Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 sheet music

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), Level 10 · Advanced, 11:35

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  • Some held notes in bars 8–26, 28, 30–32, 35–47, 49, 51–52, 63, 68, 70, 76, 78, 80–81, 85–86, 89–90, 94–105, 110–113, 121, 125, 136–144, 150–153, 165, 178–179, 183, 187, 194–205, 216–235, 246 are shown shorter because that hand plays more than one rhythm at once. No notes were removed.
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 1 of 36Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC2C3C5441CCE♭A♭B♭CA♭E♭B♭CA♭E♭B♭CCE♭A♭B♭CA♭E♭B♭CA♭E♭B♭C3C5C6333CGB♭A♭GF♯F♯GF♯FF♯AGE♭CGB♭A♭GF♯F♯GF♯FF♯AGE♭C3C5335E♭DFE♭DDCGB♭E♭DFE♭DDCGE♭E♭GDC2C3C5648B♭CDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DDDGDGDGGB♭B♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 1 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 2 of 36C2C3C510CE♭GE♭GCDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DEGAC♯GAC♯CACADDGGAAC2C3C512F♯F♯ADF♯ADCDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DGGB♭C♯GB♭C♯DDDDGGEEC2C3C514FB♭CB♭CE♭FAE♭DC♯C♯E♭FAE♭FADDFB♭DFB♭FFFFB♭B♭B♭B♭C2C3C516CE♭GE♭GCDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DDDGDGAADDGGB♭B♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 2 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 3 of 36C2C3C518CE♭GE♭GCDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DEGAC♯GAC♯CACADDGGAAC2C3C520F♯F♯ADF♯ADCDF♯B♭AGBDFBDFGFGBDFGBDDDDDGGGGC2C3C522GGCE♭GCE♭DDGDGCCGCGGB♭DB♭DCCGDDGE♭E♭GDDGC2C3C524GGCE♭GCE♭DDGDGCCGCGGB♭C♯B♭C♯BCDCGC♯DE♭DGDE♭FE♭GE♭EFEEEE♭EEE"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 3 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 4 of 36C2C3C526FB♭DB♭DDDFB♭DFB♭E♭AE♭ADE♭ACE♭ABE♭ACE♭ADE♭AE♭FEEFFF♯F♯FFF♯F♯C2C3C528E♭E♭B♭E♭B♭DB♭DDB♭DB♭CF♯CF♯B♭CF♯ACF♯A♭CF♯ACF♯B♭CF♯CGGDDC2C3C530CCGCGB♭GB♭B♭GB♭GE♭GAE♭GE♭GDF♯ADF♯DF♯AE♭E♭CCDDC2C3C5C633333332AEAAEAAAB♭AA♭AGEFFGFEE♭CAB♭DCB♭GFDE♭EFF♯AGFE♭C♯C♯EAEEAEEAEEAEEAECCFE♭AFFE♭AFFE♭AFFE♭AFFE♭AF"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 4 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 5 of 36C2C3C534C♯DCGB♭F♯B♭B♭B♭FDDB♭FE♭CGE♭E♭CGDE♭B♭GDB♭DC♯B♭CAC2C3C536GB♭B♭DFE♭E♭AAC♯E♭DDB♭B♭DFE♭E♭A♭A♭C♯E♭DGFB♭GE♭F♯E♭AF♯DGFB♭GE♭FE♭BA♭FDC2C3C538DGGBDCCCCA♭B♭AAE♭E♭BDCCE♭GDC♯F♯ACE♭DGE♭CCB♭E♭ADCGDF♯DADC2C3C540B♭GB♭B♭B♭DFE♭AAC♯E♭DB♭B♭DFE♭A♭A♭C♯E♭DGGFGE♭B♭F♯F♯E♭F♯DAGGFGE♭B♭FFE♭FDBA♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 5 