Chicago by Michael Jackson - Sheet Music, Chords

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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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Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Chicago - Michael Jackson with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Michael Jackson, Pop and related collections.

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Arrangement profile

Chicago - Michael Jackson runs for 3:59 at 88 BPM. The file presents a slow pulse and 9.3 note events per second, which is a moderately busy note stream. The stored pitch range is D2 (38) - A5 (81), a span of 43 semitones (about 3.6 octaves).

Tracks and instrumentation

The active MIDI tracks identify acoustic grand piano. 3 tracks contain note events, so the mixer can be used to hear each layer separately.

Harmony map

The extracted harmony vocabulary includes Dm, G7sus2/D, Gm9/D, D5, Asus4/D, Dsus4, Bbmaj7/D, Bbmaj9/C, Gm, Gm/Bb 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 collections linked on this page.

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.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale

D Minor

Pitch Range

D2 (38) - A5 (81)

Total Notes

2221

Note Distribution

141 6.3%

0 0.0%

371 16.7%

21 0.9%

63 2.8%

490 22.1%

0 0.0%

517 23.3%

2 0.1%

501 22.6%

115 5.2%

0 0.0%

Tracks & Instruments

Track	Instrument	Notes
Voice	acoustic grand piano	959
Piano	acoustic grand piano	765
Piano	acoustic grand piano	497

