Ever heard Beethoven's Fur Elise on a sitar? Watch viral video because it's pure magic

Rishab Rikhiram Sharma played Beethoven's Fur Elise on a sitar in a video that has gone viral online. Netizens were simply bowled over by the soulful rendition.

Nowadays, social media has become a great tool for people to show off their talents. There are a plethora of videos doing the rounds of the internet that can make anyone's day in an instant. And this one is for all music lovers. So, a man named Rishab Rikhiram Sharma played Fur Elise, the most recognised composition by Ludwig van Beethoven on a sitar. The cover is as soulful as it sounds and you should definitely give it a listen. Also, it is viral.

The now-viral video was shared by Rishab Rikhiram Sharma on Instagram. He describes himself as a sitar player and the last disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar in his bio. The artist is based in New York. In the short clip, Rishab sat with a sitar and created magic when he played Fur Elise. The song is usually played on the piano but the version on the sitar will calm your mind and soul both.

"Tried something new on my sitar, playing the bass notes on the Kharaj strings (lower octave) was something," reads the caption of the post.

Watch the viral video here:

The video garnered over 2 lakh views and netizens were simply bowled over by the soulful rendition of Beethoven's composition on the sitar.