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Gangplank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country

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220 BPM 3:14 D Minor 1 tracks 1691 notes
Donkey Kong Country
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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.

220 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo220 BPM
Duration3:14
Tracks1
Notes1691
Key / ScaleD Minor
Pitch rangeA#1 (34) - D6 (86)
Range span52 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
FEBbBbsus2Bb/DBbCsus4CCadd9/EC/E
00:00 - 00:48
Early middle
D5Csus2/DBbadd9/DBb5Bbsus2C7CCsus2DCsus2
00:48 - 01:37
Late middle
Dm/FFBb5/FBbCDCsus2/DCCsus2/DD5
01:37 - 02:25
Ending
Dm/FFBbCDCsus2/DCCsus2D5Bbmaj7/D
02:25 - 03:14

Description & Musical Analysis

Gangplank Galleon, a iconic theme from Donkey Kong Country, composed by David Wise, is now available to learn and play

How to Play & Trivia

Start playing Gangplank Galleon by focusing on the F and Bb chords, which form the basis of this energetic tune

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Minor
Pitch Range
A#1 (34) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
1691

Note Distribution

C
357 21.1%
C#
3 0.2%
D
615 36.4%
Eb
3 0.2%
E
74 4.4%
F
175 10.3%
F#
0 0.0%
G
66 3.9%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
108 6.4%
Bb
285 16.9%
B
5 0.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano1691

