Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis MIDI Tutorial

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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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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

Why this page helps

Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis 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: 76 BPM
Key / scale: C Minor
Note count: 1967
Duration: 4:02

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 A Cruel Angels Thesis, J Pop, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale

C Minor

Pitch Range

G#1 (32) - C6 (84)

Total Notes

1967

Note Distribution

333 16.9%

7 0.4%

209 10.6%

284 14.4%

7 0.4%

367 18.7%

9 0.5%

275 14.0%

161 8.2%

15 0.8%

281 14.3%

19 1.0%

Tracks & Instruments

Track	Instrument	Notes
Acoustic Grand Piano	acoustic grand piano	1967

Chord Timeline

Time	Beat	Chord
00:00 - 00:00	M1.1 - M1.2	Cm
00:01	M1.3	Ab6/F
00:02	M1.4	Fm7
00:03	M2.1	Bb
00:03	M2.2	Bb7
00:04	M2.3	Ebadd9
00:05	M2.4	Eb
00:06	M3.1	Cm/G
00:07	M3.2	Cm7
00:07	M3.3	Fm7/C
00:08	M3.4	Fm7/Eb
00:09 - 00:10	M4.1 - M4.2	Gm7/D
00:11	M4.3	Abmaj9/C
00:11 - 00:13	M4.4 - M5.2	Abmaj7/C
00:14	M5.3	Cm
00:15	M5.4	Fm7
00:15	M6.1	Bbadd9
00:16	M6.2	Bb7
00:17	M6.3	Cm(add9)/Eb
00:18	M6.4	Cm7
00:18	M7.1	Fm
00:19	M7.2	Bbadd9
00:20	M7.3	Bbadd9/C
00:21	M7.4	Cm7/Bb
00:22 - 00:22	M8.1 - M8.2	Eb
00:23 - 00:24	M8.3 - M8.4	Bb
00:25	M9.1	Cm9/Bb
00:26	M9.2	Fm9/G
00:26	M9.3	Ebmaj9/G
00:27	M9.4	Abmaj7/G
00:28	M10.1	Abmaj7/C
00:29	M10.2	Abmaj9/Eb
00:30	M10.3	Bb/F
00:30	M10.4	Bb7
00:31	M11.1	Ebadd9/Bb
00:32	M11.2	Cm7
00:33	M11.3	Csus2/D
00:33	M11.4	Dm7
00:34	M12.1	Fadd9/D
00:35	M12.2	G9
00:36	M12.3	G
00:37 - 00:37	M12.4 - M13.1	Eb
00:38	M13.2	Ebmaj9/Bb
00:39	M13.3	Bb
00:40	M13.4	Gm7/Bb
00:41	M14.1	Abmaj7/G
00:41	M14.2	Ebmaj9/F
00:42	M14.3	Fm9/G
00:43	M14.4	Abmaj7/C
00:44	M15.1	Fm9/Eb
00:45	M15.2	Bbsus4/F
00:45	M15.3	Bb/D
00:46	M15.4	Ebsus4/Bb
00:47	M16.1	Cm7/Bb
00:48	M16.2	Csus2
00:48	M16.3	Dm7
00:49	M16.4	Gsus4/D
00:50	M17.1	Am9/G
00:51	M17.2	Gadd9
00:52 - 00:52	M17.3 - M17.4	Abmaj7
00:53	M18.1	Abmaj9/G
00:54	M18.2	Ebmaj9/G
00:55	M18.3	Csus2
