Christian Petzold (1677–1733) · G major · 3/4 · 104 BPM · 8 bars · Classical
Minuet in G sits in Classical, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 8 bars, at about 104 BPM.
GDC
G
D
C
| 1 | G | D | G | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | C | G | D | G |
Eight bars of a dance in three. G and D take turns, C colours bar five, and the last D sends you home. Once one lap is in the hand, play it twice and it already feels like the piece.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · G · C · G · F · C · G · C |
| Db major | Db · Ab · Db · Ab · Gb · Db · Ab · Db |
| D major | D · A · D · A · G · D · A · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Bb · Eb · Bb · Ab · Eb · Bb · Eb |
| E major | E · B · E · B · A · E · B · E |
| F major | F · C · F · C · Bb · F · C · F |
| F# major | F# · C# · F# · C# · B · F# · C# · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · D · G · D · C · G · D · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Eb · Ab · Eb · Db · Ab · Eb · Ab |
| A major | A · E · A · E · D · A · E · A |
| Bb major | Bb · F · Bb · F · Eb · Bb · F · Bb |
| B major | B · F# · B · F# · E · B · F# · B |
The minuet from the Anna Magdalena Notebook, long attributed to Bach and now to Christian Petzold. Petzold died in 1733, Bach in 1750; either way the term has been expired for centuries. The reattribution and Petzold’s dates (1677–1733) were checked by search.