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 6 of 36C2C3C542GGBDCCCA♭B♭AE♭E♭BDCF♯F♯C♯E♭DE♭E♭DE♭CGCCB♭CAE♭DGAF♯CDE♭ADCC2C3C544B♭GGCB♭AGB♭GGCB♭AGFCE♭F♯CE♭F♯CFE♭DCDGGGDGE♭GDE♭CGAGGE♭E♭C2C3C5C646B♭GGCB♭AGB♭GGCB♭AGFCE♭F♯CE♭F♯CFE♭DCDDGGDGE♭GDE♭CGAGGE♭E♭C3C5C648B♭GGCB♭DF♯B♭ADF♯B♭ADGCB♭DGCB♭DF♯B♭ADF♯B♭ADDGE♭AF♯E♭DDGDDE♭AF♯E♭DD"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 6 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 7 of 36C2C3C5C650GCB♭DGCB♭DF♯B♭ADF♯B♭ADGCB♭DGCB♭DF♯B♭ADF♯B♭ADGDE♭AF♯E♭DDGDDE♭AF♯E♭DDC2C3C5C652GCB♭DGCB♭DDAGB♭B♭E♭DGGCB♭DDAGB♭B♭E♭DGGCB♭DGDDC♯C♯DDGGDC♯DC2C354GCB♭DGDCE♭GCB♭DGDCE♭GCB♭DGDCE♭GCB♭DGDCE♭GGCGGCGGCGGC"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 7 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 8 of 36C2C3C5C656GDB♭DGB♭DGB♭DGDB♭DGDB♭GDB♭GDB♭DGGGDDGGDDC2C3C558GDB♭DGDB♭DGDB♭DF♯DB♭DF♯DB♭DF♯DB♭DGGGGDF♯F♯F♯F♯DC2C3C5C660GDB♭DGB♭DGB♭DGDB♭DGDB♭GDB♭GDB♭DGGGDDGGDD"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 8 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 9 of 36C2C3C562F♯DB♭DF♯DB♭DF♯DB♭DFDB♭DFDB♭DFDB♭CF♯F♯F♯F♯DFFFFGC2C3C5C664FCACFACFACFAFAFCCFFCFCCFC366CFFCFCCFFCCFFCCFC2C3C568CFDGGE♭E♭DB♭B♭A♭FCB♭E♭B♭E♭GB♭E♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 9 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 10 of 36C2C3C570GCADDB♭B♭B♭CE♭FE♭GFB♭FB♭DFB♭C3C572B♭A♭A♭GF♯F♯GA♭E♭CE♭FB♭DA♭B♭DE♭A♭CGC3C5374GFGDFE♭DCDCBCDE♭A♭CDGBFGCCFAE♭C2C3C576CFDGGE♭E♭DFA♭B♭A♭CB♭E♭B♭E♭GB♭E♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 10 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 11 of 36C2C3C578GCADDB♭B♭B♭CE♭FE♭GFB♭FB♭DFB♭C2C3C53380B♭CDE♭FE♭DE♭GGGFE♭CEB♭GEB♭FE♭AB♭DA♭C2C3C53382E♭GA♭B♭DCB♭GA♭B♭DCE♭B♭GE♭B♭GE♭E♭B♭GE♭B♭GE♭C2C3C533384B♭FA♭B♭DCB♭B♭C♯E♭GCB♭A♭BE♭FE♭B♭A♭FB♭A♭DE♭B♭GE♭BA♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 11 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 12 of 36C2C3C533386GGA♭B♭DCB♭B♭GA♭B♭DCE♭B♭GE♭B♭GE♭E♭B♭GE♭B♭GE♭C2C3C5333388B♭B♭FA♭B♭DCB♭B♭C♯E♭GCB♭A♭BE♭FE♭B♭A♭FB♭A♭DE♭B♭GE♭BA♭C2C3C590GGGB♭GFE♭DDB♭DB♭DE♭E♭B♭GE♭B♭GE♭GDB♭GDB♭GC2C3C5C692EFFDFDCB♭A♭AFEDAAFDEGFB♭FDB♭FDB♭DAFDAFD"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 12 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 13 of 36C2C3C594EDEA♭CBACECEEAAEEEEEEEAEAEC2C3C596DFAFADEA♭CBACECEF♯ACEACEDAEAEEEEEF♯EEC2C3C598A♭BEBEDEA♭CBACECEEACACA♭EEEEEEECAECAEC2C3C5100F♯EACEACCEA♭BAACECEF♯EACEACF♯CAECAEEEEEF♯CAECAE"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 13 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 14 of 