00:56	M18.4	Fm7
00:56	M19.1	Bb9
00:57	M19.2	Bbm9
00:58	M19.3	Ebadd9/Bb
00:59	M19.4	Ebadd9
01:00	M20.1	Abadd9
01:00	M20.2	Ab
01:01	M20.3	Gm7
01:02	M20.4	Cm9/G
01:03	M21.1	Cm(add9)
01:03	M21.2	Gsus4/D
01:04	M21.3	Dm7
01:05	M21.4	Fadd9/G
01:06	M22.1	G9
01:07	M22.2	Fadd9/C
01:07	M22.3	Fm9/C
01:08	M22.4	Ab6/C
01:09	M23.1	Bb5
01:10	M23.2	Fm9/Eb
01:11	M23.3	Cm(add9)
01:11	M23.4	Abmaj9/C
01:12	M24.1	Bbadd9/F
01:13	M24.2	Bbadd9
01:14	M24.3	Cm(add9)/Eb
01:15	M24.4	Cm(add9)
01:15	M25.1	Fm9
01:16	M25.2	Ab6/C
01:17	M25.3	Bb7
01:18	M25.4	Ebmaj9
01:18	M26.1	Eb6/C
01:19	M26.2	Fm9
01:20	M26.3	Bbadd9
01:21	M26.4	Gm7/Bb
01:22	M27.1	Cm7/Bb
01:22	M27.2	Cm
01:23	M27.3	Fm7
01:24	M27.4	Bbsus2
01:25	M28.1	Ebmaj9
01:26	M28.2	Cm(add9)/Eb
01:26	M28.3	Cm7
01:27	M28.4	Fm7
01:28	M29.1	Gm7/Bb
01:29	M29.2	Bbadd9
01:30	M29.3	Eb6/C
01:30 - 01:33	M29.4 - M30.3	Csus4
01:33	M30.4	Ab9/C
01:34	M31.1	Ab5
01:35	M31.2	C#add9/Ab
01:36 - 01:37	M31.3 - M31.4	Bbsus4
01:37	M32.1	Bbsus2
01:38	M32.2	C5
01:39 - 01:41	M32.3 - M33.1	Csus4
01:41 - 01:42	M33.2 - M33.3	Absus4
01:43	M33.4	F#maj9/Ab
01:44	M34.1	Bbsus4
01:45	M34.2	Ebadd9/Bb
01:45	M34.3	Fm9
01:46	M34.4	Fsus2
01:47 - 01:48	M35.1 - M35.2	Csus4/G
01:48	M35.3	Abmaj7/G
01:49	M35.4	Abmaj7
01:50	M36.1	Fm(add9)/Ab
01:51	M36.2	Csus4/G
01:52	M36.3	Gm
01:52	M36.4	Bb6/F
01:53 - 01:54	M37.1 - M37.2	Fsus2
01:55	M37.3	Csus4/G
01:56	M37.4	Gm
01:56	M38.1	Ebmaj7/Ab
01:57	M38.2	Bb7/Ab
01:58	M38.3	Bb7
01:59	M38.4	Bb
02:00	M39.1	Bmaj7/Bb
02:00	M39.2	C
02:01	M39.3	Fm7/Eb
02:02	M39.4	Bbadd9
02:03	M40.1	Bb7
02:03	M40.2	Ebmaj7
02:04	M40.3	Cm7
02:05	M40.4	Ab6/F
02:06	M41.1	Bbadd9
02:07	M41.2	Bb6/C
02:07	M41.3	Bbsus2
02:08	M41.4	Cm
02:09	M42.1	Fm7
02:10	M42.2	Bb
02:11	M42.3	Ebmaj9
02:11	M42.4	Cm(add9)
02:12	M43.1	Cm7
02:13	M43.2	Fm7
02:14	M43.3	Gm7/Bb
02:15	M43.4	Bbadd9/C
02:15	M44.1	Cm7/Bb
02:16	M44.2	Eb
02:17	M44.3	Eb/Bb
02:18 - 02:18	M44.4 - M45.1	Bb
02:19	M45.2	Abmaj9/C
02:20 - 02:21	M45.3 - M45.4	Ebmaj9/G
02:22	M46.1	Abmaj7/G
02:22	M46.2	Abmaj7/C
02:23	M46.3	Bbsus4/Eb
02:24	M46.4	Bb/F
02:25	M47.1	Bb7
02:26	M47.2	Cm7/Bb
02:26	M47.3	Cm7
02:27 - 02:28	M47.4 - M48.1	Dm7
02:29	M48.2	Fadd9/G
02:30	M48.3	G9
02:30	M48.4	G
