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Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis

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76 BPM 4:02 C Minor 1 tracks 1967 notes
A Cruel Angels ThesisJ Pop
Image: anime-planet.com·Editorial reference

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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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76 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo76 BPM
Duration4:02
Tracks1
Notes1967
Key / ScaleC Minor
Pitch rangeG#1 (32) - C6 (84)
Range span52 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
CmAb6/FFm7BbBb7Ebadd9EbCm/GCm7Fm7/C
00:00 - 01:00
Early middle
AbGm7Cm9/GCm(add9)Gsus4/DDm7Fadd9/GG9Fadd9/CFm9/C
01:00 - 02:01
Late middle
Fm7/EbBbadd9Bb7Ebmaj7Cm7Ab6/FBbadd9Bb6/CBbsus2Cm
02:01 - 03:02
Ending
Fm9Ab6/CBb7Ebmaj9Cm9Fm9/EbBbadd9Cm(add9)/DCmFm7
03:02 - 04:02

Description & Musical Analysis

A Cruel Angel's Thesis, the iconic opening theme from Neon Genesis Evangelion, composed by Hidetoshi Sato and performed by Yoko Takahashi

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the Cm and Ab6/F chords to capture the song's haunting melody on piano or guitar

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C Minor
Pitch Range
G#1 (32) - C6 (84)
Total Notes
1967

Note Distribution

C
333 16.9%
C#
7 0.4%
D
209 10.6%
Eb
284 14.4%
E
7 0.4%
F
367 18.7%
F#
9 0.5%
G
275 14.0%
Ab
161 8.2%
A
15 0.8%
Bb
281 14.3%
B
19 1.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Acoustic Grand Pianoacoustic grand piano1967

