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Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy

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48 BPM 4:34 C# Major 2 tracks 1491 notes
Claude DebussyClassical
Image: Adam Cuerden·Public domain

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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

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48 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo48 BPM
Duration4:34
Tracks2
Notes1491
Key / ScaleC# Major
Pitch rangeD#1 (27) - C#7 (97)
Range span70 semitones

Melody Distribution

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Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
FmC#/FF#mMaj7F#dim7/CF#mMaj7/C#F#dim7/CFm7Bbm7/C#Fm7/CBbm7/C#
00:00 - 01:08
Early middle
C#7/AbFm/AbFsus4/BbBbsus4C#6/9/BbBbmBbm/FEb7sus2EbEbm(add9)
01:08 - 02:17
Late middle
C#Eb11Eb9/GEb9/BbEb7sus2/BbEb/BbAb7sus2F#add9F#Fm
02:17 - 03:25
Ending
Ab/EbAb11/EbEbm7/C#Ab11/C#Ebm7/C#Bbm11/CAb6/9/CAb13/CCm7b5F7
03:25 - 04:34

Description & Musical Analysis

Clair de Lune, composed by Claude Debussy in 1890, from Suite Bergamasque

How to Play & Trivia

Play the dreamy melody on piano with a slow, contemplative touch, emphasizing the F minor and C# chords

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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
C# Major
Pitch Range
D#1 (27) - C#7 (97)
Total Notes
1491

Note Distribution

C
103 6.9%
C#
235 15.8%
D
3 0.2%
Eb
212 14.2%
E
47 3.2%
F
155 10.4%
F#
222 14.9%
G
5 0.3%
Ab
233 15.6%
A
40 2.7%
Bb
203 13.6%
B
33 2.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano626
Pianoacoustic grand piano865

