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A Thousand Years — Christina Perri (Piano Arrangement)

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75 BPM 4:16 Bb Major 2 tracks 913 notes
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Image: Justin Higuchi·CC BY 2.0

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

75 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo75 BPM
Duration4:16
Tracks2
Notes913
Key / ScaleBb Major
Pitch rangeD#2 (39) - C6 (84)
Range span45 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
BbBbmaj9/AF/AG7sus2G7sus4/FF5EbEb5Dm/FF5
00:00 - 01:04
Early middle
GmDm7/FAmEbEb5GmEb/GCm7/BbGmF7
01:04 - 02:08
Late middle
GmEb/GEb6/BbGmF7Cm11/FAm11FF5F/A
02:08 - 03:12
Ending
F5/CAm/CBbDmBb6FC7sus4/BbBb6/GG5/DBb
03:12 - 04:16

Description & Musical Analysis

Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years” is presented as a two-track piano arrangement in B-flat major. The file runs 4:17, with 913 note events across 2 tracks in Bb Major at 75 BPM.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement details

Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years” is presented as a two-track piano arrangement in B-flat major. The MIDI contains 913 note events in 2 tracks, lasts 4:17, and is listed in Bb Major at 75 BPM.

What to listen for

Practice the accompaniment on its own, then add the melody and follow the changes through the song’s measured ballad pulse.

Source and license

MIDI source: [PDMX v9](https://zenodo.org/records/15571083). The source record is marked CC0 1.0; read the [CC0 terms](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
Bb Major
Pitch Range
D#2 (39) - C6 (84)
Total Notes
913

Note Distribution

C
106 11.6%
C#
0 0.0%
D
153 16.8%
Eb
95 10.4%
E
0 0.0%
F
154 16.9%
F#
0 0.0%
G
135 14.8%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
66 7.2%
Bb
204 22.3%
B
0 0.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano317
Pianoacoustic grand piano596

