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Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

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105 BPM 3:50 A Major 11 tracks 3653 notes
Snow PatrolIndie RockAcoustic
Image: Ellen van Bodegom, from Rotterdam, The Netherlands·CC BY 2.0

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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.

105 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo105 BPM
Duration3:50
Tracks11
Notes3653
Key / ScaleA Major
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - E6 (88)
Range span60 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
A5A/C#A5Aadd9Amaj7E11/AA5E11/AbE/AbAmaj9/Ab
00:00 - 00:57
Early middle
AA5A/C#A5Aadd9Amaj7E11/AA5E11/AbE/Ab
00:57 - 01:55
Late middle
A5A11A7/C#AA5ADmaj9/AA6E6/9/F#Eadd9/F#
01:55 - 02:53
Ending
A/EADmaj9/AAAb7sus4E/AbAbE/AbAbsus4Dmaj7
02:53 - 03:50

Description & Musical Analysis

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, from the album Eyes Open, is a popular indie rock song. The song was written by the band's lead vocalist, Gary Lightbody.

How to Play & Trivia

To play Chasing Cars on guitar, focus on the Aadd9 and Amaj7 chords for a melancholic sound.

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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
A Major
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
3653

Note Distribution

C
0 0.0%
C#
516 14.1%
D
100 2.7%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
968 26.5%
F
8 0.2%
F#
236 6.5%
G
2 0.1%
Ab
540 14.8%
A
1121 30.7%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
162 4.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Fluteflute188
Fluteflute172
B♭ Clarinetclarinet166
B♭ Trumpetmuted trumpet192
Alto Saxophonealto sax280
Alto Saxophonealto sax335
Tenor Saxophonetenor sax233
Baritone Saxophonebaritone sax348
Electric Guitarelectric guitar (jazz)697
Electric Bassslap bass 2345
Pianoacoustic grand piano697

