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Before I Forget - Slipknot

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136 BPM 4:22 C# Minor 6 tracks 9447 notes
Slipknot
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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.

136 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo136 BPM
Duration4:22
Tracks6
Notes9447
Key / ScaleC# Minor
Pitch rangeB0 (23) - G#4 (68)
Range span45 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
Bsus2C#5Bsus2/C#C#5Bsus2C#5Bsus2/C#C#5Bsus2C#5
00:00 - 01:05
Pre-Chorus
C#m(add9)/EbBm(add9)/DD5Bm(add9)/DBm/DC#5Amaj7/C#C#m7Bsus4Bsus4/E
01:05 - 02:11
Chorus
C#5Amaj7/C#C#m7Bsus4Bsus4/EG5F#5Dmaj7/F#F#m7/C#Esus4
02:11 - 03:17
Bridge
C#sus4Amaj7/C#B6/C#Ab5Abm7Abm7/BD6/BD5Bm7/DEbsus4/D
03:17 - 04:22

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Before I Forget - Slipknot with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Slipknot and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Before I Forget - Slipknot 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: 136 BPM
  • Key / scale: C# Minor
  • Note count: 9447
  • Duration: 4:22

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 Slipknot, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C# Minor
Pitch Range
B0 (23) - G#4 (68)
Total Notes
9447

Note Distribution

C
1566 16.6%
C#
1647 17.4%
D
794 8.4%
Eb
67 0.7%
E
1419 15.0%
F
61 0.6%
F#
617 6.5%
G
189 2.0%
Ab
869 9.2%
A
541 5.7%
Bb
401 4.2%
B
1276 13.5%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2acoustic grand piano84
Track 3overdriven guitar2620
Track 4overdriven guitar2631
Track 5overdriven guitar176
Track 6electric bass (finger)1070
Track 7acoustic grand piano2866

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:01M2.1Bsus2
00:02M2.2C#5
00:02M2.3Bsus2/C#
00:03M2.4C#5
00:03M3.1Bsus2
00:03M3.2C#5
00:04M3.3Bsus2/C#
00:04M3.4C#5
00:05M4.1Bsus2
00:05M4.2C#5
00:06M4.3Bsus2/C#
00:06M4.4C#5
00:07M5.1Bsus2
00:07M5.2C#5
00:07M5.3Bsus2/C#
00:08M5.4C#5
00:08M6.1F#sus4/B
00:09M6.2Amaj7/C#
00:09M6.3C#sus4
00:10M6.4C#5
00:10M7.1F#sus4/B
00:11M7.2Amaj7/C#
00:11M7.3C#sus4
