Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914)

Prelude, Op. 40 No. 3, easy version

Melody and left-hand roots

The melody as Lyadov wrote it, with the left hand playing only the root of the harmony at the start of each bar. It leaves out 107 of the piece's 213 notes and adds none, so it is still the real piece: level 3 of 7, where the piece as written is level 4.

Level: 3 of 7
As written: Level 4
Notes: 106 of 213
Key: D minor
Time: 3/4
Length: 23 bars

Play this version

The whole easy version106 notes

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The first 8 bars of Prelude, Op. 40 No. 3, easy version, on the grand staff — The first 8 bars of the easy version.

The piece as written, level 4, and all 4 of its versions are on Prelude, Op. 40 No. 3's page.

Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Anatoly Lyadov died in 1914. Credits