Free easy piano · Classical
Easy classical piano pieces
Minuets, dances and the classics students ask for, each in a few easier versions that keep the tune. Hear every version, then print the one your student can play this week.
- 22 pieces
- 84 versions
- Free: play, print, MIDI
Canon in DJohann Pachelbel
In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Grieg
Lullaby (Wiegenlied)Johannes Brahms
Maple Leaf RagScott Joplin
Moonlight Sonata (1st movement)Ludwig van Beethoven
Ode to JoyLudwig van Beethoven
Swan Lake ThemePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Air on the G StringJohann Sebastian Bach
Arabesque No. 1Claude Debussy
Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2Friedrich Burgmüller
Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Gymnopédie No. 1Erik Satie
Minute WaltzFrédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9 No. 2Frédéric Chopin
Prelude in C majorJohann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4Frédéric Chopin
The EntertainerScott Joplin
TräumereiRobert Schumann
Turkish MarchWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clair de LuneClaude Debussy
Für EliseLudwig van Beethoven
Minuet in GChristian Petzold
How we choose and arrange these
Every piece here is in the public domain, taken from a free edition whose license we record on its page. We check the notes against that edition before arranging anything.
Each page offers a few versions, and each one is labeled with the request a teacher typed into PlayableNotes, such as “Make the left hand easier” or “Put it in C major”. That way you can see exactly what changed and why.
Every version keeps the tune. Before a version goes up, it is checked bar by bar against the source: the melody and harmony are kept, and the hand positions, stretches and rhythms suit the level it claims. Its page lists what was changed.
Not here, or not quite right? Just ask.
Upload a photo or PDF of printed piano music, or open one of these, and ask PlayableNotes in words for the version your student needs: simpler, another key, shorter, bigger notes.
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Questions
What is the easiest classical piece to start with?
Short dances in one key, like a minuet with a simple left hand, are a good first classical piece. Start with the easiest version on its page, then move to the original when the hands are steady.
Is this sheet music really free?
Yes. Every version on these pages is free to play, print and download as PDF or MIDI, with no account. The pieces are in the public domain and the arrangements are ours to share.
What if none of the versions fits my student?
Open the closest one in PlayableNotes and ask for the change you need: simpler, another key, shorter, bigger notes. A free account comes with 50 credits for reading your own sheet music, and changing a score is free.
Can I play the music before I print it?
Yes. Each page plays every version with a sampled piano and lights up the notes as they sound. Slow it down, play one hand, or click a bar to loop it.