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Prelude in C Minor Piano Notes with Letters

The Prelude in C Minor (Op. 28 No. 20) 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.

61melody notes
6lines
C minor, Eb majorkey
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Prelude in C Minor: piano letter notes · tuneonmusic.com

G₄h A♭₄H G₄h F₄g E♭₄D E♭₄D F₄g E♭₄D D♭₄S C₄s

C₂8 F₁4 G₁5 C₂8 A♭₁% D♭₁! E♭₁@ A♭₁%
D₄d E₄f G₄h F₄g E♭₄D D₄d G₄h B₄k A₄j G₄h

G₁5 C₁1 F₁4 C₂8 D₂9 G₁5 D₁2 G₁5
E♭₅Z E♭₅Z D₅z G♭₄G D₅z C₅l D₅z B₄k A₄j G₄h

C₂8 C₃t B₂r B♭₂E A₂e A♭₂W G₂w F₂q
C₅l A♭₄H G₄h F₄g E♭₄D E♭₄D F₄g E♭₄D D₄d C₄s

E♭₂( F₂q B₁7 C₂8 A♭₁% D♭₁! G₁5 C₁1
E♭₅Z E♭₅Z D₅z G♭₄G D₅z C₅l D₅z B₄k A₄j G₄h

C₂8 C₃t B₂r B♭₂E A₂e A♭₂W G₂w F₂q
C₅l A♭₄H G₄h F₄g E♭₄D E♭₄D F₄g E♭₄D D₄d C₄s C₅l

E♭₂( F₂q B₁7 C₂8 A♭₁% D♭₁! G₁5 C₁1 C₃t

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

Play Prelude in C Minor 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

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).

Prelude in C Minor letter notes as plain text

Right hand

G A♭ G F E♭ E♭ F E♭ D♭ C
D E G F E♭ D G B A G
E♭ E♭ D G♭ D C D B A G
C A♭ G F E♭ E♭ F E♭ D C
E♭ E♭ D G♭ D C D B A G
C A♭ G F E♭ E♭ F E♭ D C C

Left hand

C F G C A♭ D♭ E♭ A♭
G C F C D G D G
C C B B♭ A A♭ G F
E♭ F B C A♭ D♭ G C
C C B B♭ A A♭ G F
E♭ F B C A♭ D♭ G C C

Virtual piano keys (right hand)

h H h g D D g D S s
d f h g D d h k j h
Z Z z G z l z k j h
l H h g D D g D d s
Z Z z G z l z k j h
l H h g D D g D d s l

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Prelude in C Minor letter notes: FAQ

What are the letter notes for Prelude in C Minor on piano?

The right hand opens with G A♭ G F E♭ E♭ F E♭ D♭ C. 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 Prelude in C Minor 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 Prelude in C Minor, note for note: the same one as the free PDF sheet music and MIDI file linked on this page.