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Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis

Learn the arrangement, follow the rhythm visually, and move between chords, sheet music, and alternate instruments for Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis.

76 BPM 4:02 C Minor 1 tracks 1967 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 +3, 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 switch between the visual keyboard, chord sheet, and notation tabs 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, the chord tab to understand harmonic movement, and the wind tab 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, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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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
    03:13M62.2Cm7
    03:14M62.3Fm7
    03:15M62.4Bbadd9
    03:15M63.1Bbadd9/C
    03:16M63.2Cm7
    03:17M63.3Cm
    03:18M63.4Ab6/C
    03:18M64.1Bb5
    03:19M64.2Ebmaj9
    03:20M64.3Cm(add9)
    03:21M64.4Abmaj9/C
    03:22M65.1F5
    03:22M65.2Gm7/F
    03:23 - 03:24M65.3 - M65.4Abmaj9
    03:25M66.1Abmaj7
    03:26M66.2Abmaj9/G
    03:26M66.3Ebmaj9/G
    03:27M66.4Csus2
    03:28M67.1Fm7
    03:29M67.2Bb9
    03:30M67.3Bbm9
    03:30M67.4Ebadd9/Bb
    03:31M68.1Ebadd9
    03:32M68.2Abadd9
    03:33M68.3Ab
    03:33M68.4Gm7
    03:34M69.1Cm9/G
    03:35M69.2Cm(add9)
    03:36M69.3Gsus4/D
    03:37M69.4Dm7
    03:37M70.1Fadd9/G
    03:38M70.2G9
    03:39M70.3Fadd9/C
    03:40M70.4Cm
    03:41M71.1Ab6/C
    03:41M71.2Bb5
    03:42M71.3Fm9/Eb
    03:43M71.4Cm(add9)
    03:44M72.1Abmaj9/C
    03:45M72.2Bbadd9/F
    03:45M72.3Bbadd9
    03:46M72.4Cm(add9)/Eb
    03:47M73.1Cm(add9)
    03:48M73.2Fm9
    03:48M73.3Ab6/C
    03:49M73.4Bb7
    03:50M74.1Ebmaj9
    03:51M74.2Eb6/C
    03:52M74.3Fm9
    03:52M74.4Bbadd9
    03:53M75.1Gm7/Bb
    03:54M75.2Cm7/Bb
    03:55M75.3Cm
    03:56M75.4Fm7
    03:56M76.1Bbsus2
    03:57M76.2Ebmaj9
    03:58M76.3Cm(add9)/Eb
    03:59M76.4Cm7
    04:00M77.1Fm7
    04:00M77.2Gm7/Bb
    04:01M77.3Ebmaj9/Bb
    04:02M77.4Cm