medium Baroque
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (BWV 720)

J. S. Bach
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (BWV 720) 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) — Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (BWV 720)
RH 5|d---d---d-----------C---d-----e-|
RH 4|d---d---d---a-----b-C-a-d-----e-|
LH 3|------------a-----b---a---------|
RH 5|C-d---d-C---C---d---------------|
RH 4|C-d-b-d-C-b-C-a-d-F-g-b-a-g-F-d-|
LH 3|----b-----b---a---F-g-b-a-g-F-d-|
RH 6|--------------d-C---------------|
RH 5|--------------d-C-b-a-b-a-g-F-e-|
RH 4|g---C-e-d-C-d-----b-a-b-a-g-F-e-|
LH 3|g-b-C-e-d-C-d---d---------------|
LH 2|--b-------------d---------------|
RH 6|----d-------d-------d-----------|
RH 5|F-d-d-------d-------d-------a---|
RH 4|F-d---b-a-g-F-g-F-e-d-F-e-d-C---|
RH 4|----------------------------a---|
LH 3|------b-a-g-F-g-F-e-d-F-e-d-C-b-|
LH 2|------------------------------b-|
RH 6|------C---d-C---------d---C-d---|
RH 5|------C-b-d-C---C---a-d-b-C-d-e-|
RH 4|C---a---b-----b-C-a-a---b-----e-|
LH 3|C-a-a---------b---a-------------|
LH 2|--a-----------------------------|
RH 6|--------------e-C-F-------C-----|
RH 5|--C---C-------e-C-F-b-----C-a---|
RH 4|d-C-b-C-b-a-G-e-a-d-e-------a-G-|
RH 4|--------------------b-----------|
LH 3|----b---b-a-G-e-a-d-e---e---a-G-|
LH 2|------------------------e---a---|
RH 4|a-G-a-G-a-G-a-D-e-D-e---C---C---|
LH 3|a-G-a-G-a-G-a-D-e-D-e-b-C-b-C-a-|
LH 2|----------------------b---b---a-|
RH 6|----d-------C-------------------|
RH 5|----d-------C-------b-------a-C-|
RH 4|--------------F-g-F-g-e-F-e-F-C-|
RH 4|--------------------b-------a---|
LH 3|b-a-b-g-a-g-a-F-g-F-g-e-F-e-F---|
LH 2|b-a-b-g-a-g-a-------------------|
RH 5|d-C-d-------g-C-d-b-e-----F-d---|
RH 5|----b-----------F---------------|
RH 4|d-C-d-a-b-a-g-C-d-g-e-b-e-F-d-a-|
RH 4|----b-------b---F-b-a-----g-F---|
LH 3|------a-b-a-b-----g-a-b-e-g-F-a-|
RH 6|------------------------------G-|
RH 5|------------------------------G-|
RH 4|b-a-b-F-g-F-g-C-d-C-d-------d---|
LH 3|b-a-b-F-g-F-g-C-d-C-d-a-b-g-d---|
LH 2|----------------------a-b-g-----|
RH 6|a-G-a-e-F-e-F-C-d-C-d-----------|
RH 5|a-G-a-e-F-e-F-C-d-C-d-a-b-a-b-g-|
RH 4|----------------------a-b-a-b-g-|
LH 3|d-------------------------------|
LH 2|d-------------------------------|
RH 6|c---------------d-C-------------|
RH 5|c-b-d-g-F-g-d-d-d-C-d-a-G-b-a-e-|
RH 5|----a-------a-------b-----------|
RH 4|--b-d-g-F-g-d-d-----d-a-G-b-a-e-|
RH 4|----a-------a-------b-----------|
LH 3|----------------------------a---|
RH 6|e-d-C---C-d-e---a-g-F-d-b-a-G-e-|
RH 5|e-d-C-b-C-d-C-a-a-g-d-d-b-a-G-e-|
RH 5|------------e-------F-----------|
RH 4|------b-b---C-a-----d-----------|
LH 3|--------b-----------------------|
RH 6|a-b-G-----a-a-e-F-C-d---e-------|
RH 5|C-b-G-----a-a-e-F-C-d-b-e-G-a---|
RH 5|a-------------------------------|
RH 4|C---b-------a---------b---G-a---|
LH 3|----b-------a-------------------|
RH 6|------d-C-----------------------|
RH 5|------d-C-b-a-b-g-a-b-a-g-F-e-F-|
RH 4|a---------b-a-b-g-a-b-a-g-F-e-F-|
LH 3|a-------------------------------|
RH 5|d-e-F-d-e-d-C-e-a-d---d-G-C---G-|
RH 5|--------b-----------------------|
RH 4|d-e-F-d-e-d-C-e-a-d-b-d-G-C-a-G-|
RH 4|--------b-----------------------|
LH 3|--------------------b-------a---|
RH 6|--------d-------g-d-bFgag-CdC---|
RH 5|a-e-C-a-d-----b-g-d-bFgagbCdC-a-|
RH 4|a-e-C-F-b-F-g-b----------b----a-|
RH 4|------a-------------------------|
LH 3|------F-b-F-g-------------------|
RH 6|d---C-----d-d---------d---c-----|
RH 5|d-a-C-----d-d-a-b-F-g-d-e-c-F-a-|
RH 5|----g-----F-F-------------------|
RH 4|F-a-e-----F-d-a-b-F-g---e---F-a-|
RH 4|----g-------F-------------------|
