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Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

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125 BPM 4:21 F# Minor 2 tracks 2169 notes
Michael JacksonPopRock
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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.

125 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo125 BPM
Duration4:21
Tracks2
Notes2169
Key / ScaleF# Minor
Pitch rangeA1 (33) - C#6 (85)
Range span52 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
F#mF#m7B7sus2/F#F#mA6/F#F#m7B7sus2/F#F#mF#m7B7sus2/F#
00:00 - 01:05
Early middle
DF#mA6/F#DF#mA6/F#F#mDC#F#m
01:05 - 02:10
Late middle
BmD6/BBmE7sus2/BBmBm7BmE13/BF#mF#m9
02:10 - 03:15
Ending
B7sus2/F#A6/F#B7sus2/F#A6/F#B7sus2/F#A6/F#B7sus2/F#A6/F#B7sus2/F#A6/F#
03:15 - 04:21

Description & Musical Analysis

Billie Jean is a song by Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, Thriller. Written and composed by Michael Jackson.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement profile

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson runs for 4:21 at 125 BPM. The file presents a moderate pulse and 8.3 note events per second, which is a moderately busy note stream. The stored pitch range is A1 (33) - C#6 (85), a span of 52 semitones (about 4.3 octaves).

Tracks and instrumentation

The active MIDI tracks identify acoustic grand piano. 2 tracks contain note events, so the mixer can be used to hear each layer separately.

Harmony map

The extracted harmony vocabulary includes F#m, F#m7, B7sus2/F#, A6/F#, B11/F#, A6/9/F#, Bm9/F#, Bm, D6/B, E7sus2/B and 5 additional labels. Chord names are inferred from simultaneous MIDI notes, so altered, incomplete, or ambiguous voicings should be confirmed by ear and against the note display.

Practice plan for this MIDI

Listen through once at the stored tempo, then isolate the melody and accompaniment tracks. Use the chord timeline to mark transitions and the sheet view to confirm rhythm before combining the layers.

Related collections

For nearby material, continue through the Michael Jackson, Pop, Rock collections linked on this page.

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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.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
F# Minor
Pitch Range
A1 (33) - C#6 (85)
Total Notes
2169

Note Distribution

C
0 0.0%
C#
521 24.0%
D
140 6.5%
Eb
23 1.1%
E
276 12.7%
F
16 0.7%
F#
618 28.5%
G
0 0.0%
Ab
97 4.5%
A
219 10.1%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
259 11.9%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano1157
Pianoacoustic grand piano1012

