Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor · piano sheet music & MIDI file
The B minor Prelude as a free MIDI: here the left hand does the singing. Hear it in the preview, then download the file and the sheet music PDF.
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George Sand claimed Chopin wrote it on a rainy night in Majorca, which is why this prelude and No. 15 still fight over the "raindrop" nickname. Its real signature shows from the MIDI's first notes: the melody lives in the left hand, down in cello territory, while the right repeats a discreet accompaniment above.
It's a healthy role reversal: for once your left hand must sing and your right must step back. The exercise unsettles every habit, which is exactly why it's worth doing early. Twenty-six slow bars, zero virtuosity, pure tone work.
What you'll be working on
- A left hand that sings like a cello
- The right hand in retreat: present, never intrusive
- The repeated notes of the right, gently sprung
- Dignified sorrow: slow, but never dragging
Playing Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor on piano with Pianovera
In Pianovera the blue left-hand melody stands out under the green accompaniment: the balance question answers itself visually. Isolate the left in Wait mode and make it sing alone before layering the right back on.
Open Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor in Pianovera: notes fall toward the keyboard, each hand gets its color, and Wait mode is there if you're starting out.
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Two files are waiting for you: the Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor piano MIDI file (4 KB, opens in Pianovera or any MIDI player) and the Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor piano sheet music PDF (314 KB, printable). Both come from the same engraving: what you read on the score is exactly what you hear in the preview.
The work itself is in the public domain, and this MIDI engraving was placed in the public domain by its typesetter on the Mutopia Project. Use it freely, videos included.
About this piece
Is Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor hard to play on piano?
We rate it intermediate: 405 notes over 1:41, spanning B1 to F#5, with sustain pedal marks. The first thing to work on: a left hand that sings like a cello.
Where can I get the sheet music for Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor?
Right on this page: the "View the sheet music" button opens the PDF (314 KB), engraved by the Mutopia Project from the same source as the MIDI file, Public domain license. View it, print it, keep it.
Is the Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor MIDI file really free?
Yes. Frédéric Chopin died more than 70 years ago, so the work (1839) is public domain. This MIDI engraving is public domain too: download it and use it freely, videos included.