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Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Waltz in B minor

Op. 69 No. 2

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
2 sharps
Time
3/4
Length
177 bars
Plays in
about 4 min

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The opening bars of Waltz in B minor
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

  • As written1939 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1585 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots906 notes
  • Right-hand melody730 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from F4 to F6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from B1 to G4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, dotted eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 7ths, 3rds (skips), 4ths, 6ths, 5ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands in different rhythms, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Frédéric Chopin died in 1849. Credits