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1F#m
00:00 - 00:00M1.2 - M1.3F#m7
00:01M1.4B7sus2/F#
00:01M2.1F#m
00:02M2.2A6/F#
00:02M2.3F#m7
00:03M2.4B7sus2/F#
00:03M3.1F#m
00:04 - 00:04M3.2 - M3.3F#m7
00:05M3.4B7sus2/F#
00:05M4.1F#m
00:06 - 00:06M4.2 - M4.3F#m7
00:07M4.4B7sus2/F#
00:07M5.1F#m
00:08M5.2A6/F#
00:08M5.3F#m7
00:09M5.4B7sus2/F#
00:09M6.1F#m
00:10 - 00:10M6.2 - M6.3F#m7
00:11M6.4B7sus2/F#
00:11M7.1F#m
00:12 - 00:12M7.2 - M7.3F#m7
00:12M7.4B7sus2/F#
00:13M8.1F#m
00:13 - 00:14M8.2 - M8.3F#m7
00:14M8.4B7sus2/F#
00:15M9.1F#m
00:15M9.2B11/F#
00:16M9.3F#m7
00:16M9.4B7sus2/F#
00:17M10.1A6/F#
00:17M10.2B11/F#
00:18M10.3F#m7
00:18M10.4B7sus2/F#
00:19M11.1F#m
00:19M11.2B11/F#
00:20M11.3F#m7
00:20M11.4B7sus2/F#
00:21M12.1A6/F#
00:21M12.2B11/F#
00:22M12.3F#m7
00:22M12.4B7sus2/F#
00:23M13.1F#m
00:23 - 00:24M13.2 - M13.3A6/F#
00:24M13.4B7sus2/F#
00:24M14.1F#m
00:25M14.2A6/F#
00:25M14.3A6/9/F#
00:26M14.4B7sus2/F#
00:26M15.1F#m
00:27 - 00:27M15.2 - M15.3A6/F#
00:28M15.4B7sus2/F#
00:28M16.1F#m
00:29 - 00:29M16.2 - M16.3A6/F#
00:30M16.4Bm9/F#
00:30M17.1Bm
00:31M17.2D6/B
00:31M17.3Bm
00:32M17.4E7sus2/B
00:32M18.1Bm
00:33M18.2Bm7
00:33M18.3Bm
00:34M18.4E13/B
00:34M19.1F#m
00:35M19.2F#m9
00:35M19.3F#m7
00:36M19.4B7sus2/F#
00:36M20.1A6/F#
00:36 - 00:37M20.2 - M20.3B11/F#
00:37M20.4Bm9/F#
00:38M21.1Bm
00:38M21.2D6/B
00:39M21.3Bm
00:39M21.4E7sus2/B
00:40M22.1Bm
00:40M22.2D6/B
00:41M22.3Bm
00:41M22.4E13/B
00:42M23.1F#m
00:42M23.2F#m9
00:43M23.3F#m7
00:43M23.4B7sus2/F#
00:44M24.1A6/F#
00:44M24.2F#m9
00:45M24.3F#m7
00:45M24.4B7sus2/F#
00:46M25.1F#m
00:46 - 00:47M25.2 - M25.3A6/F#
00:47M25.4B7sus2/F#
00:48M26.1F#m
00:48M26.2A6/F#
00:48M26.3A6/9/F#
00:49M26.4B7sus2/F#
00:49M27.1F#m
00:50 - 00:50M27.2 - M27.3A6/F#
00:51M27.4B7sus2/F#
00:51M28.1F#m
00:52 - 00:52M28.2 - M28.3A6/F#
00:53M28.4Bm9/F#
00:53M29.1Bm
00:54M29.2D6/B
00:54M29.3Bm
00:55M29.4E7sus2/B
00:55M30.1Bm
00:56M30.2D6/B
00:56M30.3Bm
00:57M30.4E13/B
00:57M31.1F#m
00:58M31.2F#m9
00:58M31.3F#m7
00:59M31.4B7sus2/F#
00:59M32.1A6/F#
01:00M32.2F#m9
01:00M32.3F#m7
01:00M32.4B7sus2/F#
01:01 - 01:02M33.1 - M33.4D
01:03M34.1F#m
01:03M34.2A6/F#
01:04 - 01:04M34.3 - M34.4F#m
01:05 - 01:06M35.1 - M35.4D
01:07 - 01:08M36.1 - M36.3F#m
01:08M36.4A6/F#
01:09 - 01:10M37.1 - M37.4D
01:11M38.1F#m
01:11M38.2A6/F#
01:12 - 01:12M38.3 - M38.4F#m
01:12 - 01:14M39.1 - M39.4D
01:14 - 01:16M40.1 - M40.4C#
01:16M41.1F#m
01:17 - 01:17M41.2 - M41.3A6/F#
01:18M41.4B7sus2/F#
01:18M42.1F#m
01:19 - 01:19M42.2 - M42.3F#m9
01:20M42.4B7sus2/F#
01:20M43.1F#m
01:21 - 01:21M43.2 - M43.3A6/F#
01:22M43.4B7sus2/F#
01:22M44.1F#m
01:23 - 01:23M44.2 - M44.3A6/F#
01:24M44.4Bm9/F#
01:24M45.1Bm
01:24M45.2D6/B
01:25M45.3Bm
01:25M45.4E7sus2/B
01:26M46.1Bm(add9)
01:26M46.2D6/B
01:27M46.3Bm
01:27M46.4Bm11
01:28M47.1F#m
01:28M47.2F#m9
01:29M47.3F#m7
01:29M47.4B7sus2/F#
01:30M48.1F#m
01:30 - 01:31M48.2 - M48.3A6/F#
01:31M48.4Bm9/F#
01:32M49.1Bm
01:32M49.2D6/B
01:33M49.3Bm
01:33M49.4E7sus2/B
01:34M50.1Bm(add9)
01:34M50.2D6/B
01:35M50.3Bm
01:35M50.4Bm11
01:36M51.1F#m
01:36M51.2F#m9
01:36M51.3F#m7
01:37M51.4B7sus2/F#
01:37M52.1A6/F#
01:38M52.2F#m9
01:38M52.3F#m7
01:39M52.4B7sus2/F#
01:39M53.1F#m
01:40 - 01:40M53.2 - M53.3A6/F#
01:41M53.4B7sus2/F#
01:41M54.1F#m
01:42M54.2A6/F#
01:42M54.3A6/9/F#
01:43M54.4B7sus2/F#
01:43M55.1F#m
01:44 - 01:44M55.2 - M55.3A6/F#
01:45M55.4B7sus2/F#
01:45M56.1F#m
01:46 - 01:46M56.2 - M56.3A6/F#
01:47M56.4Bm9/F#
01:47M57.1Bm
01:48M57.2D6/B
01:48M57.3Bm
01:48M57.4E7sus2/B
01:49M58.1Bm
01:49M58.2Bm7
01:50M58.3Bm
01:50M58.4E13/B
01:51M59.1F#m
01:51M59.2F#m9
01:52M59.3F#m7
01:52M59.4B7sus2/F#
01:53M60.1A6/F#
01:53 - 01:54M60.2 - M60.3B11/F#
01:54M60.4Bm9/F#
01:55M61.1Bm
01:55M61.2D6/B
01:56M61.3Bm
01:56M61.4E7sus2/B
01:57M62.1Bm
01:57M62.2Bm7
01:58M62.3Bm
01:58M62.4E13/B
01:59M63.1F#m
01:59M63.2F#m9
02:00M63.3F#m7
02:00M63.4B7sus2/F#
02:00M64.1A6/F#
02:01M64.2F#m9
02:01M64.3F#m7
02:02M64.4B7sus2/F#
02:02M65.1F#m
02:03 - 02:03M65.2 - M65.3A6/F#
02:04M65.4B7sus2/F#
02:04M66.1F#m
02:05M66.2A6/F#

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