36C3C5102A♭ACE♭ACE♭F♯ACE♭A♭A♭ACE♭ACE♭F♯ACE♭A♭A♭CAECAEF♯CAEA♭A♭CAECAEF♯CAEA♭C3C5104A♭ACE♭ACE♭F♯ACE♭A♭ACE♭F♯CE♭F♯A♭CE♭F♯CE♭F♯AA♭CAECAEF♯CAEA♭ACAECAEA♭CAEACAEC2C3C5C6106BDEA♭BDEA♭C♯DEA♭C♯AC♯AAC♯AA♭C♯A♭EEDA♭EEDA♭A♭DBEDA♭DA♭EAAC♯EEAAC♯EAC♯EC2C3C5C6108F♯C♯F♯BE♭A♭AE♭A♭EA♭EEEEEBBBF♯E♭AF♯BE♭ABF♯EEBEEA♭A♭BEA♭BE"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 14 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 15 of 36C2C3C5C633110EAEDDDDEEDDC♯C♯DDF♯F♯EEDA♭DC♯C♯C♯C♯DDC♯C♯CCC♯C♯EEDDF♯F♯DF♯AABBDF♯ABEEC♯EA♭A♭AAC♯EA♭AC2C3C5C6112C♯F♯C♯BBB♭B♭BFBCCCCC♯C♯C♯C♯A♭A♭BC♯F♯BAAA♭F♯A♭ABE♭F♯ABE♭FABE♭F♯ABE♭A♭ABE♭ADDBDF♯F♯C♯C♯C♯A♭FBF♯F♯C♯F♯F♯AB♭B♭BF♯E♭AC2C3C5C6114DEA♭BEA♭C♯EDEA♭C♯EAC♯AAC♯AAC♯AA♭C♯A♭EEA♭BBE♭DA♭BE♭A♭BAAC♯EEAAC♯EAC♯E"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 15 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 16 of 36C2C3C5C6116F♯C♯F♯BE♭A♭AE♭A♭EA♭EEEEEEEEEBBBF♯E♭AF♯BE♭ABF♯EEBEEA♭A♭BEA♭BEC2C3C5C6118EEF♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯FFF♯F♯A♭A♭B♭B♭BBC♯C♯DDEEEEB♭EC♯F♯EB♭C♯F♯B♭EEEB♭EC♯F♯EB♭C♯F♯B♭EC2C3C5C6120F♯F♯A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭AA♭GGA♭A♭B♭B♭CCC♯C♯E♭E♭EEF♯F♯EECEE♭A♭F♯CE♭A♭CEEECEE♭A♭F♯CE♭A♭CE"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 16 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 17 of 36C2C3C5C6122A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭GGA♭A♭B♭B♭BBC♯C♯E♭E♭FFGGA♭A♭B♭B♭EEC♯EEA♭E♭E♭BE♭E♭A♭C♯C♯A♭C♯C♯EA♭A♭A♭BBE♭C2C3C5C6124BBA♭BFE♭BA♭BFE♭BA♭BFE♭BA♭BFE♭BA♭BFE♭BA♭BFFFA♭E♭BFC2C3126B♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭DB♭DB♭DB♭DC3128B♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFB♭A♭BFDFDFDFDF"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 17 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 18 of 36C2C3C5130B♭B♭DBDC♯FDA♭EA♭FBGBA♭DB♭DBDC♯FB♭A♭FB♭DA♭FFDA♭C3C5C6132DA♭EA♭FBGBA♭DB♭DBDC♯FDA♭EA♭FBGBA♭FB♭DA♭FFDA♭A♭FB♭C3C5C6134B♭A♭BFB♭A♭CFB♭A♭C♯FB♭A♭DFB♭A♭E♭FB♭A♭EFDA♭FDA♭FCA♭E♭C3C5C6136FDC♯EE♭CBDC♯B♭ACBA♭GB♭A♭FDB♭AB♭A♭B♭CA♭E♭B♭D"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 18 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 19 of 36C2C3C5C6138F♯GGDE♭BCGB♭A♭GFF♯GGDE♭BCGB♭A♭GFE♭CGE♭B♭B♭A♭DAB♭E♭CGE♭B♭B♭A♭DAB♭C2C3C5C6140F♯GGDE♭BCGB♭A♭GFE♭A♭FDA♭FCA♭FB♭A♭FE♭A♭E♭B♭GA♭GCA♭FB♭E♭A♭FDB♭CA♭FB♭C2C3C5C6142F♯GGDE♭BCGB♭A♭GFF♯GGDE♭BCGB♭A♭GFE♭CGE♭B♭B♭A♭DAB♭E♭CGE♭B♭B♭A♭DAB♭C2C3C5C6144F♯GGDE♭BCGB♭A♭GFEE♭DC♯CBB♭ACB♭AA♭E♭FB♭GE♭A♭GCA♭FB♭DA♭FDA♭FDA♭FDA♭F"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 19 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 