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God Only Knows — The Beach Boys (Piano Arrangement)

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117 BPM 2:14 E Major 2 tracks 1414 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 +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

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117 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo117 BPM
Duration2:14
Tracks2
Notes1414
Key / ScaleE Major
Pitch rangeA#0 (22) - B6 (95)
Range span73 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
A/EC#m(add9)/EEEmaj7A/EEE11AAmaj7E/Ab
00:00 - 00:33
Early middle
Aadd9/EAmaj9/EEE6C#m7/EEadd9F#m7F#mA6/F#E
00:33 - 01:07
Late middle
G13/FA/EAF#m7/EGA/C#G13/DG13/FGEm7/G
01:07 - 01:40
Ending
B7/AB9/AB7E/AbEmaj7/AbAm6Am9Am7B7sus4E/Ab
01:40 - 02:14

Description & Musical Analysis

The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” is presented as a two-track piano arrangement. The file runs 2:14, with 1,414 note events across 2 tracks in E Major at 117 BPM.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement details

The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” is presented as a two-track piano arrangement. The MIDI contains 1,414 note events in 2 tracks, lasts 2:14, and is listed in E Major at 117 BPM.

What to listen for

Work through the piano parts separately, then follow how the melody and chord support meet across the E-major arrangement.

Source and license

MIDI source: [PDMX v9](https://zenodo.org/records/15571083). The source record is marked CC0 1.0; read the [CC0 terms](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Major
Pitch Range
A#0 (22) - B6 (95)
Total Notes
1414

Note Distribution

C
24 1.7%
C#
192 13.6%
D
77 5.4%
Eb
43 3.0%
E
293 20.7%
F
12 0.8%
F#
164 11.6%
G
26 1.8%
Ab
151 10.7%
A
218 15.4%
Bb
14 1.0%
B
200 14.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano515
Pianoacoustic grand piano899

