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All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

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135 BPM 4:13 G Major 2 tracks 1746 notes
Mariah CareyPop
Image: Patrick Cristiano·CC BY-SA 4.0

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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.

135 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo135 BPM
Duration4:13
Tracks2
Notes1746
Key / ScaleG Major
Pitch rangeC3 (48) - E6 (88)
Range span40 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
GBBm/DD/F#Em(add9)Dadd9/EDsus2/EBsus4Gsus4/CC
00:00 - 01:03
Early middle
G/DA7sus2/EEmEm(add9)Em(add9)/GEm(add9)Em7CAm9/CAm7/C
01:03 - 02:06
Late middle
Em9Em(add9)Em(add9)/GEm(add9)G6/EEm7CCadd9CCmaj7
02:06 - 03:10
Ending
Em(add9)Em7CCadd9CCmaj7CCmaj7/EAm9/CC6
03:10 - 04:13

Description & Musical Analysis

All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey from her album Merry Christmas, composed by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff.

How to Play & Trivia

Start with a bright G major chord on piano or a G chord on guitar to capture the song's upbeat holiday spirit.

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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
G Major
Pitch Range
C3 (48) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
1746

Note Distribution

C
174 10.0%
C#
0 0.0%
D
199 11.4%
Eb
110 6.3%
E
253 14.5%
F
6 0.3%
F#
78 4.5%
G
471 27.0%
Ab
15 0.9%
A
96 5.5%
Bb
8 0.5%
B
336 19.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano582
Pianoacoustic grand piano1164

