medium Baroque
Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' (BWV 664)

J. S. Bach
Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' (BWV 664) by J. S. Bach, a Baroque piece from 1725 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.
Letter notes (text) — Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' (BWV 664)
RH 6|----C-----C-d-C-----e-d-C-d-e---|
RH 5|a-b-C-b-a-C-d-C-b-a-e-d-C-d-e---|
RH 4|a-b---b-a-------b-a-C-----------|
LH 3|----a-------b-------C-----------|
LH 2|----a-------b-------------------|
RH 6|e---F-e-d-a-d-F-G-b-a-e-d---C-d-|
RH 6|--------F---G-------------------|
RH 5|--------d---d---------e-d-b-C-d-|
RH 4|C---d-e-F-a-e-F-G-b-F-----b-----|
RH 4|e---F-------G-------a-----------|
LH 3|C---d-------e-------F-----------|
RH 6|C-----C-d-e-F-e-d-e-C-------C-D-|
RH 6|------------G-------a-----------|
RH 5|C-a-b-C-d-e-F-e-d-e-C-b-a-b-C-D-|
RH 4|e-a-d-------e-------a-b-a-b-G---|
RH 4|----b-------G-------------------|
LH 3|e---d---b---e---e---a---a---G---|
LH 2|--------b-------e---a-----------|
RH 6|e-D-e-F-e-G-a-G-F-e-b-a-G-a-b---|
RH 6|--F-G---------------------------|
RH 5|e-D-e---------------------------|
RH 4|e-F-e-F-e-G-F-G-F-e-G-a-G-a-b---|
RH 4|----G-------a-------b-----------|
LH 3|--F-e-------F-------G-----------|
RH 6|----C---C-e-D-C-D-F-e-b-a-F-G-a-|
RH 6|--------a---a-------------------|
RH 5|b---C-b-C-e-D-C-D-F-C-----------|
RH 5|--------------------e-----------|
RH 4|G---a-b-a---a-------C-b-a-F-G-a-|
RH 4|b-----------b-------------------|
LH 3|G---a-------b-------------------|
RH 7|------------C-------------------|
RH 6|G-e-F-G-a-b-D-b-a-b-e-F-e-F-G-A-|
RH 6|--------------------G-----------|
RH 5|------------C-------e-----------|
RH 5|------------D-------------------|
RH 4|G-e-F-G-F-b-b-b-a-b-G-F-e-F-d-A-|
RH 4|b---a---a-------------------G---|
LH 3|b---a---F---b---b---e---e---d---|
LH 2|----------------b---e-----------|
RH 6|e-A-d-C-d-F-e-d-e-g-F-G-F-G-a-b-|
RH 6|b---b-----------b---a-----------|
RH 5|e---d-C-d-F-e-d-e-g-F-----------|
RH 4|b-C-b-------C---b---d-G-F-G-a-b-|
RH 4|--A-----------------a-----------|
LH 3|--C-b-------C-------d-----------|
LH 2|----b---------------------------|
RH 7|C---C-----------D---e-F-e-d-C---|
RH 6|F-b-e-d-e-G-F-e-F-a-G---e---a-b-|
RH 5|C---C-d-e-G-F-e-D-a-e-F-e-d-C---|
RH 5|F---e-----------F---G-------a---|
RH 4|--b-----a---D-------e---C---F-b-|
LH 3|d---a---a---D---b---e---C---F---|
LH 2|d---a-----------b---------------|
RH 6|C-G-F-e-d-C-e-C-d-e-d-C-----a---|
RH 6|a-------a-------G---a-----------|
RH 5|C---b---a---e---G---a---b-a---b-|
RH 5|------------b-------------------|
RH 4|e-G-d-e-d-C-e-C-d-e-d-C-----a-b-|
RH 4|a---F---------------------------|
RH 4|----b---------------------------|
LH 3|e---d---b---e---e---a---b-a-----|
LH 3|------------b-------------------|
LH 2|--------b-------e---a-----------|
RH 6|C-d-e-d-e-g-F-e-d-C---F-G-------|
RH 5|C-d-e-d-e-g-F-e-d-C-b-a-G-F-e-d-|
RH 4|----C-------d-------e-F-G-F-e-d-|
RH 4|--------------------b-a---------|
LH 3|a---C---a---d---b---e-----------|
LH 2|a-------a-------b---------------|
RH 6|G---a-------b-------e-------a---|
RH 5|e-G-F-e-F-a-G-F-G-b-a-b-a-F-g-a-|
RH 4|e-G-F-e-F-a-d-F-G-b-C-b-a-F-C-a-|
RH 4|G---a-------G-------e-------g---|
RH 4|------------b-------a-------a---|
LH 3|------------d-------C---b---C---|
LH 2|------------------------b-------|
RH 6|--------b---e---G---a-------C---|
RH 5|g-e-F-e-d-C---C-d-e-d-C-----C---|
RH 4|g-e-d-e-d-C-e-C-d-e-d-C-b-a-----|
RH 4|----F---b---b---G---a-----------|
LH 3|a---d-------e-------a---b-a-----|
LH 3|------------b-------------------|
LH 2|a-------------------a-----------|
RH 7|------------------------F-f-F---|
RH 6|C---D-C-D-F-f-D-f-G-F-C---------|