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:01M1.1 - M1.3A/E
00:01M1.4C#m(add9)/E
00:02 - 00:03M2.1 - M2.3E
00:03M2.4Emaj7
00:04 - 00:05M3.1 - M3.4A/E
00:06 - 00:07M4.1 - M4.3E
00:07M4.4E11
00:08 - 00:09M5.1 - M5.3A
00:09M5.4Amaj7
00:10 - 00:11M6.1 - M6.3E/Ab
00:11M6.4Eadd9/Ab
00:12M7.1A6/F#
00:12 - 00:13M7.2 - M7.3F#m7
00:13M7.4F#m7/E
00:14M8.1A/C#
00:14M8.2C#
00:15M8.3F#13
00:15M8.4C7/G
00:16 - 00:16M9.1 - M9.2D/F#
00:17M9.3Dmaj7/F#
00:17M9.4Bm9/F#
00:18M10.1Bm(add9)/F#
00:18 - 00:19M10.2 - M10.3Bm/F#
00:20M10.4Bm
00:20 - 00:21M11.1 - M11.2F#m
00:21M11.3F#m(add9)
00:22M11.4A6
00:22 - 00:23M12.1 - M12.2B7/F#
00:23M12.3B13/F#
00:24M12.4B7
00:24 - 00:25M13.1 - M13.2E/Ab
00:25M13.3Emaj7/Ab
00:26M13.4Emaj7/B
00:26 - 00:27M14.1 - M14.3F#m7b5
00:28M14.4Am(add9)/C
00:28 - 00:29M15.1 - M15.2E/Ab
00:29 - 00:30M15.3 - M15.4Emaj7/Ab
00:30 - 00:31M16.1 - M16.3C#mMaj7/Ab
00:32M16.4Amaj7/Ab
00:32 - 00:33M17.1 - M17.2A/E
00:33M17.3Aadd9/E
00:34M17.4Amaj9/E
00:34M18.1E
00:35M18.2E6
00:35M18.3C#m7/E
00:36M18.4Eadd9
00:36M19.1F#m7
00:37 - 00:37M19.2 - M19.3F#m
00:38M19.4A6/F#
00:38 - 00:39M20.1 - M20.2E
00:40M20.3Em(add9)/F#
00:40M20.4G
00:41M21.1D/A
00:41M21.2D/F#
00:42M21.3Dmaj7/F#
00:42M21.4Bm9/F#
00:43M22.1Bm9/D
00:43 - 00:44M22.2 - M22.3D6
00:44M22.4Bm/D
00:45 - 00:45M23.1 - M23.2F#m/C#
00:46M23.3F#m(add9)/C#
00:46M23.4A6
00:47M24.1B9/Eb
00:47M24.2B7/Eb
00:48M24.3B9/Eb
00:48M24.4B7
00:49 - 00:49M25.1 - M25.2E/Ab
00:50M25.3Emaj7/Ab
00:50M25.4Cmaj7/Ab
00:51M26.1Am6/E
00:51M26.2B7sus4
00:52M26.3Am6
00:52M26.4F#m11
00:53 - 00:53M27.1 - M27.2E/Ab
00:54 - 00:54M27.3 - M27.4Emaj7/Ab
00:55M28.1Bbm7b5
00:55 - 00:56M28.2 - M28.3Bbdim
00:56M28.4C#m6/A
00:57 - 00:57M29.1 - M29.2A/E
00:58M29.3Aadd9/E
00:58M29.4Amaj9/Ab
00:59M30.1E/B
01:00M30.2E6
01:00M30.3C#m7/E
01:01M30.4Eadd9/F#
01:01M31.1F#m7
01:02M31.2F#m
01:02M31.3F#mMaj7
01:03M31.4F#m7/E
01:03M32.1A/E
01:04M32.2F#m7
01:04M32.3A
01:05M32.4F#m7/E
01:05M33.1G
01:06M33.2A/C#
01:06M33.3G13/D
01:07M33.4G13/F
01:07 - 01:08M34.1 - M34.2A/E
01:08M34.3A
01:09M34.4F#m7/E
01:09M35.1G
01:10M35.2A/C#
01:10M35.3G13/D
01:11M35.4G13/F
01:11 - 01:12M36.1 - M36.3G
01:13M36.4Em7/G
01:13 - 01:14M37.1 - M37.3G6
01:15M37.4B7sus4
01:15M38.1Bm/F#
01:16M38.2E7sus2/F#
01:16M38.3E7/Ab
01:17M38.4E9/Ab
01:17M39.1E7/Ab
01:18M39.2E9/Ab
01:18M39.3Abdim7
01:19M39.4E7
01:20M40.1A
01:20M40.2Amaj7
01:21M40.3A
01:21M40.4Fmaj7/A
01:22 - 01:23M41.1 - M41.3Abdim
01:23M41.4E7/Ab
01:24M42.1A
01:24M42.2Amaj7
01:25M42.3A
01:25M42.4C#m(add9)/A
01:26M43.1Ebm7b5/F#
01:26M43.2B9/A
01:27M43.3Ebm7b5/A
01:27M43.4Dmaj7/F#
01:28 - 01:28M44.1 - M44.2D/F#
01:29M44.3Dadd9/F#
01:29M44.4Dmaj9/F#
01:30M45.1A/E
01:30M45.2A6
01:31M45.3A6/E
01:31M45.4Aadd9
01:32 - 01:32M46.1 - M46.2Bm
01:33M46.3Bm/F#
01:33M46.4Bm7/F#
01:34 - 01:34M47.1 - M47.2D/F#
01:35M47.3Dmaj7/F#
01:35M47.4Bm9/F#
01:36M48.1Bm(add9)/F#
01:36 - 01:37M48.2 - M48.4Bm/F#
01:38 - 01:38M49.1 - M49.2A6
01:39M49.3F#m(add9)/A
01:40M49.4A6
01:40 - 01:41M50.1 - M50.2B7/A
01:41M50.3B9/A
01:42M50.4B7
01:42 - 01:43M51.1 - M51.2E/Ab
01:43 - 01:44M51.3 - M51.4Emaj7/Ab
01:44M52.1Am6
01:45M52.2Am9
01:45M52.3Am7
01:46M52.4B7sus4
01:46 - 01:47M53.1 - M53.2E/Ab
01:47M53.3Emaj7/Ab
01:48M53.4Emaj7/Bb
01:48M54.1C#m(add9)/Ab
01:49M54.2C#m/Ab
01:49M54.3C#m(add9)/Ab
01:50M54.4Amaj7/Ab
01:50 - 01:51M55.1 - M55.2A/E
01:51M55.3Aadd9/E
01:52M55.4Amaj9/Ab
01:52M56.1E/Ab
01:53M56.2E6/Ab
01:53M56.3C#m7/Ab
01:54M56.4F#m11/Ab
01:54M57.1F#m7
01:55 - 01:55M57.2 - M57.3F#m
01:56M57.4F#m(add9)
01:56 - 01:58M58.1 - M58.4E/Ab
01:58 - 01:59M59.1 - M59.2A
02:00 - 02:00M59.3 - M59.4Aadd9
02:01M60.1E/Ab
02:01M60.2E6/Ab
02:02M60.3C#m7/Ab
02:02M60.4E/Ab
02:03M61.1F#m7
02:03M61.2F#m
02:04M61.3C#sus4/F#
02:04M61.4C#7sus4
02:05M62.1E/Ab
02:05 - 02:06M62.2 - M62.3C#m7/Ab
02:06M62.4E/Ab
02:07M63.1A6/E
02:07M63.2A
02:08 - 02:08M63.3 - M63.4Aadd9
02:09M64.1E/Ab
02:09 - 02:10M64.2 - M64.3E6/Ab
02:10M64.4E/Ab
02:11M65.1F#m7
02:11M65.2F#m
02:12 - 02:12M65.3 - M65.4C#sus4
02:13 - 02:13M66.1 - M66.2E