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Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge (BWV 624)

J. S. Bach

Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge (BWV 624) by J. S. Bach, a Baroque piece from 1716 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.

Letter notes (text) — Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge (BWV 624)
RH 6|--d-c-------C-----d-c---------------------------|
RH 5|------A-a-g---b-a-----A-a-g-f-e-d-e-d-a-g-f-e-d-|
RH 4|g-d-c-------C-----d-c---C-----g-----d-----------|
RH 4|------------a-----------------------f-----------|
LH 3|------A-a-g---b-a-----A-a-g-f-e-d-e-d-a-g-f-e-d-|
LH 2|------g-----------f-----e-----------d-----c-----|
LH 1|------------------------------a-----------------|
RH 5|F-e-d-g-f-D-d-A-a-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c-f-G-g-f-D-d-|
RH 4|------c-----f-----------g---A-------------------|
RH 4|------D-----------------------------------------|
LH 3|F-e-d-g-f-D-d-A-a-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c-f-G-g-f-D-d-|
LH 3|------------A-----------g-----a-----b-----------|
LH 2|------------------c---------A-------------g-----|
LH 1|A-----------------------A-----a-----g-----------|
RH 6|----------------------------------------------c-|
RH 5|D-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c-----d---c-d-e-F-c-F-g-a-A---|
RH 5|------------------------------------g-----------|
RH 4|c-----------A-------A-a-d-A---------e-----F---c-|
RH 4|a-----------------------g-----------------------|
LH 3|D-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c---------c-d-e-F-g-F-g-a-A---|
LH 2|------F-----g-----a-A-a-g-A---------------a-----|
LH 2|------------A-----------A-----------------------|
RH 7|------------------------------c-d-D-f-g-G-g-G-f-|
RH 6|d-c-d-D-d-D---d-c-d-D-f-g-a-b-------------------|
RH 5|------------------------------c-d-D-f-g-G-g-G-f-|
RH 4|d-c-d-D-d-D-f-d-c-d-D-f-D-a-b-------d-----------|
RH 4|g-----------a-----------g-----------------------|
RH 4|A-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|------c-----d-----------------------------------|
LH 2|g-----------------d-----------c-----------------|
LH 1|------------------------------------b-----g-----|
RH 7|D-g-f-D-f-d-C-----d-c---------------------------|
RH 6|--------------b-a-----A-a-g-f-e-d-e-d-a-g-f-e-d-|
RH 5|D-g-f-D-f-d-C-----d-c---------------------------|
RH 4|c-----------a-b-a-----A-C-g-f-e-d-e-d-a-g-f-e-d-|
RH 4|g-----------------------a-----g-----f-----------|
LH 2|c-----------------f-----e-----a-----d-----c-----|
LH 1|------A-----a-----------------------------------|
RH 6|F-e-d-g-f-D-d-----------------------------------|
RH 5|--------------A-a-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c-f-G-g-f-D-d-|
RH 4|F-e-d-c-f-D-d-----------g---A-------------------|
RH 4|------D-----f-----------------------------------|
RH 4|------g-----------------------------------------|
LH 3|------------A-A-a-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c-f-G-g-f-D-d-|
LH 3|------------------------g-----a-----b-----------|
LH 2|------------------c---------A-------------g-----|
LH 1|A-----------------------A-----a-----g-----------|
RH 6|----------------------------------------------c-|
RH 5|D-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c-----d---c-d-e-F-c-F-g-a-A---|
RH 5|------------------------------------g-----------|
RH 4|c-----------A-------A-a-d-A---------e-----F---c-|
RH 4|a-----------------------g-----------------------|
LH 3|D-g-f-D-d-c---D-d-c---------c-d-e-F-g-F-g-a-A---|
LH 2|------F-----g-----a-A-a-g-A---------------a-----|
LH 2|------------A-----------A-----------------------|
RH 7|------------------------------c-d-D-f-g-G-g-G-f-|
RH 6|d-c-d-D-d-D---d-c-d-D-f-g-a-b-------------------|
RH 5|------------------------------c-d-D-f-g-G-g-G-f-|
