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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
Verse
FEBbBbsus2Bb/DBbCsus4CCadd9/EC/E
00:00 - 00:48
Pre-Chorus
D5Csus2/DBbadd9/DBb5Bbsus2C7CCsus2DCsus2
00:48 - 01:37
Chorus
Dm/FFBb5/FBbCDCsus2/DCCsus2/DD5
01:37 - 02:25
Bridge
Dm/FFBbCDCsus2/DCCsus2D5Bbmaj7/D
02:25 - 03:14

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Gangplank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Donkey Kong Country and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Gangplank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country 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: 220 BPM
  • Key / scale: D Minor
  • Note count: 1691
  • Duration: 3:14

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 Donkey Kong Country, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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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
01:22M303.2C7/Bb
01:22 - 01:22M304.1 - M305.1Bb5
01:23M305.2C7/Bb
01:23M306.1Bb5
01:23M306.2C7/Bb
01:23 - 01:23M307.1 - M307.2Bb5
01:23 - 01:24M308.1 - M309.1Bbsus2
01:24M309.2Bbsus2/C
01:24 - 01:24M310.1 - M310.2C5
01:24M311.1Csus4
01:24 - 01:24M311.2 - M312.2C5
01:25M313.1Csus4
01:25M313.2C5
01:25 - 01:25M314.1 - M314.2Csus4
01:25M315.1F/C
01:25 - 01:26M315.2 - M316.2Am/C
01:26M317.1Asus4/D
01:26 - 01:27M317.2 - M322.2D5
01:27M323.1F6/C
01:27 - 01:28M323.2 - M324.1Am/C
01:28M324.2F6/D
01:28 - 01:28M325.1 - M325.2Dm
01:28M326.1Em7/D
01:28 - 01:28M326.2 - M327.1Dm
01:29 - 01:29M327.2 - M330.1Dm(add9)
01:29M330.2Dm7
01:30M331.1F6/D
01:30M331.2D5
01:30 - 01:30M332.1 - M333.1Bb
01:30M333.2C7/Bb
01:30 - 01:30M334.1 - M334.2Bb
01:31 - 01:31M335.1 - M337.1Bbadd9
01:31M337.2Bb
01:31 - 01:32M338.1 - M339.1Bbsus2
01:32 - 01:32M339.2 - M340.2C
01:32M341.1Dm7/C
01:32 - 01:33M341.2 - M342.1C
01:33 - 01:33M342.2 - M344.1Cadd9
01:33M344.2Dm7/C
01:33 - 01:34M345.1 - M346.2F/C
01:34 - 01:35M347.1 - M352.2Dm
01:36 - 01:36M353.1 - M354.1F/C
01:36M354.2Dm
01:36 - 01:37M355.1 - M357.1Dm/F
01:37 - 01:38M357.2 - M361.1F
01:38M361.2Bb5/F
01:38 - 01:39M362.1 - M364.2Bb
01:40 - 01:41M369.1 - M372.1C
01:42 - 01:43M376.2 - M382.1D
01:44M382.2Csus2/D
01:44 - 01:44M383.1 - M383.2C
01:44M384.1Csus2/D
01:44 - 01:46M384.2 - M391.1D5
01:46M391.2Bbmaj7/D
01:46 - 01:47M392.1 - M394.1Bb
01:48 - 01:49M399.1 - M401.2C
01:50 - 01:52M406.2 - M412.1D
01:52M412.2Csus2
01:52 - 01:52M413.1 - M413.2C
01:52M414.1Csus2/D
01:52 - 01:54M414.2 - M421.1D
01:54 - 01:56M421.2 - M428.2Bb
01:56 - 01:58M429.1 - M436.1C
01:58 - 02:00M436.2 - M442.1D
02:00 - 02:00M442.2 - M443.1C
02:00M443.2Csus2
02:00 - 02:02M444.1 - M449.1D5
02:02 - 02:02M449.2 - M450.2Csus2/D
02:02M451.1Bbadd9/D
02:02 - 02:04M451.2 - M456.2Bb5
02:04 - 02:04M457.1 - M458.2Gm(add9)/Bb
02:04 - 02:06M459.1 - M464.1C5
02:06 - 02:06M464.2 - M465.2C
02:06M466.1Cadd9