00:11M7.4C#5
00:12M8.1F#sus4/B
00:12M8.2Amaj7/C#
00:13M8.3C#sus4
00:13M8.4C#5
00:14M9.1F#sus4/B
00:14M9.2Bsus2/C#
00:15M9.3E5
00:15M9.4Bsus4
00:15M10.1E5
00:16M10.2Bsus4
00:17M11.1Bsus2
00:18M11.2Amaj7/C#
00:18M11.3Bsus2/C#
00:18M11.4C#5
00:19M12.1Bsus2
00:19M12.2Amaj7/C#
00:20M12.3Bsus2/C#
00:20M12.4C#5
00:21M13.1Bsus2
00:21M13.2Amaj7/C#
00:22M13.3Bsus2/C#
00:22M13.4C#5
00:22M14.1Bsus2
00:23M14.2Bsus2/C#
00:23M14.3E5
00:24M14.4Bsus4
00:24M15.1Bsus2
00:25M15.2Amaj7/C#
00:25M15.3Bsus2/C#
00:26M15.4C#5
00:26M16.1Bsus2
00:26M16.2Amaj7/C#
00:27M16.3Bsus2/C#
00:27M16.4C#5
00:28M17.1Bsus2
00:28M17.2Amaj7/C#
00:29M17.3Bsus2/C#
00:29M17.4C#5
00:30M18.1Bsus2
00:30M18.2Bsus2/C#
00:30M18.3E5
00:31M18.4Bsus4
00:31M19.1E5
00:32M19.2Bsus4
00:32M19.3C#5
00:33M19.4D5
00:33M20.1C#5
00:33M20.2D5
00:34M20.3C#5
00:34M20.4D5
00:35M21.1C#5
00:35M21.2D5
00:36M21.3C#5
00:36M21.4D5
00:37M22.1C#5
00:37M22.2D5
00:37M22.3C#5
00:38M22.4D6/B
00:38M23.1E5
00:39M23.2Bsus4
00:39M23.3C#5
00:40M23.4D5
00:40M24.1C#5
00:41M24.2D5
00:41M24.3C#5
00:41M24.4D5
00:42M25.1C#5
00:42M25.2D5
00:43M25.3C#5
00:43M25.4D5
00:44M26.1C#5
00:44M26.2D5
00:45M26.3C#5
00:45M26.4D6/B
00:45M27.1E5
00:46M27.2Bsus4
00:46M27.3C#5
00:47M27.4D5
00:47M28.1C#5
00:48M28.2D5
00:48M28.3C#5
00:48M28.4D5
00:49M29.1C#5
00:49M29.2D5
00:50M29.3C#5
00:50M29.4D5
00:51M30.1C#5
00:51M30.2D5
00:52M30.3C#5
00:52M30.4D6/B
00:52M31.1E5
00:53M31.2Bsus4
00:53M31.3C#5
00:54M31.4D5
00:54M32.1C#5
00:55M32.2D5
00:55M32.3C#5
00:56M32.4D5
00:56M33.1C#5
00:56M33.2D5
00:57M33.3C#5
00:57M33.4D5
00:58M34.1C#5
00:58M34.2D5
00:59M34.3C#5
00:59M34.4D6/B
01:00M35.1E5
01:00M35.2Bsus4
01:00M35.3C#
01:01M35.4C#5
01:01 - 01:02M36.1 - M36.2C#m
01:02 - 01:03M36.3 - M36.4C#m/E
01:03M37.1C#m7/E
01:03M37.2Bsus4
01:04 - 01:04M37.3 - M37.4C#sus2/Eb
01:05 - 01:05M38.1 - M38.2C#m(add9)/Eb
01:06M38.3Bm(add9)/D
01:06M38.4D5
01:07M39.1Bm(add9)/D
01:07M39.2Bm/D
01:08M39.4C#5
01:08M40.1Amaj7/C#
01:09M40.2C#m7
01:09 - 01:10M40.3 - M40.4Bsus4
01:10M41.1Bsus4/E
01:11M41.2F#5
01:11M41.4C#5
01:12M42.1Amaj7/C#
01:12M42.2C#m7
01:13 - 01:13M42.3 - M42.4Bsus4
01:14M43.1Bsus4/E
01:14M43.2Dmaj7/G
01:15M43.4C#5
