Nouvelle Étude No. 1 in F minor with note names

Frédéric Chopin · 3 pages · Classical

The first of Chopin's three Nouvelles Études, written for a piano method by Moscheles and Fétis. The right hand plays triplets against the left hand's even notes. Four flats (B, E, A and D).

Opening bars of Nouvelle Étude No. 1 in F minor with the letter name written on every notehead
The opening of Nouvelle Étude No. 1 in F minor, every note named. Letters include sharps (♯) and flats (♭) from the key signature.

Right hand letter notes

The treble clef line, first 8 bars, top note of each chord. One row per bar.

  1. 1B C D♭ B♭ F
  2. 2E B C D♭ B♭ F
  3. 3E B C D♭ C D
  4. 4F E F A♭ G A♭
  5. 5F
  6. 6C A♭ G F B
  7. 7C D♭ B C C B♭
  8. 8A A♭ G F F B

As text: B C D♭ B♭ F | E B C D♭ B♭ F | E B C D♭ C D | F E F A♭ G A♭ | F | C A♭ G F B | C D♭ B C C B♭ | A A♭ G F F B

About the score

Engraved by Romain Behar for the Mutopia Project. Public Domain. Note names were read by Note Names and checked against the piece's MIDI file.

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