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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 profile
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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
Opening
Bsus2C#5Bsus2/C#C#5Bsus2C#5Bsus2/C#C#5Bsus2C#5
00:00 - 01:05
Early middle
C#m(add9)/EbBm(add9)/DD5Bm(add9)/DBm/DC#5Amaj7/C#C#m7Bsus4Bsus4/E
01:05 - 02:11
Late middle
C#5Amaj7/C#C#m7Bsus4Bsus4/EG5F#5Dmaj7/F#F#m7/C#Esus4
02:11 - 03:17
Ending
C#sus4Amaj7/C#B6/C#Ab5Abm7Abm7/BD6/BD5Bm7/DEbsus4/D
03:17 - 04:22

Description & Musical Analysis

How to Play & Trivia

Play the riff with a focus on downstrokes for a heavy guitar sound or use a strong piano bass line to drive the rhythm

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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

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