medium Baroque

Chorale Prelude, BWV 637

J. S. Bach

Chorale Prelude, BWV 637 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) — Chorale Prelude, BWV 637

RH 5|a-g-F-e-f-d-C---c-e-F---e-F-g---|
RH 5|----a-------e---D---a-----------|
RH 5|------------a-------------------|
RH 4|a-g-F-e-f-d-C-b-c-e-D---e-F-e-F-|
RH 4|----a-------e---D-g-F---b---g---|
RH 4|------------a---a---a-----------|
LH 3|--------------b-a-g-D-b-b---e-F-|
LH 3|--------------------F-----------|
LH 2|----------------------b---------|
RH 5|C-d-e---d-e-f-C-d-c-e---C---d---|
RH 5|----a---------------------------|
RH 4|C-d-C-g-d-e-d-C-d-c-e-A-C-g-d-g-|
RH 4|g---e---f---f---f---b---a---f---|
RH 4|A---a---------------------------|
LH 3|g---C-g-f-e-d---f---G-A-a-g-d-g-|
LH 3|A-------------------b-------f---|
LH 2|--------------------G---a---d---|
RH 6|------------c-------d-----------|
RH 5|a-g-F-e-d---c-c-f---d-d-G---a-e-|
RH 5|----a---f---e-------------------|
RH 4|f-e-d-e-d-G-e-c-f-a-G-d-e-d-c-C-|
RH 4|a-g-F-a-f---a---a-----f-G---a-e-|
RH 4|----a-----------b---------------|
LH 3|f-e-d-a---G-a---a-a-G-f-e-d-c-C-|
LH 3|----------------b---b-----------|
LH 2|--------------------b-----------|
RH 6|------------c-------------------|
RH 5|d-C-d---e---c-d-e-f-g---c-g-a-A-|
RH 5|----b---------------------------|
RH 4|d-C-d-b-e-d-a-d-e-f-e-g-c-g-a-A-|
RH 4|f-e-f-----------g---g-----------|
RH 4|----b---------------------------|
LH 3|d-e-f-b-e-d-a---g-f-c-g-e---f---|
LH 3|f---G-----------A---e-----------|
LH 2|----G-----------A---c---e---f---|
RH 5|C-g-d-e-d-g-C---c-e-F---e-F-g---|
RH 5|a---F---f---e---D---a-----------|
RH 5|----a-------a-------------------|
RH 4|C-g-d-e-d-g-C-b-c-e-D---e-F-e-F-|
RH 4|a---F-a-f---e---D-g-F---b---g---|
RH 4|----a-------a---a---a-----------|
LH 3|------a-------b-a-g-D-b-b---e-F-|
LH 3|--------------------F-----------|
LH 2|----------------------b---------|
RH 5|C-d-e---d-e-f-C-d-c-e---C---d---|
RH 5|----a---------------------------|
RH 4|C-d-C-g-d-e-d-C-d-c-e-A-C-g-d-g-|
RH 4|g---e---f---f---f---b---a---f---|
RH 4|A---a---------------------------|
LH 3|g---C-g-f-e-d---f---G-A-a-g-d-g-|
LH 3|A-------------------b-------f---|
LH 2|--------------------G---a---d---|
RH 6|------------c-------d-----------|
RH 5|a-g-F-e-d---c-c-f---d-d-G---a-e-|
RH 5|----a---f---e-------------------|
RH 4|f-e-d-e-d-G-e-c-f-a-G-d-e-d-c-C-|
RH 4|a-g-F-a-f---a---a-----f-G---a-e-|
RH 4|----a-----------b---------------|
LH 3|f-e-d-a---G-a---a-a-G-f-e-d-c-C-|
LH 3|----------------b---b-----------|
LH 2|--------------------b-----------|
RH 6|------------c-------------------|
RH 5|d-C-d---e---c-d-e-f-g---c-g-a-e-|
RH 5|----b---------------------------|
RH 4|d-C-d-b-e-d-a-d-e-f-e-g-c-g-a-e-|
RH 4|f-e-f-----------g---g-----------|
RH 4|----b---------------------------|
LH 3|d-e-f-b-e-d-a---g-f-c-g-e---f---|
