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Hey Jude - The Beatles

Learn the arrangement, follow the rhythm visually, and move between chords, sheet music, and alternate instruments for Hey Jude - The Beatles.

68 BPM 5:32 F Major 7 tracks 8635 notes
The Beatles
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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.

68 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo68 BPM
Duration5:32
Tracks7
Notes8635
Key / ScaleF Major
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - F5 (77)
Range span49 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
CFDm7/FCFmaj9/CEb6/CCsus4C7Dm7/FF
00:00 - 01:23
Pre-Chorus
Gm9/FC7/EC7FF7C7Fmaj9/CC7C9F
01:23 - 02:46
Chorus
C7Fmaj9/CC7C9FC7CFmaj9/CC7C9
02:46 - 04:09
Bridge
FEbEbadd9EbBbFEbEbadd9EbBb
04:09 - 05:32

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Hey Jude - The Beatles with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of The Beatles and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Hey Jude - The Beatles 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: 68 BPM
  • Key / scale: F Major
  • Note count: 8635
  • Duration: 5:32

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 The Beatles, 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
F Major
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - F5 (77)
Total Notes
8635

Note Distribution

C
1733 20.1%
C#
3 0.0%
D
704 8.2%
Eb
843 9.8%
E
394 4.6%
F
2406 27.9%
F#
108 1.3%
G
516 6.0%
Ab
2 0.0%
A
801 9.3%
Bb
1094 12.7%
B
31 0.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2tenor sax415
Track 3choir aahs187
Track 4acoustic grand piano2016
Track 5acoustic grand piano420
Track 6acoustic guitar (steel)4123
Track 7electric bass (finger)503
Track 8acoustic grand piano971

