Minuet in G — piano notes
The minuet from the Anna Magdalena Bach notebook, now credited to Christian Petzold. A rite of passage for young pianists, with a simple left hand.
Minuet in G letter notes
Read left to right; each line is one phrase and the bars mark the measures. Notes with a dash are held longer. Tap any note to hear it.
D G A B C D G G E C D E F♯ G G G
C D C B A B C B A G F♯ G A B G A
D G A B C D G G E C D E F♯ G G G
C D C B A B C B A G A B A G F♯ G
Virtual Piano keys
Playing on a computer keyboard? Switch to the Virtual Piano layout in Settings and type these keys. Capital letters and symbols are black keys — hold Shift.
d o p a s d o o f s d f G h o o
s d s a p a s a p o I o p a o p
d o p a s d o o f s d f G h o o
s d s a p a s a p o p a p o I o
Tips for practising
- Listen to the whole song once before you start, and hum along to fix the melody in your ear.
- Start slow. Lower the tempo to 60–70% and only speed up when you can play a phrase without mistakes. Full speed is about 112 beats per minute.
- Learn each hand separately with the Left and Right buttons in the full piano, then put them together.
- Practise in short sessions. Ten focused minutes a day beats an hour once a week.