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Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 — Frédéric ChopinInteractive lesson ready

Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 — Frédéric Chopin

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76 BPM 6:41 A Minor 2 tracks 4217 notes
Classical
Image: Louis-Auguste Bisson·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

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76 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo76 BPM
Duration6:41
Tracks2
Notes4217
Key / ScaleA Minor
Pitch rangeD1 (26) - E7 (100)
Range span74 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
CFFsus4C11/FFsus4FBb/FF/AC6/ADm7
00:00 - 01:40
Early middle
C13Fmaj7/CF/CDm9/CBbmaj9/CC7C13Fmaj7/CF/CDm9/C
01:40 - 03:20
Late middle
Ebdim7Cdim7Cdim7/AEbdim/AEbdim7Ab7/CAb9Ab7sus2Ab9F#add9/Ab
03:20 - 05:01
Ending
A/EA7/GBbmMaj7/AFmaj7/ADm(add9)Dm(add9)/FAsus4A7/GGm(add9)A7
05:01 - 06:41

Description & Musical Analysis

How to Play & Trivia

About this MIDI

Ballade No. 2 pairs a calm opening with a more urgent central episode before returning to the earlier material. This complete arrangement keeps both hands on separate staves. This file lasts 6:41 and contains 4,217 note events.

Practice focus

Compare the quiet opening with the forceful middle section; their contrast shapes the ballade’s rise and release of tension.

Score source: [PDMX v9, Zenodo record 15571083](https://zenodo.org/records/15571083). This score is marked CC0 1.0 in the dataset metadata. Dataset attribution: Phillip Long, Zachary Novack, Julian McAuley, and Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick (CC BY 4.0).

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
A Minor
Pitch Range
D1 (26) - E7 (100)
Total Notes
4217

Note Distribution

C
578 13.7%
C#
103 2.4%
D
425 10.1%
Eb
239 5.7%
E
527 12.5%
F
506 12.0%
F#
142 3.4%
G
307 7.3%
Ab
162 3.8%
A
626 14.8%
Bb
295 7.0%
B
307 7.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano2460
Pianoacoustic grand piano1757