LH 3|f---G-----------A---e-----------|
LH 2|----G-----------A---c---e---f---|
RH 6|----c-------c-------c-----------|
RH 5|c-d-c-f-e-A-c-g-G-f-c-f-e-d-c-g-|
RH 5|f---D-------f-------g-----A-a---|
RH 5|------------a-------------------|
RH 4|c-d-D-f-e-A-f-g-G-f-c-f-e-d-c-g-|
RH 4|f-----------a---b---g-----A-a-b-|
LH 3|----------------b---c---------b-|
RH 5|C-e-d---g---c-------c---C---d---|
RH 5|f---f-------e-------g-------f---|
RH 5|------------a-------------------|
RH 4|C-e-d-G-g-f-c-a-d-f-c-g-C-e-d-a-|
RH 4|f---f-------e---g-b-e-b-f---f---|
RH 4|a-----------a-------g-----------|
LH 3|a---b-G-g-f---a-d-f-e-g-f-e-d-a-|
LH 3|----------------g-b---b-a-------|
LH 2|----b---------------e---a---d---|
RH 5|a-g-F-e-f-d-C---c-e-F---e-F-g---|
RH 5|----a-------e---D---a-----------|
RH 5|------------a-------------------|
RH 4|a-g-F-e-f-d-C-b-c-e-D---e-F-e-F-|
RH 4|----a-------e---D-g-F---b---g---|
RH 4|------------a---a---a-----------|
LH 3|--------------b-a-g-D-b-b---e-F-|
LH 3|--------------------F-----------|
LH 2|----------------------b---------|
RH 5|C-d-e---d-e-f-C-d-c-e---C---d---|
RH 5|----a---------------------------|
RH 4|C-d-C-g-d-e-d-C-d-c-e-A-C-g-d-G-|
RH 4|g---e---f---f---f---b---a---F---|
RH 4|A---a---------------------------|
LH 3|g---C-g-f-e-d---f---G-A-a-g-d-G-|
LH 3|A-------------------b-------F---|
LH 2|--------------------G---a---d---|
RH 5|----c-d-C-e-d-g-F-D-d---c-d-D---|
RH 5|----e-------f-------g-------a---|
RH 5|----a-------a-------------------|
RH 4|a-b-c-d-C-e-d-g-F-D-d-A-c-d-D-g-|
RH 4|----e-------f---a---g---a-g-f---|
RH 4|----a-------a---------------a---|
LH 3|a-b-------------a---A-A-a-g-f-g-|
LH 2|--------------------A-----------|
RH 6|------------c-------------------|
RH 5|d-c-b-c-----c-------a-c---c-g---|
RH 4|c-c-b-c-g-F-e-d-c-d-D-c-d-c-g-F-|
RH 4|d-----a-b-a-g---D-g-a---b---b---|
RH 4|F---------------F---------------|
LH 3|c---D-a-g-F-e-d-c-d-D---d---g-F-|
LH 3|F---b---b-a-g---D-g-F---b---b---|
LH 3|----------------F---a-----------|
LH 2|----D---------------F-------g---|
RH 6|----d-------e-------d-----------|
RH 5|----d-c---f-c-d-e-F-d-a-G---a-b-|
RH 5|------------e-------g-----------|
RH 4|g-a-A-c-b-f-c-d-c-F-g-f-e-d-c-e-|
RH 4|------------e---e-----a-G---a-b-|
LH 3|g-a-A---b-------c---b-f-e-d-c-e-|
LH 2|--------------------b-----------|
RH 6|----c---------------------------|
RH 5|c-G-c-e-d---e-cdc---c---C-d-C---|
RH 5|a---F-------b---F---e---G---e---|
RH 5|----------------a---b-------a---|
RH 4|c-G-D-e-d-a-e-cdc-b-c-b-C-d-C---|
RH 4|F---F-b-f---b---D---e---G---e---|
RH 4|a---a---G-------F---b-------a---|
RH 4|----------------a---------------|
LH 3|F-G-D-b-f-a-G---D-b-e-b-----a---|
LH 3|----a---G---b-------------------|
LH 2|------------G-------e-------a---|

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