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Arabesque No. 1 Piano Notes with Letters

The Arabesque No. 1 melody in letters, phrase by phrase, from our medium piano arrangement. Show the octaves or the computer keys, print it, or play along on the virtual piano.

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A minor, C majorkey
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Arabesque No. 1: piano letter notes · tuneonmusic.com

A₄p B₄a C₅s B₄a A₄p A₄p B₄a C₅s D₅d E₅f

A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e
D₅d E₅f F₅g G₅h A₅j A₅j B₅k C₆l D₆z E₆x

A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e G₃w
E₅f E₅f F₅g D₅d D₅d D₅d G₅h D₅d

G₃w G₃w G₃w G₃w G₃w
E₅f C₅s E₅f A₄p B₄a C₅s B₄a A₄p

C₄t E₄u A₃e A₃e
A₄p B₄a C₅s D₅d E₅f D₅d E₅f F₅g G₅h A₅j

A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e
A₅j B₅k C₆l D₆z E₆x E₅f E₅f F₅g

A₃e A₃e G₃w G₃w
D₅d D₅d D₅d G₅h D₅d E₅f C₅s C₆l

G₃w G₃w G₃w G₃w C₄t
E₅f B₄a C₅s A₄p E₅f B₄a C₅s A₄p

G#₃W A₃e B₃r A₃e G#₃W A₃e B₃r C₄t D₄y E₄u G#₃W A₃e B₃r A₃e G#₃W A₃e B₃r C₄t D₄y E₄u
A₅j E₅f F₅g E₅f D₅d C₅s B₄a A₄p

C#₄T D₄y E₄u D₄y C#₄T D₄y E₄u F₄i G₄o A₄p G₄o F₄i E₄u D₄y D#₄Y
G#₄O E₅f A₄p B₄a C₅s B₄a A₄p A₄p B₄a C₅s D₅d E₅f

E₄u D₄y C₄t B₃r A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e
D₅d E₅f F₅g G₅h A₅j A₅j B₅k C₆l D₆z E₆x

A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e
B₄a B₄a C₅s A₄p E₅f B₄a B₄a C₅s

A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e
A₄p B₄a C₅s B₄a A₄p D₅d E₅f F₅g G₅h A₅j

A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e
A₅j B₅k C₆l B₅k A₅j D₆z E₆x F₆c G₆v A₆b

A₃e A₃e A₃e A₃e
E₄u D₄y C₄t B₃r A₃e A₅j

E₃0 D₃9 C₃8 B₂7 A₂6 A₃e

Top row: right hand (melody). Smaller row: left hand. Wider tiles are longer notes. Hear it and play along on the virtual piano →

Play Arabesque No. 1 your way

Play along on the virtual piano It plays the song and lights up every key Medium sheet music Free PDF + MIDI, on the stave Hard sheet music Free PDF + MIDI, on the stave

Letters on the keyboard

Every tile is one key. The letter is the note's name, the coloured strip matches the key below, and a dark tile is a black key. Read the top row with your right hand; the smaller row underneath is the left hand.

Wider tiles last longer and a line through a tile means hold it. New to letters? Start with the top row only: switch off "Left hand".

Press Listen to hear the song while the letters light up, then Practice: the sheet waits on each letter until you press that note, on your computer keyboard or on the keys that open under the sheet.

C₄ t

D₄ y

E₄ u

F₄ i

G₄ o

A₄ p

B₄ a

C# T

D# Y

F# I

G# O

A# P

Middle C is C4. The letter on a tile is the key to press; a dark tile is a black key (a sharp or flat).

Arabesque No. 1 letter notes as plain text

Right hand

A B C B A A B C D E
D E F G A A B C D E
E E F D D D G D
E C E A B C B A
A B C D E D E F G A
A B C D E E E F
D D D G D E C C
E B C A E B C A
A E F E D C B A
G# E A B C B A A B C D E
D E F G A A B C D E
B B C A E B B C
A B C B A D E F G A
A B C B A D E F G A
E D C B A A

Left hand

A A A A A A A A
A A A A G
G G G G G
C E A A
A A A A
A A G G
G G G G C
G# A B A G# A B C D E G# A B A G# A B C D E
C# D E D C# D E F G A G F E D D#
E D C B A A A A
A A A A A
A A A A A
A A A A
A A A A
E D C B A A

Virtual piano keys (right hand)

p a s a p p a s d f
d f g h j j k l z x
f f g d d d h d
f s f p a s a p
p a s d f d f g h j
j k l z x f f g
d d d h d f s l
f a s p f a s p
j f g f d s a p
O f p a s a p p a s d f
d f g h j j k l z x
a a s p f a a s
p a s a p d f g h j
j k l k j z x c v b
u y t r e j

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Arabesque No. 1 letter notes: FAQ

What are the letter notes for Arabesque No. 1 on piano?

The right hand opens with A B C B A A B C D E. The full melody is above, one phrase per line, with the left hand underneath in smaller letters.

How do I read piano letter notes?

Each letter is a white key named after it; a dark tile is a black key.

C is the white key just left of the two black keys; the keys go up C D E F G A B and repeat.
A # (sharp) is the black key just right of the letter; a ♭ (flat) is the black key just left of it.
Wider tiles are held longer. Switch on "Letters + octave" to see which C: middle C is C4.

Can I play Arabesque No. 1 on my computer keyboard?

Yes. Switch the sheet to "Computer keys" and every note shows the key that plays it on our free virtual piano, which also plays the song for you and lights up each key.

Is this the full song?

It is our medium arrangement of Arabesque No. 1, note for note: the same one as the free PDF sheet music and MIDI file linked on this page.