Paganini Nicolo – Caprice 11 tab

: 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!