01:15M44.1Amaj7/C#
01:16M44.2C#m7
01:16 - 01:17M44.3 - M44.4Bsus4
01:17M45.1Bsus4/E
01:18M45.2G5
01:18 - 01:18M45.3 - M45.4F#5
01:19M46.1Dmaj7/F#
01:19M46.2F#m7/C#
01:20M46.3Esus4
01:20M46.4E5
01:21M47.1Em7
01:21M47.2Dmaj7/G
01:22M47.4C#5
01:22M48.1Amaj7/C#
01:23M48.2C#m7
01:23 - 01:24M48.3 - M48.4Bsus4
01:24M49.1Bsus4/E
01:25M49.2F#5
01:26M49.4C#5
01:26M50.1Amaj7/C#
01:26M50.2C#m7
01:27 - 01:27M50.3 - M50.4Bsus4
01:28M51.1Bsus4/E
01:28M51.2Dmaj7/G
01:29M51.4C#5
01:30M52.1Amaj7/C#
01:30M52.2C#m7
01:30 - 01:31M52.3 - M52.4Bsus4
01:31M53.1Bsus4/E
01:32M53.2G5
01:32 - 01:33M53.3 - M53.4F#5
01:33M54.1Dmaj7/F#
01:33M54.2F#m7/C#
01:34M54.3Esus4
01:34M54.4E5
01:35M55.1Em7
01:35M55.2Dmaj7/G
01:36M55.3Bsus2
01:36M55.4Amaj7/C#
01:37M56.1Bsus2/C#
01:37M56.2C#5
01:37M56.3Bsus2
01:38M56.4Amaj7/C#
01:38M57.1Bsus2/C#
01:39M57.2C#5
01:39M57.3Bsus2
01:40M57.4Amaj7/C#
01:40M58.1Bsus2/C#
01:41M58.2C#5
01:41M58.3Bsus2
01:41M58.4Bsus2/C#
01:42M59.1E5
01:42M59.2Bsus4
01:43M59.3C#5
01:43M59.4D5
01:44M60.1C#5
01:44M60.2D5
01:45M60.3C#5
01:45M60.4D5
01:45M61.1C#5
01:46M61.2D5
01:46M61.3C#5
01:47M61.4D5
01:47M62.1C#5
01:48M62.2D5
01:48M62.3C#5
01:48M62.4D6/B
01:49M63.1E5
01:49M63.2Bsus4
01:50M63.3C#5
01:50M63.4D5
01:51M64.1C#5
01:51M64.2D5
01:52M64.3C#5
01:52M64.4D5
01:52M65.1C#5
01:53M65.2D5
01:53M65.3C#5
01:54M65.4D5
01:54M66.1C#5
01:55M66.2D5
01:55M66.3C#5
01:56M66.4D6/B
01:56M67.1E5
01:56M67.2Bsus4
01:57M67.3C#
01:57M67.4C#5
01:58 - 01:58M68.1 - M68.2C#m
01:59 - 01:59M68.3 - M68.4C#m/E
02:00M69.1C#m7/E
02:00M69.2Bsus4
02:00 - 02:01M69.3 - M69.4C#sus2/Eb
02:01 - 02:02M70.1 - M70.2C#m(add9)/Eb
02:02M70.3Bm(add9)/D
02:03M70.4D5
02:03M71.1Bm(add9)/D
02:03M71.2Bm/D
02:04M71.4C#5
02:05M72.1Amaj7/C#
02:05M72.2C#m7
02:06 - 02:06M72.3 - M72.4Bsus4
02:07M73.1Bsus4/E
02:07M73.2F#5
02:08M73.4C#5
02:08M74.1Amaj7/C#
02:09M74.2C#m7
02:09 - 02:10M74.3 - M74.4Bsus4
02:10M75.1Bsus4/E
02:11M75.2Dmaj7/G
02:11M75.4C#5
02:12M76.1Amaj7/C#
02:12M76.2C#m7
02:13 - 02:13M76.3 - M76.4Bsus4
02:14M77.1Bsus4/E
02:14M77.2G5
02:15 - 02:15M77.3 - M77.4F#5
02:15M78.1Dmaj7/F#
02:16M78.2F#m7/C#
02:16M78.3Esus4
02:17M78.4E5
02:17M79.1Em7
02:18M79.2Dmaj7/G
02:18M79.4C#5