02:06 - 02:08M466.2 - M472.1D
02:08 - 02:08M472.2 - M473.1Csus2
02:08M473.2Csus2/D
02:09 - 02:10M474.1 - M479.1D5
02:10 - 02:10M479.2 - M480.2Csus2/D
02:10M481.1Bbadd9
02:11 - 02:12M481.2 - M486.1Bb5
02:12 - 02:12M486.2 - M488.1Bbsus2
02:12M488.2C7
02:13 - 02:14M489.1 - M495.2C
02:15M496.1Csus2/D
02:15 - 02:16M496.2 - M501.2D
02:16M502.1Csus2/D
02:16 - 02:16M502.2 - M503.1Csus2
02:17M503.2F6/D
02:17 - 02:18M504.1 - M508.2Dm
02:18M509.1Dm7
02:18 - 02:18M509.2 - M510.2F6/D
02:19 - 02:20M511.1 - M516.1Bb
02:20M516.2Bbmaj9
02:20 - 02:21M517.1 - M518.1Bbsus2
02:21 - 02:22M518.2 - M523.2C
02:22M524.1C6
02:22 - 02:23M524.2 - M525.2Am/C
02:23 - 02:24M526.1 - M531.2D5
02:24M532.1F6/D
02:24M532.2F6/C
02:25M533.1Dm7/C
02:25M533.2Dm
02:25 - 02:25M534.1 - M536.1Dm/F
02:26 - 02:27M536.2 - M540.2F
02:27 - 02:27M541.1 - M543.2Bb
02:29 - 02:30M548.1 - M551.1C
02:31 - 02:32M555.2 - M561.1D
02:32M561.2Csus2/D
02:33 - 02:33M562.1 - M562.2C
02:33M563.1Csus2
02:33 - 02:35M563.2 - M570.1D5
02:35M570.2Bbmaj7/D
02:35 - 02:36M571.1 - M573.2Bb
02:37 - 02:38M578.1 - M580.2C
02:39 - 02:40M585.2 - M591.1D
02:41M591.2Csus2
02:41 - 02:41M592.1 - M592.2C
02:41 - 02:41M593.1 - M594.1D5
02:41M594.2Dsus4
02:42 - 02:42M595.1 - M596.1D5
02:42 - 02:42M596.2 - M598.2Dsus4
02:43 - 02:43M599.1 - M600.1Csus2/D
02:43 - 02:43M600.2 - M601.2Bb5
02:43M602.1C7/Bb
02:44 - 02:45M602.2 - M606.1Bb5
02:45 - 02:45M606.2 - M607.2Bbsus2
02:45M608.1Gsus4/C
02:45 - 02:45M608.2 - M609.1C5
02:45M609.2Csus4
02:46 - 02:46M610.1 - M610.2C5
02:46 - 02:46M611.1 - M613.1Csus4
02:47 - 02:47M613.2 - M615.1Am/C
02:47 - 02:49M615.2 - M621.1D5
02:49 - 02:49M621.2 - M622.2Am/C
02:49 - 02:49M623.1 - M623.2Dm
02:49 - 02:50M624.1 - M624.2Dm(add9)
02:50 - 02:50M625.1 - M625.2Dm
02:50M626.1Dm(add9)
02:50M626.2Dm
02:50M627.1Em7/D
02:50M627.2Dm
02:51M628.1Em7/D
02:51M628.2Dm
02:51M629.1F6/D
02:51M629.2D5
02:51M630.1Bbmaj9/D
02:51 - 02:51M630.2 - M631.1Bb
02:51 - 02:52M631.2 - M632.1Bbadd9
02:52 - 02:52M632.2 - M633.1Bb
02:52M633.2Bbadd9
02:52M634.1Bb
02:52M634.2C7/Bb
02:52M635.1Bb
02:53M635.2C7/Bb
02:53M636.1Bb
02:53 - 02:53M636.2 - M637.1Bbsus2
02:53M637.2C7/Bb
02:53 - 02:53M638.1 - M638.2C
02:54 - 02:54M639.1 - M639.2Cadd9
02:54 - 02:54M640.1 - M640.2C
02:54M641.1Dm7/C
02:54M641.2C
02:54M642.1Dm7/C
02:54M642.2C
02:55M643.1Dm7/C
02:55 - 02:55M643.2 - M644.2F/C
02:55M645.1Dm7/C
02:55 - 02:57M645.2 - M650.2Dm
02:57M651.1F6/D
02:57 - 02:57M651.2 - M652.1F/C
02:57M652.2Dm7/C
02:57M653.1Dm
02:57 - 02:58M653.2 - M655.1Dm/F
02:58 - 02:59M655.2 - M659.2F
02:59M660.1Bb5/F
02:59 - 03:00M660.2 - M663.1Bb
03:01 - 03:02M667.2 - M670.1C
03:03 - 03:05M675.1 - M680.2D
03:05M681.1Csus2/D
03:05 - 03:05M681.2 - M682.1C
03:05M682.2Asus4/D
03:06 - 03:07M683.1 - M689.2D5
03:07M690.1Bbmaj7
03:08 - 03:08M690.2 - M692.2Bb
03:09 - 03:10M697.2 - M700.1C
03:12 - 03:13M705.1 - M710.2D
03:13M711.1Csus2
03:13 - 03:13M711.2 - M712.1C