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1F
00:00M1.2E
00:00M2.1Bb
00:00M2.2Bbsus2
00:00M3.1Bb/D
00:00M3.2Bb
00:00M4.1Csus4
00:00M4.2C
00:01M5.1Cadd9/E
00:01M5.2C/E
00:01 - 00:01M6.1 - M6.2F
00:01 - 00:01M7.1 - M7.2F/A
00:01 - 00:02M8.1 - M9.2F
00:02 - 00:03M10.1 - M13.2F/C
00:03 - 00:03M15.1 - M15.2Bb
00:04 - 00:04M16.1 - M16.2F
00:04M17.1F/A
00:04M17.2Fmaj9/A
00:04 - 00:04M18.1 - M18.2F
00:04M19.1F/A
00:05M19.2Fmaj9/A
00:05M20.1F
00:05M20.2Fsus2
00:05M21.1F/A
00:05M21.2Fadd9/A
00:05 - 00:05M22.1 - M22.2F
00:06 - 00:06M23.1 - M23.2F/A
00:06 - 00:06M24.1 - M24.2Bb
00:06M25.1Bb/F
00:06M25.2Bbadd9/F
00:06 - 00:06M26.1 - M26.2Bb
00:07M27.1Bb/F
00:07M27.2Bbadd9/F
00:07M28.1Bb
00:07M28.2C7/Bb
00:07M29.1Bb/F
00:07M29.2Bb6/F
00:07 - 00:08M30.1 - M30.2Gm9/Bb
00:08 - 00:08M31.1 - M31.2Bb/F
00:08 - 00:08M32.1 - M33.1F
00:08M33.2Fmaj9/A
00:09 - 00:09M34.1 - M35.1F
00:09M35.2Fmaj9/A
00:09M36.1F
00:09M36.2Fmaj9
00:09M37.1F
00:09M37.2Fadd9/A
00:10M38.1F
00:10M38.2Gm7/F
00:10M39.1F
00:10M39.2Fmaj9/A
00:10M40.1Bb
00:10M40.2C7/Bb
00:10M41.1Bb/F
00:11M41.2Bb6/F
00:11M42.1F/C
00:11M42.2Am7/C
00:11M43.1Cadd9/G
00:11M43.2C/G
00:11M44.1Fmaj9
00:11 - 00:12M44.2 - M45.1F
00:12M45.2F/A
00:12 - 00:12M46.1 - M47.1F
00:12M47.2F/A
00:12 - 00:13M48.1 - M51.2F7
00:13M52.1Bbmaj7
00:14 - 00:14M52.2 - M53.1Bb
00:14M53.2Bbadd9/F
00:14M54.1Bbadd9
00:14 - 00:14M54.2 - M55.1Bb
00:14M55.2Bbadd9/F
00:15 - 00:15M56.1 - M57.1Bbadd9
00:15M57.2Bb/F
00:15M58.1Bb
00:15M58.2Bb5
00:15M59.1Bb
00:15M59.2Bb/D
00:16M60.1Bbadd9/F
00:16M60.2F5
00:16 - 00:16M61.1 - M61.2F/C
00:16M62.1F
00:16M62.2Fsus4
00:16 - 00:17M63.1 - M63.2F/A
00:17M64.1F
00:17M64.2F5
00:17M65.1F
00:17M65.2F/A
00:17M66.1F
00:17M66.2Fadd9
00:18 - 00:18M67.1 - M67.2Faug
00:18M68.1Bbmaj7
00:18 - 00:18M68.2 - M69.1Bb
00:18M69.2Bbadd9/F
00:18M70.1Bbadd9
00:18 - 00:19M70.2 - M71.1Bb
00:19M71.2Bbadd9/D
00:19 - 00:19M72.1 - M73.1Bbadd9
00:19M73.2Bb/D
00:19M74.1Bb
00:20M74.2Bb5
00:20M75.1Bb
00:20 - 00:20M75.2 - M76.1Bb/D
00:20M76.2Bm
00:20M77.1Bdim
00:20M77.2Bdim/D
00:21M78.1Bdim
00:21M78.2C#7/B
00:21M79.1Bdim
00:21M79.2Bdim/F
00:21M80.1G7/C
00:21M80.2C
00:21M81.1Cm
00:21M81.2Eb6
00:22 - 00:22M82.1 - M82.2A7/C#
00:22M83.1C#aug
00:22M83.2Faug
00:22M84.1DmMaj7
00:22 - 00:22M84.2 - M85.1Dm
00:23 - 00:23M85.2 - M86.1Dm(add9)
00:23 - 00:23M86.2 - M87.1Dm
00:23 - 00:24M87.2 - M89.1Dm(add9)
00:24 - 00:24M89.2 - M90.1Dsus4
00:24M90.2D5
00:24 - 00:24M91.1 - M92.1Dm
00:24 - 00:25M92.2 - M93.1D
00:25M93.2Csus2/D
00:25 - 00:25M94.1 - M95.1D
00:25M95.2Csus2/D
00:25M96.1D
00:26 - 00:26M96.2 - M97.1Csus2/D
00:26M97.2Dsus2
00:26M98.1Dm(add9)
00:26 - 00:26M98.2 - M99.1Dm
00:26 - 00:27M99.2 - M102.2D
00:27M103.1Csus2/D
00:27M103.2C
00:28M104.1Csus2/D
00:28 - 00:28M104.2 - M106.2D
00:28M107.1Csus2
00:29M107.2C
00:29M108.1Csus2/D
00:29 - 00:29M108.2 - M110.2D
00:30 - 00:30M111.1 - M111.2C
00:30 - 00:30M112.1 - M114.1D
00:30M114.2Csus2/D
00:31M115.1C
00:31M115.2Csus2/D
00:31 - 00:33M116.1 - M122.2D
00:33 - 00:35M123.1 - M130.1Bb
00:35M130.2Bbsus2/C
00:35 - 00:37M131.1 - M137.2C
00:37M138.1Csus2/D
00:37 - 00:38M138.2 - M143.2D
00:39M144.1Csus2
00:39 - 00:39M144.2 - M145.1C
00:39M145.2Asus4/D
00:39 - 00:40M146.1 - M150.2D5
00:40 - 00:41M151.1 - M152.2Csus2/D
00:41 - 00:42M153.1 - M158.1Bb5
00:42M158.2Gm9/Bb
00:43 - 00:43M159.1 - M160.1Gm(add9)/Bb
00:43 - 00:44M160.2 - M165.2C5
00:45 - 00:45M166.1 - M167.1C
00:45M167.2Cadd9
00:45 - 00:47M168.1 - M173.2D
00:47 - 00:47M174.1 - M174.2Csus2
00:47M175.1Csus2/D
00:47 - 00:48M175.2 - M180.2D5
00:49 - 00:49M181.1 - M182.1Csus2/D
00:49M182.2Bbadd9/D
00:49 - 00:51M183.1 - M188.1Bb5
00:51 - 00:51M188.2 - M189.2Bbsus2
00:51M190.1C7
00:51 - 00:53M190.2 - M197.1C
00:53M197.2Csus2
00:53 - 00:55M198.1 - M203.2D
00:55 - 00:55M204.1 - M204.2Csus2
00:55M205.1Dm7
00:55 - 00:57M205.2 - M210.1Dm
00:57 - 00:57M210.2 - M212.1F6/D
00:57M212.2Bbmaj9
00:57 - 00:59M213.1 - M217.2Bb
00:59M218.1Bbmaj9
00:59 - 00:59M218.2 - M219.2Bbsus2
00:59M220.1C7
00:59 - 01:01M220.2 - M225.1C
01:01M225.2C6
01:01 - 01:01M226.1 - M227.1Am/C
01:01M227.2Asus4/D
01:01 - 01:03M228.1 - M233.1D5
01:03M233.2F6/D
01:03 - 01:03M234.1 - M234.2F6/C
01:03M235.1Dm/C
01:03M235.2Dm
01:04 - 01:04M236.1 - M237.2Dm/F
01:04 - 01:05M238.1 - M242.1F
01:05 - 01:06M242.2 - M245.1Bb
01:07 - 01:08M250.1 - M252.2C
01:09 - 01:11M257.1 - M263.1D
01:11 - 01:11M263.2 - M264.1C
01:11M264.2Csus2
01:12 - 01:13M265.1 - M271.2D5
01:13M272.1Bbmaj7/D
01:14 - 01:14M272.2 - M275.1Bb
01:15 - 01:16M279.2 - M282.2C
01:18 - 01:19M287.1 - M292.2D
01:19M293.1Csus2/D
01:19 - 01:19M293.2 - M294.1C
01:20 - 01:20M294.2 - M295.2D5
01:20M296.1Dsus4
01:20 - 01:20M296.2 - M297.2D5
01:21M298.1Dsus4
01:21M298.2D5
01:21M299.1Dsus4
01:21M299.2D5
01:21M300.1Dsus4
01:21M300.2D5
01:21 - 01:21M301.1 - M301.2Csus2/D
01:22M302.1Bbadd9
01:22 - 01:22M302.2 - M303.1Bb5

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