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Toccata in D Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Simplified excerpt · opening of the Toccata
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Length
- 1:04
- Key
- D minor
Ready to play?
Watch it once, then it’s your turn. Notes fall toward the keys, and the song waits for you until you’re ready to keep time.
- Speed 1 to 10
- Loop any part
- Right, left or both hands
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How to learn this song
What you’ll learn
- A dramatic mordent: A-G-A
- A rising broken diminished chord
- Fast sixteenths over a repeated A
Where to put your hands
Right hand high, thumb near A above middle C. The left hand takes the third call, just below middle C.
Tips
- 1Flick the opening mordent quickly, then hold the long A and let it ring.
- 2In “Pedal point”, every other note is A. Keep that finger light and let the moving notes sing.
Parts of the song
The callThunderPedal pointThe call returns