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Classical Piano Notes with Letters

The best-known classical piano pieces as letter notes: Für Elise, Moonlight Sonata, Canon in D, Clair de Lune, Gymnopédie No. 1. The main melody phrase by phrase, with the left hand underneath.

  • 63classical pieces
  • 44easy versions
  • 63play along
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Classical pieces in letters

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Read, listen, practise

Open any song for its letter notes, one phrase per line. Press Listen to hear it while the letters light up, then Practice: the sheet waits on each letter until you play it, on a computer keyboard or on the keys that open on screen.

Switch to Computer keys for the virtual piano layout, turn on Large print, or print the letters on their own.

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).

Classical Piano Notes with Letters: FAQ

What are the letter notes for Für Elise?

It opens E D# E D# E B D C A: E and D sharp rocking back and forth, then down to A. The full piece is on its own page.

Are these the full classical pieces?

Each page follows our easiest arrangement of the piece, note for note: often the famous theme rather than every movement. The full arrangement is linked as free PDF sheet music.

How do I read piano letter notes?

Each letter is the white key with that name, and a dark tile is a black key. C is the white key just left of the two black keys. The top row is the right hand, the small row under it the left hand, and wider tiles are held longer.