Pieces / Brahms
Waltzes, No. 15

Waltz in A-flat

Johannes Brahms, 1865 · 63 keys · Easy

About the piece

Johannes Brahms wrote his sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39, for piano four hands in 1865 and dedicated them to the Viennese critic Eduard Hanslick; he later arranged them for piano solo as well. The fifteenth, in A-flat major, is the best loved of the set and is often simply called « Brahms’s Waltz ».

You play the melody, one hand, moved to F major to fit the 17 keys.

Key
A-flat major
Played in
F major, a minor third lower
Time
3/4
Keys
63
Licence
Public domain

Waltz in A-flat letters

The whole passage, as letters to type. P is a black key; a dash holds the note a little longer.

H - F F H H - F F H U K U H - G - H - F F K
L - H H K L - H H K ; L K - J - K - D D H
H - F F H H - F F H U K U H - G - H - F F K
L - H H K L - H H K ; L K - J - K -