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Johann Sebastian Bach · Easy · Letter notes

Prelude in C major Piano Notes with Letters

The Prelude in C major, BWV 846 melody in letters, phrase by phrase, from our easy piano arrangement. Show the octaves or the computer keys, print it, or play along on the virtual piano.

  • 93melody notes
  • 11lines
  • C major, A minorkey
  • Freeto print

Prelude in C major: piano letter notes · tuneonmusic.com

  1. G4o C5s E5f G4o C5s E5f A4p D5d
    C38 C38
  2. F5g A4p D5d F5g G4o D5d F5g G4o
    B27
  3. D5d F5g G4o C5s E5f G4o C5s E5f
    C38
  4. A4p E5f A5j A4p E5f A5j F#4I A4p
    C38 C38
  5. D5d F#4I A4p D5d G4o D5d G5h G4o
    B27
  6. D5d G5h E4u G4o C5s E4u G4o C5s
    B27
  7. E4u G4o C5s E4u G4o C5s D4y F#4I
    A26 D39
  8. C5s D4y F#4I C5s D4y G4o B4a D4y
    G25
  9. G4o B4a E4u G4o C5s E4u G4o C5s
    C38
  10. E4u G4o A#4P E4u G4o A#4P F4i A4p
    C38 C38
  11. C5s F4i A4p C5s D4y F4i B4a D4y F4i B4a E4u G4o C5s
    C38 C38

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

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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.

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 major letter notes as plain text

Right hand

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

Left hand

C C
B
C
C C
B
B
A D
G
C
C C
C C

Virtual piano keys (right hand)

o s f o s f p d
g p d g o d g o
d g o s f o s f
p f j p f j I p
d I p d o d h o
d h u o s u o s
u o s u o s y I
s y I s y o a y
o a u o s u o s
u o P u o P i p
s i p s y i a y i a u o s

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Prelude in C major letter notes: FAQ

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

The right hand opens with G C E G C E A D. 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.

  1. 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.
  2. A # (sharp) is the black key just right of the letter; a ♭ (flat) is the black key just left of it.
  3. Wider tiles are held longer. Switch on "Letters + octave" to see which C: middle C is C4.
Can I play Prelude in C major 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 easy arrangement of Prelude in C major, note for note: the same one as the free PDF sheet music and MIDI file linked on this page.