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Erlkoenig Alt

Franz Schubert

Erlkoenig Alt by Franz Schubert, a Romantic piece from 1822 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.

Letter notes (text) — Erlkoenig Alt
RH 4|g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---|
LH 3|g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---g---|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|g-g-g-g-g-g-c-g-d-g-D-g-d-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|------------g---g---g---g-----------------------|
LH 2|g---a---A---------------------------A-----------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
RH 4|a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-A-A-A-A-A-A-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|a-a-a-a-a-a-c-a-d-a-D-a-d-A-A-A-A-A-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|------------a---a---a---A-----------------------|
LH 2|g---a---A---------------------------A-----------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|c-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-C-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|g-----------------------------------g-----------|
LH 2|c-----------------------------------C-----------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
RH 4|------------------------a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|d-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|g-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|d-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-e-e-e-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-|
RH 4|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-g-g-g-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
LH 3|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
LH 3|A-A-A-A-A-A-c-A-d-A-D-A-d-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|------------A---A---A---a-----------------------|
LH 2|g---a---A---------------------------A-----------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
LH 3|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-|
RH 4|F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-|
RH 4|------------------------g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|a-a-a-a-a-a-c-a-d-a-D-a-d-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-|
LH 3|------------a---a---a---b-----------------------|
LH 2|g---a---A---------------------------A-----------|
RH 5|------------------c-c-c-------------------------|
RH 4|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-d-d-d-d-d-d-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-f-f-f-f-f-f-D-D-D-D-D-D-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-A-A-A-A-A-A-f-f-f-f-f-f-|
RH 4|------------------------------------a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|
RH 4|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
RH 4|------------------------a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|c-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|c-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|
RH 4|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
RH 4|------------------------a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|C-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|C-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|
RH 4|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
RH 4|------------------------a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
LH 3|--------------------C---d-----------------------|
LH 2|d---F---g---a---b-------------------------------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-d-d-d-d-d-d-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-F-F-F-F-F-F-|
RH 4|A-----------------------a-----------g-----------|
LH 3|A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------a-----------|
LH 3|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-C-g-d-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|--------------------g---g-----------------------|
LH 2|d---F---g---a---b-------------------------------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
RH 4|A-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
RH 5|d-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-C-g-d-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|--------------------g---g-----------------------|
LH 2|d---F---g---a---b-------------------------------|
RH 5|------------------------------------d-----------|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-d-d-d-d-d-d-|
RH 4|------------a-a-a-a-a-a-A-A-A-A-A-A-f-f-f-f-f-f-|
RH 4|------------------------------------G-G-G-G-G-G-|
RH 4|------------------------------------b-b-b-b-b-b-|
LH 3|g-g-g-g-g-g-a-a-a-a-a-a-A-A-A-A-A-A-b-b-b-b-b-b-|
RH 5|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 5|d-----------------------------------g-----------|
RH 4|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
LH 1|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|g-----------------------c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 5|------------------------D-----------------------|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
RH 4|b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-------------------------|
LH 2|c-----------------------------------D-----------|
RH 5|f-----------------------c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
RH 4|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|
RH 4|g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-F-F-F-|
RH 4|b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-------------a-----------|
LH 2|f-----------------------------------------------|
LH 1|------------------------f-----------------------|
RH 4|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-|
RH 4|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-|
RH 4|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-------------A-----------|
RH 4|A-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a-a-c-a-d-a-D-a-f-a-F-a-f-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|----a---a---a---a---a---g-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-|
LH 3|------------------------A-----------------------|
LH 2|A-----------------------------------A-----------|
RH 5|D---------------------------------------------c-|
RH 4|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-|
RH 4|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-|
RH 4|------------------------------------a-----------|
LH 3|a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-|
LH 3|------------------------A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-|
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