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Beat It - Michael Jackson

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140 BPM 3:15 D Major 3 tracks 2036 notes
Michael JacksonPopRock
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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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140 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo140 BPM
Duration3:15
Tracks3
Notes2036
Key / ScaleD Major
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - D5 (74)
Range span46 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EGBGEF#EDEG
00:00 - 00:48
Early middle
EmG6/9/EEmEm11/F#D/AEm11/DDD11DD6/9/E
00:48 - 01:37
Late middle
D/AEm11/DDD11DD6/9/EG6/9/EG6/EG6/9/BEm
01:37 - 02:26
Ending
CCadd9DDadd9DD6DDadd9EmEm7/D
02:26 - 03:15

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Beat It - Michael Jackson with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Michael Jackson, Pop, Rock and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement profile

Beat It - Michael Jackson runs for 3:15 at 140 BPM. The file presents a fast pulse and 10.4 note events per second, which is a moderately busy note stream. The stored pitch range is E1 (28) - D5 (74), a span of 46 semitones (about 3.8 octaves).

Tracks and instrumentation

The active MIDI tracks identify acoustic grand piano. 3 tracks contain note events, so the mixer can be used to hear each layer separately.

Harmony map

The extracted harmony vocabulary includes E, G, B, F#, D, G/B, G5, Em7, E5, F#7sus4 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

Listen through once at the stored tempo, then isolate the melody and accompaniment tracks. Use the chord timeline to mark transitions and the sheet view to confirm rhythm before combining the layers.

Related collections

For nearby material, continue through the Michael Jackson, Pop, Rock collections linked on this page.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Major
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - D5 (74)
Total Notes
2036

Note Distribution

C
36 1.8%
C#
0 0.0%
D
339 16.7%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
446 21.9%
F
0 0.0%
F#
152 7.5%
G
321 15.8%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
286 14.0%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
456 22.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Voiceacoustic grand piano819
Pianoacoustic grand piano804
Pianoacoustic grand piano413

