{"id":168,"date":"2019-11-11T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ronpulcer.com\/music\/blog\/?p=168"},"modified":"2020-03-23T22:36:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T22:36:22","slug":"ode-to-joy-play-melody-key-of-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronpulcer.com\/music\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/ode-to-joy-play-melody-key-of-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Ode To Joy: Play Melody in Key of C (1st pos.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This familiar tune composed by Ludwig van Beethoven has a relatively simple melody (only 5 notes). It’s also a good tune for beginner guitarists to learn. Read this related introductory article<\/a> about this tune for more background information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Ode To Joy’ uses only the first five notes of a Major Scale, also known as the “do re mi” scale. So that would be these notes: do, re, mi, fa, so. The 5th scale note (“so”) appears as both a high sounding “so” and low sounding “so”. So, technically speaking, there are six notes, but the “so” appears in two different places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the key of C, that would be notes C, D, E, F and G. The “so” note in key of C is the G note. The play-by-number guitar tablature for ‘Ode To Joy’ in the key of C is below. This arrangement is in first position, which indicates your index finger is playing at fret 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve included the chord grids and chord names above the measures. If you already know these chords, you can also learn the accompaniment. If you have a friend who plays guitar or piano, they can accompany you with just three chords (C, F and G).<\/p>\n\n\n\n