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English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Bourrée I with note names

Johann Sebastian Bach · 2 pages · Baroque

The first Bourrée from Bach's English Suite No. 1. Three sharps in the key signature (F, C and G).

Opening bars of English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Bourrée I with the letter name written on every notehead
The opening of English Suite No. 1: Bourrée I, 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. 1E
  2. 2A G♯ B A C♯ B A G♯
  3. 3A E C♯ E
  4. 4A B
  5. 5C♯ B D C♯ E D C♯ B
  6. 6D C♯ B C♯ A B C♯ D
  7. 7E G F♯ G A
  8. 8F♯ A G♯ A B

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

About the score

Engraved by Allen Garvin 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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