Claire De Lune
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This piece is in the key of C and is in 3/4 time; '|'s mark the
quarter note beats. A small 'c' in front of a note means that it
is "continued" or tied with the previous note. Do not pick it; let it
ring from the previous time it was played. Crescendo (cresc.) means
a gradual incrcease in power. Diminuendo (dim.) meanse a gradual
decrease in power. Sforzando means to play that note or chord very
strongly. Agiatato means agitated or hurried. A tempo means to
return to the original tempo. Molto rallentando (molto rall.) means
to greatly reduce speed gradually. Ritardando (rit.) means to slow down.
Fermatta means to hold the note as long as you want.
Let me know if you find any mistakes.
Clair de Lune Claude Debussy
Andante espressivo
1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-----3-------|c3-----------|-0-----------|c0-----------|
B|-----5-------|c5-----------|-1-----------|c1---3---5---|
G|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-1---4---5---|
D|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
p sf
5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------0-----|
B|-3-----------|c3-----------|-----1---3---|-1-----1-----|
G|-4-----------|c4-----------|-0---2---4---|-2-----------|
D|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
sf
9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|c0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|c1-----1-----|-----0---1---|-0-----------|c0-----------|
G|-------2-----|-----0---2---|-0-----------|c0-----------|
D|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---------0---|-----3-------|-------------|-------------|
G|-----2-------|-2-------2---|-0---2---0---|c0-------0---|
D|-3-----------|c3-----------|-3-----------|-----3-------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|
17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----5-------|
B|-------------|-------------|-----5---6---|-5-------5---|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
A|-5-----------|-------------|-3-----------|c3-----------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
sf agiatato
21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-3---5---3---|c3---1---3---|-1-----------|-0-----------|
G|-------------|-0-----------|c0-----------|-0-----0-----|
D|-------------|-2-----------|c2-----------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
molto rall.
25 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-3-----------|-0-----------|---------0---|
B|-------------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-----3-------|
G|-----0---0---|-------------|-------------|-----2-------|
D|-----2---2---|-------------|-------------|-----3-------|
A|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-1-----------|
a tempo
29 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
B|-3-----------|c3-----------|-----1---3---|-1-----------|
G|-2-----------|c2-----------|-----0-------|-------------|
D|-3-----------|c3-----------|-----2-------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|c1-----------|c1-----------|-0-----------|c0-----------|
33 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-0-----------|c0-------0---|-------------|-------------|
B|-1-----------|c1---3-------|-3-----------|-1-----------|
G|-------------|-----2-------|c2-----------|-------------|
D|-------------|-----3-------|c3-----------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|c0-----------|-1-----------|c1-----------|-------------|
37 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-5-----3-----|c3-----0-----|-0-------0---|
B|c1---1---3---|-5-----------|c5-----------|-----3-------|
G|-----0-------|-------------|-------------|-----2-------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----3-------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|
E|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
cresc....... dim.......................
fermatta
41 | | | | | | | | | | | |
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8-----------|
B|-3-----1-----|-1-----------|-1-----------|-8-----------|
G|-2-----------|-2-----2-----|-0-----------|-9-----------|
D|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
A|c0-----------|c0-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
rit.
Good hunting.
--KS Aloha, OR USA
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From: letostak@netcom.com (Judy Letostak)
Claire de Lune
Claude Debussy
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|---------------------|------------------|--------1------1-|-3--1----------|
|----------------2----|------------------|-2---4-----2---2-|-4--2--2--2----|
|--1---------4--------|-1---------4----1-|-----------------|-------3--3----|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-2---------------|-6-------4-----|
|-----------------6---|----------------6-|---------6--3--4-|---------------|
|-3----------5--------|-3---------5------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-4----------7----9---|-4---------7------|-------9--12--16-|-16------14----|
|---------------------|----------------9-|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-14-------17----21---|------------------|-12--11--9--7--5------4--2-------|
|---------------------|---------------14-|-14--12-10--9--7------5--4-------|
|---------------------|----------14------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------|-16---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||
|-5--4--2-----------------------||
|-6--4--2---4--2--1-------------||
|-----------6--4--2------4--2---||
|------------------------6--4---||
|-------------------------------||
ending 1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------5h7p5-------------------|
|----------2--6-------6-----------------|
|-----2--4--------------7-4---4---------|
|---4-----------------------7---7-4-----|
|-2---------------------------------5-2-|
ending 2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------17h19p17----------------------------|
|-------------14-18----------18-------------------------|
|-------14-16-------------------19-16----16-------------|
|----16-------------------------------19----19-16-------|
|-14----------------------------------------------17-16-|
How to play Claire De Lune
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.