hard Baroque
Goldberg Variations — Variation 26

J. S. Bach
Goldberg Variations — Variation 26 by J. S. Bach, a Baroque piece from 1725 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.
Letter notes (text) — Goldberg Variations — Variation 26
RH 4|------------------------------c---C-|
RH 3|g-a-g-d-e-F-g-F-g-a-g-a-b-a-b---b---|
LH 4|g-----------d-----------------g-----|
LH 4|b-----------b-----------------b-----|
RH 4|d-e-d-----C-d-C-d-e-d-e-F-e-F-g-e-F-|
RH 3|------a-b---------------------------|
LH 5|------------------------------d-----|
LH 4|g--------e--F-----------------a-----|
LH 4|a-----------a-----------------------|
RH 5|------------------------------C---C-|
RH 4|g-a-g---e-F-g-F-g-a-g-a-b-a-b---b---|
RH 3|------b-----------------------------|
LH 5|d-----------C-----------------------|
LH 4|b--------g--e-----------------g-----|
LH 3|------------------------------a-----|
RH 5|d-e-d-----C-d-C-d-e-d-e-F-e-F-g-e-F-|
RH 4|------a-b---------------------------|
LH 4|d--------e--d-----------------c-----|
LH 4|g-----------F-----------------a-----|
RH 5|g-F-g-d-c-d-----------d-f-e-f-d---d-|
RH 4|------------b-g-F-g-b-----------b---|
LH 4|d--------c--d-----------------g-----|
LH 4|---------e--f-----------------------|
LH 3|b-----------------------------g-----|
RH 5|e-d-e-c---c-----------c-e-d-e-c---c-|
RH 4|--------b---g-e-d-e-g-----------a---|
LH 4|c--------e--c-----------------e-----|
LH 4|g-----------------------------------|
LH 3|------------e-----------------g-----|
RH 5|d-c-d-------------------c---c-------|
RH 4|------a-g-a-F-d-C-d-F-a---b---a-F-a-|
LH 4|------------c-----------------d-----|
LH 3|F--------g--a-----------------d-----|
LH 3|a--------b--------------------------|
RH 5|----------------------------------d-|
RH 4|b-a-b-g-F-g-d-------d-g-b-g-F-g-b---|
RH 3|--------------b-a-b-----------------|
LH 4|d-----------------------------------|
LH 3|g--------b--g-----------------------|
LH 2|------------g-----------------------|
RH 5|g--------F-ed-----------------g-----|
RH 5|------------------------------b-----|
RH 4|b-----------b-----------------------|
LH 3|------------------------------c---C-|
LH 2|g-a-g-d-e-F-g-F-g-a-g-a-b-a-b---b---|
RH 5|g--------e--F-----------------c-----|
RH 5|a-----------a-----------------a-----|
LH 3|d-e-d-----C-d-C-d-e-d-e-F-e-F-g-e-F-|
LH 2|------a-b---------------------------|
RH 5|a--------D--e-----------------e-----|
RH 5|------------g-----------------g-----|
RH 4|b-----------------------------------|
LH 4|------------------------------C-----|
LH 3|g-a-g---e-F-g-F-g-a-g-a-b-a-b---a-b-|
LH 2|------b-----------------------------|
RH 5|g--------C--------------------C-----|
RH 5|---------e--------------------g-----|
RH 4|a-----------e-----------------------|
RH 4|------------a-----------------------|
LH 4|C-d-C-------C---C-d-C-d-e-d-e-F-d-e-|
LH 3|------e-a-b---b---------------------|
RH 5|C--------e--d-----------------d-----|
RH 5|g-----------F-----------------a-----|
LH 5|------------------------c---c-------|
LH 4|F-e-F-a-g-a-d-C-d-F-a-b---b---a-F-a-|
RH 5|d--------F--e-----------------e-----|
RH 5|b-----------g-----------------g-----|
LH 5|----------------------C-d-C-d-------|
LH 4|g-F-g-b-a-b-e-D-e-g-b---------b-g-b-|
RH 5|g-----------C-----------------------|
RH 4|a--------g-Fe-----------------a-----|
RH 3|------------------------------a-----|
LH 5|C---C-e-d-e-------C-e-F-g-F-g-e-C-e-|
LH 4|--b---------a-G-a-------------------|
