notes.

What it trains

  • classical
  • black keys
  • legato

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