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Prelude No. 10 in E minor (WTC I)

J. S. Bach

Prelude No. 10 in E minor (WTC I) 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) — Prelude No. 10 in E minor (WTC I)
RH 5|e-------------------FeDee-----De|
RH 4|g---------------g---------------|
RH 4|b---------------b---------------|
LH 3|e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-|
RH 5|c---------------c---------------|
RH 5|F-------------------------------|
RH 4|a---------------a---------------|
LH 4|------c---c-----------c---c-----|
LH 3|e-a-b---b---b-a-e-a-b---b---b-a-|
RH 6|-------------------------c------|
RH 5|c-e-D-e-F-e-g-F-F---------bag-aF|
RH 5|----------------a---------------|
RH 4|a---------------b---------------|
LH 4|------c---c-----------c---c-----|
LH 3|D-a-b---b---b-a-D-a-b---b---b-a-|
RH 6|--------------------c---c-------|
RH 5|e---------------e-----b-----e---|
RH 5|g-------------------------------|
RH 4|b---------------b---------------|
LH 3|e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-|
RH 6|-------------------------c------|
RH 5|c---------------d---b-----babgab|
RH 5|F-------------------------------|
RH 4|a---------------b---------------|
LH 3|e-F-g-a-g-a-g-F-d-F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
RH 5|e---------------c-------c-e-d-ec|
RH 4|g---------------a---a-b---------|
RH 4|b-------------------------------|
LH 3|d-e-F-g-F-g-F-e-c-e-F-g-F-g-F-e-|
RH 5|d-------------------g----fedc-d-|
RH 4|F---------------g--------------b|
RH 4|a---------------b---------------|
LH 3|c-F-g-a-g-a-g-F---g-a-b-a-b-a-g-|
LH 2|----------------b---------------|
RH 5|c-----------------d-e-F-g-F-a-c-|
RH 4|e---------------F---------------|
RH 4|g---------------a---------------|
LH 3|--e-F-g-F-g-F-e---F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
LH 2|b---------------a---------------|
RH 4|d---------------d---b---agF-gFe-|
RH 4|g---------------g---------------|
RH 4|b-------------------------------|
LH 4|------c---c---------c-d-c-d-c---|
LH 3|--a-b---b---b-a-g-b-----------b-|
LH 2|g-------------------------------|
RH 5|C----FeDe-----F-D-------------eF|
RH 5|e---------------F---------------|
RH 4|a---------------a---------------|
LH 4|--C-d-e-d-e-d-C---D-e-F-e-F-e-D-|
LH 3|a---------------F---------------|
RH 5|e-------------------------------|
RH 5|g-------------------------------|
RH 4|b---------------g---a-g---FeD-e-|
RH 4|----------------b---------------|
LH 3|e-F-g-a-g-a-g-F-e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-|
RH 5|c-------cdc-c-d-d-------------cd|
RH 4|f----bab---b----f---------------|
RH 4|a---------------b---------------|
LH 4|------c---c---------c-d-c-d-c---|
LH 3|e-a-b---b---b-a-d-b-----------b-|
RH 5|c-------------------d-c-d-------|
RH 5|e-------------------------------|
RH 4|g---------------e---------b-G-a-|
RH 4|----------------g---------------|
LH 3|c-d-e-f-e-f-e-d-c-e-f-g-f-g-f-e-|
RH 5|d-----------------f-e-d-c-----d-|
RH 4|F---------------G--------------b|
RH 4|a---------------b---------------|
LH 3|c-F-g-a-g-a-g-F---G-a-b-a-b-a-G-|
LH 2|----------------b---------------|
RH 5|c-------------------------------|
RH 4|e---------------e---------------|
RH 4|a---------------a---------------|
LH 4|----c-d-c-d-c---------c---c-----|
LH 3|a-b-----------b-g-a-b---b---b-a-|
RH 5|----------------c---------------|
RH 4|D---------a-G-a-e---G-a-e-a-G-a-|
RH 4|a---------------a---------------|
LH 4|------c---c-----------c---c-----|
LH 3|F-a-b---b---b-a-e-a-b---b---b-a-|
RH 5|c-----------------------C---e-D-|
RH 4|F---------------F---b-----------|
RH 4|a---------------a---------------|
LH 4|------c---c---------------------|
LH 3|D-a-b---b---b-a-D-F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
RH 5|e---------------C---------------|
RH 4|G---------------A---------------|
RH 4|b-------------------------------|
LH 3|d-G-a-b-a-b-a-G-C-e-F-g-F-g-F-e-|
