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Enter Sandman — Metallica (Piano Arrangement)

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123 BPM 4:49 E Minor 2 tracks 2043 notes

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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.

123 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo123 BPM
Duration4:49
Tracks2
Notes2043
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeB0 (23) - B6 (95)
Range span72 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EEmEdim/BbEm11/AEm11Esus4EEmEdim/BbEm11/A
00:00 - 01:12
Early middle
E5E7sus2C11E5E7sus2Em7/DEF#5EF#5
01:12 - 02:24
Late middle
C#sus4D7/CB5BF#5C#sus4D7/CBsus4F#5C#sus4
02:24 - 03:37
Ending
C7/EEsus4EEmC7/EEsus4EEmC7/EEsus4
03:37 - 04:49

Description & Musical Analysis

Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” is recast as a two-track piano arrangement in E minor. The file runs 4:50, with 2,043 note events across 2 tracks in E Minor at 123 BPM.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement details

Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” is recast as a two-track piano arrangement in E minor. The MIDI contains 2,043 note events in 2 tracks, lasts 4:50, and is listed in E Minor at 123 BPM.

What to listen for

Study the two piano lines separately at a reduced speed, then bring them together to follow the song’s repeating harmonic pattern.

Source and license

MIDI source: [PDMX v9](https://zenodo.org/records/15571083). The source record is marked CC0 1.0; read the [CC0 terms](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

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
E Minor
Pitch Range
B0 (23) - B6 (95)
Total Notes
2043

Note Distribution

C
88 4.3%
C#
134 6.6%
D
55 2.7%
Eb
1 0.0%
E
700 34.3%
F
22 1.1%
F#
299 14.6%
G
188 9.2%
Ab
8 0.4%
A
154 7.5%
Bb
80 3.9%
B
314 15.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano1025
Pianoacoustic grand piano1018

