Ode to Joy - Fingerstyle Guitar - With Free Tab
In this video I want to share with you a short bluesy version of the famous song Ode to Joy. Ode to Joy was originally written as a poem in 1785 by Friedrich Schiller. In 1824 the poem (or at least the majority of it) was put to music to create a song when it was married up to Beethoven's 4th Movement from his 9th Symphony. This created the song we know today. However, it is probably the music, rather than the lyrics, that people now recognise as it is one of the most famous and well known pieces of music there is. And the music (not the lyrics) has been adopted as the anthem of the European Union.
I have heard people derisively call some of Beethoven's music classical pop tunes, and although such criticism is largely unfounded, this piece could certainly fall within that category. It is a simple and striaghtforward piece using a chord sequence which is commonly found in modern pop music. But this gives it is a light, joyous tone and makes it a catchy, accessible, and memorable piece of music.
The music is in the Key of C and is played on a guitar in Standard Tuning. It is in 4/4 time and is a standard fingerstyle piece.
In the video, I will play through the music, then I will play through it again slower slower and put the tab on screen.
For free downloadable tab of the music and tips on playing this, visit my website: https://thebluesguitar.blogspot.com
Thanks for Watching
00:00 - Ode to Joy Playthrough
00:51 - Played Slower with Tab Onscreen