Adagio from Piano Sonata #8













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For key authenticity, tune one semitone flat

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Adagio Cantabile Guitar

4 3

L. v.Beethoven, arr F.Nachbaur C-II C-V

0 4

0 1

2

2

4 1

2 3

0 0 1

5 3

2

0

4 1

4 1 1

3

1

4

3 0

2

 4 

  







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B

    0 0 1

1

4

0

2

  

0 1

2

2

4

3

1

To Coda

3

1

2



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3

2

1 1

0

1

3

1

0

1

4

0



3

1

1

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1

1

C-II –––––––––––––––––––

1 3 1

1 2

2 3

V









4 3

2

1

2















C-II -–––––––––––––––––––––

4

1

2 3 1

2 3 4

3

tempo ad lib.

2

0 4

3 0

4 2 0

1 2 4

1

3

3

1

1 4 3



 

1 1

0

4 1 1 3

4

1

V Q 8 8 







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     C-IV ––

4 -----

0

4

3

2

1/2 CII

0



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B 2

4

2.

0 0

1

1

2

1/2 C-II

C-IX ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3

3

3

1.

0

!

1

3

0

C-II ––––––

7

0 1 1

4----

4 3 0

3 4

1

2 1

1

4 2

2 1

V     16     







 

  







  tempo giusto

4

2

0

1 4

C-II ––––––––––––––––––

4 0

4

1 0 1 3

3

1

4

3

1

1 3

2

1

1

* See Note 1

Copyright © 1998, 2002 by Fred Nachbaur. Scored using NoteWorthy Composer All Rights Reserved. Free circulation permitted and encouraged. Rev. 2, 01/2002

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4

1

4

4

2

           

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20

23

1 3

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0 2

4 1

0 2

1 3

0 2

4 1

4

1

0 0

Coda

4

1

1

3

0

 

V

V



         detaché

all 1

3

3

3

detaché

 











           3  3 3 3 3 3

C-V ––––––––––––––––––––––

3

1

3

3 3

3

2

1 1

3

1 1

3

0

C-VII –––––––––––––––––

3

V 25







 

1/2 CII

D.C. al Coda

V 3 3























 



  3 3 3 C-V –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––





  

3 0

C-VII ––––––––––––– 4

4

V

C-V ––––––––––––––––––––––––

3

1 2 1

4 2 1

1 3

1

1

1

3

 

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   3  3 3 3 3 6th string

C-VIII –––––––––––

C-III ––––––––

3

3

4 3

1 3

1 3

C- X –––––––

3

1

      C-I ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

3

1

1

1

3

3

1

3

detaché







       





1

1

3 3

3

3

2

3

3

1

3

1

0

3

1

4

1

1

3

3

3









 4

1 2 3

1

V

p

3

4

3 3

1 3

1

4

C-III –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 32

1

3 3









 1 2 3

2 3

3

1 3

1

1

30

1

3 3

3 3

3 3

C- VIII

3

1

0

p

3

3

3

3

V

34

    

 





   



   

2 1

2

0

1

3

1

4 1

3 3

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37

3

1

1

3 1





 

3

4

0

3 3

 a tempo  

 3

1

4

1

3

3

V

ritard.

4

4



 

C-II –––––––––––

3

2

0 2

3 3

* See Note 2















3

3

3

3

3

Fingering - simile to part A

39

41







   

    3  3  3  3

 

3

 















3

3

3

3

3

45

3



 



 

3

43

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3







 3

3

3

  



3

3

3











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3

3

3

47

49





 

 

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3

3

3

3



 







3

3

3

3

51

3

3

3

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   3









3

4

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     3

3

3

3

56

59

    

      0 4

3

3

3

3

3 3 8:





 88:  

B

3

3

1/2C-IX

4

4

2

2 3 1

4 3

1 3

1

1 2

1 3

Play on strings 3 and 4



B 

C-V

1/2C-II

B

Fine







C-II 1 3 4 1

3  : 3 88

 Play on string 5

* See Note 3

Notes:

 C-II -------------

 



    2 1

1 4

Note 1: Bar 18, lower note: G# is more faithful. Try both ways.

4 1

1

3

3

4





C-II 1 1 3 4

3

Note 2: optional variant for Bar 36, easier.

Note 3: Bar 58, A maj. chord is more faithful. Try both ways.