Beat It - Michael Jackson MIDI for Piano, Guitar & Winds

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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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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

Why this page helps

Beat It - Michael Jackson is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

Tempo: 140 BPM
Key / scale: D Major
Note count: 2036
Duration: 3:15

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Michael Jackson, Pop, Rock, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale

D Major

Pitch Range

E1 (28) - D5 (74)

Total Notes

2036

Note Distribution

36 1.8%

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339 16.7%

0 0.0%

446 21.9%

0 0.0%

152 7.5%

321 15.8%

0 0.0%

286 14.0%

0 0.0%

456 22.4%

Tracks & Instruments

Track	Instrument	Notes
Voice	acoustic grand piano	819
Piano	acoustic grand piano	804
Piano	acoustic grand piano	413

Chord Timeline

Time	Beat	Chord
00:00 - 00:00	M1.1 - M2.1	E
00:00	M3.1	G
00:00	M4.1	B
00:00	M5.1	G
00:01 - 00:01	M6.1 - M8.1	E
00:01 - 00:01	M9.1 - M10.1	F#
00:02	M11.1	E
00:02 - 00:02	M12.1 - M14.1	D
00:03 - 00:03	M17.1 - M18.1	E
00:03	M19.1	G
00:04	M20.1	B
00:04	M21.1	G
00:04 - 00:04	M22.1 - M24.1	E
00:05 - 00:05	M25.1 - M26.1	F#
00:05	M27.1	E
00:05	M28.1	D
00:06 - 00:07	M33.1 - M34.1	E
00:07	M35.1	G
00:07	M36.1	G/B
00:07	M37.1	G5
00:07	M38.1	Em7
00:08 - 00:08	M39.1 - M40.1	E5
00:08	M41.1	F#7sus4
00:08	M42.1	D/F#
00:09	M43.1	E7sus2
00:09	M44.1	D
00:09	M45.1	Asus4
00:09	M46.1	D5
00:09	M47.1	Asus4
00:10 - 00:10	M49.1 - M50.1	E
00:10	M51.1	G
00:10	M52.1	G/B
00:11	M53.1	G5
00:11	M54.1	Em7
00:11 - 00:11	M55.1 - M56.1	E5
00:12	M57.1	F#7sus4
00:12	M58.1	D/F#
00:12	M59.1	E7sus2
00:12	M60.1	D
00:12 - 00:13	M61.1 - M63.1	Asus4
00:13 - 00:14	M66.1 - M69.1	Em
00:14	M70.1	A7sus2/E
00:15	M71.1	Em
00:15	M72.1	A7sus2/E
00:15	M73.1	Em7
00:15	M74.1	D
00:15	M75.1	D6
00:16 - 00:16	M76.1 - M77.1	D
00:16 - 00:16	M78.1 - M79.1	D6
00:16	M80.1	D
00:17	M81.1	D6
00:17	M82.1	Em/B
00:17 - 00:18	M83.1 - M87.1	Em
00:18	M88.1	A7sus2/E
00:18	M89.1	Em7
00:19	M90.1	D
00:19	M91.1	D11
00:19 - 00:19	M92.1 - M93.1	D6
00:19 - 00:20	M94.1 - M96.1	D
00:20	M97.1	D6
00:20	M98.1	C6
00:21 - 00:21	M99.1 - M100.1	C
00:21	M101.1	Cadd9
00:21 - 00:22	M102.1 - M104.1	C
00:22	M105.1	Cadd9
00:22	M106.1	D
00:22	M107.1	Dadd9
00:22	M108.1	D
00:23	M109.1	D6
00:23 - 00:23	M110.1 - M111.1	D
00:23 - 00:24	M112.1 - M113.1	Dadd9
00:24 - 00:25	M114.1 - M120.1	Em
00:25	M121.1	Em7/D
00:25 - 00:27	M122.1 - M129.1	D
00:27 - 00:28	M130.1 - M135.1	Em