RH 6|----------c---------------------|
RH 5|----D-F-a---b-D-e---------------|
RH 4|F---------------g---------------|
RH 4|a---------------b---------------|
LH 3|c-F-g-a-g-a-g-F---e-F-g-F-g-F-e-|
LH 2|----------------b---------------|
RH 5|C--------FeDeCD-D-----------e---|
RH 4|g---------------F---------------|
RH 4|----------------b---------------|
LH 3|--e-F-g-F-g-F-e---F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
LH 2|A---------------b---------------|
RH 5|e-------------------------------|
RH 4|g---------------G---------------|
RH 4|b---------------b---------------|
LH 3|e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-d-G-a-b-a-b-a-G-|
RH 5|c---------------d---------------|
RH 4|a---------------b---------------|
LH 4|------c---c---------c-d-c-d-c---|
LH 3|c-a-b---b---b-a-G-b-----------b-|
RH 6|------c---c-----------c---c-----|
RH 5|c-a-b---b---b-a-e-a-b---b---b-a-|
LH 4|--c-d-e-d-e-d-c---c-d-e-d-e-d-c-|
LH 3|a---------------a---------------|
RH 5|b-a-G-a-b-a-G-a-d---b-----a-G-a-|
LH 4|--d-e-f-e-f-e-d---d-e-f-e-f-e-d-|
LH 3|a---------------a---------------|
RH 5|f---c-d-c-d-c---e-d-e-f-e-f-e-d-|
RH 4|--b-----------b-----------------|
LH 4|--d-e-f-e-f-e-d-----c-d-c-d-c---|
LH 3|G---------------G-b-----------b-|
RH 5|c---------------c-a-g-f-e-f-e-d-|
RH 4|--G-a-b-a-G-a-b-----------------|
LH 4|----c-d-c-d-c-------c-d-c-d-c---|
LH 3|a-b-----------b-a-b-----------b-|
RH 5|C-e-F-g-F-g-F-e-D-F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
LH 4|--C-d-e-d-e-d-C---D-e-F-e-F-e-D-|
LH 3|g---------------F---------------|
RH 5|g---------------f---------------|
RH 4|--g-a-b-a-b-a-g---G-a-b-a-b-a-G-|
LH 4|e-------------------------------|
LH 3|--e-F-g-F-g-F-e-d-e-f-g-f-g-f-e-|
RH 5|e-----c---c-----d---c-d-c-d-c---|
RH 4|--a-b---b---b-a---b-----------b-|
LH 3|c-F-G-a-G-a-g-F---G-a-b-a-b-a-G-|
LH 2|----------------b---------------|
RH 5|c---------------c---------------|
RH 4|--a-G-a-e-a-G-a-----------------|
LH 3|a-----c---c-----------c---c-----|
LH 2|--a-b---b---b-a-g-a-b---b---b-a-|
RH 5|----------------c---------------|
RH 4|--a-G-a-D-a-G-a---a-G-a-e-a-G-a-|
LH 3|------c---c-----------c---c-----|
LH 2|F-a-b---b---b-a-e-a-b---b---b-a-|
RH 5|c-------------------------------|
RH 4|--F-g-a-g-F-e-D-b-e-F-g-F-e-D-e-|
LH 3|------c---c---------------------|
LH 2|D-a-b---b---b-a-e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-|
RH 5|--g-a-b-a-b-a-g---F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
RH 4|a---------------a---------------|
LH 4|----------------------c---c-----|
LH 3|------------------a-b---b---b-a-|
LH 2|c-------------------------------|
RH 5|--e-F-g-F-g-F-e-D-----c---c-----|
RH 4|A-----------------a-b---b---b-a-|
LH 3|C-----------------F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
LH 2|----------------b---------------|
RH 5|----c-d-c-d-c-------------------|
RH 4|g-b-----------b-a-F-g---g---g-F-|
LH 4|----------------------c---c-----|
LH 3|--g-a-b-a-b-a-g---a-b---b---b-a-|
LH 2|b---------------b---------------|
RH 4|e-g-a-b-a-b-a-g-D-F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
LH 4|----c-d-c-d-c---------c---c-----|
LH 3|--b-----------b---a-b---b---b-a-|
LH 2|b---------------b---------------|
RH 4|C-e-F-g-F-g-F-e-D---------------|
LH 4|----------------------c---c-----|
LH 3|--g-a-b-a-b-a-g---F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
LH 3|------------------a-b---b---b-a-|
LH 2|b---------------b---------------|
RH 5|----------------c---------------|
RH 4|--C-D-e-F-g-a-b---F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
RH 3|b-------------------------------|
LH 3|g-b-a-g-F-e-D-F---D-e-F-e-F-e-D-|
LH 2|----------------b---------------|
RH 5|C---------------D-----c---c-----|
RH 4|--g-a-b-a-b-a-g---a-b---b---b-a-|
LH 3|--e-F-g-F-g-F-e---F-g-a-g-a-g-F-|
LH 2|b---------------b---------------|
RH 5|e-d-c-----------c---------------|
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