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M1.2Cm
00:01M1.3Ab6/F
00:02M1.4Fm7
00:03M2.1Bb
00:03M2.2Bb7
00:04M2.3Ebadd9
00:05M2.4Eb
00:06M3.1Cm/G
00:07M3.2Cm7
00:07M3.3Fm7/C
00:08M3.4Fm7/Eb
00:09 - 00:10M4.1 - M4.2Gm7/D
00:11M4.3Abmaj9/C
00:11 - 00:13M4.4 - M5.2Abmaj7/C
00:14M5.3Cm
00:15M5.4Fm7
00:15M6.1Bbadd9
00:16M6.2Bb7
00:17M6.3Cm(add9)/Eb
00:18M6.4Cm7
00:18M7.1Fm
00:19M7.2Bbadd9
00:20M7.3Bbadd9/C
00:21M7.4Cm7/Bb
00:22 - 00:22M8.1 - M8.2Eb
00:23 - 00:24M8.3 - M8.4Bb
00:25M9.1Cm9/Bb
00:26M9.2Fm9/G
00:26M9.3Ebmaj9/G
00:27M9.4Abmaj7/G
00:28M10.1Abmaj7/C
00:29M10.2Abmaj9/Eb
00:30M10.3Bb/F
00:30M10.4Bb7
00:31M11.1Ebadd9/Bb
00:32M11.2Cm7
00:33M11.3Csus2/D
00:33M11.4Dm7
00:34M12.1Fadd9/D
00:35M12.2G9
00:36M12.3G
00:37 - 00:37M12.4 - M13.1Eb
00:38M13.2Ebmaj9/Bb
00:39M13.3Bb
00:40M13.4Gm7/Bb
00:41M14.1Abmaj7/G
00:41M14.2Ebmaj9/F
00:42M14.3Fm9/G
00:43M14.4Abmaj7/C
00:44M15.1Fm9/Eb
00:45M15.2Bbsus4/F
00:45M15.3Bb/D
00:46M15.4Ebsus4/Bb
00:47M16.1Cm7/Bb
00:48M16.2Csus2
00:48M16.3Dm7
00:49M16.4Gsus4/D
00:50M17.1Am9/G
00:51M17.2Gadd9
00:52 - 00:52M17.3 - M17.4Abmaj7
00:53M18.1Abmaj9/G
00:54M18.2Ebmaj9/G
00:55M18.3Csus2
00:56M18.4Fm7
00:56M19.1Bb9
00:57M19.2Bbm9
00:58M19.3Ebadd9/Bb
00:59M19.4Ebadd9
01:00M20.1Abadd9
01:00M20.2Ab
01:01M20.3Gm7
01:02M20.4Cm9/G
01:03M21.1Cm(add9)
01:03M21.2Gsus4/D
01:04M21.3Dm7
01:05M21.4Fadd9/G
01:06M22.1G9
01:07M22.2Fadd9/C
01:07M22.3Fm9/C
01:08M22.4Ab6/C
01:09M23.1Bb5
01:10M23.2Fm9/Eb
01:11M23.3Cm(add9)
01:11M23.4Abmaj9/C
01:12M24.1Bbadd9/F
01:13M24.2Bbadd9
01:14M24.3Cm(add9)/Eb
01:15M24.4Cm(add9)
01:15M25.1Fm9
01:16M25.2Ab6/C
01:17M25.3Bb7
01:18M25.4Ebmaj9
01:18M26.1Eb6/C
01:19M26.2Fm9
01:20M26.3Bbadd9
01:21M26.4Gm7/Bb
01:22M27.1Cm7/Bb
01:22M27.2Cm
01:23M27.3Fm7
01:24M27.4Bbsus2
01:25M28.1Ebmaj9
01:26M28.2Cm(add9)/Eb
01:26M28.3Cm7
01:27M28.4Fm7
01:28M29.1Gm7/Bb
01:29M29.2Bbadd9
01:30M29.3Eb6/C
01:30 - 01:33M29.4 - M30.3Csus4
01:33M30.4Ab9/C
01:34M31.1Ab5
01:35M31.2C#add9/Ab
01:36 - 01:37M31.3 - M31.4Bbsus4
01:37M32.1Bbsus2
01:38M32.2C5
01:39 - 01:41M32.3 - M33.1Csus4
01:41 - 01:42M33.2 - M33.3Absus4
01:43M33.4F#maj9/Ab
01:44M34.1Bbsus4
01:45M34.2Ebadd9/Bb
01:45M34.3Fm9
01:46M34.4Fsus2
01:47 - 01:48M35.1 - M35.2Csus4/G
01:48M35.3Abmaj7/G
01:49M35.4Abmaj7
01:50M36.1Fm(add9)/Ab
01:51M36.2Csus4/G
01:52M36.3Gm
01:52M36.4Bb6/F
01:53 - 01:54M37.1 - M37.2Fsus2
01:55M37.3Csus4/G
01:56M37.4Gm
01:56M38.1Ebmaj7/Ab
01:57M38.2Bb7/Ab
01:58M38.3Bb7
01:59M38.4Bb
02:00M39.1Bmaj7/Bb
02:00M39.2C
02:01M39.3Fm7/Eb
02:02M39.4Bbadd9
02:03M40.1Bb7
02:03M40.2Ebmaj7
02:04M40.3Cm7
02:05M40.4Ab6/F
02:06M41.1Bbadd9
02:07M41.2Bb6/C
02:07M41.3Bbsus2
02:08M41.4Cm
02:09M42.1Fm7
02:10M42.2Bb
02:11M42.3Ebmaj9
02:11M42.4Cm(add9)
02:12M43.1Cm7
02:13M43.2Fm7
02:14M43.3Gm7/Bb
02:15M43.4Bbadd9/C
02:15M44.1Cm7/Bb
02:16M44.2Eb
02:17M44.3Eb/Bb
02:18 - 02:18M44.4 - M45.1Bb
02:19M45.2Abmaj9/C
02:20 - 02:21M45.3 - M45.4Ebmaj9/G
02:22M46.1Abmaj7/G
02:22M46.2Abmaj7/C
02:23M46.3Bbsus4/Eb
02:24M46.4Bb/F
02:25M47.1Bb7
02:26M47.2Cm7/Bb
02:26M47.3Cm7
02:27 - 02:28M47.4 - M48.1Dm7
02:29M48.2Fadd9/G
02:30M48.3G9
02:30M48.4G
02:31 - 02:32M49.1 - M49.2Eb
02:33 - 02:33M49.3 - M49.4Bb
02:34M50.1Ebmaj9/Bb
02:35M50.2Fm9/G
02:36M50.3Ebmaj9/F
02:37M50.4Abmaj7/G
02:37M51.1Abmaj7/C
02:38M51.2Abmaj9/Eb
02:39M51.3Bb/F
02:40M51.4Bb7
02:41M52.1Ebadd9/Bb
02:41M52.2Cm7
02:42M52.3Bbadd9/D
02:43M52.4Dm7
02:44M53.1Gsus4/D
02:45M53.2Am9/G
02:45M53.3Gadd9
02:46 - 02:47M53.4 - M54.1Abmaj7
02:48M54.2Gm7
02:48M54.3Cm9/G
02:49M54.4Bbadd9/C
02:50M55.1Fm7
02:51M55.2Bb9
02:52M55.3Bbm9
02:52M55.4Ebadd9
02:53M56.1Abmaj9
02:54 - 02:55M56.2 - M56.3Abadd9
02:56M56.4Bb6/G
02:56M57.1Cm9
02:57M57.2Cm(add9)
02:58M57.3Dm7b5
02:59M57.4Cm(add9)/D
03:00M58.1Fadd9/G
03:00M58.2G9
03:01M58.3Gsus4/C
03:02M58.4Fm9
03:03M59.1Ab6/C
03:03M59.2Bb7
03:04M59.3Ebmaj9
03:05M59.4Cm9
03:06M60.1Fm9/Eb
03:07 - 03:07M60.2 - M60.3Bbadd9
03:08M60.4Cm(add9)/D
03:09M61.1Cm
03:10M61.2Fm7
03:11M61.3Bbsus2
03:11M61.4Ebmaj9/Bb
03:12M62.1Cm(add9)/Eb

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