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1C
00:00 - 00:02M2.1 - M4.1F
00:03M5.1Dm7/F
00:04 - 00:06M6.1 - M8.1C
00:07M9.1Fmaj9/C
00:07M10.1Eb6/C
00:08 - 00:09M11.1 - M12.1Csus4
00:10M13.1C7
00:11M14.1Dm7/F
00:12 - 00:14M15.1 - M17.1F
00:15 - 00:17M18.1 - M21.1Bb
00:18 - 00:19M22.1 - M23.1F
00:20M24.1Fadd9
00:21M25.1Dm7/F
00:22 - 00:22M26.1 - M27.1C
00:23M28.1Am7/C
00:24M29.1C
00:25 - 00:31M30.1 - M37.1F
00:32 - 00:34M38.1 - M40.1C
00:35M41.1Fmaj9/C
00:36 - 00:38M42.1 - M45.1C7
00:39 - 00:42M46.1 - M49.1F
00:43 - 00:45M50.1 - M53.1Bb
00:46 - 00:49M54.1 - M57.1F
00:50 - 00:52M58.1 - M61.1C7
00:53 - 00:56M62.1 - M65.1F
00:57 - 01:00M66.1 - M69.1F7
01:00 - 01:01M70.1 - M71.1Bb
01:02 - 01:03M72.1 - M73.1Bbmaj7/A
01:04 - 01:05M74.1 - M75.1Gm
01:06 - 01:07M76.1 - M77.1Gm9/F
01:07 - 01:08M78.1 - M79.1C7/E
01:09 - 01:10M80.1 - M81.1C7
01:11 - 01:14M82.1 - M85.1F
01:15 - 01:17M86.1 - M89.1F7
01:18 - 01:19M90.1 - M91.1Bb
01:20 - 01:21M92.1 - M93.1Bbmaj7/A
01:22 - 01:22M94.1 - M95.1Gm
01:23 - 01:24M96.1 - M97.1Gm9/F
01:25 - 01:26M98.1 - M99.1C7/E
01:27 - 01:28M100.1 - M101.1C7
01:29 - 01:31M102.1 - M105.1F
01:32 - 01:33M106.1 - M107.1F7
01:34 - 01:37M108.1 - M111.1C7
01:37M112.1Fmaj9/C
01:38 - 01:39M113.1 - M114.1C7
01:40M115.1C9
01:41 - 01:44M116.1 - M119.1F
01:45 - 01:46M120.1 - M122.1C
01:47M123.1Am7/C
01:48 - 01:50M124.1 - M126.1C7
01:51M127.1C9
01:52 - 01:54M128.1 - M131.1F
01:55 - 01:57M132.1 - M134.1Bb
01:58M135.1Bbadd9
01:59 - 02:01M136.1 - M139.1F
02:02 - 02:05M140.1 - M143.1C7
02:06 - 02:07M144.1 - M146.1F
02:08M147.1Fmaj7
02:09 - 02:11M148.1 - M150.1F7
02:12M151.1F9
02:13 - 02:14M152.1 - M153.1Bb
02:15 - 02:15M154.1 - M155.1Bbmaj7/A
02:16 - 02:17M156.1 - M157.1Gm
02:18 - 02:19M158.1 - M159.1Gm9/F
02:20 - 02:21M160.1 - M161.1C7/E
02:22 - 02:22M162.1 - M163.1C7
02:23 - 02:26M164.1 - M167.1F
02:27 - 02:30M168.1 - M171.1F7
02:30 - 02:31M172.1 - M173.1Bb
02:32 - 02:33M174.1 - M175.1Bbmaj7/A
02:34 - 02:35M176.1 - M177.1Gm
02:36 - 02:37M178.1 - M179.1Gm9/F
02:37 - 02:38M180.1 - M181.1C7/E
02:39 - 02:40M182.1 - M183.1C7
02:41 - 02:44M184.1 - M187.1F
02:45 - 02:45M188.1 - M189.1F7
02:46 - 02:49M190.1 - M193.1C7
02:50M194.1Fmaj9/C
02:51 - 02:52M195.1 - M196.1C7
02:52M197.1C9
02:53 - 02:56M198.1 - M201.1F
02:57 - 02:58M202.1 - M203.1C7
02:59M204.1C
03:00M205.1Fmaj9/C
03:00 - 03:02M206.1 - M208.1C7
03:03M209.1C9
03:04 - 03:07M210.1 - M213.1F
03:07 - 03:09M214.1 - M216.1Bb
03:10M217.1Bbadd9
03:11 - 03:14M218.1 - M221.1F
03:15 - 03:17M222.1 - M225.1C7
03:18 - 03:28M226.1 - M237.1F
03:29M238.1Eb
03:30 - 03:30M239.1 - M240.1Ebadd9
03:31M241.1Eb
03:32 - 03:35M242.1 - M245.1Bb
03:36 - 03:42M246.1 - M253.1F
03:43M254.1Eb
03:44 - 03:45M255.1 - M256.1Ebadd9
03:45M257.1Eb
03:46 - 03:49M258.1 - M261.1Bb
03:50 - 03:56M262.1 - M269.1F
03:57M270.1Eb
03:58 - 03:59M271.1 - M272.1Ebadd9
04:00M273.1Eb
04:00 - 04:03M274.1 - M277.1Bb
04:04 - 04:10M278.1 - M285.1F
04:11M286.1Eb
04:12M287.1Ebadd9
04:13 - 04:14M288.1 - M289.1Eb
04:15 - 04:17M290.1 - M293.1Bb
04:18 - 04:24M294.1 - M301.1F
04:25M302.1Eb
04:26M303.1Ebadd9
04:27 - 04:28M304.1 - M305.1Eb
04:29 - 04:31M306.1 - M309.1Bb
04:32 - 04:38M310.1 - M317.1F
04:39M318.1Eb
04:40M319.1Ebadd9
04:41 - 04:42M320.1 - M321.1Eb
04:43 - 04:45M322.1 - M325.1Bb
04:46 - 04:52M326.1 - M333.1F
04:53M334.1Eb
04:54M335.1Ebadd9
04:55 - 04:56M336.1 - M337.1Eb
04:57 - 05:00M338.1 - M341.1Bb
05:00 - 05:07M342.1 - M349.1F
05:07M350.1Eb
05:08M351.1Cm7/Eb
05:09M352.1Eb
05:10M353.1Cm7/Eb
05:11 - 05:14M354.1 - M357.1Bb
05:15 - 05:21M358.1 - M365.1F
05:22M366.1Eb
05:22M367.1Cm7/Eb
05:23M368.1Eb
05:24M369.1Cm7/Eb
05:25 - 05:28M370.1 - M373.1Bb
05:29 - 05:31M374.1 - M377.1F