hard Baroque
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538

J. S. Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 by J. S. Bach, a Baroque piece from 1712 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.
Letter notes (text) — Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538
RH 4|d--------------------------------e------------------------------|
RH 4|f----------------d---------------g------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------f---------------A------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------d------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------a----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------c----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|------------------------------------------------A---------------|
RH 4|-----------------a------------------------------g---------------|
RH 4|-----------------f--------------e--f-e--------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------c---------------d--------------e---------------|
RH 4|a--------------------------------b------------------------------|
RH 5|c--------------------------------d------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------a------g--------f--------------e-------d-------|
LH 3|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------c---------------f------------------------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------a--------------g-------f-------|
LH 3|-----------------a----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------e---------------c------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------a------------------------------|
RH 4|g----------------c------------------------------b-------a-------|
RH 5|---------c-------g------e-----------------------f-------d-------|
RH 4|b----------------b---------------a-------b------a---------------|
RH 5|-----------------e------c-----------------------d---------------|
RH 4|g--------a-------g---------------f------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------c-----------------c----------------------------|
RH 4|e----------------a--------------b----b----------G---------------|
RH 5|-----------------c---------------f------------------------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------g-------f-------|
RH 5|-----------------e------d--------e------------------------------|
RH 4|g----------------c---------------f--------------a---------------|
RH 5|d-----------------------------------------------C---------------|
RH 4|-----------------e------d--------e------------------------------|
LH 3|------------------------------------------------a---------------|
RH 5|d--------c------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------b------a--------g--------------C-------e-------|
RH 4|------------------------------------------------f---------------|
LH 3|d--------------------------------e------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------d------c---------------------------------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------A--------------e-------g-------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------a---------------|
LH 3|f----------------d---------------g------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------d--------------c---------------|
RH 4|f----------------d------------------------------g-------A-------|
RH 4|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-----------------f---------------A------------------------------|
RH 5|c--------------------------------f--------------e-------d-------|
RH 4|a----------------f---------------d--------------A---------------|
LH 3|-----------------a----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|e--------f-------e------a--------d-------e------d-------g-------|
RH 4|g----------------c------e--------f--------------g-------d-------|
RH 4|-----------------a----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|------------------------------------------------A---------------|
RH 5|c--------d-------c------f---------------------------------------|
RH 4|e----------------f------c--------d-------f------e-------f-------|
RH 4|---------------------------------A------------------------------|
LH 3|-----------------a------------------------------g---------------|
RH 5|-----------------d------------------------------C---------------|
RH 4|C----------------a---------------g--------------f-------e-------|
RH 4|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-----------------f---------------e------------------------------|
RH 5|d----------------f------------------------------e-------d-------|
RH 4|f-----------------------g--------d--------------A---------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------a------------------------------|
LH 3|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|e-----------------------------------------------d-------c-------|
RH 4|g--------------------------------c--------------f-------e-------|
LH 3|-----------------g----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d--------------------------------c------------------------------|
RH 4|f----------------g---------------e------------------------------|
LH 3|-----------------b------a--------b--------------e---------------|
RH 4|-----------------d------c--------d--------------e---------------|
RH 4|-----------------b------a--------b------------------------------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------------------G---------------|
RH 4|c----------------a---------------d--------------G---------------|
LH 3|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 2|a--------------------------------b------------------------------|
LH 1|a--------------------------------b------------------------------|
RH 4|e----------------a------------------------------G---------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------b---------------|
LH 3|c----------------a------g--------d--------------e-------d-------|
LH 3|---------------------------------f------------------------------|
LH 2|c----------------a---------------d------------------------------|
LH 1|-----------------a----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|c-----------------------------------------------d---------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------b---------------|
LH 3|e----------------c---------------f--------------g-------f-------|
LH 3|---------------------------------a------------------------------|
LH 2|-----------------c---------------f------------------------------|
LH 2|-----------------a----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|c-----------------------------------------------f---------------|
RH 5|e---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------c------------------------------|
LH 3|g----------------c---------------a--------------b-------a-------|
LH 3|-----------------e----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-----------------e---------------a------------------------------|
RH 5|d----------------e---------------c--------------d---------------|
RH 4|f--------c-------g------e--------e--------------f-------d-------|
RH 4|------------------------b-------------------------------a-------|
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