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Beethoven Moonlight Sonata

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50 BPM 5:47 C# Minor 2 tracks 1145 notes
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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.

50 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo50 BPM
Duration5:47
Tracks2
Notes1145
Key / ScaleC# Minor
Pitch rangeF1 (29) - D#6 (87)
Range span58 semitones

Melody Distribution

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Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
C#mC#m7/BAD/F#Ab7C#m/AbAbsus4Ab7C#m(add9)C#m
00:00 - 01:26
Early middle
BAbm7Abdim7Fdim7C#7/FF#mMaj7/FF#mGmaj7/F#G/BGmaj9/B
01:26 - 02:53
Late middle
Ab7Ebdim/AbEbm7b5/AbAb7Ebm7b5/AbF#m(add9)/AbAb7D7/AbDmaj7/AbF#m(add9)/Ab
02:53 - 04:20
Ending
Dmaj7/F#C#maj7C#F#m(add9)F#mB9/F#B7/EbEmaj7/EbAmaj9/C#Ebm7b5/C#
04:20 - 05:47

Description & Musical Analysis

The Moonlight Sonata, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, is from his Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27, No. 2, in 1801.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic opening arpeggios on piano with a slow, contemplative touch.

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
C# Minor
Pitch Range
F1 (29) - D#6 (87)
Total Notes
1145

Note Distribution

C
64 5.6%
C#
190 16.6%
D
20 1.7%
D#
85 7.4%
E
134 11.7%
F
19 1.7%
F#
160 14.0%
G
40 3.5%
G#
222 19.4%
A
94 8.2%
A#
10 0.9%
B
107 9.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
1st Mvmt Sonata No.14, Opus 27, No.2acoustic grand piano722
Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia acoustic grand piano423