00:28	M136.1	A7sus2/E
00:29	M137.1	Em7
00:29	M138.1	D
00:29	M139.1	D6
00:29 - 00:30	M140.1 - M141.1	D
00:30 - 00:30	M142.1 - M143.1	D6
00:30	M144.1	D
00:30	M145.1	D6
00:31	M146.1	Em/B
00:31 - 00:31	M147.1 - M149.1	Em
00:31	M150.1	A7sus2/E
00:32	M151.1	Em
00:32	M152.1	A7sus2/E
00:32	M153.1	Em7
00:32	M154.1	D
00:33	M155.1	D11
00:33 - 00:33	M156.1 - M157.1	D6
00:33 - 00:34	M158.1 - M160.1	D
00:34	M161.1	D6
00:34	M162.1	C6
00:34 - 00:35	M163.1 - M168.1	C
00:36	M169.1	Cadd9
00:36	M170.1	D
00:36	M171.1	Dadd9
00:36 - 00:37	M172.1 - M175.1	D
00:37 - 00:37	M176.1 - M177.1	Dadd9
00:37 - 00:39	M178.1 - M184.1	Em
00:39	M185.1	Em7/D
00:39	M186.1	D
00:39	M187.1	D6
00:40 - 00:40	M188.1 - M189.1	D
00:40 - 00:40	M190.1 - M191.1	D6
00:40	M192.1	D
00:41	M193.1	Dadd9
00:41	M194.1	Em
00:41	M195.1	G6
00:41	M196.1	Em/B
00:42	M197.1	Em/G
00:42 - 00:42	M198.1 - M200.1	Em
00:42	M201.1	Em(add9)/F#
00:43	M202.1	D6
00:43	M203.1	D6/9
00:43 - 00:43	M204.1 - M205.1	D6
00:43 - 00:44	M206.1 - M208.1	D
00:44	M209.1	Em11
00:44	M210.1	Em
00:45	M211.1	G6/E
00:45	M212.1	Em/B
00:45 - 00:46	M213.1 - M216.1	Em
00:46	M217.1	Em11/F#
00:46	M218.1	D6
00:46	M219.1	D6/9
00:46 - 00:47	M220.1 - M224.1	D
00:48	M225.1	D6/9/E
00:48	M226.1	G6/9/E
00:48	M227.1	G6/E
00:48	M228.1	G6/9/B
00:48 - 00:49	M229.1 - M230.1	Em
00:49	M231.1	G6/9/E
00:49	M232.1	Em
00:49	M233.1	Em11/F#
00:49	M234.1	D/A
00:50	M235.1	Em11/D
00:50 - 00:50	M236.1 - M237.1	D
00:50	M238.1	D11
00:51 - 00:51	M239.1 - M240.1	D
00:51	M241.1	D6/9/E
00:51	M242.1	G6/9/E
00:51	M243.1	G6/E
00:52	M244.1	G6/9/B
00:52 - 00:52	M245.1 - M246.1	Em
00:52	M247.1	G6/9/E
00:52	M248.1	Em
00:53	M249.1	Em11/F#
00:53	M250.1	D/A
00:53	M251.1	Em11/D
00:53 - 00:54	M252.1 - M253.1	D
00:54	M254.1	D11
00:54 - 00:54	M255.1 - M256.1	D
00:54	M257.1	Dadd9
00:55	M258.1	Em
00:55	M259.1	G6
00:55	M260.1	Em/B
00:55	M261.1	Em/G
00:55 - 00:56	M262.1 - M264.1	Em
00:56	M265.1	Em(add9)/F#
00:56	M266.1	D
00:57	M267.1	Dadd9/E
00:57 - 00:58	M268.1 - M272.1	D
00:58	M273.1	Dadd9/E
00:58	M274.1	Em
00:58	M275.1	G6
00:58	M276.1	Em/B
00:59	M277.1	Em/G
00:59 - 00:59	M278.1 - M280.1	Em
01:00	M281.1	Em(add9)/F#
01:00	M282.1	D
01:00	M283.1	Dadd9/E
01:00 - 01:01	M284.1 - M289.1	D
01:01 - 01:02	M290.1 - M293.1	Em
01:02	M294.1	A7sus2/E
01:03	M295.1	Em
01:03	M296.1	A7sus2/E
01:03	M297.1	Em7
01:03	M298.1	D
01:03	M299.1	D6
01:04 - 01:04	M300.1 - M301.1	D
01:04 - 01:04	M302.1 - M303.1	D6
01:04	M304.1	D
01:05	M305.1	D6
01:05	M306.1	Em/B
01:05 - 01:06	M307.1 - M311.1	Em
01:06	M312.1	A7sus2/E
01:06	M313.1	Em7
01:07	M314.1	D
01:07	M315.1	D11
