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Escape Theme - Metroid

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225 BPM 2:08 C Major 1 tracks 926 notes
Metroid
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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.

225 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo225 BPM
Duration2:08
Tracks1
Notes926
Key / ScaleC Major
Pitch rangeF1 (29) - D#5 (75)
Range span46 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
G5Gm7A7/GG5Gm7A7/GG5Gm7A7/GG5
00:00 - 00:32
Early middle
C/GFsus2/GCsus4/GEbadd9/GFdim7Bb6/FDm/FC/EEmC/E
00:32 - 01:04
Late middle
G5Gm7Gm7b5A7/GG5Gm7Gm7b5A7/GG5Gm7
01:04 - 01:36
Ending
C/GCsus4/GFm9Fdim7Dm/FDm9/FC/EEmMaj7Em7Dm9
01:36 - 02:08

Description & Musical Analysis

The Escape Theme from Metroid, composed by Hirokazu Tanaka, is a classic video game soundtrack.

How to Play & Trivia

Start with a driving rhythm on the lower piano keys to capture the theme's intense feel.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C Major
Pitch Range
F1 (29) - D#5 (75)
Total Notes
926

Note Distribution

C
120 13.0%
C#
8 0.9%
D
84 9.1%
Eb
24 2.6%
E
84 9.1%
F
144 15.6%
F#
28 3.0%
G
210 22.7%
Ab
72 7.8%
A
88 9.5%
Bb
32 3.5%
B
32 3.5%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianobright acoustic piano926