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:02M1.1 - M2.1Bb
00:03M2.2Bbmaj9/A
00:04M2.3F/A
00:04 - 00:07M3.1 - M4.1G7sus2
00:08M4.2G7sus4/F
00:08M4.3F5
00:09 - 00:12M5.1 - M6.2Eb
00:13M6.3Eb5
00:14 - 00:16M7.1 - M7.3Dm/F
00:16M8.1F5
00:17M8.2Fsus4
00:18M8.3F
00:19M9.1Eb
00:20M9.2Eb5/Bb
00:20M9.3Gm/Bb
00:21M10.1Eb
00:22M10.2Cm7/Bb
00:23M10.3Gm11
00:24M11.1Bb/D
00:24M11.2Bb
00:25M11.3Fsus4/Bb
00:26M12.1Bb/D
00:27M12.2Bb
00:28M12.3Bb/F
00:28M13.1Gm
00:29M13.2G7sus2
00:30M13.3Bb
00:31M14.1Am
00:32M14.2Dm/A
00:32M14.3F11/C
00:33M15.1Eb
00:34M15.2Eb5/Bb
00:35M15.3Gm/Bb
00:36M16.1Eb
00:36M16.2Cm7/Bb
00:37M16.3Gm
00:38M17.1Bb/D
00:39M17.2Bb
00:40M17.3Fsus4/Bb
00:40M18.1Bb/D
00:41M18.2Bb
00:42M18.3Bb/F
00:43M19.1Gm
00:44M19.2G7sus2
00:44M19.3Bb
00:45M20.1Am
00:46M20.2Dm/A
00:47M20.3F11/C
00:48M21.1Gsus4
00:48M21.2Eb/G
00:49M21.3Cm/G
00:50M22.1Gsus4
00:51M22.2Cm6/G
00:52M22.3Cdim7/A
00:52M23.1Gm
00:53M23.2Gm/Bb
00:54M23.3Bb
00:55M24.1F
00:56M24.2F/A
00:56M24.3Am
00:57 - 00:58M25.1 - M25.2Bb
00:59M25.3Dm
01:00M26.1Bb6
01:00M26.2F
01:01M26.3C7sus4/Bb
01:02M27.1Bb6/G
01:03M27.2G5/D
01:04M27.3Bb
01:04M28.1Gm
01:05M28.2Dm7/F
01:06M28.3Am
01:07M29.1Eb
01:08M29.2Eb5
01:08M29.3Gm
01:09M30.1Eb/G
01:10M30.2Cm7/Bb
01:11M30.3Gm
01:12M31.1F7
01:12M31.2Cm11/F
01:13M31.3Am11
01:14M32.1F
01:15M32.2F7sus4/Eb
01:16M32.3Gm/Bb
01:16M33.1Cm6/Eb
01:17M33.2Ebsus2/Bb
01:18M33.3Gm7
01:19M34.1Eb
01:20M34.2Eb5/Bb
01:20M34.3Gm/Bb
01:21M35.1Eb
01:22M35.2Cm7/Bb
01:23M35.3Gm11
01:24M36.1Bb/D
01:24M36.2Bb
01:25M36.3Fsus4/Bb
01:26M37.1Bb/D
01:27M37.2Bb
01:28M37.3Bb/F
01:28M38.1Gm
01:29M38.2G7sus2
01:30M38.3Bb
01:31M39.1Am
01:32M39.2Bbmaj7
01:32M39.3Bbmaj7/D
01:33M40.1Eb
01:34M40.2Eb5/Bb
01:35M40.3Gm/Bb
01:36M41.1Eb
01:36M41.2Cm7/Bb
01:37M41.3Gm
01:38M42.1Bb/D
01:39M42.2Bb
01:40M42.3Fsus4/Bb
01:40M43.1Bb/D
01:41M43.2Bb
01:42M43.3Bb/F
01:43M44.1Gm
01:44M44.2G7sus2
01:44M44.3Bb
01:45M45.1Am
01:46M45.2Bbmaj7
01:47M45.3Bbmaj7/D
01:48M46.1Gsus4
01:48M46.2Eb/G
01:49M46.3Cm/G
01:50M47.1Gsus4
01:51M47.2Cm6/G
01:52M47.3Cdim7/A
01:52M48.1Gm
01:53M48.2Gm/Bb
01:54M48.3Bb
01:55M49.1F
01:56M49.2F/A
01:56M49.3Am
01:57 - 01:58M50.1 - M50.2Bb
01:59M50.3Dm
02:00M51.1Bb6
02:00M51.2F
02:01M51.3C7sus4/Bb
02:02M52.1Bb6/G
02:03M52.2G5/D
02:04M52.3Bb
02:04M53.1Gm
02:05M53.2Dm7/F
02:06M53.3Am
02:07M54.1Eb
02:08M54.2Eb5
02:08M54.3Gm
02:09M55.1Eb/G
02:10M55.2Eb6/Bb
02:11M55.3Gm
02:12M56.1F7
02:12M56.2Cm11/F
02:13M56.3Am11
02:14M57.1F
02:15M57.2F5
02:16M57.3F/A
02:16 - 02:17M58.1 - M58.2Bb
02:18M58.3Dm
02:19M59.1Bb6
02:20M59.2F
02:20M59.3C7sus4/Bb
02:21M60.1Bb6/G
02:22M60.2Dm
02:23M60.3Dm7/A
02:24M61.1Fadd9
02:24M61.2F5
02:25M61.3Am
02:26M62.1Eb
02:27M62.2Eb5
02:28M62.3Gm
02:28M63.1Eb/G
02:29M63.2Eb6/Bb
02:30M63.3Gm
02:31M64.1F7
02:32M64.2Cm11/F
02:32M64.3Am11
02:33M65.1F
02:34M65.2F5
02:35M65.3F/A
02:36M66.1Bb
02:36M66.2Bb5
02:37M66.3Bb
02:38M67.1Bbmaj7/A
02:39M67.2F11/Bb
02:40M67.3Dm
02:40 - 02:41M68.1 - M68.2Gm
02:42M68.3Bb
02:43M69.1Gm(add9)
02:44M69.2Gsus2
02:44M69.3Bb
02:45M70.1Eb
02:46M70.2Cm7/Bb
02:47M70.3Gm11
02:48M71.1Eb
02:48M71.2Ebsus2/Bb
02:49M71.3Gm7
02:50M72.1F
02:51M72.2Dm7/F
02:52M72.3Am11
02:52M73.1F11
02:53M73.2Fsus4
02:54M73.3F/A
02:55M74.1Gsus4
02:56M74.2Eb/G
02:56M74.3Cm
02:57M75.1Gm11
02:58M75.2Cm7/G
02:59M75.3Cm
03:00M76.1Gm
03:00M76.2G5/D
03:01M76.3Bb/D
03:02M77.1F
03:03M77.2F5/C
03:04M77.3Am/C
03:04M78.1Gsus4
03:05M78.2Eb/G
03:06M78.3Cm
03:07M79.1Gsus4
03:08M79.2Cm6/G

The table shows the first 220 chord changes. The player keeps the complete MIDI performance available for listening and visual practice.