20 of 36C2C3C5146GA♭AB♭CB♭A♭B♭BCC♯CAB♭BCDCB♭CC♯DE♭DC♯B♭E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭CA♭GGF♯F♯E♭AFFFFDB♭AAA♭A♭C2C3C5148BCC♯DE♭DCC♯DE♭EFGFEE♭DC♯CBB♭AB♭A♭FBGGGGE♭CCCE♭A♭BDA♭B♭C2C3C5150GB♭B♭DBB♭B♭E♭GEC♯CCFAEC♯CCFAF♯E♭E♭E♭GGA♭A♭GGE♭E♭B♭B♭AAFFB♭B♭AAFFCCC2C3C5152DDGBF♯E♭DDGBA♭FEEAC♯B♭GF♯F♯BE♭CABBGGCCBBGGDDC♯C♯AAEEE♭E♭BBDD"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 20 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 21 of 36C2C3C5C6154C♯F♯AC♯CC♯E♭FF♯A♭ABC♯E♭FF♯A♭AF♯C♯AF♯C♯AF♯C♯C♯C♯AF♯C♯AAF♯C♯AAF♯C♯AAF♯C♯AAF♯C♯AAF♯C♯AB♭B♭C2C3C5C6156AF♯E♭AAF♯E♭AAF♯E♭AF♯AE♭AF♯AE♭AF♯AE♭AA♭A♭E♭AF♯E♭AF♯E♭AF♯CCBBE♭AF♯E♭AF♯E♭AF♯BBC2C3C5158B♭E♭GB♭AB♭CDE♭EGFGFCB♭AB♭CDE♭EGFGFB♭B♭E♭CADB♭A♭E♭B♭GE♭CADB♭A♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 21 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 22 of 36C3C5C6160CB♭AB♭CDE♭EGFGFB♭AB♭CDE♭EGFGFE♭B♭GE♭CADB♭A♭E♭B♭GE♭CADB♭A♭C3C5C6162B♭FFEE♭DCB♭AGFEE♭DCB♭AGFEE♭B♭GAFE♭CC2C3C5164E♭C♯BB♭A♭F♯FE♭C♯BB♭E♭A♭E♭BA♭F♯BFE♭C♯BB♭A♭F♯FE♭C♯BC2C3C5166B♭DGA♭DGGE♭E♭GE♭E♭B♭DB♭FB♭DB♭FB♭FB♭FB♭FE♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 22 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 23 of 36C2C3C5168E♭B♭CFADE♭ADDB♭B♭B♭BBFCE♭B♭E♭CFCE♭AE♭CB♭FB♭DB♭FB♭FB♭FB♭FC2C3C5C6170CCB♭C♯B♭C♯ECB♭BB♭BECA♭CA♭A♭E♭CDB♭A♭CA♭CDB♭A♭AA♭ADB♭GB♭GGDB♭B♭GCECGB♭A♭CFCA♭B♭FA♭DA♭FB♭E♭GE♭GE♭C2C3C5C6172CA♭E♭B♭E♭B♭CA♭E♭GE♭GCA♭FA♭FFFA♭FGFGB♭FA♭FGE♭GE♭A♭E♭AB♭E♭A♭CA♭E♭B♭FA♭DA♭FBFGDGFCE♭GE♭F♯E♭C2C3C5C6174A♭B♭FB♭A♭B♭DGB♭A♭B♭DGB♭GE♭E♭GE♭E♭B♭DDFA♭FB♭A♭B♭FA♭DB♭A♭E♭B♭E♭GB♭E♭GE♭B♭GE♭B♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 23 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 24 of 36C2C3C5C6176E♭B♭CFADE♭ADDB♭B♭B♭B♭B♭FCE♭B♭E♭CFCE♭AE♭CB♭B♭FB♭DFDB♭FDB♭FC2C3C5C6178B♭B♭CCDDE♭E♭DDDDE♭E♭E♭E♭GGGDGA♭DGA♭DGB♭B♭A♭FE♭B♭EGCGEB♭EGCGEB♭FACAFB♭FA♭DA♭FC2C3C5180GE♭GA♭B♭DCB♭GA♭B♭DCE♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭C2C3C5182B♭FA♭B♭DCB♭C♯E♭GCB♭A♭BE♭FE♭B♭DA♭DB♭E♭B♭DB♭DB♭E♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭BE♭A♭E♭B"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 24 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 25 of 36C2C3C5C6184GGA♭B♭DCB♭B♭B♭GA♭B♭DCE♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭C2C3C5C6186B♭B♭B♭FA♭B♭DCB♭C♯E♭GCB♭A♭BE♭FE♭B♭DA♭DB♭E♭B♭DB♭DB♭E♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭BE♭A♭E♭BC2C3C5188GGGB♭GFE♭B♭B♭GB♭GFE♭E♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭GE♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭E♭B♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 