01:07 - 01:07	M316.1 - M317.1	D6
01:07 - 01:08	M318.1 - M320.1	D
01:08	M321.1	D6
01:08	M322.1	C6
01:09 - 01:09	M323.1 - M324.1	C
01:09	M325.1	Cadd9
01:09 - 01:10	M326.1 - M328.1	C
01:10	M329.1	Cadd9
01:10	M330.1	D
01:10	M331.1	Dadd9
01:10	M332.1	D
01:11	M333.1	D6
01:11 - 01:11	M334.1 - M335.1	D
01:11 - 01:12	M336.1 - M337.1	Dadd9
01:12 - 01:13	M338.1 - M344.1	Em
01:13	M345.1	G6/D
01:13 - 01:15	M346.1 - M353.1	D
01:15 - 01:16	M354.1 - M359.1	Em
01:16	M360.1	A7sus2/E
01:17	M361.1	Em7
01:17	M362.1	D
01:17	M363.1	D6
01:17 - 01:18	M364.1 - M365.1	D
01:18 - 01:18	M366.1 - M367.1	D6
01:18	M368.1	D
01:18	M369.1	D6
01:19	M370.1	Em/B
01:19 - 01:19	M371.1 - M373.1	Em
01:19	M374.1	A7sus2/E
01:20	M375.1	Em
01:20	M376.1	A7sus2/E
01:20	M377.1	Em7
01:20	M378.1	D
01:21	M379.1	D11
01:21 - 01:21	M380.1 - M381.1	D6
01:21 - 01:22	M382.1 - M384.1	D
01:22	M385.1	D6
01:22	M386.1	C6
01:22 - 01:23	M387.1 - M392.1	C
01:24	M393.1	Cadd9
01:24	M394.1	D
01:24	M395.1	Dadd9
01:24 - 01:25	M396.1 - M399.1	D
01:25 - 01:25	M400.1 - M401.1	Dadd9
01:25 - 01:27	M402.1 - M408.1	Em
01:27	M409.1	Em7/D
01:27	M410.1	D
01:27	M411.1	D6
01:28 - 01:28	M412.1 - M413.1	D
01:28 - 01:28	M414.1 - M415.1	D6
01:28	M416.1	D
01:29	M417.1	Dadd9
01:29	M418.1	Em
01:29	M419.1	G6
01:29	M420.1	Em/B
01:30	M421.1	Em/G
01:30 - 01:30	M422.1 - M424.1	Em
01:30	M425.1	Em(add9)/F#
01:31	M426.1	D6
01:31	M427.1	D6/9
01:31 - 01:31	M428.1 - M429.1	D6
01:31 - 01:32	M430.1 - M432.1	D
01:32	M433.1	Em11
01:32	M434.1	Em
01:33	M435.1	G6/E
01:33	M436.1	Em/B
01:33 - 01:34	M437.1 - M440.1	Em
01:34	M441.1	Em11/F#
01:34	M442.1	D6
01:34	M443.1	D6/9
01:34 - 01:35	M444.1 - M448.1	D
01:36	M449.1	D6/9/E
01:36	M450.1	G6/9/E
01:36	M451.1	G6/E
01:36	M452.1	G6/9/B
01:36 - 01:37	M453.1 - M454.1	Em
01:37	M455.1	G6/9/E
01:37	M456.1	Em
01:37	M457.1	Em11/F#
01:37	M458.1	D/A
01:38	M459.1	Em11/D
01:38 - 01:38	M460.1 - M461.1	D
01:38	M462.1	D11
01:39 - 01:39	M463.1 - M464.1	D
01:39	M465.1	D6/9/E
01:39	M466.1	G6/9/E
01:39	M467.1	G6/E
01:40	M468.1	G6/9/B
01:40 - 01:40	M469.1 - M470.1	Em
01:40	M471.1	G6/9/E
01:40	M472.1	Em
01:41	M473.1	Em11/F#
01:41	M474.1	D/A
01:41	M475.1	Em11/D
01:41 - 01:42	M476.1 - M477.1	D
01:42	M478.1	D11
01:42 - 01:42	M479.1 - M480.1	D
01:42	M481.1	Dadd9
01:43	M482.1	Em
01:43	M483.1	G6
01:43	M484.1	Em/B
01:43	M485.1	Em/G
01:43 - 01:44	M486.1 - M488.1	Em
01:44	M489.1	Em(add9)/F#
01:44	M490.1	D6
01:45	M491.1	D6/9
01:45 - 01:45	M492.1 - M493.1	D6
01:45 - 01:46	M494.1 - M496.1	D
01:46	M497.1	Em11
01:46	M498.1	Em
01:46	M499.1	G6/E
01:46	M500.1	Em/B
01:47 - 01:47	M501.1 - M504.1	Em
01:48	M505.1	Em11/F#
