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The nocturnes, ranked by difficultyAll 21, easiest first, each hand rated on its own.Which Chopin nocturne to learn firstOp. 32 No. 1 first. Op. 9 No. 2 waits on leaps of a tenth.The easiest Chopin piece in every genreThe Waltz in A minor is a 3. Nothing else is rated below 4.Chopin for intermediate and returning adultsFrom the E minor prelude to the Fantaisie-Impromptu.Every Chopin piece by difficultyPublished levels beside ours, from the Waltz in A minor at 3 to the Barcarolle at 8.Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2: the chords, bar by barEvery chord in E♭ major with its roman numeral, all 34 bars.Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4: chords and analysisTwenty-five bars, one melody note at a time, and a left hand that slides down by half steps.Chopin's left-hand patterns, ranked by stretchFive patterns, widest first, from a two-octave arpeggio to chords that slide by half step.How to memorize a Chopin nocturne, harmony firstSection letters, then the chords, then the left hand.Best edition of the Chopin nocturnesHenle HN 185 at €27.50, then Paderewski, the National Edition, and Peters.Simplified Chopin editions, comparedKilhamn keeps the most. Chopin Left Hand leaves the right hand alone.Best music theory apps and books for classical pianistsName the chord in the morning. Find it in a nocturne the same day.Best piano apps for intermediate adultsflowkey through forScore, with the price and where the lessons end.