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Every Breath You Take - The Police

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120 BPM 3:13 G Major 2 tracks 1102 notes
The PoliceRock
Image: Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland·CC BY-SA 2.0

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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.

120 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration3:13
Tracks2
Notes1102
Key / ScaleG Major
Pitch rangeE2 (40) - A5 (81)
Range span41 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
G5D5/AAsus2/BD5G5D5/AAsus2/BD5E5B5/F#
00:00 - 00:48
Early middle
Em/GC/EEm/GCC7/BbC/EEm/GG5D5/AAsus2/B
00:48 - 01:36
Late middle
Bbsus4GmEbGm/BbBbsus4GmG5D5/AAsus2/BD5
01:36 - 02:25
Ending
D5A5Asus4D5G5D5/AAsus2/BD5G5D5/A
02:25 - 03:13

Description & Musical Analysis

Every Breath You Take, a hit song by The Police, written by Sting, from their album Synchronicity

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic bass line on guitar using the G5 and D5 chords, emphasizing the Asus2/B chord for a haunting effect

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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
G Major
Pitch Range
E2 (40) - A5 (81)
Total Notes
1102

Note Distribution

C
72 6.5%
C#
4 0.4%
D
187 17.0%
Eb
12 1.1%
E
108 9.8%
F
35 3.2%
F#
77 7.0%
G
196 17.8%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
207 18.8%
Bb
27 2.5%
B
177 16.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Voicetrumpet337
Guitaracoustic grand piano765