01:48	M506.1	D6
01:48	M507.1	D6/9
01:48 - 01:49	M508.1 - M512.1	D
01:49	M513.1	D6/9/E
01:49	M514.1	G6/9/E
01:50	M515.1	G6/E
01:50	M516.1	G6/9/B
01:50 - 01:50	M517.1 - M518.1	Em
01:51	M519.1	G6/9/E
01:51	M520.1	Em
01:51	M521.1	Em11/F#
01:51	M522.1	D/A
01:51	M523.1	Em11/D
01:52 - 01:52	M524.1 - M525.1	D
01:52	M526.1	D11
01:52 - 01:52	M527.1 - M528.1	D
01:53	M529.1	D6/9/E
01:53	M530.1	G6/9/E
01:53	M531.1	G6/E
01:53	M532.1	G6/9/B
01:54 - 01:54	M533.1 - M534.1	Em
01:54	M535.1	G6/9/E
01:54	M536.1	Em
01:54	M537.1	Em11/F#
01:55	M538.1	D/A
01:55	M539.1	Em11/D
01:55 - 01:55	M540.1 - M541.1	D
01:55	M542.1	D11
01:56 - 01:56	M543.1 - M545.1	D
01:56	M546.1	G
01:57 - 01:59	M547.1 - M557.1	E
01:59	M558.1	G
01:59 - 02:02	M559.1 - M573.1	E
02:02 - 02:03	M574.1 - M577.1	D
02:03 - 02:06	M578.1 - M589.1	E
02:06	M590.1	G
02:06 - 02:08	M591.1 - M601.1	E
02:08	M602.1	Em/G
02:09 - 02:09	M603.1 - M605.1	E
02:09 - 02:10	M606.1 - M609.1	D
02:10 - 02:10	M610.1 - M611.1	E
02:10 - 02:11	M612.1 - M614.1	Em7
02:11 - 02:12	M615.1 - M617.1	E5
02:12 - 02:12	M618.1 - M620.1	Em7
02:12	M621.1	E5
02:13 - 02:13	M622.1 - M623.1	Bsus4
02:14	M627.1	E
02:14 - 02:14	M628.1 - M630.1	Em7
02:15	M631.1	E5
02:15	M632.1	Bsus4
02:15	M633.1	E5
02:15 - 02:16	M634.1 - M636.1	Em7
02:16	M637.1	E5
02:16 - 02:16	M638.1 - M639.1	E7sus2/D
02:16 - 02:17	M640.1 - M641.1	D
02:17 - 02:17	M642.1 - M644.1	Em7
02:18	M645.1	E5
02:18 - 02:18	M646.1 - M647.1	Bsus4
02:19 - 02:19	M650.1 - M653.1	Em
02:19	M654.1	A7sus2/E
02:20	M655.1	Em
02:20	M656.1	A7sus2/E
02:20	M657.1	Em7
02:20	M658.1	D
02:21	M659.1	D6
02:21 - 02:21	M660.1 - M661.1	D
02:21 - 02:21	M662.1 - M663.1	D6
02:22	M664.1	D
02:22	M665.1	D6
02:22	M666.1	Em/B
02:22 - 02:23	M667.1 - M671.1	Em
02:23	M672.1	A7sus2/E
02:24	M673.1	Em7
02:24	M674.1	D
02:24	M675.1	D11
02:24 - 02:24	M676.1 - M677.1	D6
02:25 - 02:25	M678.1 - M680.1	D
02:25	M681.1	D6
02:25	M682.1	C6
02:26 - 02:26	M683.1 - M684.1	C
02:26	M685.1	Cadd9
02:26 - 02:27	M686.1 - M688.1	C
02:27	M689.1	Cadd9
02:27	M690.1	D
02:27	M691.1	Dadd9
02:28	M692.1	D
02:28	M693.1	D6
02:28 - 02:28	M694.1 - M695.1	D
02:28 - 02:29	M696.1 - M697.1	Dadd9
02:29 - 02:30	M698.1 - M704.1	Em
02:30	M705.1	Em7/D
02:31 - 02:32	M706.1 - M713.1	D
02:32 - 02:33	M714.1 - M719.1	Em
02:34	M720.1	A7sus2/E
02:34	M721.1	Em7
02:34	M722.1	D
02:34	M723.1	D6
02:34 - 02:35	M724.1 - M725.1	D
02:35 - 02:35	M726.1 - M727.1	D6
02:35	M728.1	D
02:36	M729.1	D6
02:36	M730.1	Em/B
02:36 - 02:36	M731.1 - M733.1	Em
02:37	M734.1	A7sus2/E
02:37	M735.1	Em
02:37	M736.1	A7sus2/E
02:37	M737.1	Em7
02:37	M738.1	D
02:38	M739.1	D11