RH 5|--------b---b---------C-F-f-F-b-|
RH 5|------------------------b-G-a---|
RH 4|C---D-C-D-F-C-D-f-G-F---b-G-a-b-|
RH 4|--------b---f-------------------|
RH 4|------------b-------------------|
LH 3|a---b-------C-------F-----------|
LH 2|a---b---------------F-----------|
RH 7|--------e---e---------F-e-C-d-e-|
RH 6|------------------C-----b-A-b---|
RH 5|a-F-G-F-e-b-e-G-A-C-b-F-e-C-d-e-|
RH 5|--------G---A-----------b-A-b---|
RH 4|d-F-e-F-G-b-F-G-A---b-----------|
RH 4|a---G-------A-------------------|
LH 3|d---e-------F-------b-----------|
LH 2|--------------------b-----------|
RH 7|d---C---C-e-D-C-D-F-e-----------|
RH 6|--b---b-a---a---------b-a-F-G-a-|
RH 5|d---C---C-e-D-C-D-F-C-b-a-F-G-a-|
RH 5|--------a---a-------e-----------|
RH 4|G-b-a-b-----b-------C-----------|
LH 3|G---a-------b-------------------|
RH 7|------------------------D---e---|
RH 6|G-e-F-G-F-D-e-F-G-e-a-b-a-F-G-F-|
RH 6|------------------------------a-|
RH 5|G-e-F-G-F-D-e-F-G-e-a-b-D-F-e-a-|
RH 5|------------------------a---G---|
RH 4|b---a---F---G---e---F-------e-F-|
LH 3|b---a---F---G---e---F---b---e---|
LH 2|------------------------b-------|
RH 7|----------d-C-------------------|
RH 6|G-a-e-a-b-----b-a-G-F-C-D-C-----|
RH 6|b---b-----------------e---------|
RH 5|b---e-----d-C---------C-D---b-a-|
RH 4|G-F-G-a-e---a-b-F-G-F-e-D-C-----|
RH 4|--a-b---b-------a---b-----------|
LH 3|--F-G---e---a---F---b-------b-a-|
RH 6|D-D-C---C-e-D-C-D-F-e-F-e-C-d-e-|
RH 6|----e-------F---------------e---|
RH 5|D---e-b-----F-------b-------e---|
RH 5|b-------------------------------|
RH 4|--D-C---C-e-D-C-D-F-e-F-e-C-d-e-|
RH 4|------------a-------G---F---G---|
RH 4|--------------------b-----------|
LH 3|b-----b-----a-------G---F---G---|
RH 6|d---C---F-------D---e-------G---|
RH 5|--b---b-F-G-F-G-D-b-e-G-F-e-----|
RH 5|--------a---b---a---a-----------|
RH 4|d---C-------b-------e-------G---|
RH 4|e---a---------------------------|
LH 3|e-b-a-b-a-G-F-G-a-b-e-G-F-e-----|
LH 3|------------b-------a-----------|
RH 6|--------F-C-c---c-D-C-G-F-D-C-F-|
RH 6|------------F---------------e---|
RH 5|G---A-G-A-C-c-A-c-D-C---C---C---|
RH 4|e---F-G-F---F-A-----C-G-C-D-e-F-|
RH 4|G---A---A---G-----------F-------|
LH 3|e---F-------G-------C-----------|
RH 7|----------------------------F---|
RH 6|e-C-D-C-D-F-f-D-f-G-F-C---------|
RH 5|--------b---b---------C-F-G-F-b-|
RH 5|------------------------b---a---|
RH 4|e-C-D-C-D-F-C-D-f-G-F---b-G-a-b-|
RH 4|--------b---f-------------------|
RH 4|------------b-------------------|
LH 3|a---b-------C-------F---F-------|
LH 2|a---b---------------F-----------|
RH 7|--------e---e---------F-e-C-d-e-|
RH 6|------------------C---------b---|
RH 5|a-F-G-F-e-b-e-G-A-C-b-F-e-C-d-e-|
RH 5|--------G---A---------------b---|
RH 4|D-F-e-F-G-b-F-G-A---b---b-------|
RH 4|a---G-------A-------------------|
LH 3|D---e-------F-------b---b-------|
LH 2|--------------------b-----------|
RH 7|d---C---C-e-D-C-D-F-e-----------|
RH 6|--b---b-a---a---------b-a-F-G-a-|
RH 5|d---C---C-e-D-C-D-F-e-b-a-F-G-a-|
RH 5|--------a---a-------------------|
RH 4|--b---b-------------------------|
LH 3|G---a-------b-------e-----------|
LH 2|G---a-------b-------e-----------|
RH 7|--------d---d---------e-d---C-d-|
RH 6|G-e-F-e-F-a-G-F-G-b-a-----b-----|
RH 5|G-e-F-e-d-a-d-F-G-b-a-e-d---C-d-|
RH 5|--------F---G-------------------|
RH 4|C---d-------e-------F-----b-----|
LH 3|C---d-------e-------F-----------|
RH 7|C-----C-d-e-F-e-d-e-C-------C-d-|
RH 6|--a-b-------G-------a-b-a-b-----|
RH 5|C-----C-d-e-F-e-d-e-C-------C-d-|
RH 5|------------G-------a-----------|
RH 4|e-a-d-------e---------b-a-b-----|
RH 4|----b---------------------------|
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