RH 4|d--------e--d-----------------------|
RH 4|a-----------F-----------------------|
LH 6|----------------------C-d-----------|
LH 5|F-e-F-a-g-a-d-C-d-F-a---------------|
RH 6|------d-c---------------------------|
RH 5|a-g-a-----b-a-b-a-g-a-g-F-g-F-e-F-e-|
LH 4|d--------e--c-----------------c-----|
LH 4|F-----------F-----------------d-----|
RH 5|d-c-d-g-F-e-d-e-d-c-d-c---c---------|
RH 4|------------------------b---b-a-b-a-|
LH 5|------------------------------d-----|
LH 5|------------------------------g-----|
LH 4|g--------d--g-----------------------|
LH 4|---------a--b-----------------------|
LH 3|b-----------------------------------|
RH 4|g-F-g-b-a-g-F-g-F-e-F-e-D-e-D-C-D-C-|
LH 5|C--------b--D-----------------e-----|
LH 5|e-----------a-----------------a-----|
RH 4|------e-D-C---c---------------------|
RH 3|b-A-b-------b---b-a-b-a-g-a-g-F-g-F-|
LH 5|D--------F--D-----------------D-----|
LH 5|a-----------------------------F-----|
LH 4|------------F-----------------------|
RH 4|--------------------e-F-g-F-g-e-D-e-|
RH 3|e-D-e-b-a-b-g-F-g-b-----------------|
LH 5|e--------F--e-----------------g-----|
LH 5|g-----------------------------------|
LH 4|------------b-----------------b-----|
RH 5|------------------------c---c-------|
RH 4|c---c-e-d-e-------c-f-a---b---a-f-a-|
RH 3|--b---------a-G-a-------------------|
LH 5|g-----------c-----------------c-----|
LH 5|------------f-----------------a-----|
LH 4|a--------b--------------------------|
RH 4|D-C-D-F-e-F-------D-F-g-a-g-a-F-D-F-|
RH 3|------------b-A-b-------------------|
LH 5|a--------F--D-----------------F-----|
LH 4|b-----------a-----------------a-----|
RH 5|----------------------D-e-c---------|
RH 4|g-F-g-b-a-b-e-D-e-g-b-------b-a-g-F-|
LH 5|F--------D--e-----------------------|
LH 4|a--------F--g-----------------------|
LH 3|--------------------------e-F-g-a-b-|
RH 5|---------------------g--c--------e--|
RH 5|------------------------F-----------|
RH 4|e--------G--a--------b--------------|
LH 4|c---c-f-e-d-c-d-c---c---------------|
LH 3|--b---------------b---b-a-b-a-g-a-F-|
RH 5|d--------------------f--e--------d--|
RH 4|---------F--g--------a--b-----------|
LH 4|------e-d-c---c---------------------|
LH 3|b-a-b-------b---b-a-b-a-g-a-g-F-g-e-|
RH 5|c--------------------------------c--|
RH 4|---------e--F--------g--a--------g--|
LH 4|------d-c---------------------------|
LH 3|a-g-a-----b-a-b-a-g-a-g-F-g-F-e-F-e-|
RH 5|c-----------------------------------|
RH 4|F-g-F-C-d-e-F-e-F-g-F-g-F-g-a-b-g-a-|
RH 4|------------------------a-----------|
LH 3|d-C-d-g-F-e-d-e-d-c-d-c---c---------|
LH 2|------------------------b---b-a-b-a-|
RH 5|--c---------------c---c-d-c-d-e-c-d-|
RH 4|g---b-F-g-a-b-a-b---b---b-----------|
RH 4|b-----------------------------------|
LH 3|------c-----------------------------|
LH 2|g-F-g---b-a-g-a-g-f-g-f-e-f-e-d-e-d-|
RH 5|c-f-e---c-d-e-d-e-F-e-F-g-F-g-a-F-g-|
RH 5|e-----------------------------------|
RH 4|------b-----------------------------|
LH 3|------------c---c-d-c-d-e-d-c-------|
LH 2|c-----g-a-b---b---------------b-a-g-|
RH 6|------------------d-c---------------|
RH 5|a-b-a-F-g-a-b-a-b-----b-a-g-F-e-d-c-|
LH 3|----------------------c-d-C-d-e-F-d-|
LH 2|F-e-F-d-e-F-g-F-g-a-b---------------|
RH 4|b-a-g-F-g-d-------------------------|
RH 3|------------b-----------------------|
LH 3|g-------------a-g-F-g-d-------------|
LH 2|------------------------g-----------|
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