Für Elise (easy) piano tutorial

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (1810), the piano piece almost everyone wants to learn. This easier version keeps the famous opening and its quick moves between E and D sharp.

Level

Intermediate

Style

Easy classical piano

Key

A minor

Time

3/4

Length

21 bars

Fingering

On every note

This is lesson 40 of the free Pianolus course (Famous pieces). Tip: Learn the E–D♯ turn first: it comes back again and again.

How to learn Für Elise (easy) on piano

1. Connect your digital piano to your computer, phone or tablet with a USB cable and tap Connect piano. No piano? Use the on-screen keys.
2. Open the song and press Listen to hear it while the notes fall onto the keyboard.
3. Tap Lesson. The song is split into 6 short sections of four bars: each one with the right hand, then the left hand, then both hands slowly.
4. Keep Wait for me on: the music waits until you press the right keys. Finger numbers show which finger to use.
5. Play the whole song slowly, then at full speed. Reach 90% to pass each step.

▶ Start practising

This arrangement was made for Pianolus from music in the public domain and is free to play.