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Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

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80 BPM 3:11 D Minor 4 tracks 939 notes
Bill WithersAcoustic
Image: Eric Records·Public domain

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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.

80 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo80 BPM
Duration3:11
Tracks4
Notes939
Key / ScaleD Minor
Pitch rangeA2 (45) - C5 (72)
Range span27 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
DmAm7/GC6/ED5DmAm7/GC6/ED5AmAbm
00:00 - 00:47
Early middle
D5DmD5Dsus4Fadd9FBbsus2C7sus2/BbAm7Dm
00:47 - 01:35
Late middle
Am7DmAm7/GC6/ED5DmAm7/GC6/ED5Am
01:35 - 02:23
Ending
Dm7DmD7sus2CG7sus4/FF6F5Bbadd9Bbmaj9C7sus2
02:23 - 03:11

Description & Musical Analysis

Ain't No Sunshine, a classic hit by Bill Withers, from his 1971 album Just As I Am

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Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Minor
Pitch Range
A2 (45) - C5 (72)
Total Notes
939

Note Distribution

C
191 20.3%
C#
0 0.0%
D
245 26.1%
Eb
3 0.3%
E
53 5.6%
F
126 13.4%
F#
0 0.0%
G
104 11.1%
Ab
3 0.3%
A
184 19.6%
Bb
27 2.9%
B
3 0.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Sopranoacoustic grand piano208
Altoacoustic grand piano277
Tenoracoustic grand piano246
Bassacoustic grand piano208

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:03 - 00:03M2.1 - M2.2Dm
00:04M2.3Am7/G
00:05M2.4C6/E
00:06M3.1D5
00:09 - 00:09M4.1 - M4.2Dm
00:10M4.3Am7/G
00:11M4.4C6/E
00:12 - 00:14M5.1 - M5.4D5
00:15 - 00:16M6.1 - M6.3Am
00:17M6.4Abm
00:18M7.1Gm
00:18M7.2Gm/Bb
00:19 - 00:20M7.3 - M7.4Bb
00:21 - 00:21M8.1 - M8.2Dm
00:22M8.3Am7/G
00:23M8.4C6
00:24M9.1D5
00:27 - 00:27M10.1 - M10.2Dm
00:28M10.3Am7/G
00:29M10.4C6/E
00:30M11.1D5
00:33 - 00:33M12.1 - M12.2Dm
00:34M12.3Am7/G
00:35M12.4C6/E
00:36 - 00:38M13.1 - M13.4D5
00:39 - 00:40M14.1 - M14.3Am
00:41M14.4Abm
00:42M15.1Gm
00:42M15.2Gm/Bb
00:43 - 00:44M15.3 - M15.4Bb
00:45 - 00:45M16.1 - M16.2Dm
00:46M16.3Am7/G
00:47M16.4C6
00:48M17.1D5
00:51 - 00:51M18.1 - M18.2Dm
00:52M18.3D5
00:53M18.4Dsus4
00:54 - 00:54M19.1 - M19.2Fadd9
00:55 - 00:56M19.3 - M19.4F
00:57 - 00:58M20.1 - M20.3Bbsus2
00:59M20.4C7sus2/Bb
01:00 - 01:00M21.1 - M21.2Am7
01:03 - 01:03M22.1 - M22.2Dm
01:04M22.3D5
01:05M22.4Dsus4
01:06 - 01:06M23.1 - M23.2Fadd9
01:07 - 01:08M23.3 - M23.4F
01:09 - 01:10M24.1 - M24.3Bbsus2
01:11M24.4C7sus2/Bb
01:12 - 01:12M25.1 - M25.2Am7
01:15 - 01:15M26.1 - M26.2Dm
01:16M26.3D5
01:17M26.4Dsus4
01:18M27.1Fadd9
01:18 - 01:20M27.2 - M27.4F
01:21 - 01:22M28.1 - M28.3Bbsus2
01:23M28.4C7sus2/Bb
01:24 - 01:24M29.1 - M29.2Am7
01:27 - 01:27M30.1 - M30.2Dm
01:28M30.3D5
01:29M30.4Dsus4
01:30M31.1Fadd9
01:30 - 01:32M31.2 - M31.4F
01:33 - 01:34M32.1 - M32.3Bbsus2
01:35M32.4C7sus2/Bb
01:36 - 01:36M33.1 - M33.2Am7
01:42 - 01:42M35.1 - M35.2Dm
01:43M35.3Am7/G
01:44M35.4C6/E
01:45M36.1D5
01:48 - 01:48M37.1 - M37.2Dm
01:49M37.3Am7/G
01:50M37.4C6/E
01:51 - 01:53M38.1 - M38.4D5
01:54 - 01:55M39.1 - M39.3Am
01:56M39.4Abm
01:57M40.1Gm
01:57M40.2Gm/Bb
01:58 - 01:59M40.3 - M40.4Bb
02:00 - 02:00M41.1 - M41.2Dm
02:01M41.3Am7/G
02:02M41.4C6
02:03M42.1D5
02:06 - 02:06M43.1 - M43.2Dm
02:07M43.3Am7/G
02:08M43.4C6
02:09M44.1D5
02:12 - 02:12M45.1 - M45.2Dm
02:13M45.3D5
02:14M45.4Dsus4
02:15M46.1Fadd9
02:15 - 02:17M46.2 - M46.4F
02:18 - 02:19M47.1 - M47.3Bbsus2
02:20M47.4C7sus2/Bb
02:21 - 02:21M48.1 - M48.2Am7
02:24M49.1Dm7
02:24M49.2Dm
02:25M49.3D7sus2
02:26M49.4C
02:27 - 02:27M50.1 - M50.2G7sus4/F
02:28M50.3F6
02:29M50.4F5
02:30 - 02:30M51.1 - M51.2Bbadd9
02:31M51.3Bbmaj9
02:32M51.4C7sus2
02:33M52.1D7sus4/A
02:33M52.2A7sus4
02:34M52.3D
02:36M53.1Dm7
02:36M53.2Dm
02:37M53.3Asus4
02:38M53.4C
02:39M54.1D7sus4
02:39M54.2Csus2/G
02:40M54.3D7sus2
02:41M54.4F5
02:42M55.1Dm7
02:42M55.2Dm
02:43M55.3Asus4
02:44M55.4C
02:45M56.1Dm7
02:45M56.2Dm7/F
02:46M56.3D
02:48 - 02:48M57.1 - M57.2Dm
02:49M57.3Am7/G
02:50M57.4C6/E
02:51M58.1D5
02:54 - 02:54M59.1 - M59.2Dm
02:55M59.3Am7/G
02:56M59.4C6/E
02:57M60.1D5
03:00 - 03:00M61.1 - M61.2Dm
03:01M61.3Am7/G
03:02M61.4C6/E
03:03M62.1D5
03:06 - 03:06M63.1 - M63.2Dm
03:07M63.3Am7/G
03:08M63.4C6/E
03:09M64.1D5
03:09 - 03:11M64.2 - M64.4Asus4