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1G5
00:00M1.2D5/A
00:01M1.3Asus2/B
00:01M1.4D5
00:02M2.1G5
00:02M2.2D5/A
00:03M2.3Asus2/B
00:03M2.4D5
00:04M3.1E5
00:04M3.2B5/F#
00:05M3.3Em(add9)/G
00:05M3.4B5
00:06M4.1E5
00:06M4.2B5/F#
00:07M4.3Em(add9)/G
00:07M4.4B5
00:08M5.1C
00:08M5.2Dsus2/E
00:09M5.3Gsus4
00:09M5.4Em
00:10M6.1D5
00:10M6.2A5
00:11M6.3Asus4
00:11M6.4D5
00:12M7.1G5
00:12M7.2D5/A
00:13M7.3Asus2/B
00:13M7.4D5
00:14M8.1G5
00:14M8.2D5/A
00:15M8.3Asus2/B
00:15M8.4D5
00:16M9.1G5
00:16M9.2D5/A
00:17M9.3Asus2/B
00:17M9.4D5
00:18M10.1G5
00:18M10.2D5/A
00:19M10.3Asus2/B
00:19M10.4D5
00:20M11.1E5
00:20M11.2B5/F#
00:21M11.3Em(add9)/G
00:21M11.4B5
00:22M12.1E5
00:22M12.2B5/F#
00:23M12.3Em(add9)/G
00:23M12.4B5
00:24M13.1C
00:24M13.2Dsus2/E
00:25M13.3Gsus4
00:25M13.4Em
00:26M14.1D5
00:26M14.2A5
00:27M14.3Asus4
00:27M14.4D5
00:28M15.1E5
00:28M15.2B5/F#
00:29M15.3Em(add9)/G
00:29M15.4B5
00:30M16.1E5
00:30M16.2B5/F#
00:31M16.3Em(add9)/G
00:31M16.4B5
00:32M17.1G5
00:32M17.2D5/A
00:33M17.3Asus2/B
00:33M17.4D5
00:34M18.1G5
00:34M18.2D5/A
00:35M18.3Asus2/B
00:35M18.4D5
00:36M19.1E5
00:36M19.2B5/F#
00:37M19.3Em(add9)/G
00:37M19.4B5
00:38M20.1E5
00:38M20.2B5/F#
00:39M20.3Em(add9)/G
00:39M20.4B5
00:40M21.1C
00:40M21.2Dsus2/E
00:41M21.3Gsus4
00:41M21.4Em
00:42M22.1D5
00:42M22.2A5
00:43M22.3Asus4
00:43M22.4D5
00:44M23.1G5
00:44M23.2D5/A
00:45M23.3Asus2/B
00:45M23.4D5
00:46M24.1G5
00:46M24.2D5/A
00:47M24.3Asus2/B
00:47M24.4D5
00:48M25.1C
00:48M25.2Em/G
00:49M25.3C/E
00:49M25.4Em/G
00:50M26.1C
00:50M26.2C7/Bb
00:51M26.3C/E
00:51M26.4Em/G
00:52M27.1G5
00:52M27.2D5/A
00:53M27.3Asus2/B
00:53M27.4D5
00:54M28.1G5
00:54M28.2D5/A
00:55M28.3Asus2/B
00:55M28.4D5
00:56M29.1A5
00:56M29.2E5/B
00:57M29.3Bsus2
00:57M29.4E5
00:58M30.1A5
00:58M30.2E5/B
00:59M30.3Bsus2
00:59M30.4E5
01:00M31.1D5
01:00M31.2A5
01:01M31.3Asus4
01:01 - 01:02M31.4 - M32.1D5
01:02M32.2A5
01:03M32.3Asus4
01:03M32.4D5
01:04M33.1G5
01:04M33.2D5/A
01:05M33.3Asus2/B
01:05M33.4D5
01:06M34.1G5
01:06M34.2D5/A
01:07M34.3Asus2/B
01:07M34.4D5
01:08M35.1E5
01:08M35.2B5/F#
01:09M35.3Em(add9)/G
01:09M35.4B5
01:10M36.1E5
01:10M36.2B5/F#
01:11M36.3Em(add9)/G
01:11M36.4B5
01:12M37.1C
01:12M37.2Dsus2/E
01:13M37.3Gsus4
01:13M37.4Em
01:14M38.1D5
01:14M38.2A5
01:15M38.3Asus4
01:15M38.4D5
01:16M39.1G5
01:16M39.2D5/A
01:17M39.3Asus2/B
01:17M39.4D5
01:18M40.1G5
01:18M40.2D5/A
01:19M40.3Asus2/B
01:19M40.4D
01:20M41.1Eb
01:20M41.2Gm/Bb
01:21M41.3Bbsus4
01:21M41.4Gm
01:22M42.1Eb
01:22M42.2Gm/Bb
01:23M42.3Bbsus4
01:23M42.4Gm
01:24M43.1F
01:24M43.2Am
01:25M43.3Csus4/F
01:25M43.4Am
01:26M44.1F
01:26M44.2Am
01:27M44.3Csus4/F
01:27M44.4Am
01:28M45.1Eb
01:28M45.2Gm/Bb
01:29M45.3Bbsus4
01:29M45.4Gm
01:30M46.1Eb
01:30M46.2Gm/Bb
01:31M46.3Bbsus4
01:31M46.4Gm
01:32M47.1F
01:32M47.2Am
01:33M47.3Csus4/F
01:33M47.4Am
01:34M48.1F
01:34M48.2Am
01:35M48.3Csus4/F
01:35M48.4Am
01:36M49.1Eb
01:36M49.2Gm/Bb
01:37M49.3Bbsus4
01:37M49.4Gm
01:38M50.1Eb
01:38M50.2Gm/Bb
01:39M50.3Bbsus4
01:39M50.4Gm
01:40M51.1G5
01:40M51.2D5/A
01:41M51.3Asus2/B
01:41M51.4D5
01:42M52.1G5
01:42M52.2D5/A
01:43M52.3Asus2/B
01:43M52.4D5
01:44M53.1E5
01:44M53.2B5/F#
01:45M53.3Em(add9)/G
01:45M53.4B5
01:46M54.1E5
01:46M54.2B5/F#
01:47M54.3Em(add9)/G
01:47M54.4B5
01:48M55.1C
01:48M55.2Dsus2/E
01:49M55.3Gsus4
01:49M55.4Em
01:50M56.1D5

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