02:19M80.1Amaj7/C#
02:19M80.2C#m7
02:20 - 02:20M80.3 - M80.4Bsus4
02:21M81.1Bsus4/E
02:21M81.2F#5
02:22M81.4C#5
02:22M82.1Amaj7/C#
02:23M82.2C#m7
02:23 - 02:24M82.3 - M82.4Bsus4
02:24M83.1Bsus4/E
02:25M83.2Dmaj7/G
02:26M83.4C#5
02:26M84.1Amaj7/C#
02:26M84.2C#m7
02:27 - 02:27M84.3 - M84.4Bsus4
02:28M85.1Bsus4/E
02:28M85.2G5
02:29 - 02:29M85.3 - M85.4F#5
02:30M86.1Dmaj7/F#
02:30M86.2F#m7/C#
02:30M86.3Esus4
02:31M86.4E5
02:31M87.1Em7
02:32M87.2Em9/F#
02:32 - 02:33M87.3 - M88.1Dsus2
02:33M88.2Bsus4/E
02:34 - 02:35M88.3 - M89.1Bsus4
02:35M89.2C#m(add9)
02:36 - 02:36M89.3 - M89.4C#m
02:37M90.1E6/C#
02:37M90.2Emaj7/Ab
02:37M90.3Emaj9/Ab
02:38 - 02:38M90.4 - M91.1Bsus4
02:39 - 02:40M91.2 - M92.1Dsus2
02:41M92.2Bsus4/E
02:41 - 02:41M92.3 - M92.4Bsus4
02:42M93.1C#m7/B
02:42M93.2C#m(add9)
02:43M93.3C#m
02:43M93.4E6/C#
02:44M94.1C#m9
02:44M94.2Emaj7/Ab
02:45M94.3Emaj9/Ab
02:45M94.4Bsus4
02:45M95.1Bm7/D
02:46M95.2Asus4/D
02:46M95.3E7/D
02:47M95.4Dadd9
02:47M96.1Dsus2
02:48M96.2Eadd9/B
02:48 - 02:48M96.3 - M96.4Bsus4
02:49M97.1C#m
02:49M97.2C#sus4
02:50M97.3C#m
02:50M97.4C#m9
02:51M98.1Emaj9/Ab
02:51M98.2Emaj7/Ab
02:52M98.3B
02:52M98.4Bsus4
02:52 - 02:54M99.1 - M99.4Dsus2
02:54M100.1Bsus4/E
02:55 - 02:55M100.2 - M100.3Bsus4
02:56M100.4C#m7/B
02:56M101.1C#m(add9)
02:56M101.2C#m
02:57M101.3E6/C#
02:57M101.4C#m9
02:58 - 02:58M102.1 - M102.2Emaj9/Ab
02:59M102.3Eadd9/B
02:59M102.4D6/B
03:00 - 03:00M103.1 - M103.2D
03:00M103.3D5
03:01M103.4Dadd9/E
03:01M104.1Eadd9/B
03:02M104.2Abm7/B
03:02M104.3E9/B
03:03M104.4C#5
03:03M105.1C#sus4
03:03M105.2Amaj7/C#
03:04M105.3Bsus2/C#
03:04 - 03:05M105.4 - M106.1Ab5
03:05M106.2B5
03:06M106.3D6/B
03:06 - 03:07M106.4 - M107.1D
03:07M107.2D5
03:07M107.3E9/D
03:08M107.4Eadd9
03:08M108.1Abm7/B
03:09M108.2Bsus4
03:09M108.3Bm(add9)/C#
03:10 - 03:10M108.4 - M109.1C#sus4
03:11M109.2Amaj9/C#
03:11M109.3B6/Ab
03:11M109.4Ab5
03:12M110.1Abm7
03:12M110.2Abm7/B
03:13M110.3D5
03:13M110.4D
03:14M111.1D5
03:14M111.2Dadd9
03:15M111.3Eadd9
03:15M111.4B5
03:15M112.1B
03:16M112.2C#m7/B
03:16M112.3C#5
03:17M112.4C#sus4
03:17M113.1Amaj7/C#
03:18M113.2B6/C#
03:18M113.3Ab5
03:18M113.4Abm7
03:19M114.1Abm7/B
