Hello everyone,

I am learning Chopin's Revolutionary Etude (Étude op. 10, no. 12) and I am not sure how to play the following rhythm correctly.

The troubling bars are as follows. My specific question is: The shortened last note of the triplet, should it be played together with the last 16th note (Denoted in grey), or should it be played just after the last 16th note (Denoted in turquoise blue)?

Could someone please explain why?



Thank you very much!

Rhythmically, you should play the E flat octave after the lower G. The triplet means six 16th notes per quarter.

You should ask your piano teacher. If he is not discouraged by the fact that you are revealing this piece is too much for your current skills and switches you to a more affordable work, he may instruct you on how to keep going with the Op.10 Nº 12.

Thanks for your reply.

I am not having much trouble with the Etude itself; I just wanted to confirm the rhythm in these two bars instead of practising something which may be amiss.

Yeah It comes afterwards.
Just play straight semiquaver triplets with just normal semiquavers with no rests and you'll see. It's just the same as playing quavers and triplets together except in half time.