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Caprice 1

Nicolo Paganini

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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 15:53:07 +0000
From: dearhous 
Subject: TAB: Caprice #11, Paganini

  Paganini Caprice #11

   (transcribed by Paul Dearhouse: dearhous@pilot.msu.edu
   feel free to write me with corrections, comments, or suggestions)

   This is a slower caprice by Paganini, from his 24 Caprices. It is also
   one of the more beautiful sounding, in my opinion. The tempo is slow,
   and I have only transcribed the first slow section. A second, faster
   section follows this one, which is then followed by the slow section
   again to finish the caprice. I  have included chords below the TAB,
   and comments are on the top.


  CAPRICE #11


(trill)
  E-------7--5--3--1----------------------------------------------------|
  B--8----0----------6-----5----3----1----------------5--3--------------|
  G--5--------------------------1---------5--7-5-4-5---------4h5p4h5p4--|
  D-------0----------5-----5---------2----4-----------5------3----------|
  A--7---------------3-----3----2----0----------------------------------|
  E---------------------------------------4-----------3------3----------|
     C    G          Csus4 C    E7   Am   D7b5/Ab     G      G7

                  (tr)
  E----8--7-5---------------8--765---------------8---6-4-4-3---3--2--3----|
  B-----------8-------------------98--------------------------------------|
  G----5----------4h5p4h5---5----------454545----5-------------------4----|
  D---------------3--------------------3----------------------------------|
  A----7--------------------7--------------------6-------------------5----|
  E---------------3--------------------3----------------------------------|
       C          G7        C          G7        Cm                  G

   ...this is the "minor" section, mood change....
                                             (*tension right here!)
  E----------6--5---------------3--1-------------------------------------|
  B----8-----------8--6--4------------4--3--1--4--3--6--4--4--4--3-------|
  G----------3------------------0----------------------------------------|
  D----8-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
  A----6-----5-----------3------1--------------0--1--2--3--2--1--1-------|
  E-----------------------------------------4----------------------------|
       Eb    Bb/D        Cm     Gm/Bb       *???                 Bb

       (tr)                     (tr)                    (tr)
  E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B---------------4--3--1-----------------4-3-2-1----------------------|
  G----3h5p3h5p3-----------3----3h5p3h5-----------4-3---4h5p4h5--------|
  D---------------1-----------------------1----------------------------|
  A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E----4----------3-------------4---------3-------------4--------------|
       Ab         Eb            Ab        Eb

                        more tension...         slowing down.....
  E-----------------------4-3---4-3------8------------------------|
  B-----3-4-4-3------------------------8-----9-6---8-4-----6--3---|
  G---5---------5--4-5--4-----4------5-----6-----5------4---------|
  D---------------------5-----3------5-----6-----5------3---------|
  A----------------------------------6-----8-----6------5---------|
  E---3-----4---3-------------------------------------------------|
                        G7           Cm    Db    Cm     G7

      speed up slowly...     (this part is just like the beggining)
  E-------------------------------7-5----------------------------------|
  B--------------------5-6-7-8--------8-6--6---5----3----1-------------|
  G------------5-6-7-8-------5----4-----------------1------------------|
  D---5--7-8-9-----------------------------5---5---------2-------------|
  A--------------------------7----5--------3---3----2----0-------------|
  E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                             C    G            C    E7   Am


                                ...tension building....
  E----------------------3--------8-7------7-8------10-8-----8-10--------|
  B---------------5--3---------8-------10-------10--------12-------12----|
  G---5--7-5-4-5---------4-----5----------------7------------------9-----|
  D---4-----------5------3-------------10-----------------12-------------|
  A----------------------------7-------8--------9---------10-------11----|
  E---4-----------3------3-----------------------------------------------|
      D7b5/Ab     G      G7    C       F        D          G       E


                      |-------beautiful chord...
                      V
  E--12-10--8--10-12--13--10----10-----------------------------|
  B---------------------------------13---13------12------------|
  G---------9---------10--------9--------12------12------------|
  D---------7--------------------------------------------------|
  A-------------------11--------10-------10------10------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------------|
            Am        G#dim??   Cadd9    Gadd11  G


       ending flourish                          hold....
  E--------------------------------------------------------------|
  B---------------------------------------------3----------------|
  G----5-----5---5-----5---5---5---3---3---2---------------------|
  D----2-----3---5-----7---7---4---5---2---3----3----------------|
  A----3-----5---7-----8---6---5---5---3---3---------------------|
  E---------------------------------------------4----------------|
       C     Dm7 C/E   F   F7  D7  Gm  C7  F    G#dim


                     forte
  E---------------------------|
  B---------------------------|
  G----5------4------5--------|
  D----2-------------2--------|
  A-----------5------3--------|
  E----3------3---------------|
       C      G      C


   NOTE: The chords sound best when you "strum" them with your fingers,
         where each note is a little offset from the other. For example,
         the last flourish before the ending could be written as:

                                                         hold....
  E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B------------------------------------------------------3------------|
  G------5-----5----5-----5----5----5----3----3----2------------------|
  D-----2-----3----5-----7----7----4----5----2----3-----3-------------|
  A----3-----5----7-----8----6----5----5----3----3--------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------4--------------|
       C     Dm7  C/E   F    F7   D7   Gm   C7   F     G#dim?


      ...but since it was easier to write the TAB with the chord notes
         right on top of each other, I just did that to save space.
         Well, that was just a tip or suggestion, HAVE FUN!