Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6 with note names

Frédéric Chopin · 2 pages · Romantic

One of the slow, quiet preludes from Chopin's Op. 28. The melody is in the left hand, under repeated chords in the right, so the bass-clef letters are the ones to learn first. Two sharps: F and C.

Opening bars of Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6 with the letter name written on every notehead
The opening of Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6, every note named. Letters include sharps (♯) and flats (♭) from the key signature.

Left hand letter notes

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

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

As text: B D F♯ B | D C♯ D | B F♯ D C♯ | B F♯ B | D F♯ E F♯ | D B | F♯ D | G D B

About the score

Engraved by Magnus Lewis-Smith 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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