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Heart-Shaped Box — Nirvana (Piano Solo Arrangement)

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85 BPM 3:00 G# Minor 2 tracks 1434 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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85 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo85 BPM
Duration3:00
Tracks2
Notes1434
Key / ScaleG# Minor
Pitch rangeC#1 (25) - B7 (107)
Range span82 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
AbE/AbC#5/AbAbE/AbC#5/AbAb5Ebsus4/AbE/AbC#5/Ab
00:00 - 00:45
Early middle
Ebsus4/AbE6/9C#m11/F#Ebm11/C#C#7/FC#13Abm11/EbAbmEbsus4E
00:45 - 01:30
Late middle
Ab5Abm11C#m9/EC#m11/EC#11C#9C#13/AbC#13AbmAbm11/Eb
01:30 - 02:15
Ending
AbAbmEC#C#7/BC#7AbFm11/GC#m11/EC#m11
02:15 - 03:00

Description & Musical Analysis

“Heart-Shaped Box” is presented as an advanced solo-piano arrangement with two piano tracks. The file runs 3:01, with 1,434 note events across 2 tracks in G# Minor at 85 BPM.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement details

“Heart-Shaped Box” is presented as an advanced solo-piano arrangement with two piano tracks. The MIDI contains 1,434 note events in 2 tracks, lasts 3:01, and is listed in G# Minor at 85 BPM.

What to listen for

The two-track layout helps separate the melody from the denser piano support; slow the passage down before practicing it at full speed.

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/).

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# Minor
Pitch Range
C#1 (25) - B7 (107)
Total Notes
1434

Note Distribution

C
0 0.0%
C#
302 21.1%
D
4 0.3%
Eb
116 8.1%
E
165 11.5%
F
166 11.6%
F#
27 1.9%
G
4 0.3%
Ab
355 24.8%
A
0 0.0%
Bb
66 4.6%
B
229 16.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano721
Pianoacoustic grand piano713