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:03M1.1 - M1.4C#m
00:04 - 00:08M2.1 - M2.4C#m7/B
00:09 - 00:10M3.1 - M3.2A
00:12 - 00:13M3.3 - M3.4D/F#
00:14M4.1Ab7
00:15M4.2C#m/Ab
00:16M4.3Absus4
00:18M4.4Ab7
00:19M5.1C#m(add9)
00:20 - 00:22M5.2 - M5.4C#m
00:24M6.1C#mMaj7/C
00:25 - 00:27M6.2 - M6.4Ab7/C
00:28M7.1C#mMaj7/C
00:30M7.2C#m
00:31M7.3F#m9
00:32M7.4F#m
00:33M8.1Eadd9/F#
00:34M8.2E/B
00:36M8.3Emaj9/B
00:37M8.4B7
00:38M9.1Emaj7/B
00:39 - 00:42M9.2 - M9.4E
00:43 - 00:46M10.1 - M10.4Em
00:48M11.1Em7/D
00:49 - 00:51M11.2 - M11.4G7/D
00:52M12.1Cadd9
00:54M12.2Cmaj7/B
00:55 - 00:56M12.3 - M12.4Bbdim7
00:57M13.1BmMaj7/Bb
00:58M13.2Bm
01:00M13.3Em9/B
01:01M13.4Em6
01:02M14.1Bm(add9)/F#
01:03M14.2Bm/F#
01:04M14.3Dmaj7/F#
01:06M14.4F#
01:07M15.1Bm(add9)/F#
01:08M15.2Bm
01:09 - 01:10M15.3 - M15.4B
01:12M16.1Em(add9)/B
01:13M16.2Cmaj7/B
01:14 - 01:15M16.3 - M16.4Cmaj7/E
01:16M17.1Bmaj7
01:18 - 01:20M17.2 - M17.4B
01:21M18.1EmMaj7/B
01:22 - 01:25M18.2 - M18.4Cmaj7/E
01:26M19.1Bmaj7
01:27M19.2B
01:28M19.3Abm7
01:30M19.4Abdim7
01:31M20.1Fdim7
01:32M20.2C#7/F
01:33M20.3F#mMaj7/F
01:34M20.4F#m
01:36M21.1Gmaj7/F#
01:37M21.2G/B
01:38M21.3Gmaj9/B
01:39 - 01:40M21.4 - M22.1Cdim7
01:42 - 01:43M22.2 - M22.3F#m/C#
01:44M22.4C#sus4
01:45M23.1F#sus2
01:46 - 01:49M23.2 - M23.4F#m
01:50M24.1F#mMaj7
01:51 - 01:55M24.2 - M25.1C#7/F
01:56M25.2F#m
01:57M25.3Ebm7b5
01:58M25.4Ebm7b5/C#
02:00M26.1Cdim7
02:01 - 02:03M26.2 - M26.4Ab7/C
02:04M27.1C#mMaj7/C
02:06M27.2C#m
02:07M27.3C#m(add9)/F#
02:08M27.4F#m7
02:09M28.1Gdim7
02:10 - 02:12M28.2 - M28.3Ab
02:13 - 02:14M28.4 - M29.1Ab7
02:15 - 02:16M29.2 - M29.3Ab
02:18 - 02:19M29.4 - M30.1Ab7
02:20 - 02:27M30.2 - M31.4C#m/Ab
02:28M32.1C#m(add9)/Ab
02:30M32.2Ab7
02:31M32.3Ab
02:32M32.4Ab7
02:33M33.1F#m7b5/Ab
02:34 - 02:38M33.2 - M34.1C#m/Ab
02:39M34.2C#dim7/Ab
02:40M34.3Bbm7/Ab
02:42M34.4Bbm7b5/Ab
02:43M35.1F#7/Ab
02:44 - 02:46M35.2 - M35.4Ab7
02:48M36.1Ab
02:49 - 02:51M36.2 - M36.4Ab7
02:52M37.1Ebdim/Ab
02:54 - 02:55M37.2 - M37.3Ab7
02:56M37.4Ebdim/Ab
02:57M38.1Ebm7b5/Ab
02:58 - 03:01M38.2 - M38.4Ab7
03:02M39.1Ebm7b5/Ab
03:03M39.2F#m(add9)/Ab
03:04M39.3Ab7
03:06M39.4D7/Ab
03:07M40.1Dmaj7/Ab
03:08M40.2F#m(add9)/Ab
03:09M40.3Ab7
03:10M40.4F#m9/Ab
03:12M41.1A
03:13 - 03:14M41.2 - M41.3F#m6
03:15M41.4Ebm7/F#
03:16M42.1Ab
03:18M42.2Ab7
03:19 - 03:22M42.3 - M43.2C#m
03:24M43.3C#mMaj7/C
03:25 - 03:27M43.4 - M44.2Ab7/C
03:28M44.3C#mMaj7/C
03:30M44.4C#m
03:31M45.1F#m9
03:32M45.2F#m
03:33M45.3Eadd9/F#
03:34M45.4E/B
03:36M46.1Emaj9/B
03:37M46.2B7
03:38M46.3Emaj7/B
03:39 - 03:42M46.4 - M47.2E
03:43M47.3Emaj9/Eb
03:44 - 03:46M47.4 - M48.2B7/Eb
03:48M48.3Emaj7/Eb
03:49M48.4E
03:50M49.1Emaj9/Eb
03:51M49.2C#mMaj7
03:52 - 03:54M49.3 - M49.4Ab7/C
03:55M50.1C#mMaj7/C
03:56M50.2C#m
03:57M50.3Dmaj9/F#
03:58M50.4D/F#
04:00M51.1D7/F#
04:01M51.2Ab7
04:02M51.3C#mMaj7/Ab
04:03M51.4C#m
04:04 - 04:06M52.1 - M52.2C#
04:07M52.3F#m(add9)/C#
04:08M52.4Dmaj7/C#
04:09 - 04:10M53.1 - M53.2Dmaj7/F#
04:12M53.3C#maj7
04:13 - 04:15M53.4 - M54.2C#
04:16M54.3F#m(add9)/C#
04:18M54.4Dmaj7/C#
04:19 - 04:20M55.1 - M55.2Dmaj7/F#
04:21M55.3C#maj7
04:22M55.4C#
04:24M56.1F#m(add9)
04:25M56.2F#m
04:26M56.3B9/F#
04:27 - 04:28M56.4 - M57.1B7/Eb
04:30M57.2Emaj7/Eb
04:31M57.3Amaj9/C#
04:32M57.4Ebm7b5/C#
04:33M58.1Cdim7
04:34M58.2C#mMaj7/C
04:36M58.3F#m9/A
04:37M58.4F#m6/A
04:38M59.1Ebm7b5/Ab
04:39M59.2F#m6
04:40M59.3F#m9
04:42M59.4C#m/Ab
04:43 - 04:44M60.1 - M60.2Ab7
04:45M60.3C#m(add9)/Ab
04:46M60.4C#5
04:48 - 04:49M61.1 - M61.2C#m
04:50M61.3C#mMaj7/C
04:51 - 04:55M61.4 - M62.3Ab7/C
04:56 - 04:58M62.4 - M63.2C#m
05:00M63.3C#mMaj7/Ab
05:01M63.4Ab
05:02 - 05:04M64.1 - M64.3Ab7
05:06 - 05:09M64.4 - M65.3C#m
05:10M65.4Amaj7/Ab
05:12M66.1Ab7
05:13M66.2Ebdim/Ab
05:14M66.3Ab7
05:15 - 05:26M66.4 - M69.1C#m
05:27M69.2C#m(no5)
05:28 - 05:31M69.3 - M70.1C#
05:32 - 05:46M70.2 - M73.2C#m