25 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 26 of 36C2C3C5190DDB♭DB♭AGDDB♭DB♭AGGDGB♭DB♭GDB♭GDGGGDGB♭DB♭GDB♭GDC2C3C5C6192DB♭DB♭AGDB♭DB♭AGDACB♭GE♭B♭GCDFE♭GDDC2C3C5194DCDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DDGGDDDDDDDGDGDC2C3C5196CE♭GE♭GCDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DEGB♭C♯GB♭C♯CGDGDDDDDDD"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 26 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 27 of 36C2C3C5198F♯F♯ADF♯ADCDF♯B♭AGB♭DB♭DDGB♭GB♭DDDDDDDB♭GDB♭GDC2C3C5200EGB♭GB♭B♭C♯EAGGB♭C♯EB♭C♯EEGB♭C♯GB♭C♯EB♭GDB♭GDDDDDEB♭GDB♭GDC3C5202F♯GB♭C♯GB♭C♯EGB♭C♯F♯F♯GB♭C♯GB♭C♯EGB♭C♯F♯F♯B♭GDB♭GDEB♭GDF♯F♯B♭GDB♭GDEB♭GDF♯C3C5204F♯GB♭C♯GB♭C♯EGB♭C♯F♯AB♭C♯EB♭C♯EGB♭C♯EAAF♯B♭GDB♭GDEB♭GDF♯AEC♯B♭EC♯B♭GEC♯B♭"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 27 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 28 of 36C2C3C5C63206B♭DB♭DB♭E♭CDB♭CAB♭GAF♯B♭GAFGE♭GE♭F♯DE♭CDB♭CAB♭GAF♯CE♭CDBDB♭DADA♭DADB♭DADCDB♭DDDB♭DDGGB♭DGB♭DDDCF♯DDCF♯F♯CADCF♯CF♯DC2C3C5C644208GDDGB♭AB♭DGB♭DGF♯GB♭DGB♭DC♯DGB♭DGB♭B♭GGGDB♭B♭GDB♭DGDB♭GC2C3C5C6210E♭GCE♭GCDC♯CE♭GCDC♯CE♭F♯CDC♯CDF♯ACGCAAGE♭CAF♯DCDF♯DCA"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 28 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 29 of 36C2C3C5C6212B♭DGB♭DGB♭AB♭DGB♭DGF♯GB♭DGB♭DC♯DGB♭DGB♭B♭GDGGGDB♭B♭GDB♭DGDB♭GC2C3C5C6214E♭GCE♭GCDC♯CE♭GCDC♯CE♭F♯CDC♯CDF♯ACGCAAGE♭CAF♯DCDF♯DCAC2C3C5C6216B♭DGB♭A♭E♭A♭A♭E♭A♭GE♭GF♯AF♯F♯AF♯GB♭GGB♭GGDGCE♭A♭DDCAGDB♭G"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 29 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 30 of 36C2C3C5C6218A♭E♭A♭A♭E♭A♭A♭E♭A♭GE♭GF♯AF♯F♯AF♯GB♭GGB♭GCE♭A♭E♭A♭DDCAGDB♭GC2C3C5C6220FA♭FFA♭FFA♭E♭E♭A♭E♭DA♭DDA♭DDA♭CCA♭CBDA♭FCCA♭E♭DBA♭FE♭A♭C2C3C5C6222CE♭CCE♭CCE♭CB♭DB♭B♭DB♭ACAGB♭GF♯AF♯F♯E♭CF♯DB♭GGCGE♭ADDAC2C3C5C6224GB♭GA♭E♭A♭A♭E♭A♭GE♭GF♯AF♯F♯AF♯GB♭GGB♭GDB♭GCE♭A♭DDCAGDB♭G"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 30 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 31 of 36C2C3C5C6226A♭E♭A♭A♭E♭A♭A♭E♭A♭GCGF♯AF♯F♯AF♯GB♭GGB♭GCE♭A♭DE♭DDCAGDB♭GC2C3C5C6228FA♭FFA♭FFGE♭E♭GE♭DF♯DDF♯DDEC♯C♯EC♯BBDA♭FCCCGE♭DDAF♯EEB♭GC2C3C5C6230CE♭CCE♭CBE♭BCE♭CCE♭CE♭F♯E♭DF♯DE♭F♯E♭F♯F♯E♭CF♯E♭CGGGA♭A♭F♯E♭A♭F♯E♭AAA"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 31 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 32 of 36C2C3C5C6232E♭F♯E♭F♯B♭F♯FA♭FF♯AF♯F♯AF♯ACAB♭DB♭CE♭CB♭B♭F♯E♭B♭AE♭BBBCCAF♯DCAF♯DCC2C3C5C6234CE♭CB♭DB♭B♭DB♭ACAACAGB♭GGB♭GDF♯DB♭B♭GDGCCGE♭ADDB♭GDCCAF♯DCC2C3C5C6236B♭DB♭B♭C♯B♭B♭CAACAAB♭GGB♭GGF♯DDB♭B♭GDGCCGE♭ADDB♭GDCCAF♯DC"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 