hard Romantic
Clairières dans le ciel — Parfois, je suis triste

Lili Boulanger
Clairières dans le ciel — Parfois, je suis triste by Lili Boulanger, a Romantic piece from 1906 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.
Letter notes (text) — Clairières dans le ciel — Parfois, je suis triste
RH 4|e-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|e-----------d-----------------------c-----------|
LH 3|c-----------f-----------b-----------------------|
LH 3|e-----------g-----------------------------------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|f-----------e-----------c-----------d-----------|
LH 2|------------b-----------g-----------a-----------|
RH 5|------------------e-----e-----------------------|
RH 4|e-----------d-----------c-----------e-----------|
RH 4|------------------------g-----------b-----------|
LH 3|c-----------g-----------e-----------c-----------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------g-----------|
LH 2|f-----------e-----------a-----------------------|
LH 2|------------b-----------------------------------|
RH 5|e-----------e-----------e-----------------e-----|
RH 4|e-----------d-----------------------c-----------|
LH 3|c-----------f-----------b-----------------------|
LH 3|e-----------g-----------------------------------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|f-----------e-----------c-----------d-----------|
LH 2|------------b-----------g-----------a-----------|
RH 5|F-----------------------------------e-----------|
RH 4|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|c-----------e-----------------------a-----------|
LH 3|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|F-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|b-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 1|a-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|e--------------------------------------c-e-F--g-|
RH 4|------------------c-----e---F---a---b-----------|
LH 3|a-----b-----------------------------------------|
RH 6|-------D-e-G-------D-e-G-------D-e-G-------D-e-G|
RH 5|D-e-GA------C-e-G-A--C--D-e-G-A-----C-e-G-A-----|
RH 5|G-----------c-----------G-----------c-----------|
RH 4|e-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|A-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|F-----------------------------------------------|
RH 6|-------C-D-G--------CD-G--------CD-G--------CD-G|
RH 5|-CF-G-a------CF-G-a------CF-G-a------C-FG-a-----|
RH 5|-D-----------D-----------D----------------------|
RH 5|-G----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|-D-----------------------------------------a----|
RH 4|-a----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-F----------------------------------------------|
RH 6|-f---------c-D---------c-----------c-G-------c-D|
RH 5|-f-------G---D-----c-G-------c-D-G---G---c-D----|
RH 4|-G-c-D-G-----c-D-G-------D-G---------F-G--------|
LH 3|-F----------------------------------------------|
RH 6|-g---------d-f---------d---------d-f-c----------|
RH 5|-g-------A---f-------A---------f-----c---d-G-d-f|
RH 4|-G---d-G-------d-f-A-----d-G-A-------f-A--------|
RH 4|-------------------------G----------------------|
LH 3|-f-A---------G----------------------------------|
RH 6|-------------------------------------e----------|
RH 5|-A-------d-F-G-------d-F-F-----d-d-F-e-----F-d-F|
RH 4|-A---d-G-----G-d-F-b-------F-G-------d-G-b------|
LH 3|-e-b---------G-----------b----------------------|
RH 6|-D-----------------------------------C----------|
RH 6|-F----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-D-------e-G-e-------e-G---------e-G-C-----C-F-b|
RH 5|-F-----------b----------------------------------|
RH 5|-b----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|-------e-----b---C-G-----b-C-e-b-------e-G-a----|
LH 3|-C-F-b-------e-b---------G-----------b----------|
LH 2|-F----------------------------------------------|
LH 1|-b----------------------------------------------|
RH 6|-F---D-----------c-----------d-----------C------|
RH 6|-----F-----------e-----------------------e------|
RH 5|-D-------F---c-------e---d---b---d---C-------e--|
RH 5|-F-----------e-----------g-----------a----------|
RH 5|-b-----------a----------------------------------|
RH 4|-b-----------F-----------g-----------d----------|
RH 4|-------------------------b-----------a----------|
RH 6|-----D-----------c-----------d-----------C------|
RH 6|-----F-----------e-----------------------e------|
RH 5|-D-------F---c-------e---d---b---d---C-------e--|
RH 5|-F-----------e-----------g-----------a----------|
RH 5|-b-----------a----------------------------------|
RH 4|-b-----------F-----------g-----------d----------|
RH 4|-------------------------b-----------a----------|
RH 5|-------------a-----------------F-----F---F---F--|
RH 4|-e-----------F-----------------------g----------|
RH 4|-a----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-c----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-G----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-f----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-g-----------------------------------f----------|
RH 4|-d-----------e-----------------------f----------|
RH 4|-g----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-c----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-G----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-f----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-------------------e-----C-----C-----d---d---d--|
RH 4|-e-----------C-----------------------d----------|
LH 3|-G----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-f----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-b----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-f-----------------------------------f-----f----|
RH 4|-e-----------C-----------------------d----------|
RH 4|-f----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-G----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-e----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-b----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-g-----------------------g-----f-----------g----|
RH 4|-g-----------e-----------------------f----------|
LH 3|-d----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-f----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-A----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-d----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-A----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-a-----------------------C-------------------d--|
RH 4|-e-----C-----------d-----f---g---a---a---b------|
RH 4|-a----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-d----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-f----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-b----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-C----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|-G----------------------------------------------|
LH 1|-C----------------------------------------------|
RH 6|----C-----------C-----------C-----------C-------|
RH 5|-f-----C-----C-----C-----C-----C-----C-----C----|
RH 5|-------------a-----------e-----------f----------|
RH 6|----C-----------C-----------D--C-----C--D--C----|
RH 5|-C-----C-----C-----C-----C--A--D-----C--A--D----|
RH 5|-g-----------a-----------------F-----F-----F----|
RH 4|-------------------------A-----------A----------|
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