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:06M1.1 - M3.4A5
00:06 - 00:08M4.1 - M4.4A/C#
00:09 - 00:10M5.1 - M5.4A5
00:11M6.1Aadd9
00:12M6.2Amaj7
00:12M6.3E11/A
00:13M6.4A5
00:13 - 00:14M7.1 - M7.2E11/Ab
00:14 - 00:15M7.3 - M7.4E/Ab
00:16M8.1Amaj9/Ab
00:16M8.2Amaj7/Ab
00:17M8.3Ab
00:17M8.4Eadd9/Ab
00:18 - 00:20M9.1 - M10.1F#m7
00:21M10.2F#m9
00:21M10.3F#m9/Ab
00:22M10.4F#m9
00:22M11.1A
00:23M11.2A5
00:24 - 00:24M11.3 - M11.4Asus2
00:25 - 00:26M12.1 - M12.4A/C#
00:27 - 00:29M13.1 - M13.4A5
00:29M14.1A
00:30M14.2Amaj7
00:30M14.3E11/Ab
00:31M14.4A
00:32M15.1E11/A
00:32 - 00:33M15.2 - M15.4E/Ab
00:34M16.1C#m7/Ab
00:34M16.2C#m
00:35M16.3Ab
00:36M16.4Eadd9/Ab
00:36 - 00:38M17.1 - M17.4F#m7
00:38M18.1A6/9/F#
00:39M18.2F#m9/C#
00:40M18.3F#m9/Ab
00:40M18.4F#m9
00:41M19.1A
00:41 - 00:42M19.2 - M19.3A5
00:42M19.4Asus2
00:43M20.1Asus2/B
00:44M20.2A
00:44M20.3C#
00:45M20.4A/C#
00:45 - 00:46M21.1 - M21.2A
00:46 - 00:48M21.3 - M22.2A5
00:49 - 00:49M22.3 - M22.4A
00:50M23.1Absus4
00:50M23.2C#m7/Ab
00:51 - 00:53M23.3 - M24.2E/Ab
00:53 - 00:54M24.3 - M24.4Absus4
00:54M25.1A/C#
00:55M25.2F#m11
00:56M25.3B7sus4/A
00:56M25.4Asus2
00:57M26.1A11/E
00:57M26.2Bm11/A
00:58 - 01:00M26.3 - M27.2A
01:00 - 01:01M27.3 - M27.4A5
01:01 - 01:03M28.1 - M28.4A/C#
01:04 - 01:05M29.1 - M29.4A5
01:06M30.1Aadd9
01:06M30.2Amaj7
01:07M30.3E11/A
01:08M30.4A5
01:08 - 01:09M31.1 - M31.2E11/Ab
01:09 - 01:10M31.3 - M31.4E/Ab
01:10M32.1Amaj9/Ab
01:11M32.2Amaj7/Ab
01:12M32.3Ab
01:12M32.4Eadd9/Ab
01:13 - 01:15M33.1 - M34.1F#m7
01:16M34.2F#m9
01:16M34.3F#m9/Ab
01:17M34.4F#m9
01:17M35.1A
01:18M35.2A5
01:18 - 01:19M35.3 - M35.4Asus2
01:20 - 01:21M36.1 - M36.4A/C#
01:22 - 01:24M37.1 - M37.4A5
01:24M38.1A
01:25M38.2Amaj7
01:25M38.3E11/Ab
01:26M38.4A
01:26M39.1E11/A
01:27 - 01:28M39.2 - M39.4E/Ab
01:29M40.1C#m7/Ab
01:29M40.2C#m
01:30M40.3Ab
01:30M40.4Eadd9/Ab
01:31 - 01:33M41.1 - M41.4F#m7
01:33M42.1A6/9/F#
01:34M42.2F#m9/C#
01:34M42.3F#m9/Ab
01:35M42.4F#m9
01:36M43.1A
01:36 - 01:37M43.2 - M43.3A5
01:37M43.4Asus2
01:38M44.1Asus2/B
01:38M44.2A
01:39M44.3C#
01:40M44.4A/C#
01:40 - 01:41M45.1 - M45.2A
01:41 - 01:43M45.3 - M46.2A5
01:44 - 01:44M46.3 - M46.4A
01:45M47.1Absus4
01:45M47.2C#m7/Ab
01:46 - 01:48M47.3 - M48.2E/Ab
01:48 - 01:49M48.3 - M48.4Absus4
01:49M49.1A/C#
01:50M49.2F#m11
01:50M49.3B7sus4/A
01:51M49.4Asus2
01:52M50.1A11/E
01:52M50.2Bm11/A
01:53 - 01:54M50.3 - M51.2A
01:55 - 01:57M51.3 - M52.2A5
01:57M52.3A11
01:58M52.4A7/C#
01:58 - 01:59M53.1 - M53.2A
02:00 - 02:01M53.3 - M54.1A5
02:01M54.2A
02:02M54.3Dmaj9/A
02:02M54.4A6
02:03 - 02:04M55.1 - M55.2E6/9/F#
02:04 - 02:06M55.3 - M56.2Eadd9/F#
02:06M56.3E13/F#
02:07M56.4F#7sus2
02:08M57.1Dmaj9
02:08 - 02:09M57.2 - M57.3Bm11/D
02:09M57.4A11/D
02:10M58.1Dmaj9
02:10M58.2Bm11/D
02:11 - 02:12M58.3 - M58.4A11/D
02:12 - 02:13M59.1 - M59.2A
02:13 - 02:14M59.3 - M59.4Asus2
02:14 - 02:16M60.1 - M60.4A/C#
02:17 - 02:18M61.1 - M61.4A5
02:19M62.1A
02:20M62.2Amaj7
02:20M62.3E11/A
02:21M62.4A5
02:21 - 02:22M63.1 - M63.2E11/Ab
02:22 - 02:23M63.3 - M63.4E/Ab
02:24 - 02:24M64.1 - M64.2C#m/Ab
02:25M64.3E/Ab
02:25M64.4Eadd9/Ab
02:26 - 02:28M65.1 - M65.4F#m7
02:28M66.1A6/9/F#
02:29M66.2F#m9
02:29M66.3F#m9/Ab
02:30M66.4F#m9
02:30 - 02:31M67.1 - M67.2A
02:32M67.3A5
02:32M67.4Asus2
02:33M68.1Esus4/B
02:33 - 02:34M68.2 - M68.3A/C#
02:34M68.4A/E
02:35 - 02:36M69.1 - M69.2A
02:36 - 02:37M69.3 - M69.4A5
02:37 - 02:38M70.1 - M70.2Esus4/A
02:38M70.3F#m7/A
02:39M70.4A
02:40M71.1Ab7sus4
02:40M71.2E6/9/Ab
02:41 - 02:41M71.3 - M71.4E/B
02:42 - 02:42M72.1 - M72.2E/Ab
02:43M72.3C#m/Ab
02:44M72.4Absus4
02:44M73.1F#m
02:45 - 02:45M73.2 - M73.3A6/9/F#
02:46M73.4F#m/A
02:46M74.1Dmaj9
02:47M74.2Bm11/D
02:48M74.3A
02:48M74.4Dmaj7/A
02:49 - 02:49M75.1 - M75.2A
02:50M75.3Asus2
02:50M75.4Asus2/B
02:51M76.1A
02:52M76.2A/C#
02:52M76.3Asus4
02:53M76.4A/E
02:53 - 02:56M77.1 - M78.2A
02:57M78.3Dmaj9/A
02:57M78.4A
02:58M79.1Ab7sus4
02:58 - 03:00M79.2 - M79.4E/Ab
03:00M80.1Ab
03:01M80.2E/Ab
03:01 - 03:02M80.3 - M80.4Absus4
03:02M81.1Dmaj7
03:03 - 03:04M81.2 - M81.3Bm11/D
03:04M81.4A11/D
03:05M82.1Dmaj9
03:05M82.2Bm11/D
03:06 - 03:06M82.3 - M82.4A11/D
03:07 - 03:08M83.1 - M83.2A
03:08 - 03:09M83.3 - M83.4Asus2
03:09 - 03:10M84.1 - M84.2C#
03:10 - 03:11M84.3 - M84.4C#m
03:12M85.1A
03:12M85.2A/C#
03:13 - 03:14M85.3 - M86.2A
03:15 - 03:16M86.3 - M86.4Amaj7
03:16M87.1F#m(add9)/Ab
03:17M87.2E/Ab
03:17 - 03:18M87.3 - M87.4E/B
03:18M88.1Ab
03:19M88.2E/Ab
03:20 - 03:20M88.3 - M88.4Absus4
03:21M89.1F#5
03:21M89.2F#7sus4
03:22M89.3A6/9/B
03:22M89.4Dmaj7/A
03:23M90.1Dmaj7/F#
03:24M90.2Bm(add9)/C#
03:24M90.3Amaj7/F
03:25M90.4Amaj7
03:25 - 03:26M91.1 - M91.2A

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