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M1.2Ab
00:01 - 00:02M1.3 - M1.4E/Ab
00:02 - 00:04M2.1 - M2.4C#5/Ab
00:05 - 00:06M3.1 - M3.2Ab
00:07 - 00:07M3.3 - M3.4E/Ab
00:08 - 00:10M4.1 - M4.4C#5/Ab
00:11M5.1Ab5
00:12M5.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:12 - 00:13M5.3 - M5.4E/Ab
00:14M6.1C#5/Ab
00:14 - 00:16M6.2 - M6.4C#5
00:16M7.1Ab5
00:17M7.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:18 - 00:19M7.3 - M7.4E/Ab
00:19M8.1C#5/Ab
00:20 - 00:21M8.2 - M8.4C#5
00:22M9.1Ab5
00:23M9.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:24M9.3C#m7/E
00:24M9.4C#m9/E
00:25M10.1C#sus2
00:26M10.2Abm11/C#
00:26M10.3Bbm/C#
00:27M10.4Abm11
00:28M11.1Abm/B
00:28M11.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:29M11.3E
00:30M11.4E/Ab
00:31M12.1C#/Ab
00:31M12.2Fm/Ab
00:32M12.3Fdim/Ab
00:33M12.4C#7sus2/Ab
00:33M13.1Ab5
00:34M13.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:35M13.3C#m7/E
00:36M13.4C#m9/E
00:36M14.1C#sus2
00:37 - 00:38M14.2 - M14.3Abm11/C#
00:38M14.4Abm11
00:39M15.1Abm/B
00:40M15.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:40 - 00:41M15.3 - M15.4E
00:42M16.1C#/Ab
00:43M16.2Fm
00:43M16.3Fdim/Ab
00:44M16.4C#7sus2/Ab
00:45M17.1Ab5
00:45M17.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:46M17.3E6/9
00:47M17.4C#m11/F#
00:48M18.1Ebm11/C#
00:48M18.2C#7/F
00:49M18.3C#13
00:50M18.4Abm11/Eb
00:50M19.1Abm
00:51M19.2Ebsus4
00:52M19.3E
00:52M19.4E/Ab
00:53M20.1C#/Ab
00:54M20.2Fm/Ab
00:55M20.3Fdim/Ab
00:55M20.4C#7sus2/Ab
00:56M21.1Ab5
00:57M21.2Ebsus4/Ab
00:57M21.3E6/9
00:58M21.4C#m11/F#
00:59M22.1Ebm11/C#
01:00M22.2C#7/F
01:00M22.3C#13
01:01M22.4Abm11/Eb
01:02M23.1Abm
01:02M23.2Ebsus4
01:03M23.3E
01:04M23.4Eadd9/Ab
01:04M24.1C#/Ab
01:05M24.2Fm
01:06M24.3Fdim/Ab
01:07M24.4C#7sus2/B
01:07M25.1Ab
01:08M25.2Abm/Eb
01:09M25.3C#m/E
01:09M25.4E
01:10M26.1C#
01:11M26.2C#/F
01:12M26.3C#7/B
01:12M26.4Abm/B
01:13M27.1Ab5
01:14M27.2Absus2
01:14M27.3E6
01:15M27.4C#add9/Ab
01:16M28.1C#add9
01:16M28.2C#7/Ab
01:17M28.3Abm(add9)/B
01:18M28.4Abm11/B
01:19 - 01:21M29.1 - M29.4E
01:21 - 01:22M30.1 - M30.2C#5
01:23M30.3E6/C#
01:24M30.4C#m9
01:24 - 01:26M31.1 - M31.4E
01:27M32.1C#5
01:28M32.2C#
01:28M32.3C#7
01:29M32.4Bsus2/C#
01:30M33.1Ab5
01:31M33.2Abm11
01:31M33.3C#m9/E
01:32M33.4C#m11/E
01:33M34.1C#11
01:33M34.2C#9
01:34M34.3C#13/Ab
01:35M34.4C#13
01:36M35.1Abm
01:36M35.2Abm11/Eb
01:37M35.3C#m9/E
01:38M35.4C#m9/Ab
01:38M36.1C#
01:39M36.2C#/Ab
01:40M36.3C#7/Ab
01:40M36.4Abm11
01:41M37.1Ab5
01:42M37.2Abm11
01:43M37.3C#m9/E
01:43M37.4C#m11/E
01:44M38.1C#11
01:45M38.2C#9
01:45M38.3C#13/Ab
01:46M38.4C#13
01:47M39.1Abm
01:48M39.2Abm11/Eb
01:48M39.3C#m9/E
01:49M39.4C#m9/Ab
01:50M40.1C#
01:50M40.2C#/Ab
01:51 - 01:52M40.3 - M40.4C#7/Ab
01:52M41.1Ab5
01:53M41.2Abm(add9)
01:54 - 01:55M41.3 - M41.4C#m11/E
01:55M42.1C#add9
01:56M42.2C#7
01:57 - 01:57M42.3 - M42.4C#13
01:58M43.1Abm
01:59M43.2Abm(add9)
02:00M43.3C#m9/E
02:00M43.4E6
02:01 - 02:02M44.1 - M44.2C#
02:02M44.3C#7/Ab
02:03M44.4C#7
02:04M45.1Ab5
02:04M45.2Abm(add9)
02:05M45.3C#m11/E
02:06M45.4C#m11/B
02:07M46.1C#add9
02:07M46.2C#7
02:08 - 02:09M46.3 - M46.4C#13/Ab
02:09 - 02:10M47.1 - M47.2Abm
02:11 - 02:12M47.3 - M47.4B11/E
02:12 - 02:13M48.1 - M48.2C#
02:14M48.3C#7
02:14M48.4Bsus2/C#
02:15M49.1Ab
02:16M49.2Abm
02:16 - 02:17M49.3 - M49.4E
02:18M50.1C#
02:19M50.2C#7/B
02:19 - 02:20M50.3 - M50.4C#7
02:21M51.1Ab
02:21M51.2Fm11/G
02:22M51.3C#m11/E
02:23M51.4C#m11
02:24M52.1C#sus2
02:24M52.2C#7
02:25M52.3C#9
02:26M52.4C#7sus2
02:26M53.1Ab
02:27M53.2Abm
02:28 - 02:28M53.3 - M53.4E
02:29M54.1C#
02:30M54.2C#/F
02:31M54.3C#7/B
02:31M54.4Fdim/B
02:32M55.1Ab5
02:33M55.2Fm11/G
02:33M55.3C#m11/E
02:34M55.4C#m11
02:35M56.1C#sus2
02:36M56.2C#7
02:36 - 02:37M56.3 - M56.4C#9
02:38M57.1Fdim/Ab
02:38M57.2Bb7sus4/Ab
02:39 - 02:40M57.3 - M57.4E5
02:40M58.1C#6
02:41M58.2C#7
02:42M58.3F#maj9/C#
02:43M58.4C#11
02:43M59.1Fdim/Ab
02:44M59.2Bb7sus4/Ab
02:45 - 02:45M59.3 - M59.4E5
02:46M60.1C#6
02:47M60.2C#7
02:48M60.3F#maj9/C#
02:48M60.4C#11
02:50 - 02:51M61.3 - M61.4E
02:52 - 02:52M62.1 - M62.2C#
02:53M62.3C#m7
02:54M62.4C#m9
02:55 - 02:57M63.1 - M63.4E
02:57 - 02:58M64.1 - M64.2C#
02:59 - 03:00M64.3 - M64.4C#7