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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Ode to Joy

Final of the Ninth Symphony

Level
2 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
4/4
Length
16 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.

The opening bars of Ode to Joy
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written94 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand86 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots69 notes
  • Right-hand melody55 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to G3
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 2nds played together in one hand
  • Chords: triads
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827. Credits