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Prelude 7 in E-flat major BWV 876
Book II of the Well-Tempered Clavier. Under its figuration, this prelude is 203 chord changes across 71 bars — ranked 8 of 42 by measured difficulty (intermediate) in this survey. Played as block chords, it's a progression you can learn in an afternoon; the piece is that progression wearing sixteenth notes.
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How it opens
The first changes are I7 (D) · I (G) · I · V7 (A) · V (D) · iii (Bb) · ii7 · V — and the whole prelude keeps moving at roughly that harmonic pace.
What it leans on
Of 202 labeled changes, the harmonies that do the most work: I (13×), V (9×), V7 (9×), V (D) (8×), iii (8×).
Free scores
- Blocked-chord reduction (MusicXML) — the harmony skeleton the player performs
- The prelude as written (MusicXML)