32 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 33 of 36C2C3C5C6238DGB♭DDGB♭DDGB♭DDGB♭DDGB♭DDB♭B♭DB♭GDDB♭GDC2C3240F♯F♯GGEB♭GDC♯C♯DDEB♭GDF♯F♯GGEB♭GDC♯C♯DDEB♭GDC2C3C53333242GA♭AB♭BCC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCDDEC♯B♭GEC♯B♭GC3C5C6333244C♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BC♯F♯C♯B♭GEC♯B♭GEC♯B♭GF♯C♯B♭GEC♯B♭G"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 33 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 34 of 36C3C5C6246E♭DFE♭DCBBDCB♭AGF♯AGFE♭DE♭DFE♭DCBDCB♭AGCADGCADC2C3C5248GF♯AGF♯F♯E♭DE♭DFE♭DCBDCB♭AGF♯E♭DF♯CB♭AGF♯E♭DCB♭AGF♯E♭DCB♭AC2C3C5250DEF♯GAAB♭CDEF♯GDGB♭DGB♭GGAAB♭B♭CCDDEEEEF♯F♯GGAAB♭B♭CCCCDEF♯GAAB♭CDEF♯GGGGGC2C33333253DGB♭DGACB♭B♭B♭GGDGACB♭B♭G"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 34 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 35 of 36C2C3C5C6255B♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭DGB♭DDGB♭DGAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GAB♭CDEF♯GGGGGC2C3C5C633333333257DGB♭DDGB♭E♭DDEEEEEE♭E♭E♭E♭E♭DDDDDC♯GGDGB♭E♭DDB♭B♭B♭B♭B♭BBBBBCCCCCC♯C2C3C5C6333333333333259C♯C♯C♯C♯CCCCCBBBBBB♭B♭B♭AAAAA♭A♭GGF♯F♯F♯F♯FFEEE♭E♭E♭E♭DDC♯C♯C♯C♯DDDDDE♭E♭E♭E♭E♭EEEFFFFF♯F♯GGF♯F♯F♯F♯FFEEE♭E♭E♭E♭DD"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 35 of 36
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, keyboard staff, page 36 of 36C2C3C5C633333333261C♯C♯CCCCBBB♭B♭AAAAA♭A♭GGB♭DGB♭C♯C♯CCCCBBB♭B♭AAAAA♭A♭GGGDGC2C3264GGG"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1959). Licensed under Creative CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 · Page 36 of 36
Painted portrait of Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin. Eugène Delacroix, 1838. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Key facts

Level
Level 10 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (8 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
4/4, 6/4
Key signature
2 flats
Length
264 bars, 36 pages
Playing time
11:35
Notes
5,013
Range
A#0 to F7

Source and licence

This keyboard staff edition and its PDF are shared under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0, the same licence as the source.

"Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" by Frédéric Chopin. Typeset by Javier Ruiz-Alma for The Mutopia Project. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition Klindworth; Bote & Bock,n.d.[1880].

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.