Caprice 1

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

  Paganini Caprice #11

   (transcribed by Paul Dearhouse: *
   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!