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M3.1E
00:00M4.1Em
00:00M5.1Edim/Bb
00:01M6.1Em11/A
00:01M7.1Em11
00:01M8.1Esus4
00:01 - 00:02M9.1 - M11.1E
00:02M12.1Em
00:02M13.1Edim/Bb
00:03M14.1Em11/A
00:03M15.1Em11
00:03M16.1Esus4
00:03 - 00:04M17.1 - M19.1E
00:04M20.1Em
00:04M21.1Edim/Bb
00:05M22.1Em11/A
00:05M23.1Em11
00:05M24.1Esus4
00:05 - 00:06M25.1 - M27.1E
00:06M28.1Em
00:06M29.1Edim/Bb
00:07M30.1Em11/A
00:07M31.1Em11
00:07M32.1A7sus2/E
00:07 - 00:08M33.1 - M35.1E
00:08M36.1Em
00:08M37.1Edim
00:09 - 00:09M38.1 - M39.1Em11
00:09M40.1Esus4
00:09 - 00:10M41.1 - M43.1E
00:10M44.1Em
00:10M45.1Edim
00:10 - 00:11M46.1 - M47.1Em11
00:11M48.1Esus4
00:11 - 00:12M49.1 - M51.1E
00:12M52.1Em
00:12M53.1Edim
00:12 - 00:13M54.1 - M55.1Em11
00:13M56.1Esus4
00:13 - 00:14M57.1 - M59.1E
00:14M60.1Em
00:14M61.1Edim
00:14 - 00:15M62.1 - M63.1Em11
00:15M64.1A7sus2/E
00:15 - 00:16M65.1 - M67.1E
00:16M68.1Em
00:16M69.1Edim
00:16M70.1Em11
00:17 - 00:17M71.1 - M72.1Esus4
00:17M73.1E
00:17M74.1E5/B
00:18M75.1E
00:18M76.1Em
00:18M77.1Edim/Bb
00:18M78.1Em11/A
00:19M79.1Esus4/B
00:19M80.1Esus4
00:19M81.1E
00:19M82.1E5/B
00:20M83.1E
00:20M84.1Em
00:20M85.1Edim/Bb
00:20M86.1Em11/A
00:20M87.1Esus4/B
00:21M88.1Esus4
00:21M89.1E
00:21M90.1E5/B
00:21M91.1E
00:22M92.1Em
00:22M93.1Edim/Bb
00:22M94.1Em11/A
00:22M95.1Esus4/B
00:23M96.1Esus4
00:23 - 00:25M97.1 - M104.1E5
00:25M105.1E7sus2
00:25 - 00:27M106.1 - M112.1E5
00:27M113.1E7sus2
00:27 - 00:29M114.1 - M120.1E5
00:29M121.1E7sus2
00:29 - 00:30M122.1 - M128.1E5
00:31 - 00:31M129.1 - M130.1E
00:31M131.1E5
00:31M132.1E
00:32M133.1C7/E
00:32 - 00:32M134.1 - M136.1E
00:33M137.1C11/E
00:33 - 00:33M138.1 - M140.1E
00:34M141.1C7/E
00:34 - 00:34M142.1 - M144.1E
00:35M145.1C11/E
00:35 - 00:35M146.1 - M148.1E
00:36M149.1C7/E
00:36 - 00:36M150.1 - M152.1E
00:37M153.1C11/E
00:37 - 00:37M154.1 - M156.1E
00:38M157.1A5
00:38 - 00:38M158.1 - M160.1A5/E
00:39M161.1C11/E
00:39 - 00:39M162.1 - M164.1E
00:40M165.1C7/E
00:40M166.1Esus4
00:40 - 00:40M167.1 - M168.1E
00:40M169.1C11/E
00:41 - 00:41M170.1 - M172.1E
00:41M173.1C7/E
00:42M174.1Esus4
00:42 - 00:42M175.1 - M176.1E
00:42M177.1C11/E
00:43 - 00:43M178.1 - M180.1E
00:43M181.1C7/E
00:44M182.1Esus4
00:44 - 00:44M183.1 - M184.1E
00:44M185.1C11/E
00:45 - 00:45M186.1 - M188.1E
00:45M189.1C7/E
00:46M190.1Esus4
00:46 - 00:46M191.1 - M192.1E
00:46M193.1C11/E
00:47 - 00:47M194.1 - M196.1E
00:47M197.1C7/Bb
00:48M198.1A5
00:48 - 00:48M199.1 - M200.1A5/E
00:48M201.1C11/E
00:49 - 00:49M202.1 - M204.1E
00:49M205.1C7/Bb
00:50M206.1A5
00:50 - 00:50M207.1 - M208.1A5/E
00:50M209.1C11/E
00:50 - 00:51M210.1 - M212.1E
00:51M213.1C7/E
00:51M214.1Esus4
00:52 - 00:52M215.1 - M216.1E
00:52M217.1C11/E
00:52 - 00:53M218.1 - M220.1E
00:53M221.1C7/E
00:53M222.1Esus4
00:54 - 00:54M223.1 - M224.1E
00:54 - 00:54M225.1 - M226.1E5
00:55M227.1E
00:55M228.1Em
00:55M229.1Gm/Bb
00:55 - 00:56M230.1 - M231.1Gsus2/A
00:56M232.1A5
00:56 - 00:57M233.1 - M235.1E
00:57M236.1Em
00:57M237.1Gm/Bb
00:57 - 00:58M238.1 - M239.1Gsus2/A
00:58M240.1A5
00:58 - 00:59M241.1 - M243.1E
00:59M244.1Em
00:59M245.1Gm/Bb
00:59 - 01:00M246.1 - M247.1Gsus2/A
01:00M248.1A5
01:00 - 01:00M249.1 - M250.1G5
01:00M251.1E5
01:01M252.1F#5
01:01M253.1E5
01:01M254.1F#5
01:01M255.1G5
01:02M256.1F#5
01:02 - 01:02M257.1 - M258.1E5
01:02M259.1E
01:03M260.1Em
01:03M261.1Gm/Bb
01:03 - 01:03M262.1 - M263.1Gsus2/A
01:04M264.1A5
01:04 - 01:04M265.1 - M267.1E
01:05M268.1Em
01:05M269.1Gm/Bb
01:05 - 01:05M270.1 - M271.1Gsus2/A
01:06M272.1A5
01:06 - 01:06M273.1 - M275.1E
01:07M276.1Em
01:07M277.1Gm/Bb
01:07 - 01:07M278.1 - M279.1Gsus2/A
01:08M280.1A5
01:08 - 01:08M281.1 - M282.1G5
01:08M283.1E5
01:09M284.1F#5
01:09M285.1E5
01:09M286.1F#5
01:09M287.1G5
01:10M288.1F#5
01:10 - 01:10M289.1 - M291.1E5
01:10 - 01:11M292.1 - M294.1Em
01:11M295.1E5
01:11M296.1E7sus2
01:12M297.1C11
01:12 - 01:13M298.1 - M302.1E5
01:13 - 01:13M303.1 - M304.1E7sus2
01:14M305.1C11
01:14 - 01:15M306.1 - M311.1E5
01:15M312.1E7sus2
01:16 - 01:16M313.1 - M314.1Em7/D
01:16M315.1E
01:16M316.1F#5
01:17M317.1E
01:17M318.1F#5
01:17M319.1G5
01:17M320.1F#5
01:18 - 01:18M321.1 - M322.1E5
01:18 - 01:19M323.1 - M326.1Em
01:19M327.1E5
01:19M328.1E7sus2
01:20M329.1C11
01:20 - 01:21M330.1 - M334.1E5
01:21 - 01:21M335.1 - M336.1E7sus2
01:21M337.1C11
01:22 - 01:23M338.1 - M343.1E5
01:23M344.1E7sus2
01:23 - 01:24M345.1 - M346.1Em7/D
01:24M347.1E
01:24M348.1F#5
01:24M349.1E
01:25M350.1F#5
01:25M351.1G5
01:25M352.1F#5
01:25 - 01:26M353.1 - M355.1F#
01:26M356.1A/C#
01:26M357.1Am/C

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