Caprice 11 tab by Nicolo 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!