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French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: Bourrée with note names

Johann Sebastian Bach · 2 pages · Baroque

The Bourrée from Bach's French Suite No. 5 in G major, a lively dance with quick runs in the right hand. One sharp: every F is F♯.

Opening bars of French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: Bourrée with the letter name written on every notehead
The opening of French Suite No. 5: Bourrée, 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 D
  2. 2G A A G A
  3. 3B A B G D B
  4. 4E C A F♯ D A
  5. 5C B A B G A B D
  6. 6G A A G A
  7. 7B A B G A C
  8. 8B E G A B D

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

About the score

Engraved by Joel Mayes 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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