Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement) piano tab by Beethoven

The popularity of Moonlight Sonata became an annoyance to Beethoven who would often remark, “Surely I’ve written better things.” The sonata’s nickname came from a music critic who described the famous first movement as like “a boat passing the wild scenery of Lake Lucerne in the moonlight.” Otherwise it would be called the far less romantic Piano Sonata in C Minor op. 27 no 2. This is a note for note translation of the song’s first movement.