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:03M1.2 - M1.6Fm
00:03 - 00:05M1.7 - M1.9C#/F
00:05M2.1F#mMaj7
00:06M2.2F#dim7/C
00:06M2.3F#mMaj7/C#
00:07 - 00:10M2.4 - M2.9F#dim7/C
00:11M3.1Fm7
00:11M3.2Bbm7/C#
00:12M3.3Fm7/C
00:13M3.4Bbm7/C#
00:13M3.5Bbm7/F
00:14 - 00:15M3.6 - M3.7Fm11
00:15M3.8Bbm7/F
00:16M3.9Bbm7/C#
00:16M4.1Ebm7
00:17M4.2Ab7/C
00:18M4.3Ebm7/C#
00:18 - 00:21M4.4 - M4.9Ab7/C
00:22M5.1Ebm7/C#
00:23M5.2Ebm7/Bb
00:23 - 00:25M5.3 - M5.5Ebm7/C#
00:25M5.6Ebm7/F#
00:26M5.7Ab7/C
00:26M5.8Cm7b5
00:27M5.9Ab11
00:28M6.1F#6/9/Bb
00:28M6.2Ebm7/Bb
00:29M6.3F#6/9/Bb
00:30 - 00:30M6.4 - M6.5Ebm7/Bb
00:31M6.6Adim7/Eb
00:31 - 00:32M6.7 - M6.8F7/A
00:33M6.9Bbm11/F
00:33M7.1Bbm7/Ab
00:34 - 00:35M7.2 - M7.3F#maj9/Ab
00:35M7.4C#6/Ab
00:36M7.5Bbm7/Ab
00:36M7.6F#6/Bb
00:37M7.7Ebm9/F#
00:38M7.8F#6
00:38M7.9C#6/9/F
00:39M8.1Bbm7/F
00:40M8.2Bb7sus4/F
00:40 - 00:41M8.3 - M8.4Bbm7/F
00:41M8.5Bbm7
00:42M8.6Ab7/Eb
00:43 - 00:43M8.7 - M8.8Ab7
00:44M8.9C#
00:45 - 00:46M9.1 - M9.4Fm
00:47 - 00:48M9.5 - M9.7C#/F
00:49M9.8C#11
00:50M9.9Ebm7/F#
00:50M10.1F#maj7
00:51 - 00:52M10.2 - M10.4Ebm7/F#
00:53 - 00:53M10.5 - M10.6Ebm7/C#
00:54M10.7F#6/C#
00:55 - 00:56M10.8 - M11.1C#add9/F
00:56 - 00:59M11.2 - M11.6C#
01:00M11.7C#11
01:00M11.8Ebm7/F#
01:01M11.9F#maj7
01:01 - 01:03M12.1 - M12.3Ebm7/F#
01:03 - 01:04M12.4 - M12.5F#/C#
01:05M12.6F#add9/C#
01:05M12.7C#7/Ab
01:06M12.8C#9/F
01:06 - 01:07M12.9 - M13.1C#13/Ab
01:08 - 01:08M13.2 - M13.3C#7/Ab
01:09M13.4Fm/Ab
01:10M13.5Fsus4/Bb
01:10 - 01:11M13.6 - M13.8Bbsus4
01:12M13.9C#6/9/Bb
01:13M14.1Bbm
01:13 - 01:14M14.2 - M14.3Bbm/F
01:15M14.4Eb7sus2
01:15M14.5Eb
01:16 - 01:16M14.6 - M14.7Ebm(add9)
01:17 - 01:18M14.8 - M14.9Ebm
01:18M15.1Ebm7
01:19 - 01:20M15.2 - M15.3F#/C#
01:20M15.4Bbm(add9)/C
01:21 - 01:21M15.5 - M15.6Ebm6/C
01:22M15.7F#/C#
01:23 - 01:24M15.8 - M16.1F#/Bb
01:25M16.2Eb5
01:25 - 01:28M16.3 - M16.7Ebm(add9)
01:28M16.8Ebm(add9)/Bb
01:29M16.9F#6/Eb
01:30M17.1Ebm7/C#
01:30M17.2Ebm7/Bb
01:31 - 01:31M17.3 - M17.4Bbm(add9)
01:32M17.5F#/C#
01:33 - 01:33M17.6 - M17.7Ebm/Bb
01:34M17.8Ab7sus2/Bb
01:35M17.9Ab7sus2
01:35M18.1F#sus2/Ab
01:36 - 01:36M18.2 - M18.3Ab
01:37M18.4Ab9
01:38M18.5F#6/Bb
01:38M18.6Ebm/F#
01:39M18.7F#dim/A
01:40 - 01:41M18.8 - M19.1Adim7
01:41M19.2Cdim7/A
01:42 - 01:43M19.3 - M19.4Cdim/F#
01:43M19.5Cm7b5/Bb
01:44M19.6F#/Bb
01:45M19.7F#add9/Bb
01:45M19.8Bbm7
01:46M19.9Bbm
01:46M20.1F#/Bb
01:47M20.2F#5
01:48M20.3Ebm6/C
01:48 - 01:49M20.4 - M20.5Cm7b5
01:50M20.6Ab9/C
01:50M20.7Ab13/C
01:51M20.8F#6
01:51M20.9Ebm7/F#
01:52M21.1F#/C#
01:53M21.2F#add9/C#
01:53M21.3Bbm7/C#
01:54M21.4Eb7sus2/C#
01:55M21.5F#/C#
01:55M21.6F#/Bb
01:56 - 01:57M21.7 - M21.9F#6/Eb
01:58M22.1Ab9/Eb
01:58M22.2F#/Bb
01:59M22.3Ebm7/Bb
02:00 - 02:01M22.4 - M22.7C#/F
02:02 - 02:03M22.8 - M22.9Bbm7b5/E
02:03M23.1F#13/Eb
02:04 - 02:06M23.2 - M23.5Ab7sus4/Eb
02:06M23.6Ab7/Eb
02:07M23.7Ab
02:08M23.8Ebsus4
02:08 - 02:09M23.9 - M24.1Ab
02:10M24.2C#
02:10M24.3C#maj7/F
02:11M24.4Fm
02:11M24.5E/Ab
02:12 - 02:13M24.6 - M24.7C#
02:13M24.8Fm
02:14M24.9Fdim/Ab
02:15M25.1Abm
02:15M25.2C#
02:16M25.3C#add9/Ab
02:16M25.4C#/F
02:17M25.5C#
02:18M25.6Eb11
02:18M25.7Eb9/G
02:19M25.8Eb9/Bb
02:20M25.9Eb7sus2/Bb
02:20M26.1Eb/Bb
02:21M26.2Ab7sus2
02:21M26.3F#add9
02:22M26.4F#
02:23M26.5Fm
02:23M26.6Ab6/9
02:24M26.7Ab9
02:25M26.8F#
02:25M26.9Fsus4
02:26M27.1Fm
02:26M27.2Ebm
02:27M27.3Ebm/F#
02:28M27.4F#maj7/F
02:28 - 02:29M27.5 - M27.6EbmMaj7/D
02:30M27.7Daug/Bb
02:30M27.8Ebm/Bb
02:31M27.9Abadd9
02:31M28.1Ab
02:32M28.2C#
02:33M28.3C#maj7/F
02:33M28.4Fdim
02:34M28.5E/Ab
02:35 - 02:35M28.6 - M28.7C#
02:36M28.8Fm
02:36M28.9Fdim/Ab
02:37M29.1Abm
02:38 - 02:38M29.2 - M29.3C#m7/B
02:39M29.4C#m
02:40M29.5E6
02:40M29.6Ab
02:41M29.7F#m(add9)/Ab
02:41M29.8F#5
02:42M29.9F#mMaj7
02:43M30.1F#m7/E
02:43M30.2F#m7
02:44M30.3Ebm7b5
02:45M30.4A/C#
02:45M30.5Badd9
02:46M30.6B7sus2
02:46M30.7A6
02:47M30.8F#m(add9)/Ab
02:48M30.9F#m9/Ab
02:48M31.1B11/F#
02:49M31.2F#m11
02:50M31.3F#m
02:50M31.4F#m9
02:51M31.5C#m11
02:51M31.6Amaj9
02:52M31.7F#m9
02:53M31.8F#m9/A
02:53M31.9Ab7sus4/C#
02:54M32.1F#6/9/Eb
02:55M32.2Eb7sus4
02:55M32.3Ab7/Eb
02:56M32.4Ab11/Eb
02:56M32.5Ab7sus4/Eb
02:57M32.6Eb7sus4
02:58M32.7Ab7/Eb
02:58M32.8Ab11/Eb
02:59M32.9Ab13/Eb
03:00M33.1F#6/9/Eb
03:00M33.2F#6/9/Bb
03:01M33.3Ab7
03:01M33.4Ab11
03:02M33.5F#6/9/Eb
03:03M33.6F#6/9/Bb
03:03M33.7Ab9
03:04M33.8Ebm7/F#
03:05M33.9F#6/9/Eb
03:05M34.1Ebm7

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