medium Baroque

Christum wir sollen loben schon (BWV 611)

J. S. Bach

Christum wir sollen loben schon (BWV 611) by J. S. Bach, a Baroque piece from 1715 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.

Letter notes (text) — Christum wir sollen loben schon (BWV 611)

RH 5|d-A-a-g-f-e-d-C-d---c---f-------|
RH 5|--------------e-f---------------|
RH 4|d-------------e-f-----A-f---g-a-|
RH 4|------------------------a-------|
LH 3|----d-----e-f-g-a-A-a-g-f-e-d-C-|
LH 2|--------------------d-----c-----|
LH 1|d---------------------------A-a-|
RH 5|g-f-e-d-C-d-d-Cde-----C-d-e-f---|
RH 5|--------a-----------------------|
RH 4|g-------a---------d-C---d-------|
RH 4|A-------------------b-----------|
LH 3|d---A---a---g-f-e-----b-a-g-f-e-|
LH 2|----g-----f-e-d-C---f-----e-d-c-|
LH 1|g-------------------------------|
RH 5|g---e---d-c-----e---------------|
RH 5|--------f-----------------------|
RH 4|g-------f---b-a-c-a-a-Gab---c-d-|
RH 4|----------------e---------------|
RH 4|----------------G---------------|
LH 3|d-C-d-e-f-g-a-b-----b-a-G-b-----|
LH 2|----C---d-------e---------------|
LH 1|b-------------------------------|
RH 6|--c---------------------c-------|
RH 5|g---b-a-g-f-e-d-c-----d-c-A-a-g-|
RH 5|----------------a-----b-e-------|
RH 4|e---d-c-----e---a-d-c-b-----a---|
RH 4|g-------------------------------|
LH 3|--------b-------------b-a-------|
LH 2|----e-----d-c-------a-----g-f-e-|
LH 1|e-------------b-a---------------|
RH 6|c-------------------------------|
RH 5|c-e-d-e-f-d-g-A-a-c-f-G-g-e-f-g-|
RH 5|f-------b-----------------------|
RH 4|--g-f-e-d-----d-e-d-c-G-c-------|
RH 4|--------b-----A-a-------g-------|
LH 3|--------------------c-b---------|
LH 2|d---g-----f-e-d-c---------A-a-g-|
RH 6|--------c-------c-------c-------|
RH 5|c---a-b-c-e-f-g-c-g-a-b---------|
RH 5|a---------------a---------------|
RH 4|a-----b-----c-d-e-c-f-----e-d-c-|
LH 3|--e-f-g-a-b---------------------|
LH 2|f---------------c---------------|
LH 1|----f-----g-a-b-----c-------d---|
RH 6|------------------------c-------|
RH 5|g-g-f-e-d-------g---c-d-c---a---|
RH 5|--------------------a-b-e-------|
RH 4|g-e-d-c---------g-f-e-d-c-A-a-g-|
RH 4|------------------b-a-b---------|
LH 3|b-------b-a-g-f-e---------------|
LH 2|----------------c---a-----g-f-e-|
LH 1|e---f-----g-a-b-----------------|
RH 6|c---------------------------c---|
RH 5|c-g-f-e-d-----d-e-d-c-G-c-------|
RH 5|--------b-----A-a-------g-------|
RH 4|f-e-d-e-f-d-g-A-a-c-f-G-g-ede---|
RH 4|--------b-------------b---------|
LH 3|--------------------c-----------|
LH 2|d---g-----f-e-d-c---------A-a-g-|
RH 6|--------c-----------------------|
RH 5|a-A-a-g-c-e-f-g-e-d-c-d-e-f-g-a-|
RH 5|------A-f-------g-----f---------|
RH 4|f-----g-a---c---g-f-e-d-c-------|
RH 4|a-----A---------------f-e-------|
LH 3|----------------------------g---|
LH 2|f---------------c---------------|
LH 1|----f-----g-a-A-----c-----d-e-f-|
RH 5|A-a-g-f-e-f-f-efg-f-e-d-C---a---|
RH 5|--------g-------a---------------|
RH 4|------f-g-------a---C-d-e-C-d-e-|
LH 3|--a-A-----a-b---a-b-------------|
LH 2|----g-----f-e-d-C---a-----g-f-e-|
LH 1|g-------------------------------|
RH 5|d-A-a-g-f-e-d-C-d-------------g-|
RH 5|--------------e-f---------------|
RH 4|d-------------e-f-A-a-g---e-d-g-|
LH 3|f-----A-a-g-f-e-d-C-d-----------|
LH 2|d---------------------A-a-g-f-e-|
LH 1|----------------d-------------e-|
RH 6|--------c-----------------------|
RH 5|a-----A-c-a-g-f-e-----A-a-f-g-a-|
RH 4|a-d-c-A-------------c-d-e-------|
RH 4|----------------------A-a-------|
LH 3|------A-a---------A-------------|
LH 2|d-----------------------c-------|
LH 1|f-------------g-a-----A---------|
RH 5|g-----f-e-f-e-d-C-------f-------|
RH 5|A-----a-g-----f-g---------------|
RH 4|g-d-C-f-e-----d-e-d-e-C-d-b-G-a-|
RH 4|--------------f-g-b-a---f-------|
LH 2|----e-----d-C-------d-----c-----|
LH 1|--------------b-a-----------b-a-|
RH 5|e---------c-d-e-c-------c-d-e-f-|
RH 4|e-c-G-a-b---------d-c-b---------|
RH 4|b-a---------------b-a-----------|
LH 3|----b-a-G---b---------b-a-----b-|
LH 2|----d-----e-F-G-a-----------c-d-|
LH 1|G-------e-----------a-----b-----|
RH 5|--------------d-c-----dc--eDe---|
RH 4|c-aba-dc--baGb----c-----b-------|
RH 4|G-------------------------------|
LH 3|--------b----------ba-----GFG---|
LH 2|e-------------------------------|
LH 1|--------e-----------------------|

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