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Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione (short chart excerpt)

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110 BPM 0:45 C Minor 5 tracks 735 notes
Chuck Mangione Short Chart ExcerptJazz
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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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110 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo110 BPM
Duration0:45
Tracks5
Notes735
Key / ScaleC Minor
Pitch rangeA#1 (34) - D#5 (75)
Range span41 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Abadd9EbBb/DCm7Fm7Bb
00:00 - 00:11
Early middle
BbBb7/AbBb13/AbGmCm7Fm7Dm7b5/CDm7b5G7G11/B
00:11 - 00:22
Late middle
Eb6/9C#maj9/CC#maj7/CC#maj9/DC#maj9/FC#maj9/CCmCm(add9)/DEb13C#maj9/C
00:22 - 00:33
Ending
Bbm11/C#Cm7Cm7/BbAbmaj9Eb/GFm11/GFm7Gm7AbF9/A
00:33 - 00:45

Description & Musical Analysis

Feels So Good is a famous jazz piece by Chuck Mangione, known for its beautiful flugelhorn melody. The song was released on the 1978 album of the same name.

How to Play & Trivia

To play Feels So Good on the flugelhorn or trumpet, focus on smooth, connected phrasing and subtle vibrato to evoke the song's signature feel.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C Minor
Pitch Range
A#1 (34) - D#5 (75)
Total Notes
735

Note Distribution

C
166 22.6%
C#
136 18.5%
D
18 2.4%
Eb
56 7.6%
E
4 0.5%
F
61 8.3%
F#
0 0.0%
G
41 5.6%
Ab
36 4.9%
A
14 1.9%
Bb
201 27.3%
B
2 0.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Alto Saxophonealto sax60
Tenor Saxophonetenor sax65
Pianoacoustic grand piano164
Pianoacoustic grand piano64
Drumsetacoustic grand piano382

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:02 - 00:03M2.1 - M2.4Abadd9
00:04 - 00:04M3.1 - M3.2Eb
00:05 - 00:06M3.3 - M3.4Bb/D
00:06 - 00:08M4.1 - M4.4Cm7
00:08 - 00:10M5.1 - M5.4Fm7
00:10 - 00:11M6.1 - M6.2Bb
00:12M6.3Bb7/Ab
00:12M6.4Bb13/Ab
00:13 - 00:14M7.1 - M7.4Gm
00:15 - 00:16M8.1 - M8.4Cm7
00:17 - 00:19M9.1 - M9.4Fm7
00:19M10.1Dm7b5/C
00:20M10.2Dm7b5
00:20M10.3G7
00:21M10.4G11/B
00:21M11.1Cm
00:22M11.2Cm(add9)/D
00:22M11.3Eb6/9
00:23M11.4C#maj9/C
00:24M12.1C#maj7/C
00:24M12.2C#maj9/D
00:25M12.3C#maj9/F
00:25M12.4C#maj9/C
00:26M13.1Cm
00:26M13.2Cm(add9)/D
00:27M13.3Eb13
00:27M13.4C#maj9/C
00:28M14.1C#maj9
00:28M14.2C#maj9/Eb
00:29M14.3C#maj9/F
00:30M14.4C#maj9
00:30 - 00:32M15.1 - M15.4Eb6
00:32 - 00:33M16.1 - M16.2C#6/9
00:33M16.3C#6
00:34M16.4Bbm11/C#
00:34 - 00:35M17.1 - M17.2Cm7
00:36 - 00:36M17.3 - M17.4Cm7/Bb
00:37 - 00:37M18.1 - M18.2Abmaj9
00:38M18.3Eb/G
00:38M18.4Fm11/G
00:39 - 00:41M19.1 - M20.1Fm7
00:42M20.2Gm7
00:42M20.3Ab
00:43M20.4F9/A
00:43M21.1Bb7sus4
00:44 - 00:44M21.2 - M21.3Eb