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:03M1.1 - M3.2C
00:03 - 00:04M3.3 - M4.1F
00:05 - 00:05M4.2 - M4.4Fsus4
00:06 - 00:06M5.1 - M5.2C11/F
00:07M5.3Fsus4
00:07 - 00:07M5.4 - M6.1F
00:08M6.2Bb/F
00:08 - 00:09M6.3 - M6.4F/A
00:09M7.1C6/A
00:09 - 00:10M7.2 - M7.3Dm7
00:10M7.4Gm7/D
00:11 - 00:11M8.1 - M8.2C7/Bb
00:11M8.3C7sus2/Bb
00:12 - 00:12M8.4 - M9.1F
00:13M9.2Bb/F
00:13 - 00:13M9.3 - M9.4F/C
00:14M10.1Bb/F
00:14 - 00:15M10.2 - M10.3F/C
00:15M10.4Bb
00:15M11.1F/C
00:16M11.2Fadd9/C
00:16M11.3Bb/F
00:16 - 00:17M11.4 - M12.1F/C
00:17M12.2Bb
00:18M12.3F/C
00:18M12.4Fadd9/C
00:18M13.1F/C
00:19 - 00:19M13.2 - M13.3C7sus2
00:20M13.4C7
00:20M14.1Gm11/C
00:20 - 00:24M14.2 - M16.3F
00:24M16.4Gm11/F
00:25 - 00:26M17.1 - M17.3C7sus4/F
00:26M17.4C11/F
00:26M18.1Bb6/9/F
00:27M18.2F11
00:27M18.3F
00:28M18.4F6
00:28M19.1Bbmaj9/F
00:28M19.2F/A
00:29M19.3Fmaj7/A
00:29M19.4Dm9/A
00:30M20.1Dm7
00:30M20.2Gm11/D
00:30M20.3C11/D
00:31M20.4C7/Bb
00:31M21.1C9/Bb
00:31M21.2Gm11/F
00:32M21.3F
00:32 - 00:33M21.4 - M22.1Bbmaj9/F
00:33M22.2F/C
00:33M22.3Bbmaj9/C
00:34M22.4Bbmaj9/F
00:34M23.1F/C
00:35M23.2Bbmaj9/C
00:35M23.3Bbmaj9/F
00:35M23.4F/C
00:36M24.1Bb6/9/C
00:36M24.2Bbmaj9/F
00:37M24.3F/C
00:37M24.4Bbmaj9/C
00:37M25.1Bbmaj9/F
00:38M25.2F/C
00:38M25.3Fadd9/C
00:39M25.4Dm7/C
00:39 - 00:39M26.1 - M26.2C7sus2
00:40M26.3C7
00:40 - 00:42M26.4 - M27.4F
00:42M28.1C6/A
00:43 - 00:44M28.2 - M29.1C6
00:44M29.2Dm6
00:45M29.3D7sus2/E
00:45M29.4Am/E
00:45M30.1E
00:46 - 00:46M30.2 - M30.3Am/E
00:46M30.4Am
00:47M31.1Am7/C
00:47 - 00:48M31.2 - M31.3C
00:48 - 00:48M31.4 - M32.1C/E
00:49M32.2F6
00:49M32.3Dm11/G
00:50M32.4C/G
00:50M33.1G
00:50M33.2C/G
00:51 - 00:53M33.3 - M34.4C
00:53M35.1C11
00:54M35.2C11/G
00:54M35.3C/G
00:54M35.4Fmaj9
00:55M36.1Fmaj9/G
00:55M36.2C/G
00:56M36.3Fmaj9/A
00:56M36.4Fmaj9/G
00:56M37.1C/G
00:57M37.2F6/9
00:57M37.3Fmaj9/G
00:58M37.4C/G
00:58M38.1Fmaj9/A
00:58M38.2Fmaj9/G
00:59M38.3C/G
00:59M38.4Cadd9/G
01:00M39.1Dm11/G
01:00M39.2G7sus2
01:00M39.3G9
01:01M39.4G7
01:01 - 01:03M40.1 - M41.1C
01:03 - 01:03M41.2 - M41.3Bb/D
01:04M41.4Edim7
01:04 - 01:05M42.1 - M42.2Fadd9
01:05 - 01:06M42.3 - M43.2F
01:07M43.3C11/F
01:07M43.4Bbadd9/F
01:07M44.1Fsus4
01:08 - 01:08M44.2 - M44.3F
01:09M44.4Bb
01:09 - 01:09M45.1 - M45.2F/A
01:10M45.3C6
01:10M45.4Dm7/A
01:11M46.1Dm7
01:11M46.2Gm7/D
01:11M46.3C7/Bb
01:12M46.4C7
01:12M47.1C7sus2
01:13 - 01:13M47.2 - M47.3F
01:13M47.4Bb/F
01:14 - 01:14M48.1 - M48.2F/C
01:15M48.3Bb/F
01:15 - 01:15M48.4 - M49.1F/C
01:16M49.2Bb
01:16M49.3F/C
01:16M49.4Fadd9/C
01:17M50.1Bb/F
01:17 - 01:18M50.2 - M50.3F/C
01:18M50.4Bb
01:18M51.1F/C
01:19M51.2Fadd9/C
01:19M51.3F/C
01:20M51.4Gm11/C
01:20 - 01:20M52.1 - M52.2C7sus2
01:21 - 01:21M52.3 - M52.4C7
01:22M53.1C13
01:22 - 01:23M53.2 - M54.1C6
01:24 - 01:24M54.2 - M54.3Dm9/A
01:24M54.4Am/E
01:25M55.1Dm9/E
01:25M55.2Dm9/A
01:26M55.3Am/E
01:26 - 01:26M55.4 - M56.1Dm9/E
01:27M56.2Am/E
01:27M56.3Dm(add9)/E
01:28M56.4Dm9/A
01:28M57.1Am/E
01:28 - 01:29M57.2 - M57.3Dm9/A
01:29M57.4Am/E
01:30M58.1Am(add9)/E
01:30M58.2E7sus4
01:30M58.3E7sus2
01:31M58.4E7
01:31M59.1Am11
01:31 - 01:32M59.2 - M59.3Am
01:32M59.4F#dim7/A
01:33 - 01:33M60.1 - M60.2F#dim7
01:33M60.3Cm9/G
01:34M60.4Gm
01:34M61.1Gm11/A
01:35M61.2C13/Bb
01:35 - 01:35M61.3 - M61.4C13
01:36M62.1Fmaj7/C
01:36M62.2F/C
01:37M62.3F
01:37M62.4F7
01:37 - 01:38M63.1 - M63.2F#dim7
01:38M63.3D11/G
01:39M63.4Gm
01:39M64.1Gm11/A
01:39M64.2C13/Bb
01:40 - 01:40M64.3 - M64.4C13
01:41M65.1Fmaj7/C
01:41M65.2F/C
01:41M65.3Dm9/C
01:42M65.4Bbmaj9/C
01:42M66.1C7
01:43M66.2C13
01:43M66.3Fmaj7/C
01:43M66.4F/C
01:44M67.1Dm9/C
01:44M67.2Bbmaj9/C
01:45M67.3C7
01:45M67.4C13
01:45M68.1Fmaj7/C
01:46M68.2F/C
01:46 - 01:46M68.3 - M68.4Fmaj7/C
01:47M69.1F/C
01:47 - 01:48M69.2 - M69.3Fmaj7/C
01:48M69.4F/C
01:48 - 01:49M70.1 - M70.2Fmaj7/C
01:49 - 01:50M70.3 - M70.4F/C
01:50M71.1C7
01:50 - 01:51M71.2 - M71.3F
01:51M71.4F5/C
01:52M72.1F5
01:52M72.2F/C
01:52M72.3F
01:53 - 01:53M72.4 - M73.1F/A
01:54M73.2F
01:54 - 01:57M73.3 - M75.2A
01:57M75.3Fmaj7/A
01:58M75.4Esus4
01:58M76.1Am/C
01:58M76.2F
01:59M76.3G9/A
01:59M76.4Bbmaj7/A
02:00M77.1Abdim/A
02:00M77.2Fmaj7/A
02:00M77.3Am(add9)/E
02:01M77.4Am/C
02:01M78.1AmMaj7/C
02:01M78.2Bm7b5/F
02:02M78.3Abdim7/F
02:02M78.4Bm7b5/A

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