LH 3|F---e-------d-------------------|
RH 5|d-b-e-g-C-a-d-F-a-e-F---C-gdd---|
RH 5|---------------------------F----|
RH 4|d-b-e-g-C-a-d-F-a-e-F---C-gdd---|
RH 4|---------------------------F----|
RH 5|----------------d-e-e-----deF---|
RH 4|d-e-e-----deF---d-e-e-----deF---|
RH 4|----------------F-g-g-----Fga---|
LH 3|d-e-e-----deF---F-g-g-----Fga---|
RH 5|------F-G-a-G-e-d-C---e-F-G-a-C-|
RH 4|----d-F-C-a-G-e-d-C-e-e-d-G-C-C-|
RH 4|--------G-----------b---F---a---|
LH 3|d---d---C---b---d---e---d---C---|
LH 3|--------------------b-----------|
LH 2|d---d---C---b---d---e---d---C---|
LH 1|d-----------b-------------------|
RH 6|----------C-d---C-d-------C-d-F-|
RH 5|d-e-F-a-b-C-d-G-C-d-b---G-C-d-F-|
RH 5|----------------a-----------a---|
RH 4|d-e-d-a-C-----G-C---d---e---F---|
RH 4|----F---b-------a---b---G---a---|
LH 3|a---d---C---b---C---d---e---F---|
LH 2|a---d---C---b---C---d---e---F---|
LH 1|a-----------b-------------------|
RH 6|e-d-C---------e-d-C-------------|
RH 5|e-d-C-e-d-C-G-e-d-C-b-----a-a---|
RH 5|b-------b-a---------------------|
RH 4|G---a-e-d-C-e---a---b---G-a-a---|
RH 4|b-------b-a-G-------------------|
RH 4|------------b-------------------|
LH 3|G---a---d---e---a---e---G---a---|
LH 3|------------b-------------------|
LH 2|G---a---d---e---a---e-------a---|
LH 1|----------------a---e-------a---|
RH 6|------------C---C-d-C---C---d---|
RH 6|--------------------e-----------|
RH 5|----C---C-d-C---C-d-C-b-C-g-d-g-|
RH 5|--------a-b-e---a-b-e---a---F---|
RH 4|a-b-C---C-d-e---a-b---b-a-g-d-g-|
RH 4|--------a-b-----------------F---|
LH 3|a-b-------------------------d---|
LH 2|----------------------------d---|
RH 6|--------d-e-C-d-C---C-d---C-d-e-|
RH 5|d-e-d-e-d-e-C-d-C-b-C-d-a-C-d-e-|
RH 5|F---F---F-g-e---a---a-b-b-g-F---|
RH 4|d-e-d-e-F-g-e---a-b-a-b-a-g-F---|
RH 4|F---F-------a-----------b---b---|
LH 3|------------a---------------b---|
LH 2|------------a---------------b---|
RH 6|d-C-g-a-d-F-e-F-e-d-C-b-e-g-F-g-|
RH 6|--------g-------G---a---a---a-b-|
RH 5|d-C-g-a-d-F-C-F-e-d-C-b-e-g-d-g-|
RH 5|----b---g---e---G---a---a---F-b-|
RH 5|----------------------------a---|
RH 4|----b-------C---------------d---|
LH 3|------------C---------------d---|
RH 6|F-e-d-b-C-g-F-g-F-e-d-g-F-e-d---|
RH 6|a-g-F---a-----------------------|
RH 5|F-e-d-b-C-g-F-g-F-e-d-g-F-e-d-g-|
RH 5|a-g-F---a-b-a-b-a-g-F-b-a-g-F-b-|
RH 4|----------b-a-b-a-g-F-b-a-g-F-g-|
RH 4|------------------------------b-|
RH 6|--------------F-e-d-C-d-C-g-F-F-|
RH 6|----------------------b-a-------|
RH 5|F-e-d-a-g-F-C-F-e-d-C-d-C-g-d-F-|
RH 5|a-g-F-------e---------b-a-b-F---|
RH 5|----------------------------a---|
RH 4|F-e-d-a-g-F-C-------------b-d---|
RH 4|a-g-F-------e---------------a---|
LH 3|------------C---------------d---|
RH 6|e-F---b-a-b-e-e-d-e---a-g-a-d---|
RH 5|e-F-b-b-a-b-C-e-d-e-a-a-g-a-d-a-|
RH 5|------------e-------------------|
RH 4|----b-------C-------a-------b-a-|
LH 3|------------C---------------b---|
LH 2|----------------------------b---|
RH 6|--C-d-C-d-C-d-C-d-F-e-F-e-d-C-e-|
RH 6|----------e-F-e-F-a-G-----a-a---|
RH 5|b-C-d-C-d-C-d-C-d-F-e-F-e-d-C-e-|
RH 5|------a-b-e-F-e-F-a-G-----a-a---|
RH 4|b-----a-b-------------------a---|
LH 3|----------------------------a---|
LH 2|----------------------------a---|
RH 6|a-g-F-bae-agd-g-F-bae-agd-gFC-Fe|
RH 6|--------g---F---a---g---F---e---|
RH 5|a-g-F-bae-agd-g-F-bae-agd-gFC-Fe|
RH 5|--------g---F---a---g---F---e---|
RH 6|d-edC-----C-d-C-----------------|
RH 5|d-edC-bag-Cgd-C-d-C-G-----a-a---|
RH 5|b---a-----a-F-e-b-a-------------|
RH 4|b---a-bag-agF-e-d-C-G-----a-a---|
RH 4|----------------b-a-b-----------|
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