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Ancient Lake - Diddy Kong Racing

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130 BPM 1:16 E Minor 1 tracks 2019 notes
Diddy Kong Racing

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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.

130 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo130 BPM
Duration1:16
Tracks1
Notes2019
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeB1 (35) - D6 (86)
Range span51 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
D6/9/BEm11/F#G6/BEm7/BBm11B7sus4Am11/BAm9/ED6/9Em11/B
00:00 - 00:19
Early middle
Caug/AbAm9/CE11/AbCmaj7/AbE7/BCmaj9/BCaug/AbAm11/CE11/AbCmaj7/Ab
00:19 - 00:38
Late middle
E7sus2/BEm11/BAm9/BA13/BD13D11/BAm9/BCmaj7D13D11/B
00:38 - 00:57
Ending
E11/AbAm9/AbCmaj7/AbE7/BAm11/BCmaj7/AbE11/AbEm11/AbG6/AbAbmMaj7
00:57 - 01:16

Description & Musical Analysis

Ancient Lake is a track from Diddy Kong Racing, composed by David Wise, available for piano, guitar, and wind instruments

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement profile

Ancient Lake - Diddy Kong Racing runs for 1:16 at 130 BPM. The file presents a fast pulse and 26.3 note events per second, which is a dense stream of note events. The stored pitch range is B1 (35) - D6 (86), a span of 51 semitones (about 4.3 octaves).

Tracks and instrumentation

The active MIDI tracks identify steel drums. 1 track contain note events, so the mixer can be used to hear each layer separately.

Harmony map

The extracted harmony vocabulary includes D6/9/B, Em11/F#, G6/B, Em7/B, Bm11, B7sus4, Am11/B, Am9/E, D6/9, Em11/B and 5 additional labels. Chord names are inferred from simultaneous MIDI notes, so altered, incomplete, or ambiguous voicings should be confirmed by ear and against the note display.

Practice plan for this MIDI

Begin below the stored tempo, isolate the busiest track, and raise the speed only after the repeating figures stay even. Compare the keyboard and sheet views before combining the layers.

Related collections

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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
E Minor
Pitch Range
B1 (35) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
2019

Note Distribution

C
336 16.6%
C#
25 1.2%
D
218 10.8%
Eb
35 1.7%
E
275 13.6%
F
0 0.0%
F#
147 7.3%
G
236 11.7%
Ab
256 12.7%
A
174 8.6%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
317 15.7%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
General MIDI Authoring Templatesteel drums2019

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:01M2.1D6/9/B
00:02M2.2Em11/F#
00:02M2.3G6/B
00:03M2.4Em7/B
00:03M3.1Bm11
00:04M3.2B7sus4
00:04M3.3Am11/B
00:05M3.4Am9/E
00:05M4.1D6/9
00:06M4.2Em11/B
00:06M4.3Am(add9)/B
00:06M4.4Cmaj7/B
00:07M5.1Bm11
00:07M5.2B7sus4
00:08M5.3Am11/B
00:08M5.4Am9/E
00:09M6.1E7sus2/B
00:09M6.2Em11/B
00:10M6.3Am(add9)/B
00:10M6.4Am9/B
00:11M7.1D13
00:11M7.2D11/B
00:12M7.3Am11/B
00:12M7.4Cmaj7
00:12M8.1D13
00:13M8.2D11/B
00:13M8.3Am9/B
00:14M8.4Am9/C
00:14M9.1D13
00:15M9.2D11/B
00:15M9.3Am9/B
00:16M9.4Cmaj7
00:16M10.1D13
00:17M10.2D11/A
00:17M10.3Am9/B
00:18M10.4Am9/C
00:18M11.1E7/B
00:18M11.2Cmaj9/B
00:19M11.3Caug/Ab
00:19M11.4Am9/C
00:20 - 00:20M12.1 - M12.2E11/Ab
00:21 - 00:21M12.3 - M12.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:22M13.1E7/B
00:22M13.2Cmaj9/B
00:23M13.3Caug/Ab
00:23M13.4Am11/C
00:24 - 00:24M14.1 - M14.2E11/Ab
00:24 - 00:25M14.3 - M14.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:25M15.1E7/B
00:26M15.2Cmaj9/B
00:26M15.3Caug/Ab
00:27M15.4Am9/C
00:27 - 00:28M16.1 - M16.2E11/Ab
00:28M16.3Am9/Ab
00:29M16.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:29M17.1E7/B
00:30M17.2Am11/B
00:30 - 00:30M17.3 - M17.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:31M18.1E11/Ab
00:31M18.2Em11/Ab
00:32M18.3G6/Ab
00:32M18.4AbmMaj7
00:33M19.1Bm11
00:33M19.2B7sus4
00:34M19.3Am11/B
00:34M19.4Am9/E
00:35M20.1D6/9
00:35M20.2Em11/B
00:36M20.3Am(add9)/B
00:36M20.4Cmaj7/B
00:36M21.1Bm11
00:37M21.2B7sus4
00:37M21.3Am11/B
00:38M21.4Am9/E
00:38M22.1E7sus2/B
00:39M22.2Em11/B
00:39M22.3Am9/B
00:40M22.4A13/B
00:40M23.1D13
00:41M23.2D11/B
00:41M23.3Am9/B
00:42M23.4Cmaj7
00:42M24.1D13
00:42M24.2D11/B
00:43M24.3Am9/B
00:43M24.4Cmaj7
00:44M25.1D13
00:44M25.2D11/A
00:45M25.3Am9/B
00:45M25.4Cmaj7
00:46M26.1D13
00:46M26.2D11/A
00:47M26.3Am9/B
00:47M26.4Am9/C
00:48M27.1E7/B
00:48M27.2Cmaj9/B
00:48M27.3Caug/Ab
00:49M27.4Am9/C
00:49 - 00:50M28.1 - M28.2E11/Ab
00:50 - 00:51M28.3 - M28.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:51M29.1E7/B
00:52M29.2Cmaj9/B
00:52M29.3Caug/Ab
00:53M29.4Am11/C
00:53 - 00:54M30.1 - M30.2E11/Ab
00:54 - 00:54M30.3 - M30.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:55M31.1E7/B
00:55M31.2Cmaj9/B
00:56M31.3Caug/Ab
00:56M31.4Am9/C
00:57 - 00:57M32.1 - M32.2E11/Ab
00:58M32.3Am9/Ab
00:58M32.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:59M33.1E7/B
00:59M33.2Am11/B
01:00 - 01:00M33.3 - M33.4Cmaj7/Ab
01:00M34.1E11/Ab
01:01M34.2Em11/Ab
01:01M34.3G6/Ab
01:02M34.4AbmMaj7
01:02M35.1B11
01:03M35.2B7sus4
01:03M35.3Am11/B
01:04M35.4A13/B
01:04M36.1D6/9
01:05M36.2B11
01:05M36.3Am(add9)/B
01:06M36.4Cmaj7/B
01:06M37.1B11
01:06M37.2B7sus4
01:07M37.3Am11/B
01:07M37.4A13/B
01:08M38.1E7sus2/B
01:08M38.2B11
01:09M38.3Am(add9)/B
01:09M38.4Cmaj7/B
01:10M39.1B11
01:10M39.2B7sus4
01:11M39.3Am11/B
01:11M39.4A13/B
01:12M40.1D6/9
01:12M40.2Em11/B
01:12M40.3Am(add9)/B
01:13M40.4Cmaj7/B
01:13M41.1B11
01:14M41.2B7sus4
01:14M41.3Am11/B
01:15M41.4A13/B
01:15 - 01:16M42.1 - M42.2D9/E
01:16M42.3Dadd9