03:19M114.2D6/B
03:20 - 03:20M114.3 - M114.4D5
03:21M115.1Bm7/D
03:21M115.2Ebsus4/D
03:22M115.3B7
03:22M115.4Abm/B
03:22M116.1Bm7
03:23 - 03:23M116.2 - M116.3Amaj7/C#
03:24M116.4A/C#
03:24 - 03:25M117.1 - M117.2Amaj7/C#
03:25M117.3Ab5
03:26M117.4Abm7
03:26M118.1Abm7/B
03:26M118.2Asus2/B
03:27M118.3C#5
03:27M118.4Amaj7/C#
03:28M119.1Amaj9/C#
03:28M119.2Bsus4/E
03:29M119.3Bsus4
03:29M119.4Bsus4/E
03:30M120.1F#5
03:30M120.2C#sus4
03:30M120.3C#5
03:31M120.4Amaj7/C#
03:31M121.1C#m7
03:32 - 03:32M121.2 - M121.3Bsus4
03:33M121.4Em(add9)/B
03:33M122.1Dmaj7/G
03:33 - 03:34M122.2 - M122.3C#5
03:34M122.4Amaj7/C#
03:35M123.1C#m7/E
03:35M123.2Bsus4
03:36M123.3Bsus4/E
03:36M123.4Em9/B
03:37M124.1Dmaj7/G
03:37 - 03:37M124.2 - M124.3F#5
03:38M124.4Dmaj7/G
03:38M125.1Esus4/A
03:39 - 03:39M125.2 - M125.3E5
03:40M125.4Dsus4/G
03:40M126.1F#5
03:41M126.2C#5
03:41M126.3Amaj7/C#
03:41M126.4Amaj9/D
03:42M127.1Bsus4/E
03:42M127.2Bsus4
03:43M127.3Bsus4/E
03:43 - 03:44M127.4 - M128.1C#sus4/F#
03:44M128.2C#5
03:45M128.3Amaj7/C#
03:45M128.4C#m7
03:45 - 03:46M129.1 - M129.2Bsus4
03:46M129.3Em(add9)/B
03:47M129.4Dmaj7/G
03:47 - 03:48M130.1 - M130.2C#5
03:48M130.3Amaj7/C#
03:48M130.4C#m7
03:49 - 03:49M131.1 - M131.2Bsus4
03:50M131.3Em9/B
03:50M131.4Dmaj7/G
03:51 - 03:51M132.1 - M132.2F#5
03:52M132.3Dmaj7/G
03:52M132.4A5
03:52 - 03:53M133.1 - M133.2E5
03:53M133.3G5
03:54M133.4F#5
03:54 - 03:55M134.1 - M134.2C#5
03:55M134.3Amaj9/D
03:56M134.4Bsus4/E
03:56M135.1Bsus4
03:56M135.2Bsus4/E
03:57M135.3Bsus2/F#
03:57M135.4F#5
03:58M136.1C#5
03:58M136.2Amaj7/C#
03:59M136.3C#m7
03:59M136.4Bsus4/E
04:00M137.1Bsus4
04:00M137.2Bsus4/E
04:00M137.3Dmaj7/G
04:01M137.4Absus4/C#
04:01M138.1C#5
04:02M138.2Amaj7/C#
04:02M138.3C#m7
04:03 - 04:03M138.4 - M139.1Bsus4
04:03M139.2Em9/B
04:04M139.3Dsus4/G
04:04 - 04:05M139.4 - M140.1F#5
04:05M140.2Dmaj7/F#
04:06M140.3Esus4/A
04:06 - 04:07M140.4 - M141.1E5
04:07M141.2G5
04:07M141.3Bsus2/F#
04:08M141.4Bsus2/C#
04:08M142.1Bm9/C#
04:09M142.2C#5
04:09M142.3Bsus2/C#
04:10M142.4Bm9
04:10M143.1Bm(add9)/C#
04:11M143.2C#5
04:11M143.3Bsus2/C#
04:11M143.4Bm9
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