CAPRICE NO.

XVI
As recorded by Niccolo Paganini
Transcribed by Marius Melcher

P = 167
V V V gV V V V V V V
e gV V V
1
Ie 43 V V V V V gV V V V V V

Gtr I
5 6 5 10 8
T 8 7 8 10
A 7 7 11 7
5 8 8 5 4 7 7 10 7
B 6 5

e V gV V V V
V V V V V fV V V V
3
Ie gV V V V V V V V fV V

7 13 10 7
T 13 10 8
A 8 11 11 8 7 7 7
7 10 10 8 7 8 7 5 9
B 9

e
V V
V V V V V V V V V
V V
V V V V V gV
5
Ie V V gV
V V
8 5 11 8 5 6 6 8
T 8 6 6 10 8 10 7
A 8 5 5 7
7 8
B 9
8 6

gV V
e V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V
7
Ie V V V V
V V gV V
6 6 6 6 6 6 5 10 14
T 8 7 10 15 10
A 11
5 12 10
B 8 6 5 4 5 12

e V V gV f V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V
9
Ie V f V
V V V
fV V
4 4
T 6 8 6 8 6 4 4 6 4
A 7 7 7 5 7
5 9 9 0
B 3 3
7 6

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e V gV f V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V
11
Ie V V V
V V V V V
V
6
T 4 7 6 4 7 6 4 6 6
A 5 5 7 5 3 7
7 7 3
B 8 5 5
5 6

8va

V V V V V V V
13
Ie
e V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
5 10 13 18
T 8 8 6 6 4 11
A 8 7 10
5 8 12
B 6 5 8 3 6 8
6 10

e V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V
15
Ie
T 10 11 14 11 14 11
A 12 10 9 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 10 9 12 10 9 10 8
10
B

8va

e V V V fV eV V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V
17
Ie gV V V V
12 14 13 12 15 13 12 13 11
T 13
A 12 9 10
B 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 9 10
12 13

V V V fV eV V V V V V V V V gV f V V V
e gV V
19
Ie V V V V
V
T 15 11 12 11 13 11 11
A 14 14 14 11 12 10 11 10
14 14 13 10
B 12 8
12 11 8

V V V V V V V V
e V gV V V f V V V V V
21
Ie V V V V V
V V
8 5 8 8 8 8 8
T 6 4
A 5 5
8 11 12 7 8 7
B 8 8 5
6 10 6 5

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V V V V V V V
e V V V fV V V V V V
23
Ie V V V
fV V V V V
10 6 10 10 10 10 10
T 4 6
A 5 7 4 7 5 7
7 7 8
B 2 6 6 2 5 8

8va 8va 8va 8va 8va 8va

e V V V V gV V V f V gV V gV V fV fV V
25
Ie V V V V V V
eV V V

11 10 11 10 9 10 9 8 9 10 9 10 8 7 8 6 5 6
T
A
B 10 8 7 8 6 5

V V V V V V
e V V V V V V V V gV V
27
Ie V V V V V V gV V
6 6 11 4 4 8 8 11
T 4 4 8 8 4 4
A 3 3 5 5
5 5 6 6
B 6 6

V V V V V V V V V
e V V V V
V V gV V V V V f V
29
Ie V V V
5 5 8 8 11 10 13 10
T 4 4 10 13 11 10 11
A 5 5 11 12 10
7 7 12
B 6

e V V f V V V V V gV f V gV f V V V V V
31
Ie V V V gV f V V V V
V
T 11 10 9
A 12 12 11 10 12 10
13 12 14 12
B 14 15 13 10 9 8 8
12 12 11 8

e V V gV f V gV f V V V gV f V V V gV f V V V V V
33
Ie V V gV f V gV
V

T 11 10 9 8
A 11 10 9 12 11 10 9 12 11 10 9
13 12 10 8
B 12 11 10 9
6

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V V V V V gV
35
Ie
e
V
V V V V V V V gV V V
V V V V gV
V V
10 14
T 11 8 4 3 10 10
A 5 3 7 11 7 11
7 7
B 10 5 3 1 5 9
5 3

V V V
e V gV V V V V V V
37
Ie V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
8 6 10 6 15
T 10 7 4 3 8 8
A 5 3 7 3 7
7 5
B 6 5 3 1
5 3

V V fV
e V V V V V
39
Ie fV V V
V V V V V V gV V V V V V
V
13 10
T 12 12
A 12 12 10 7 5
9 5 5 7 5 8 7
B 8 5 6 5 8 6 9
8

e V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
41
Ie V V
5 6 5 8 6 10 6 5 8 5 6
T 7 5 8 7 8 6 6 8
A 7 5 8 7
8
B

e V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V gV V V f V
43
Ie
5
T 8 6 6 8 6
A 8 7 8 5 8 7 7 5 8 6 7 8
8 7 8 9 10 10
B

V V V V gV V V gV f V gV f V V V
e V gV
45
Ie V V V V V V V V
V
10 8 6 6 5 4 3
T 8 7 7 6 5 4 7
A 7
8 7 5
B 5 3 5
6 5 3

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8va

V V gV f V gV f V V V gV
47
Ie
e V V V gV f V gV f V V V V gV
V V V V
6 5 4 3 10 14
T 7 6 5 4 7
A 7
8 7 6 5
B 5 9 8 7 6
3 3 10
8va
V V V V V V
49
Ie
e V V gV f V gV f V V V V gV
V V V V V
10 14 15 10 6
T 15 11 8
A 8 7 6 5
B 9 8 7 6
3 10 3 3 3

e V V V V R W j
51
Ie V V P
V V V V V V V f V V gV V e V PP
T 8 8
A 7 7
8 8 8
B 10 2 3 4 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 3

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