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M2.1E
00:00M3.1G
00:00M4.1B
00:00M5.1G
00:01 - 00:01M6.1 - M8.1E
00:01 - 00:01M9.1 - M10.1F#
00:02M11.1E
00:02 - 00:02M12.1 - M14.1D
00:03 - 00:03M17.1 - M18.1E
00:03M19.1G
00:04M20.1B
00:04M21.1G
00:04 - 00:04M22.1 - M24.1E
00:05 - 00:05M25.1 - M26.1F#
00:05M27.1E
00:05M28.1D
00:06 - 00:07M33.1 - M34.1E
00:07M35.1G
00:07M36.1G/B
00:07M37.1G5
00:07M38.1Em7
00:08 - 00:08M39.1 - M40.1E5
00:08M41.1F#7sus4
00:08M42.1D/F#
00:09M43.1E7sus2
00:09M44.1D
00:09M45.1Asus4
00:09M46.1D5
00:09M47.1Asus4
00:10 - 00:10M49.1 - M50.1E
00:10M51.1G
00:10M52.1G/B
00:11M53.1G5
00:11M54.1Em7
00:11 - 00:11M55.1 - M56.1E5
00:12M57.1F#7sus4
00:12M58.1D/F#
00:12M59.1E7sus2
00:12M60.1D
00:12 - 00:13M61.1 - M63.1Asus4
00:13 - 00:14M66.1 - M69.1Em
00:14M70.1A7sus2/E
00:15M71.1Em
00:15M72.1A7sus2/E
00:15M73.1Em7
00:15M74.1D
00:15M75.1D6
00:16 - 00:16M76.1 - M77.1D
00:16 - 00:16M78.1 - M79.1D6
00:16M80.1D
00:17M81.1D6
00:17M82.1Em/B
00:17 - 00:18M83.1 - M87.1Em
00:18M88.1A7sus2/E
00:18M89.1Em7
00:19M90.1D
00:19M91.1D11
00:19 - 00:19M92.1 - M93.1D6
00:19 - 00:20M94.1 - M96.1D
00:20M97.1D6
00:20M98.1C6
00:21 - 00:21M99.1 - M100.1C
00:21M101.1Cadd9
00:21 - 00:22M102.1 - M104.1C
00:22M105.1Cadd9
00:22M106.1D
00:22M107.1Dadd9
00:22M108.1D
00:23M109.1D6
00:23 - 00:23M110.1 - M111.1D
00:23 - 00:24M112.1 - M113.1Dadd9
00:24 - 00:25M114.1 - M120.1Em
00:25M121.1Em7/D
00:25 - 00:27M122.1 - M129.1D
00:27 - 00:28M130.1 - M135.1Em
00:28M136.1A7sus2/E
00:29M137.1Em7
00:29M138.1D
00:29M139.1D6
00:29 - 00:30M140.1 - M141.1D
00:30 - 00:30M142.1 - M143.1D6
00:30M144.1D
00:30M145.1D6
00:31M146.1Em/B
00:31 - 00:31M147.1 - M149.1Em
00:31M150.1A7sus2/E
00:32M151.1Em
00:32M152.1A7sus2/E
00:32M153.1Em7
00:32M154.1D
00:33M155.1D11
00:33 - 00:33M156.1 - M157.1D6
00:33 - 00:34M158.1 - M160.1D
00:34M161.1D6
00:34M162.1C6
00:34 - 00:35M163.1 - M168.1C
00:36M169.1Cadd9
00:36M170.1D
00:36M171.1Dadd9
00:36 - 00:37M172.1 - M175.1D
00:37 - 00:37M176.1 - M177.1Dadd9
00:37 - 00:39M178.1 - M184.1Em
00:39M185.1Em7/D
00:39M186.1D
00:39M187.1D6
00:40 - 00:40M188.1 - M189.1D
00:40 - 00:40M190.1 - M191.1D6
00:40M192.1D
00:41M193.1Dadd9
00:41M194.1Em
00:41M195.1G6
00:41M196.1Em/B
00:42M197.1Em/G
00:42 - 00:42M198.1 - M200.1Em
00:42M201.1Em(add9)/F#
00:43M202.1D6
00:43M203.1D6/9
00:43 - 00:43M204.1 - M205.1D6
00:43 - 00:44M206.1 - M208.1D
00:44M209.1Em11
00:44M210.1Em
00:45M211.1G6/E
00:45M212.1Em/B
00:45 - 00:46M213.1 - M216.1Em
00:46M217.1Em11/F#
00:46M218.1D6
00:46M219.1D6/9
00:46 - 00:47M220.1 - M224.1D
00:48M225.1D6/9/E
00:48M226.1G6/9/E
00:48M227.1G6/E
00:48M228.1G6/9/B
00:48 - 00:49M229.1 - M230.1Em
00:49M231.1G6/9/E
00:49M232.1Em
00:49M233.1Em11/F#
00:49M234.1D/A
00:50M235.1Em11/D
00:50 - 00:50M236.1 - M237.1D
00:50M238.1D11
00:51 - 00:51M239.1 - M240.1D
00:51M241.1D6/9/E
00:51M242.1G6/9/E
00:51M243.1G6/E
00:52M244.1G6/9/B
00:52 - 00:52M245.1 - M246.1Em
00:52M247.1G6/9/E
00:52M248.1Em
00:53M249.1Em11/F#
00:53M250.1D/A
00:53M251.1Em11/D
00:53 - 00:54M252.1 - M253.1D
00:54M254.1D11
00:54 - 00:54M255.1 - M256.1D
00:54M257.1Dadd9
00:55M258.1Em
00:55M259.1G6
00:55M260.1Em/B
00:55M261.1Em/G
00:55 - 00:56M262.1 - M264.1Em
00:56M265.1Em(add9)/F#
00:56M266.1D
00:57M267.1Dadd9/E
00:57 - 00:58M268.1 - M272.1D
00:58M273.1Dadd9/E
00:58M274.1Em
00:58M275.1G6
00:58M276.1Em/B
00:59M277.1Em/G
00:59 - 00:59M278.1 - M280.1Em
01:00M281.1Em(add9)/F#
01:00M282.1D
01:00M283.1Dadd9/E
01:00 - 01:01M284.1 - M289.1D
01:01 - 01:02M290.1 - M293.1Em
01:02M294.1A7sus2/E
01:03M295.1Em
01:03M296.1A7sus2/E
01:03M297.1Em7
01:03M298.1D
01:03M299.1D6
01:04 - 01:04M300.1 - M301.1D
01:04 - 01:04M302.1 - M303.1D6
01:04M304.1D
01:05M305.1D6
01:05M306.1Em/B
01:05 - 01:06M307.1 - M311.1Em
01:06M312.1A7sus2/E
01:06M313.1Em7
01:07M314.1D
01:07M315.1D11
01:07 - 01:07M316.1 - M317.1D6
01:07 - 01:08M318.1 - M320.1D
01:08M321.1D6
01:08M322.1C6
01:09 - 01:09M323.1 - M324.1C
01:09M325.1Cadd9
01:09 - 01:10M326.1 - M328.1C
01:10M329.1Cadd9
01:10M330.1D
01:10M331.1Dadd9
01:10M332.1D
01:11M333.1D6
01:11 - 01:11M334.1 - M335.1D
01:11 - 01:12M336.1 - M337.1Dadd9
01:12 - 01:13M338.1 - M344.1Em
01:13M345.1G6/D
01:13 - 01:15M346.1 - M353.1D
01:15 - 01:16M354.1 - M359.1Em
01:16M360.1A7sus2/E
01:17M361.1Em7
01:17M362.1D
01:17M363.1D6
01:17 - 01:18M364.1 - M365.1D
01:18 - 01:18M366.1 - M367.1D6
01:18M368.1D
01:18M369.1D6
01:19M370.1Em/B
01:19 - 01:19M371.1 - M373.1Em
01:19M374.1A7sus2/E

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