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Cranky's Theme - Donkey Kong Country

Learn the arrangement, follow the rhythm visually, and move between chords, sheet music, and alternate instruments for Cranky's Theme - Donkey Kong Country.

120 BPM 0:27 F Major 2 tracks 381 notes
Donkey Kong Country
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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.

120 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration0:27
Tracks2
Notes381
Key / ScaleF Major
Pitch rangeF2 (41) - D6 (86)
Range span45 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
FF5Csus4F5FACsus4F5/CAm/CBb
00:00 - 00:06
Pre-Chorus
Bbsus2/CBbadd9/CDmBb/DDDmBbBb/DGm/DDm
00:06 - 00:13
Chorus
Bb/DDBb/DBbadd9/FCsus4F5CCsus4CDm(add9)/E
00:13 - 00:20
Bridge
BbDBbadd9/CCadd9/DCDm9Cadd9/DCEDm(add9)
00:20 - 00:27

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Cranky's Theme - Donkey Kong Country with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Donkey Kong Country and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Cranky's Theme - Donkey Kong Country is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

  • Tempo: 120 BPM
  • Key / scale: F Major
  • Note count: 381
  • Duration: 0:27

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Donkey Kong Country, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
F Major
Pitch Range
F2 (41) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
381

Note Distribution

C
84 22.0%
C#
0 0.0%
D
65 17.1%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
43 11.3%
F
89 23.4%
F#
0 0.0%
G
23 6.0%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
36 9.4%
Bb
41 10.8%
B
0 0.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Cranky Themeacoustic grand piano64
by DoKoCoacoustic grand piano317

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1F
00:00M1.2F5
00:00M1.3Csus4
00:00M2.1F5
00:00M2.2F
00:00M2.3A
00:00M2.4Csus4
00:01M3.1F5/C
00:01 - 00:01M3.2 - M3.3Am/C
00:01 - 00:01M3.4 - M4.1Bb
00:01 - 00:01M4.2 - M4.3Dm
00:01 - 00:02M4.4 - M5.1Bb/D
00:02M5.2D
00:02 - 00:02M5.3 - M5.4Dm
00:02M6.1Bb/D
00:02M6.2D
00:02M6.3Bb/D
00:02M6.4F
00:03 - 00:03M7.1 - M7.2Csus4
00:03 - 00:03M7.3 - M7.4F5
00:03 - 00:03M8.1 - M8.2F/A
00:03M8.3Csus4
00:03M8.4F5/C
00:04 - 00:04M9.1 - M9.2F/C
00:04M9.3Am/C
00:04M9.4Am7/C
00:04M10.1C7
00:04M10.2Bb
00:04M10.3Edim/Bb
00:04M10.4Gm(add9)/A
00:05M11.1A
00:05M11.2C6/E
00:05M11.3Em
00:05 - 00:05M11.4 - M12.1C
00:05M12.2Dm(add9)/E
00:05M12.3F5
00:05M12.4Csus4
00:06 - 00:06M13.2 - M13.3F5
00:06M13.4A
00:06M14.1F/C
00:06M14.2F5/C
00:06M14.3F/A
00:06M14.4C
00:07M15.1Bbsus2/C
00:07M15.2Bbadd9/C
00:07 - 00:07M15.3 - M15.4Dm
00:07 - 00:07M16.1 - M16.2Bb/D
00:07M16.3D
00:07 - 00:08M16.4 - M17.1Dm
00:08M17.2Bb
00:08M17.3Bb/D
00:08 - 00:08M17.4 - M18.1Gm/D
00:08 - 00:08M18.2 - M18.3Dm
00:09M19.1Bb6/D
00:09M19.2Gm7/Bb
00:09M19.3Bb
00:09M19.4Dm
00:09M20.1G5/D
00:09M20.2Bb
00:09M20.3D
00:09M20.4Bbsus2/C
00:10M21.1Cadd9
00:10M21.2Dm9/C
00:10M21.3Dm
00:10M21.4Cadd9
00:10M22.1C/E
00:10M22.2E
00:10M22.3Dm
00:10M22.4Dm9/C
00:11M23.1C
00:11M23.2E
00:11M23.3Am/C
00:11M23.4C/E
00:11 - 00:11M24.1 - M24.2C
00:11 - 00:11M24.3 - M24.4Am/C
00:12 - 00:12M25.1 - M25.3C
00:12M25.4Am
00:12M26.1C
00:12 - 00:12M26.2 - M26.3Bbsus2/C
00:12 - 00:13M26.4 - M27.1Dm
00:13 - 00:13M27.2 - M27.4Bb/D
00:13 - 00:13M28.1 - M28.2Dm
00:13 - 00:13M28.3 - M28.4Bb/D
00:14M29.1D
00:14M29.2Bb/D
00:14M29.3Bbadd9/F
00:14M29.4Csus4
00:14 - 00:14M30.2 - M30.3F5
00:14M30.4C
00:15M31.1Csus4
00:15 - 00:15M31.2 - M31.4C
00:15M32.1Dm(add9)/E
00:15M32.2Csus4
00:15 - 00:17M32.4 - M35.1F
00:17 - 00:17M35.2 - M35.3Csus4
00:17 - 00:17M35.4 - M36.1F5
00:17 - 00:17M36.2 - M36.3F/A
00:17M36.4Csus4
00:18M37.1F/C
00:18M37.2Am/C
00:18 - 00:18M37.3 - M37.4Bbsus2/C
00:18M38.1Bbadd9/D
00:18M38.2Dm
00:18 - 00:19M38.4 - M39.1Bb/D
00:19M39.2D
00:19M39.3Dm
00:19M39.4Bb/D
00:19M40.1Bb
00:19M40.2D
00:19M40.3Gm/D
00:19M40.4Gm7/D
00:20M41.1Dm
00:20M41.3Bb6/D
00:20M41.4Gm7/D
00:20M42.1Bb
00:20M42.2Dm
00:20M42.3G5/D
00:20M42.4Bb
00:21M43.1D
00:21M43.2Bbadd9/C
00:21M43.3Cadd9/D
00:21M43.4C
00:21M44.1Dm9
00:21M44.2Cadd9/D
00:21M44.3C
00:21M44.4E
00:22M45.1Dm(add9)
00:22M45.2Dm
00:22M45.3C
00:22M45.4E
00:22 - 00:22M46.1 - M46.2Am/E
00:22 - 00:22M46.3 - M46.4C
00:23 - 00:23M47.1 - M47.3Am/C
00:23 - 00:23M47.4 - M48.1C
00:23M48.2Am/C
00:23M48.3Am
00:23M48.4C
00:24M49.1Bbsus2
00:24M49.2Dm7
00:24M49.3Dm
00:24 - 00:24M50.1 - M50.2Bb/D
00:24M50.3D
00:24M50.4Dm
00:25M51.1Bb/D
00:25M51.2Bb
00:25M51.3D
00:25M51.4Bb/D
00:25M52.1Bbadd9/F
00:25 - 00:25M52.2 - M52.3Csus4
00:25 - 00:26M52.4 - M53.1F5
00:26M53.2C
00:26 - 00:26M53.3 - M53.4Csus4
00:26M54.1C
00:26M54.2E
00:26M54.3F5/C
00:26M54.4Csus4
00:27 - 00:27M55.2 - M56.2F