02:31 - 02:32	M49.1 - M49.2	Eb
02:33 - 02:33	M49.3 - M49.4	Bb
02:34	M50.1	Ebmaj9/Bb
02:35	M50.2	Fm9/G
02:36	M50.3	Ebmaj9/F
02:37	M50.4	Abmaj7/G
02:37	M51.1	Abmaj7/C
02:38	M51.2	Abmaj9/Eb
02:39	M51.3	Bb/F
02:40	M51.4	Bb7
02:41	M52.1	Ebadd9/Bb
02:41	M52.2	Cm7
02:42	M52.3	Bbadd9/D
02:43	M52.4	Dm7
02:44	M53.1	Gsus4/D
02:45	M53.2	Am9/G
02:45	M53.3	Gadd9
02:46 - 02:47	M53.4 - M54.1	Abmaj7
02:48	M54.2	Gm7
02:48	M54.3	Cm9/G
02:49	M54.4	Bbadd9/C
02:50	M55.1	Fm7
02:51	M55.2	Bb9
02:52	M55.3	Bbm9
02:52	M55.4	Ebadd9
02:53	M56.1	Abmaj9
02:54 - 02:55	M56.2 - M56.3	Abadd9
02:56	M56.4	Bb6/G
02:56	M57.1	Cm9
02:57	M57.2	Cm(add9)
02:58	M57.3	Dm7b5
02:59	M57.4	Cm(add9)/D
03:00	M58.1	Fadd9/G
03:00	M58.2	G9
03:01	M58.3	Gsus4/C
03:02	M58.4	Fm9
03:03	M59.1	Ab6/C
03:03	M59.2	Bb7
03:04	M59.3	Ebmaj9
03:05	M59.4	Cm9
03:06	M60.1	Fm9/Eb
03:07 - 03:07	M60.2 - M60.3	Bbadd9
03:08	M60.4	Cm(add9)/D
03:09	M61.1	Cm
03:10	M61.2	Fm7
03:11	M61.3	Bbsus2
03:11	M61.4	Ebmaj9/Bb
03:12	M62.1	Cm(add9)/Eb
03:13	M62.2	Cm7
03:14	M62.3	Fm7
03:15	M62.4	Bbadd9
03:15	M63.1	Bbadd9/C
03:16	M63.2	Cm7
03:17	M63.3	Cm
03:18	M63.4	Ab6/C
03:18	M64.1	Bb5
03:19	M64.2	Ebmaj9
03:20	M64.3	Cm(add9)
03:21	M64.4	Abmaj9/C
03:22	M65.1	F5
03:22	M65.2	Gm7/F
03:23 - 03:24	M65.3 - M65.4	Abmaj9
03:25	M66.1	Abmaj7
03:26	M66.2	Abmaj9/G
03:26	M66.3	Ebmaj9/G
03:27	M66.4	Csus2
03:28	M67.1	Fm7
03:29	M67.2	Bb9
03:30	M67.3	Bbm9
03:30	M67.4	Ebadd9/Bb
03:31	M68.1	Ebadd9
03:32	M68.2	Abadd9
03:33	M68.3	Ab
03:33	M68.4	Gm7
03:34	M69.1	Cm9/G
03:35	M69.2	Cm(add9)
03:36	M69.3	Gsus4/D
03:37	M69.4	Dm7
03:37	M70.1	Fadd9/G
03:38	M70.2	G9
03:39	M70.3	Fadd9/C
03:40	M70.4	Cm
03:41	M71.1	Ab6/C
03:41	M71.2	Bb5
03:42	M71.3	Fm9/Eb
03:43	M71.4	Cm(add9)
03:44	M72.1	Abmaj9/C
03:45	M72.2	Bbadd9/F
03:45	M72.3	Bbadd9
03:46	M72.4	Cm(add9)/Eb
03:47	M73.1	Cm(add9)
03:48	M73.2	Fm9
03:48	M73.3	Ab6/C
03:49	M73.4	Bb7
03:50	M74.1	Ebmaj9
03:51	M74.2	Eb6/C
03:52	M74.3	Fm9
03:52	M74.4	Bbadd9
03:53	M75.1	Gm7/Bb
03:54	M75.2	Cm7/Bb
03:55	M75.3	Cm
03:56	M75.4	Fm7
03:56	M76.1	Bbsus2
03:57	M76.2	Ebmaj9
03:58	M76.3	Cm(add9)/Eb
03:59	M76.4	Cm7
04:00	M77.1	Fm7
04:00	M77.2	Gm7/Bb
04:01	M77.3	Ebmaj9/Bb
04:02	M77.4	Cm

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