Moonlight Sonata Sheet Music and Piano Tutorial

The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia" is popularly known as the "Moonlight" Sonata.

This piece is longer then the usual piece we work on together and that's why I decided not to explain each and every note in the piece but give you some chord symbles instead so you'll know what you're playing and I added some explanation on what's really happening in every given moment in the piece harmonically, rhytmically, and melodically.

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To begin with, here's the free piano sheet of the moonlight sonata.

If you see a term you don't know I suggest you browse through the website to find its meaning and by doing so you're guarantied to learn a lot about music through this beautiful piece.

In some parts of the piece I added comments on how I think you should play certain lines.
All in all, the melody should be played louder then the accompaniment and I hope that through understand the active forces in the piece you'll understand why I sometimes accelerate or play more slowly.