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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

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

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

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Beethoven Moonlight Sonata with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the melody, harmony, and rhythm with a practical study view.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 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: 50 BPM
  • Key / scale: C# Minor
  • Note count: 1145
  • Duration: 5:47

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 page is structured to help you move between melody, harmony, and timing without losing the shape of the arrangement.
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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