Caprice 1

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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!