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Massa's in de Cold Ground

Stephen Foster

Massa's in de Cold Ground by Stephen Foster, a Romantic piece from 1852 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.

Letter notes (text) — Massa's in de Cold Ground
RH 4|a------------------------b-------a-------F-------e------d-------|
LH 3|d----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 3|-----------------b---------------b---------------b--------------|
RH 4|a----------------F---------------F----------------------d-------|
LH 3|d----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
RH 4|e---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|C----------------e---------------e---------------e--------------|
LH 3|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
RH 4|a------------------------b-------a-------F-------e------d-------|
LH 3|d----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
RH 5|d------------------------e-------d------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------------------------------b-------a------g-------|
LH 3|-----------------d---------------d---------------d--------------|
LH 3|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 2|g---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|F----------------a---------------e---------------C--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------g---------------e--------------|
LH 3|---------a---------------a---------------a--------------g-------|
LH 2|a--------------------------------a------------------------------|
LH 1|---------------------------------a------------------------------|
RH 4|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|F---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-----------------a---------------d------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d-------b-------d-------F-------d------d-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------a---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------d---------------d---------------d------b-------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------b---------------b---------------b--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d-------F-------d---------------d------d-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e----------------C---------------C---------------C------a-------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 1|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d-------b-------d-------F-------d------d-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------a---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------d---------------d---------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b------------------------------|
LH 3|-----------------b---------------b---------------b--------------|
LH 2|g---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 1|g---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|b--------a-------d-------d-------F---------------C----------e---|
RH 4|-----------------F-------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|-------------------------------------------------g--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a-------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|a--------------------------------a------------------------------|
LH 1|a--------------------------------a------------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------d---------------d---------------d------a-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d-------b-------d-------F-------d------d-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------a---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------d---------------d---------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------b---------------b---------------b--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d-------F-------d---------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b---------------a--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e----------------C---------------C---------------C------a-------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 1|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d-------b-------d-------F-------d------d-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------a---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
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