medium Romantic
Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin, a Romantic piece from 1835 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.
Letter notes (text) — Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor
RH 5|C---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e-----------------------C-------F-----------------------C-------|
RH 4|G-----------------------G-------a-----------------------e-------|
RH 4|------------------------b-------------------------------G-------|
LH 3|------------------------C-------F-----------------------C-------|
LH 2|C---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e---------------c-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|g---------------D-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------G-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|a---------------G-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|C---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e-----------------------C-------F-----------------------C-------|
RH 4|G-----------------------G-------a-----------------------e-------|
RH 4|------------------------b-------------------------------G-------|
LH 3|------------------------C-------F-----------------------C-------|
LH 2|C---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e---------------c-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|g---------------D-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------G-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|a---------------G-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|G-------------------------------FG-FGF-GFG-FGF-G-GFG-F-FGF-GFG-F|
RH 5|-----------------------------------------------F-----G-------e--|
RH 4|----------------e-------C-----------------------D-------C-------|
LH 3|C-------G-----------------------C-------a-----------------------|
RH 5|G-------------------------------C-------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------e-------C-----------------------e-------C-------|
LH 3|C-------G-----------------------C-------G-----------------------|
RH 6|C-----------------------------------------------C---------------|
RH 5|--------------------------------------------b--------b-----a----|
RH 4|----------------f-------C-----------------------f-------C-------|
LH 3|C-------G-----------------------C-------G-----------------------|
RH 5|a---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------F-------C-----------------------F-------C-------|
LH 3|F-------a-----------------------F-------a-----------------------|
RH 5|G-------------------------------D-------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------F-------D-----------------------F-------D-------|
LH 3|c-------G-----------------------c-------G-----------------------|
RH 5|e-------------------------------F---------------C--------------C|
RH 4|----------------e-------C-----------------------C---------------|
LH 3|C-------G-------------------------------D---------------F-------|
LH 2|--------------------------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|D-eD-eDe-D-eDe-DeD-eDe-DeDeD-eDe-DeD-eDe-DeD-eDeD-------C-------|
RH 4|----------------C-------------------------------c---------------|
LH 3|--------D---------------D---------------D---------------A-------|
LH 2|G-------------------------------G-------------------------------|
RH 5|D---------------------------------------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------c-------------------------------c---------------|
RH 4|------------------------------------------------G---------------|
LH 3|--------D---------------G---------------D---------------G-------|
LH 2|G-------------------------------G-------------------------------|
RH 5|G-------------------------------FG-FGF-GFG-FGF-GFG-FGF-GFe-FG-a-|
RH 4|----------------e-------C-----------------------D-------C-------|
LH 3|C-------G-----------------------C-------a-----------------------|
RH 6|------------------------------------------------C---------------|
RH 5|G-------------------------------C-------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------e-------C-----------------------e-------C-------|
LH 3|C-------G-----------------------C-------G-----------------------|
RH 7|C----d----------------------------------------------------------|
RH 6|-----------b----a----G-----F----f---d---C-----------------------|
RH 5|-------------------------------------------b-a--G--F-f--d--C----|
RH 4|----------------f-------C-----------------------f------------b--|
LH 3|C-------G-----------------------C-------G---------------b-------|
RH 4|a---------------F-------C---------------------------------------|
LH 3|F-------a-----------------------a-------F-------a-------C-------|
RH 5|--------------------------------d-----------------------C-------|
RH 4|d---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|--------d-------a-------F---------------d-------a-------F-------|
LH 2|F-------------------------------F-------------------------------|
RH 5|cC-cCc-CcC-cCc-CcC-cCc-Cc-c-C-D-e---------------D-------C-------|
RH 4|------------------------b-----------------------C---------------|
LH 3|--------D-------a-------F---------------e---------------a-------|
LH 2|F-------------------------------g-------------------------------|
RH 4|G---------------C-------------------------------c---------------|
RH 4|----------------a-------------------------------G---------------|
LH 3|--------e---------------G---------------D---------------F-------|
LH 2|G-------------------------------G-------------------------------|
RH 4|C---------------------------------------------------------------|
LH 3|C-------G-------e-------D-------C-------e-------C---------------|
LH 2|--------------------------------------------------------b-------|
RH 5|--------------------------------C----d-----C--------------------|
RH 4|e---------------C---G---a---b-------------------d---------------|
RH 4|----------------F-------------------------------b---------------|
LH 3|--------e---------------a---------------e---------------G-------|
LH 2|a-------------------------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|e-------d---C-------------------C----d-----C--------------------|
RH 4|----------------C-------a-----------------------d---------------|
RH 4|----------------b-------------------------------b---------------|
LH 3|--------e---------------a---------------e---------------G-------|
LH 2|a-------------------------------a-------------------------------|
RH 6|------------------------------------------------C--------------C|
RH 5|d---------------d-----------d---C---------------e--------------e|
RH 5|e---------------e-----------e---e-------------------------------|
RH 4|----------------e-------------------------------e---------------|
LH 3|--------e---------------G---------------e---------------a-------|
LH 2|a-------------------------------a-------------------------------|
RH 6|----------------------------C-----------------------------------|
RH 5|d-----------C---d-----------e---C-------------------------------|
RH 5|b-----------a---b---------------a-------------------------------|
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