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Canzona in G minor

Hans Leo Hassler

Canzona in G minor by Hans Leo Hassler, a Baroque piece from 1560 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.

Letter notes (text) — Canzona in G minor
RH 5|---------------------------------d--------------g---------------|
RH 4|g----------------g----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|f----------------d-------e-------f--------------d---------------|
RH 5|------------------------------------------------f---------------|
RH 4|d----------------d---------------a------------------------------|
RH 5|c----------------c-------d-------c--------------c---------------|
RH 5|e--------------------------------e--------------e---------------|
RH 4|-----------------a-------b--------------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|A----------------g-------a-------d--------------g---------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------A--------------A---------------|
LH 3|g----------------g----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|f----------------d-------e-------f--------------d---------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------f---------------|
LH 3|d----------------d---------------a------------------------------|
RH 4|c----------------c-------d-------c--------------c---------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------e---------------|
LH 3|-----------------a-------b--------------------------------------|
RH 4|d-----------------------------------------------d---------------|
LH 3|A----------------g-------a-------A--------------A---------------|
RH 4|c---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a----------------f---------------a-------g------a-------f-------|
RH 5|---------------------------------d--------------g---------------|
RH 4|g----------------g----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|g--------------------------------f--------------e---------------|
LH 3|A--------------------------------a--------------g---------------|
RH 5|f----------------d-------e-------f--------------d---------------|
RH 5|------------------------------------------------f---------------|
RH 4|d----------------d---------------a------------------------------|
LH 3|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|c----------------c-------d-------c--------------c---------------|
RH 5|e--------------------------------e--------------e---------------|
RH 4|-----------------a-------b--------------------------------------|
LH 3|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d------------------------c-------d------------------------------|
RH 4|A----------------g-------a-------A--------------A---------------|
LH 3|---------------------------------d--------------g---------------|
LH 2|g----------------g----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|f-----------------------------------------------c-------d-------|
RH 4|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|f----------------d-------e-------f--------------f---------------|
RH 5|c-----------------------------------------------c---------------|
RH 4|g-----------------------------------------------a---------------|
LH 3|e----------------c-------d-------e--------------f---------------|
RH 4|F----------------g---------------a--------------F---------------|
RH 4|A---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|A--------------------------------d--------------g---------------|
LH 3|g----------------g----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|g---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------d------------------------------|
RH 4|f----------------d-------e-------f--------------f---------------|
RH 4|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|d--------------------------------d------------------------------|
RH 5|c-----------------------------------------------c---------------|
RH 4|e----------------c-------d-------c--------------e---------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------e------------------------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------g------------------------------|
LH 3|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------d------------------------------|
RH 4|d-----------------------------------------------e---------------|
RH 4|A---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|g--------------------------------A------------------------------|
RH 5|--------------------------------d---C---d--C--d-C--d-C-d-C-d--C-|
RH 4|f--------------------------------e--------------g---------------|
RH 4|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------e---------------f--------------g---------------|
RH 4|f----------------g---------------a--------------A---------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------c------------------------------|
RH 4|a----------------f-------A-------e--------------d---------------|
RH 4|------------------------------------------------f---------------|
RH 4|------------------------------------------------A---------------|
LH 3|d----------------d---------------a------------------------------|
RH 4|c----------------a---------------c--------------c---------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------a--------------e---------------|
LH 3|-----------------a-------b--------------------------------------|
RH 4|d----------------g---------------g--------------d---------------|
LH 3|A----------------g-------a-------A--------------A---------------|
RH 4|c----------------f---------------f--------------c---------------|
LH 3|a----------------f-------g-------a--------------a---------------|
RH 4|-----------------e---------------e------------------------------|
LH 3|g----------------e-------f-------g--------------g---------------|
LH 3|A----------------g---------------A------------------------------|
RH 4|-----------------d---------------d------------------------------|
LH 3|f----------------d-------e-------f--------------f---------------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------------------a---------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------C------------------------------|
LH 3|e----------------d---------------e--------------a---------------|
LH 3|g---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|d----------------g---------------a--------------F---------------|
LH 3|A---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------d--------------g---------------|
RH 4|g----------------g----------------------------------------------|
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