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Aria “Warum betrübst du dich”, BWV 516 with note names

Johann Sebastian Bach · 1 page · Baroque

A sacred song from the 1725 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: a sung melody over a bass line. Four flats in the key signature (B, E, A and D).

Opening bars of Aria “Warum betrübst du dich”, BWV 516 with the letter name written on every notehead
The opening of Warum betrübst du dich, 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. 1F
  2. 2C D♭ D♭ C B♭
  3. 3A♭ A♭
  4. 4G A♭ G A♭ B♭ C D♭ C B♭
  5. 5A♭ G F A♭
  6. 6B♭ C D♭ E♭ F
  7. 7D♭ C
  8. 8B♭ E♭

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

About the score

Engraved by Steven McDougall 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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