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1G
00:00M1.2B
00:00M1.3Bm/D
00:01M1.4D/F#
00:01 - 00:02M2.1 - M2.2Em(add9)
00:02M2.3Dadd9/E
00:03M2.4Dsus2/E
00:03M3.1Bsus4
00:04M3.2Gsus4/C
00:04M3.3C
00:04 - 00:05M3.4 - M4.1Csus2
00:05M4.2Csus2/G
00:06 - 00:07M4.3 - M5.1Dsus4
00:07M5.2Asus4
00:08 - 00:09M5.3 - M6.3G/D
00:10M6.4Gmaj7/D
00:10M7.1G/D
00:11 - 00:11M7.2 - M7.3Gmaj7/D
00:12 - 00:12M7.4 - M8.1Em7/D
00:12M8.2G/D
00:13M8.3Em
00:13 - 00:14M8.4 - M9.2A7sus2/E
00:15M9.3Em
00:15M9.4Em(add9)
00:16M10.1Em
00:16 - 00:16M10.2 - M10.3Em(add9)
00:17M10.4Em
00:17M11.1G6/E
00:18M11.2Em7
00:18 - 00:20M11.3 - M12.2C
00:20M12.3Am7/C
00:20M12.4Cmaj7
00:21M13.1Am9/C
00:21M13.2C6
00:22 - 00:23M13.3 - M14.2C
00:24M14.3Cm
00:24M14.4CmMaj7
00:24M15.1Cm(add9)
00:25M15.2Cm6
00:25M15.3Am7b5/C
00:26 - 00:26M15.4 - M16.1Cm6
00:27M16.2Cm
00:27M16.3F7sus2/C
00:28 - 00:28M16.4 - M17.2Cm
00:29M17.3G/D
00:29 - 00:30M17.4 - M18.1Gadd9/D
00:30 - 00:31M18.2 - M18.3Gmaj7/D
00:31M18.4Em7/D
00:32M19.1Em9/D
00:32M19.2Gmaj7/D
00:32M19.3Em9/D
00:33 - 00:34M19.4 - M20.2B/Eb
00:34M20.3Em
00:35 - 00:36M20.4 - M21.2A7sus2/E
00:36 - 00:36M21.3 - M21.4Em
00:37 - 00:37M22.1 - M22.2Em(add9)
00:38M22.3Em
00:38 - 00:39M22.4 - M23.2Cm
00:40 - 00:40M23.3 - M23.4G/D
00:40M24.1Em7/D
00:41 - 00:42M24.2 - M24.4G/D
00:42 - 00:44M25.1 - M26.2E
00:45M26.3Cmaj7
00:45M26.4Am9/C
00:46M27.1C6
00:46 - 00:47M27.2 - M27.4C
00:48M28.1Cm
00:48M28.2Am7b5/C
00:48 - 00:49M28.3 - M28.4Cm6
00:49 - 00:50M29.1 - M29.2CmMaj7
00:50 - 00:54M29.3 - M31.4G/D
00:55 - 00:56M32.1 - M32.4Em
00:56 - 00:58M33.1 - M33.4C
00:58 - 01:00M34.1 - M34.4D
01:00 - 01:01M35.1 - M35.3G/D
01:01M35.4Gmaj7/D
01:02M36.1Gmaj7
01:02M36.2Em9/D
01:03M36.3Em7/D
01:03M36.4G/D
01:04M37.1A7sus2/E
01:04M37.2Em
01:04 - 01:05M37.3 - M37.4Em(add9)
01:05M38.1Em(add9)/G
01:06M38.2Em(add9)
01:06 - 01:07M38.3 - M38.4Em7
01:07 - 01:08M39.1 - M39.3C
01:08 - 01:09M39.4 - M40.1Am9/C
01:09M40.2Am7/C
01:10M40.3C/G
01:10M40.4C/E
01:11 - 01:11M41.1 - M41.2Cm
01:12M41.3Cm/G
01:12 - 01:12M41.4 - M42.1Am7b5/C
01:13M42.2F9/C
01:13M42.3Cm
01:14M42.4Cm/Eb
01:14M43.1Gadd9/D
01:15M43.2G/D
01:15M43.3G
01:16M43.4Gmaj7/D
01:16M44.1Gmaj7
01:16M44.2Em9/D
01:17M44.3Em7/D
01:17M44.4G/D
01:18M45.1Em
01:18M45.2G6/E
01:19M45.3Em9
01:19M45.4Em(add9)
01:20M46.1Em(add9)/G
01:20M46.2Em(add9)
01:20M46.3G6/E
01:21M46.4Em7
01:21M47.1C
01:22M47.2Cadd9
01:22M47.3C
01:23 - 01:24M47.4 - M48.2Cmaj7
01:24M48.3C/G
01:24M48.4C/E
01:25 - 01:25M49.1 - M49.2Cm
01:26M49.3Am7b5/G
01:26M49.4Eb6/C
01:27M50.1Am7b5/C
01:27M50.2F9/C
01:28M50.3Cm
01:28M50.4Cm/Eb
01:28M51.1G/D
01:29M51.2Gadd9/D
01:29M51.3Gmaj7/D
01:30M51.4Em7/D
01:30M52.1Em9/D
01:31M52.2Em9/B
01:31 - 01:32M52.3 - M52.4B/Eb
01:32M53.1Em
01:32M53.2A7sus2/E
01:33M53.3Em(add9)
01:33M53.4Em
01:34M54.1Em(add9)
01:34M54.2Em(add9)/G
01:35M54.3Cm
01:35M54.4Cm/Eb
01:36M55.1G/D
01:36M55.2Em7/D
01:36 - 01:37M55.3 - M55.4G/D
01:37M56.1E7
01:38 - 01:39M56.2 - M56.4E
01:39M57.1Cmaj7
01:40M57.2C6
01:40 - 01:40M57.3 - M57.4C
01:41M58.1Cm
01:41 - 01:42M58.2 - M58.3Cm6
01:42M58.4CmMaj7/G
01:43M59.1G/D
01:43 - 01:44M59.2 - M59.4G
01:44M60.1Em
01:45M60.2Em/B
01:45M60.3G6/B
01:46M60.4Em
01:46M61.1Cmaj7
01:47M61.2Am9/C
01:47M61.3D/A
01:48M61.4D
01:48 - 01:49M62.1 - M62.3G/D
01:49M62.4Gmaj7/D
01:50M63.1Gmaj7
01:50M63.2Em9/D
01:51M63.3Em7/D
01:51M63.4G/D
01:52M64.1A7sus2/E
01:52M64.2Em
01:52 - 01:53M64.3 - M64.4Em(add9)
01:53M65.1Em(add9)/G
01:54M65.2Em(add9)
01:54 - 01:55M65.3 - M65.4Em7
01:55 - 01:56M66.1 - M66.3C
01:56 - 01:57M66.4 - M67.1Am9/C
01:57M67.2Am7/C
01:58M67.3C/G
01:58M67.4C/E
01:59 - 01:59M68.1 - M68.2Cm
02:00M68.3Cm/G
02:00 - 02:00M68.4 - M69.1Am7b5/C
02:01M69.2F9/C
02:01M69.3Cm
02:02M69.4Cm/Eb
02:02M70.1Gadd9/D
02:03M70.2G/D
02:03M70.3G
02:04M70.4Gmaj7/D
02:04M71.1Gmaj7
02:04M71.2Em9/D
02:05M71.3Em7/D
02:05M71.4G/D
02:06M72.1Em
02:06M72.2G6/E
02:07M72.3Em9
02:07M72.4Em(add9)
02:08M73.1Em(add9)/G
02:08M73.2Em(add9)
02:08M73.3G6/E
02:09M73.4Em7
02:09M74.1C
02:10M74.2Cadd9
02:10M74.3C
02:11 - 02:12M74.4 - M75.2Cmaj7
02:12M75.3C/G
02:12M75.4C/E
02:13 - 02:13M76.1 - M76.2Cm
02:14M76.3Am7b5/G
02:14M76.4Eb6/C
02:15M77.1Am7b5/C
02:15M77.2F9/C
02:16M77.3Cm
02:16M77.4Cm/Eb
02:16M78.1G/D
02:17M78.2Gadd9/D
02:17M78.3Gmaj7/D
02:18M78.4Em7/D
02:18M79.1Em9/D
02:19M79.2Em9/B

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