Beethoven Sequenced for Guitar and Rock Band

If Beethoven wrote music today he would surely be writing for modern instruments instead of orchestral instruments - after all he was always on the cutting edge of technology during his lifetime.  Sadly, he's not with us now, so we'll never know for sure...but for my own enjoyment I took some midi sequences of Beethoven's works from the WWW and re-sequenced them for "rock ensemble".  In short, I replaced violins with guitars and doubled the basses and cellos with drum hits.  Ecstasy / hilarity / insanity ensued...

This page features highlights from my Beethoven modernizations - for a COMPLETE list go to
Guitar Arrangements of Beethoven, Bartok, Shostakovich, Debussy, and More.
(I just keep this page around because I like the pictures.)
Symphonies No. 1-9:
Violins 1 and 2 -> Electric Guitars
Viola -> Acoustic Guitar
Cello, Contrabass -> Bass
Winds/Brass -> Keyboard
Drums
Click for the 9 Symphonies of Beethoven
for Rock and Roll Addicts
Overtures (Playlist)
Violins 1 and 2 -> Electric Guitars
Viola -> Acoustic Guitar
Cello, Contrabass -> Bass
Winds/Brass -> Keyboard
Drums
 Egmont
String Quartets No. 1-17
Violins 1 and 2 -> Electric Guitars
Viola -> Keyboard
Cello -> Bass
Drums
String Quartets No. 1-6: 
Opus 18

String Quartets No. 7-11: 
Opus 59, 74, 95

String Quartets No. 12-17: 
Opus 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135
Violins 1 and 2 -> Electric Guitars
Cello, Contrabass -> Bass
Viola, Winds/Brass -> Keyboard
Piano Solo -> Acoustic Guitar (PC5 adds Electric Guitar)
Violin/Cello Solo -> Electric Guitar
Drums
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