02:38 - 02:38	M740.1 - M741.1	D6
02:38 - 02:39	M742.1 - M744.1	D
02:39	M745.1	D6
02:39	M746.1	C6
02:39 - 02:40	M747.1 - M752.1	C
02:41	M753.1	Cadd9
02:41	M754.1	D
02:41	M755.1	Dadd9
02:41 - 02:42	M756.1 - M759.1	D
02:42 - 02:42	M760.1 - M761.1	Dadd9
02:43 - 02:44	M762.1 - M768.1	Em
02:44	M769.1	Em7/D
02:44	M770.1	D
02:45	M771.1	D6
02:45 - 02:45	M772.1 - M773.1	D
02:45 - 02:45	M774.1 - M775.1	D6
02:46	M776.1	D
02:46	M777.1	Dadd9
02:46	M778.1	Em
02:46	M779.1	G6
02:46	M780.1	Em/B
02:47	M781.1	Em/G
02:47 - 02:47	M782.1 - M784.1	Em
02:48	M785.1	Em(add9)/F#
02:48	M786.1	D6
02:48	M787.1	D6/9
02:48 - 02:48	M788.1 - M789.1	D6
02:49 - 02:49	M790.1 - M792.1	D
02:49	M793.1	Em11
02:49	M794.1	Em
02:50	M795.1	G6/E
02:50	M796.1	Em/B
02:50 - 02:51	M797.1 - M800.1	Em
02:51	M801.1	Em11/F#
02:51	M802.1	D6
02:51	M803.1	D6/9
02:52 - 02:52	M804.1 - M808.1	D
02:53	M809.1	D6/9/E
02:53	M810.1	G6/9/E
02:53	M811.1	G6/E
02:53	M812.1	G6/9/B
02:54 - 02:54	M813.1 - M814.1	Em
02:54	M815.1	G6/9/E
02:54	M816.1	Em
02:54	M817.1	Em11/F#
02:55	M818.1	D/A
02:55	M819.1	Em11/D
02:55 - 02:55	M820.1 - M821.1	D
02:55	M822.1	D11
02:56 - 02:56	M823.1 - M824.1	D
02:56	M825.1	D6/9/E
02:56	M826.1	G6/9/E
02:57	M827.1	G6/E
02:57	M828.1	G6/9/B
02:57 - 02:57	M829.1 - M830.1	Em
02:57	M831.1	G6/9/E
02:58	M832.1	Em
02:58	M833.1	Em11/F#
02:58	M834.1	D/A
02:58	M835.1	Em11/D
02:58 - 02:59	M836.1 - M837.1	D
02:59	M838.1	D11
02:59 - 02:59	M839.1 - M840.1	D
03:00	M841.1	Dadd9
03:00	M842.1	Em
03:00	M843.1	G6
03:00	M844.1	Em/B
03:00	M845.1	Em/G
03:01 - 03:01	M846.1 - M848.1	Em
03:01	M849.1	Em(add9)/F#
03:01	M850.1	D6
03:02	M851.1	D6/9
03:02 - 03:02	M852.1 - M853.1	D6
03:02 - 03:03	M854.1 - M856.1	D
03:03	M857.1	Em11
03:03	M858.1	Em
03:03	M859.1	G6/E
03:04	M860.1	Em/B
03:04 - 03:04	M861.1 - M864.1	Em
03:05	M865.1	Em11/F#
03:05	M866.1	D6
03:05	M867.1	D6/9
03:05 - 03:06	M868.1 - M872.1	D
03:06	M873.1	D6/9/E
03:07	M874.1	G6/9/E
03:07	M875.1	G6/E
03:07	M876.1	G6/9/B
03:07 - 03:07	M877.1 - M878.1	Em
03:08	M879.1	G6/9/E
03:08	M880.1	Em
03:08	M881.1	Em11/F#
03:08	M882.1	D/A
03:09	M883.1	Em11/D
03:09 - 03:09	M884.1 - M885.1	D
03:09	M886.1	D11
03:09 - 03:10	M887.1 - M888.1	D
03:10	M889.1	D6/9/E
03:10	M890.1	G6/9/E
03:10	M891.1	G6/E
03:10	M892.1	G6/9/B
03:11 - 03:11	M893.1 - M894.1	Em
03:11	M895.1	G6/9/E
03:11	M896.1	Em
03:12	M897.1	Em11/F#
03:12	M898.1	D/A
03:12	M899.1	Em11/D
03:12 - 03:12	M900.1 - M901.1	D
03:13	M902.1	D11
03:13 - 03:13	M903.1 - M904.1	D
03:13	M905.1	Dadd9
03:13 - 03:15	M906.1 - M913.1	Em

Beat It - Michael Jackson

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