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M1.6G5
00:00 - 00:01M1.7 - M1.12Gm7
00:01 - 00:03M2.1 - M2.12A7/G
00:03 - 00:03M3.1 - M3.6G5
00:04 - 00:04M3.7 - M3.12Gm7
00:04 - 00:06M4.1 - M4.12A7/G
00:06 - 00:07M5.1 - M5.6G5
00:07 - 00:07M5.7 - M5.12Gm7
00:08 - 00:09M6.1 - M6.12A7/G
00:09 - 00:10M7.1 - M7.6G5
00:10 - 00:11M7.7 - M7.12Gm7
00:11 - 00:12M8.1 - M8.12A7/G
00:12 - 00:13M9.1 - M9.9Am
00:14M9.10Gsus2/A
00:14M9.11Adim
00:14M9.12F7/A
00:14 - 00:15M10.1 - M10.12E7/Ab
00:16 - 00:17M11.1 - M11.9Am
00:17M11.10Gsus2/A
00:17M11.11Adim
00:17M11.12F7/A
00:17 - 00:18M12.1 - M12.9E7/Ab
00:18M12.10Dsus4/Ab
00:18M12.11Bm6/Ab
00:19M12.12Ddim/Ab
00:19 - 00:20M13.1 - M13.9C/G
00:20M13.10Fsus2/G
00:20M13.11Csus4/G
00:20M13.12Ebadd9/G
00:20 - 00:21M14.1 - M14.9Fdim7
00:22M14.10Bb6/F
00:22 - 00:22M14.11 - M14.12Dm/F
00:22 - 00:23M15.1 - M15.9C/E
00:23M15.10Em
00:23M15.11C/E
00:23M15.12EmMaj7
00:24M16.1Dm
00:24M16.2Cadd9
00:24M16.3Dm
00:24M16.4Em7
00:24M16.5Dm
00:24M16.6Em7
00:24M16.7F6
00:24M16.8Em7
00:25M16.9F6
00:25M16.10G
00:25M16.11F6
00:25M16.12G
00:25 - 00:26M17.1 - M17.9Am
00:26M17.10Gsus2/A
00:26M17.11Adim
00:27M17.12F7/A
00:27 - 00:28M18.1 - M18.12E7/Ab
00:28 - 00:29M19.1 - M19.9Am
00:30M19.10Gsus2/A
00:30M19.11Adim
00:30M19.12F7/A
00:30 - 00:31M20.1 - M20.9E7/Ab
00:31M20.10Dsus4/Ab
00:31M20.11Bm6/Ab
00:31M20.12Ddim/Ab
00:32 - 00:33M21.1 - M21.9C/G
00:33M21.10Fsus2/G
00:33M21.11Csus4/G
00:33M21.12Ebadd9/G
00:33 - 00:34M22.1 - M22.9Fdim7
00:34M22.10Bb6/F
00:34 - 00:35M22.11 - M22.12Dm/F
00:35 - 00:36M23.1 - M23.9C/E
00:36M23.10Em
00:36M23.11C/E
00:36M23.12EmMaj7
00:36M24.1Dm
00:36M24.2Cadd9
00:37M24.3Dm
00:37M24.4Em7
00:37M24.5Dm
00:37M24.6Em7
00:37M24.7F6
00:37M24.8Em7
00:37M24.9F6
00:38M24.10G
00:38M24.11F6
00:38M24.12G
00:38M25.1C
00:38M25.2Cm
00:38M25.3C
00:38M25.4C5
00:38 - 00:39M25.5 - M25.6C
00:39 - 00:39M25.7 - M25.9C5
00:39 - 00:39M25.10 - M25.11Cmaj7
00:39M25.12C
00:40M26.1D7/C
00:40M26.2D9/C
00:40M26.3D7/C
00:40M26.4Csus2
00:40M26.5Dm7/C
00:40M26.6D7/C
00:40M26.7Csus2
00:40 - 00:41M26.8 - M26.9F6/C
00:41 - 00:41M26.10 - M26.12D7/C
00:41 - 00:42M27.1 - M27.4G7/F
00:42 - 00:42M27.5 - M27.6C#7/F
00:42 - 00:42M27.7 - M27.9Bdim/F
00:42M27.10Bm7b5/F
00:42M27.11F6
00:43M27.12Dm6/F
00:43M28.1Cmaj9/E
00:43 - 00:43M28.2 - M28.3C/E
00:43M28.4Dm9
00:43 - 00:43M28.5 - M28.6Dm7
00:44M28.7Cadd9
00:44 - 00:44M28.8 - M28.9C
00:44M28.10Cmaj9/B
00:44 - 00:44M28.11 - M28.12G/B
00:44M29.1Bbadd9
00:44M29.2Gm7/Bb
00:45M29.3Bbsus2
00:45M29.4Bbadd9
00:45M29.5Bb5
00:45M29.6Gm7/Bb
00:45 - 00:46M29.7 - M29.10Bbsus2
00:46M29.11Eb6/Bb
00:46M29.12Bbsus2
00:46M30.1Fmaj7/A
00:46M30.2Am
00:46M30.3A5
00:46 - 00:47M30.4 - M30.6Asus4
00:47M30.7Fmaj9/A
00:47M30.8Fmaj7/A
00:47 - 00:47M30.9 - M30.10Am
00:47M30.11Am7
00:47M30.12Adim7
00:48M31.1Ab6/F
00:48M31.2Emaj7/Ab
00:48M31.3Fm7/Ab
00:48M31.4Fm9/Ab
00:48M31.5Fm7/Ab
00:48M31.6Fm9/Ab
00:48 - 00:49M31.7 - M31.9Ab5
00:49M31.10Absus2
00:49M31.11Ebsus4/Ab
00:49M31.12Absus2
00:49M32.1Fm9
00:49M32.2C/G
00:49M32.3Csus4/G
00:50M32.4C/G
00:50M32.5Csus4/G
00:50M32.6C/G
00:50 - 00:51M32.7 - M32.12G7
00:51M33.1Csus2
00:51M33.2Cm
00:51 - 00:52M33.3 - M33.7C
00:52 - 00:52M33.8 - M33.9C5
00:52 - 00:52M33.10 - M33.12Cmaj7
00:52M34.1D7/C
00:52M34.2Cadd9
00:53M34.3D7/C
00:53M34.4Csus2
00:53M34.5Dm7/C
00:53 - 00:53M34.6 - M34.7D7/C
00:53 - 00:53M34.8 - M34.9F6/C
00:54 - 00:54M34.10 - M34.12D7/C
00:54M35.1Fsus2/C
00:54 - 00:54M35.2 - M35.4G7/F
00:54M35.5Bdim/F
00:55M35.6C#7/F
00:55 - 00:55M35.7 - M35.9Bdim/F
00:55M35.10Bm7b5/F
00:55M35.11F6
00:55M35.12Bm7b5/F
00:56M36.1Cmaj9/F
00:56 - 00:56M36.2 - M36.3C/E
00:56M36.4Cadd9/E
00:56 - 00:56M36.5 - M36.6Dm7
00:56M36.7Cadd9
00:56 - 00:57M36.8 - M36.9C
00:57M36.10Cmaj9
00:57 - 00:57M36.11 - M36.12G/B
00:57M37.1Bb6/B
00:57M37.2Bbsus2
00:57M37.3Gm7/Bb
00:58M37.4Bbadd9
00:58M37.5Bb
00:58 - 00:58M37.6 - M37.7Gm7/Bb
00:58 - 00:58M37.8 - M37.10Bbsus2
00:58M37.11Eb6/Bb
00:59M37.12Bbsus2
00:59M38.1Fmaj7/Bb
00:59M38.2Am
00:59M38.3A5
00:59 - 00:59M38.4 - M38.6Asus4
01:00M38.7Fmaj9/A
01:00M38.8Fmaj7/A
01:00 - 01:00M38.9 - M38.10Am
01:00 - 01:00M38.11 - M38.12Am7
01:00M39.1Ab6/A
01:00M39.2Fm7/Ab
01:01M39.3Emaj7/Ab
01:01 - 01:01M39.4 - M39.6Fm9/Ab
01:01 - 01:01M39.7 - M39.9Ab5
01:02 - 01:02M39.10 - M39.12Absus2
01:02M40.1Fm9/Ab
01:02M40.2Csus4/G
01:02M40.3C/G
01:02M40.4Csus4/G
01:02M40.5C/G
01:03M40.6Csus4/G
01:03M40.7Cmaj7/G
01:03 - 01:03M40.8 - M40.12G7
01:04M41.1G
01:04 - 01:04M41.2 - M41.6G5
01:04 - 01:05M41.7 - M41.12Gm7
01:05M42.1Gm7b5
01:05 - 01:07M42.2 - M43.1A7/G
01:07 - 01:07M43.2 - M43.6G5
01:08 - 01:08M43.7 - M43.12Gm7
01:08M44.1Gm7b5
01:08 - 01:10M44.2 - M45.1A7/G
01:10 - 01:11M45.2 - M45.6G5

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