Chord Timeline

Time	Beat	Chord
00:00 - 00:00	M1.1 - M1.2	Dm
00:01	M1.3	G7sus2/D
00:02	M1.4	Gm9/D
00:02	M2.1	G7sus2/D
00:03	M2.2	Dm
00:04	M2.3	D5
00:04	M2.4	Gm9/D
00:05	M3.1	Asus4/D
00:06	M3.2	Dm
00:06	M3.3	Dsus4
00:07	M3.4	Bbmaj7/D
00:08	M4.1	Asus4/D
00:08	M4.2	Dm
00:09	M4.3	D5
00:10	M4.4	Bbmaj9/C
00:10	M5.1	Gm
00:11	M5.2	Gm/Bb
00:12 - 00:12	M5.3 - M5.4	Gm11
00:13 - 00:14	M6.1 - M6.2	Gm(add9)
00:15	M6.3	Gm11
00:15	M6.4	Gm7/D
00:16 - 00:17	M7.1 - M7.3	Dm
00:18	M7.4	Bbmaj7/D
00:19 - 00:19	M8.1 - M8.2	Dm
00:20	M8.3	F6/D
00:21	M8.4	Bbmaj9/D
00:21	M9.1	Bb6/G
00:22 - 00:23	M9.2 - M9.3	Gm7/Bb
00:23	M9.4	Bb6/D
00:24 - 00:25	M10.1 - M10.2	Gm7
00:25	M10.3	Ebmaj9/G
00:26	M10.4	Gm11
00:27	M11.1	F6/9/D
00:27 - 00:28	M11.2 - M11.3	Dm11/A
00:29	M11.4	Dm7
00:30 - 00:31	M12.1 - M12.3	Dm11
00:32	M12.4	Bbmaj9/A
00:32	M13.1	Bb6/G
00:33 - 00:34	M13.2 - M13.3	Gm7/Bb
00:34	M13.4	Gm7/D
00:35	M14.1	Gm7
00:36 - 00:36	M14.2 - M14.3	Gm9
00:37	M14.4	Gm9/D
00:38	M15.1	A
00:38	M15.2	Gsus2/A
00:39	M15.3	Gsus2
00:40	M15.4	F
00:40	M16.1	Esus4
00:41	M16.2	B11/Eb
00:42	M16.3	F7/Eb
00:42	M16.4	Dm11
00:43 - 00:44	M17.1 - M17.2	Dm
00:45	M17.3	G7sus2/D
00:45	M17.4	Gm9/D
00:46	M18.1	G7sus2/D
00:47	M18.2	Dm
00:47	M18.3	D5
00:48	M18.4	Gm9/D
00:49	M19.1	Asus4/D
00:49	M19.2	Dm
00:50	M19.3	Dsus4
00:51	M19.4	Bbmaj7/D
00:51	M20.1	Asus4/D
00:52	M20.2	Dm
00:53	M20.3	D5
00:53	M20.4	Bbmaj9/C
00:54	M21.1	Gm
00:55	M21.2	Gm/Bb
00:55 - 00:56	M21.3 - M21.4	Gm11
00:57 - 00:57	M22.1 - M22.2	Gm(add9)
00:58	M22.3	Gm11
00:59	M22.4	Gm7/D
01:00 - 01:01	M23.1 - M23.3	Dm
01:02	M23.4	Bbmaj7/D
01:02 - 01:03	M24.1 - M24.2	Dm
01:04	M24.3	F6/D
01:04	M24.4	Bbmaj9/D
01:05	M25.1	Bb6/G
01:06 - 01:06	M25.2 - M25.3	Gm7/Bb
01:07	M25.4	Bb6/D
01:08 - 01:08	M26.1 - M26.2	Gm7
01:09	M26.3	Ebmaj9/G
01:10	M26.4	Gm11
01:10	M27.1	F6/9/D
01:11 - 01:12	M27.2 - M27.3	Dm11/A
01:12	M27.4	Dm7
01:13 - 01:15	M28.1 - M28.3	Dm11
01:15	M28.4	Bbmaj9/A
01:16	M29.1	Bb6/G
01:17 - 01:17	M29.2 - M29.3	Gm7/Bb
01:18	M29.4	Gm7/D
01:19	M30.1	Gm7
01:19 - 01:20	M30.2 - M30.3	Gm9
01:21	M30.4	Gm9/D
01:21	M31.1	A
01:22	M31.2	Gsus2/A
01:23	M31.3	Gsus2
01:23	M31.4	F
01:24	M32.1	Esus4
01:25	M32.2	Esus4/Eb
01:25	M32.3	F7/Eb
01:26	M32.4	Bb6/9/D
01:27	M33.1	Bb6/G
01:27	M33.2	Gm7/Bb
01:28	M33.3	Gm7
01:29	M33.4	Bb6/D
01:30 - 01:30	M34.1 - M34.2	Gm7
01:31	M34.3	Ebmaj9/G
01:32	M34.4	Gm11
01:32	M35.1	F6/9/D
01:33 - 01:34	M35.2 - M35.3	Dm11/A
01:34	M35.4	Dm7
01:35 - 01:36	M36.1 - M36.3	Dm11
01:37	M36.4	Bbmaj9/A
01:38	M37.1	Bb6/G
01:38	M37.2	Gm7/Bb
01:39	M37.3	Gm7
01:40	M37.4	Bb6/D
01:40	M38.1	Gm7
01:41 - 01:42	M38.2 - M38.3	Gm9
01:42	M38.4	Gm9/D
01:43	M39.1	A
01:44	M39.2	Gsus2/A
01:45	M39.3	Gsus2
01:45	M39.4	F
01:46	M40.1	Esus4
01:47	M40.2	B11/Eb
01:47	M40.3	F7/Eb
01:48	M40.4	Dm11
01:49 - 01:49	M41.1 - M41.2	Dm
01:50	M41.3	G7sus2/D
01:51	M41.4	Gm9/D
01:51 - 01:53	M42.1 - M42.3	Dm
01:53	M42.4	Bbmaj7/D
01:54 - 01:55	M43.1 - M43.2	Dm
01:55	M43.3	G7sus2/D
01:56	M43.4	Bbmaj7/D
01:57 - 01:57	M44.1 - M44.2	G7sus2/D
01:58	M44.3	Dm
01:59	M44.4	Dm7/C
02:00 - 02:00	M45.1 - M45.2	Gm
02:01 - 02:02	M45.3 - M45.4	C7sus2/G
02:02	M46.1	Gm11
02:03 - 02:04	M46.2 - M46.3	Gm(add9)
02:04	M46.4	Gm(add9)/D
02:05 - 02:06	M47.1 - M47.2	F6/D
02:06	M47.3	Dm
02:07	M47.4	Bbmaj7/D
02:08	M48.1	G7sus2/D
02:08	M48.2	F6/D
02:09 - 02:10	M48.3 - M48.4	Dm9
02:10 - 02:11	M49.1 - M49.2	Dm
02:12	M49.3	G7sus2/D
02:12	M49.4	Gm9/D
02:13	M50.1	G7sus2/D
02:14 - 02:15	M50.2 - M50.3	Dm
02:15	M50.4	Gm9/D
02:16 - 02:17	M51.1 - M51.2	Dm
02:17	M51.3	G7sus2/D
02:18	M51.4	Bbmaj7/D
02:19 - 02:19	M52.1 - M52.2	Dm
02:20	M52.3	F6/D
02:21	M52.4	Dm7/C
02:21	M53.1	Gm9
02:22	M53.2	Gm7/Bb
02:23	M53.3	Gm11
02:23	M53.4	Gm7
02:24 - 02:25	M54.1 - M54.2	Gm9
02:25	M54.3	Gm11
02:26	M54.4	Gm7/D
02:27 - 02:28	M55.1 - M55.3	Dm7
02:29	M55.4	Bbmaj9/D
02:30 - 02:31	M56.1 - M56.3	Dm7
02:32	M56.4	Bbmaj9/D
02:32	M57.1	Bb6/G
02:33	M57.2	Gm7/Bb
02:34	M57.3	Gm7
02:34	M57.4	Bb6/D
02:35 - 02:36	M58.1 - M58.2	Gm7
02:36	M58.3	Ebmaj9/G
02:37	M58.4	Gm11
02:38	M59.1	F6/9/D
02:38 - 02:39	M59.2 - M59.3	Dm11/A
02:40	M59.4	Dm7
02:40 - 02:42	M60.1 - M60.3	Dm11
02:42	M60.4	Bbmaj9/A
02:43	M61.1	Bb6/G
02:44 - 02:45	M61.2 - M61.3	Gm7/Bb
02:45	M61.4	Gm7/D
02:46	M62.1	Gm7
02:47 - 02:47	M62.2 - M62.3	Gm9
02:48	M62.4	Gm9/D
02:49	M63.1	A
02:49	M63.2	Gsus2/A
02:50	M63.3	Gsus2
02:51	M63.4	F
02:51	M64.1	Esus4
02:52	M64.2	B11/Eb
02:53	M64.3	F7/Eb
02:53	M64.4	Bb6/9/D
02:54	M65.1	Bb6/G
02:55	M65.2	Gm7/Bb
02:55	M65.3	Gm7
02:56	M65.4	Bb6/D
02:57 - 02:57	M66.1 - M66.2	Gm7
02:58	M66.3	Ebmaj9/G
02:59	M66.4	Gm11
03:00	M67.1	F6/9/D
03:00 - 03:01	M67.2 - M67.3	Dm11/A
03:02	M67.4	Dm7
03:02 - 03:04	M68.1 - M68.3	Dm11
03:04	M68.4	Dm9/A
03:05	M69.1	Bb6/G
03:06	M69.2	Gm7/Bb
03:06	M69.3	Gm7
03:07	M69.4	Bb6/D
03:08	M70.1	Gm7
03:08 - 03:09	M70.2 - M70.3	Gm9
03:10	M70.4	Gm9/D
03:10	M71.1	A

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Chicago - Michael Jackson

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