RH 4|d-c-d-D-d-D-f-d-c-d-D-f-D-a-b-------d-----------|
RH 4|g-----------a-----------g-----------------------|
RH 4|A-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|------c-----d-----------------------------------|
LH 2|g-----------------d-----------c-----------------|
LH 1|------------------------------------b-----g-----|
RH 7|D-d-c---------D-d-c-----------------------------|
RH 6|------A-a-g-F-------A-a-g-f-D-d-c-d-------c-d-e-|
RH 5|D-d-c---------D-d-c-----------------c-a-A-------|
RH 5|------------------------------------g-----------|
RH 4|c-----A-a-g-F-------A-a-d-f-D-d-c-d-e-----c-d-e-|
RH 4|g-----------a-----------g-----------------------|
RH 4|------------------------A-----------------------|
LH 3|------c-----------------------------g-a-A-------|
LH 2|c-----------------F-----g-----A-----------a-----|
RH 6|----------c-d-------c-d-e-c-d-e-f-g-c-d-D-f-g-a-|
RH 5|f-a-g-a-A-----g-a-A-----------------------------|
RH 4|f---------c-d-------c-d-e-c-d-e-f-g-c-d-D-f-g-a-|
RH 4|a-----------g-----------g-----------f-----------|
RH 4|------------A-----------------------a-----------|
LH 3|d-a-g-c-A-----g-a-A-----c-----------------------|
LH 3|f-----a-----------------------------------------|
LH 2|------------A-----g-----------A-----a-----f-----|
RH 7|------------------------------------------c-d-D-|
RH 6|A-a-g-f-D-d-c-D-d-c-d-------c-d-D-f-g-a-A-------|
RH 5|----------------------A-a-A---------------c-d-D-|
RH 4|d-a-g-f-D-d-c-D-d-c-d---c---c-d-D-f-g-a-A-------|
RH 4|f-----------D-----------f-----------A-----------|
RH 4|A-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|----------------------A-a-A---------------------|
LH 2|A-----------------------------f-----------D--d--|
LH 1|------A-----------a--g--a-----------------------|
RH 7|f-g-f-D-d-c-------------------------------------|
RH 6|------------A-a-g-f-D-d-c---------------------c-|
RH 5|f-g-f-D-d-c-------------c-A-a-g-F-e-d-F-g-a-A---|
RH 4|c-----------f-a-g-f-D-d-c-----------F---------c-|
RH 4|a-----------A-----------e-----------------------|
LH 3|--------------------------A-a-g-F-e-d-F-g-a-A---|
LH 2|D-----c-----d-----------------------c-----------|
LH 1|------------------g-----a-----A-----------A--a--|
RH 7|------------------------------------c-D-d-c-d---|
RH 6|d-c---------c-D-d-c-----d-e-F-g-a-A-----------A-|
RH 5|----A-c-A-g---------A-a-------------c-D-d-c-d---|
RH 5|------a-----------------------------------------|
RH 4|d-c---------c-D-d-c-----d-e-F-g-agA-------e--dA-|
RH 4|g-----------A-----a-----F-----------------------|
RH 4|------------------------a-----------------------|
LH 3|----A-a-A-g-------c-A-a-------------------------|
LH 2|------D-----------------------A-----a-----g-----|
LH 1|A-----------------------------------------------|
RH 7|----c-d-D-c-------------------------c-----D-d-c-|
RH 6|a-A---------A-a-g-F-g-a-d-e-F-g-a-A---A-a-------|
RH 5|----c-d-D-c-------c-----d-----------c-----D-d-c-|
RH 4|C-A---------A-a-g-F-g-a-d-e-F-g-a-A-e-A-a-F-----|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|------F-----g-----a-----A-----------------a-----|
RH 7|g-f-D-D-d-c-c-----------------c-----d-c---------|
RH 6|--------------A-a-a-g-f-A-a-g---b-a-----b-b-a-g-|
RH 5|g-f-D-D-d-c-c-----------------c-----d-c---------|
RH 4|g-----------f-A-a-a-g-f-D-a-g---b-a-d---b-b-a-g-|
RH 4|A-----------a-----------g-----------------------|
RH 4|------------------------A-----------------------|
LH 3|------c-----d-----------------------------------|
LH 2|g-----------------d-----------c-----------------|
LH 1|------------------------------------b-----g-----|
RH 7|------c-----------------------------------------|
RH 6|g-f-D---A-G-g-f-D-D-d-c-g-f-D-d-D-c-d-gd--c-d---|
RH 5|------c----------------------------------b---g--|
RH 4|c-f-D---A-G-g-f-D-D-d-c-g-f-D-d-D-c-d-gd--c-d---|
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