medium Romantic
Old Folks at Home

Stephen Foster
Old Folks at Home by Stephen Foster, a Romantic piece from 1851 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.
Letter notes (text) — Old Folks at Home
RH 5|F--------------------------------e-------d-------F------e-------|
RH 4|d----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
RH 4|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
RH 6|-----------------d-------------------------------d--------------|
RH 5|d--------------------------------b------------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
RH 4|-----------------b---------------b---------------b--------------|
RH 5|a--------------------------------F---------------d--------------|
RH 4|d----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
RH 4|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
RH 5|e---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------C---------------C---------------C--------------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 3|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|F--------------------------------e-------d-------F------e-------|
RH 4|d----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
RH 4|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
RH 6|-----------------d-------------------------------d--------------|
RH 5|d--------------------------------b------------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------F-------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------a-------------------------------g--------------|
LH 3|---------------------------------g------------------------------|
RH 5|a----------------F-------d-------e---------------e--------------|
RH 4|-----------------d-------------------------------C--------------|
RH 4|-----------------F-------------------------------g--------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------F---------------F------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------a---------------a------------------------------|
RH 4|F----------------d---------------d-------d-------d------e-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------e---------------F--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------F------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------d-----------------------d----------------------|
RH 4|d----------------d---------------d---------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------b---------------b---------------b--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d---------------d---------------d------d-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e----------------C---------------C---------------C--------------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 1|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|F----------------d---------------d-------d-------d------e-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------e---------------F--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------F------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------d-----------------------d----------------------|
RH 4|d----------------d---------------b---------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------F-------------------------------g--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a-------------------------------b--------------|
LH 2|d--------------------------------g------------------------------|
LH 1|---------------------------------g------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d-----------d---e---------------C--------------|
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--------------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|F----------------d---------------d-------d-------d------e-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------e---------------F--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------F------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------d-------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|d----------------d---------------d---------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------b---------------b---------------b--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------d---------------d---------------d--------------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------F---------------F--------------|
LH 3|d----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e----------------C---------------C---------------C--------------|
RH 4|-----------------g---------------g---------------g--------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 1|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|F----------------d---------------d-------d-------d------e-------|
RH 4|-----------------F---------------e---------------F--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------F------------------------------|
LH 3|-----------------a---------------a---------------a--------------|
LH 2|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 1|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------d-------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|d----------------d---------------b---------------d--------------|
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