Ave Maria — by Franz Shubert
Composer: Franz Schubert
Opus 52, No. 6
Public domain
Meter: 6/8
There are many possible interpretations of the chords for Franz Shubert's Ave Maria. This is partly because certain chords can be expressed via various enharmonic spellings, depending on the harmonic perspective, or one's adherence to the rules of music grammar. The following interpretation suffices. And please note, there are many variations on the introduction phrase and the coda phrase.
Watch Mirusia Louwerse's lovely performance of Shubert's Ave Maria, with Andre Rieu. She sings it in the key of Ab. The arrangement on this page is in the key of C; however you can transpose it to any key with Key Switch. Even capoed, the C arrangement cannot comfortable reach the key of Ab. Better to transpose to G and capo 1; or transpose to E and capo 3.
NOTE: There are other pieces entitled Ave Maria. The other most popular is probably the Bach/Gounod version. Click to play a video. Charles Gounod wrote his melody atop Bach's prelude in C, the first prelude from the Well Tempered Clavier, BWV 846.
Ave Maria -- Opus 52, No. 6 — Song Sheet
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Meter: 6/8
Key: C
Intro:
C | C7 |
F F° C C/G
Verse:
C Am6 C/G G7
A - ve Mar-i - - i -
Am | Dm G
a gratia ple -
C | C+ Am/C
na Ma-ri - a gra-ti - a
B B7 B°7 D°7
ple - na Ma-ri - a gra-ti-a plen -
Am D7/A G A/E
na A-ve, a-ve domi -
G D G |
nus domi-nus te cum Ben-e
G7 | C |
- dicta tu in muli-eribus Et
G7 | Am |
bene - dic - tus Et
G7 E7 Dm/F |
bene - dic - tus fructus ven - tris ven-tris
F F#°7 G G7 (or C/G in place of G)
tu - i Je - sus
C Am6 G G7 (or C/G in place of G)
A - ve Mar-i - i
C
- a.
Outro/Code:
C C C C7
F F• C C/G
C | | |
Ave Maria -- Opus 52, No. 6 — Chord Chart
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6/8
Key of C
Intro
C | C7 |
F F• C C/G
Melody:
C Am6 C/G G7
Am | F/D G
C C C+ Am/C
B B7 B°7 D°7
Am D7/A G A/E
G D G |
G7 | C |
G7 | Am |
G7 E7 Dm/F |
F F#°7 G G7
C Am6 G G7
C
Outro/Coda:
C C C C7
F F• C C/G
C | | |
Alternate chords for last two line of Melody
Dm/F D7/C C/G G
C Am6 C/G G7
Transpose these chords to any key with Key Switch. It's easy as 123 — just copy, paste, transpose.
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Lyrics:
Ave Maria Gratia plena
Maria Gratia plena
Maria Gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Ventris tui Jesus
Ave Maria
Ave Maria Mater dei
Ora pro nobis pecatoribus
Ora, ora pro nobis
Ora ora pro nobis pecatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis
In hora mortis, mortis nostrae
In hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria
