Für Elise (opening) – easy piano
To play Für Elise (the opening) on piano, press Start below and play each key as it lights up; the next key lights when you hit the right one. Press Listen first to hear the tune. The melody is for the right hand and the notes are also written out as letters further down.
Tip: turn your phone sideways for more keys.
Play along
Pick a song and press Start. The next key lights up.
The notes
E5 D♯5 E5 D♯5 E5 B4 D5 C5 A4 C4 E4 A4 B4 E4 G♯4 B4 C5 E4 E5 D♯5 E5 D♯5 E5 B4 D5 C5 A4 C4 E4 A4 B4 E4 C5 B4 A4
The number after each letter is the octave: C4 is middle C, C5 is the C above it. ♯ means the black key just to the right.
About the piece
Für Elise is a short piano piece by Ludwig van Beethoven, catalogued as WoO 59 (Bagatelle in A minor). It was published in 1867, decades after Beethoven's death. Here you play the famous opening of the right-hand melody.
What makes it a little harder
The opening rocks between E and D sharp, the black key just below E. The melody then uses notes across more than an octave, and in the real piece the left hand plays broken chords between the right-hand phrases. This page gives you the right-hand melody only.
How to practise
Practise the first five notes, E D♯ E D♯ E, until they flow evenly; use fingers 4 and 3 or 2 and 3, whichever feels easier. Then add B D C A. Play slowly. Speed comes later, once your fingers know the way.