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Imagine - John Lennon

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70 BPM 3:11 C Major 2 tracks 831 notes
John LennonBalladAcoustic
Image: Marko Kafé·CC BY-SA 4.0

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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.

70 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo70 BPM
Duration3:11
Tracks2
Notes831
Key / ScaleC Major
Pitch rangeG2 (43) - G5 (79)
Range span36 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
C/ECmaj7/EFF/AAsus2/BC/ECmaj7/EFF/AAsus2/B
00:00 - 00:47
Pre-Chorus
GD7sus4/GG7sus2C/ECmaj7/EFF/AAsus2/BC/ECmaj7/E
00:47 - 01:35
Chorus
FG/DCC/EG6/EG/DFG/DCC/E
01:35 - 02:23
Bridge
C/ECmaj7/EFF/AC6/EC6/AAsus4AmGD7sus4/G
02:23 - 03:11

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Imagine - John Lennon with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of John Lennon, Ballad, Acoustic and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Imagine - John Lennon 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: 70 BPM
  • Key / scale: C Major
  • Note count: 831
  • Duration: 3:11

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 John Lennon, Ballad, Acoustic, 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
C Major
Pitch Range
G2 (43) - G5 (79)
Total Notes
831

Note Distribution

C
192 23.1%
C#
0 0.0%
D
63 7.6%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
98 11.8%
F
70 8.4%
F#
0 0.0%
G
142 17.1%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
146 17.6%
Bb
11 1.3%
B
109 13.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 1acoustic grand piano198
Track 2acoustic grand piano633

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:01M1.1 - M1.3C/E
00:02M1.4Cmaj7/E
00:03 - 00:04M2.1 - M2.2F
00:05M2.3F/A
00:06M2.4Asus2/B
00:06 - 00:08M3.1 - M3.3C/E
00:09M3.4Cmaj7/E
00:10 - 00:11M4.1 - M4.2F
00:12M4.3F/A
00:12M4.4Asus2/B
00:13 - 00:15M5.1 - M5.3C/E
00:16M5.4Cmaj7/E
00:17 - 00:18M6.1 - M6.2F
00:18M6.3F/A
00:19M6.4Asus2/B
00:20 - 00:22M7.1 - M7.3C/E
00:23M7.4Cmaj7/E
00:24 - 00:24M8.1 - M8.2F
00:25M8.3F/A
00:26M8.4Asus2/B
00:27 - 00:29M9.1 - M9.3C/E
00:30M9.4Cmaj7/E
00:30 - 00:31M10.1 - M10.2F
00:32M10.3F/A
00:33M10.4Asus2/B
00:34 - 00:36M11.1 - M11.3C/E
00:36M11.4Cmaj7/E
00:37 - 00:41M12.1 - M13.1F
00:42M13.2F/A
00:42M13.3C6/E
00:43M13.4C6/A
00:44 - 00:45M14.1 - M14.2Asus4
00:46 - 00:47M14.3 - M14.4Am
00:48 - 00:49M15.1 - M15.3G
00:50M15.4D7sus4/G
00:51 - 00:52M16.1 - M16.2G7sus2
00:54 - 00:56M17.1 - M17.3C/E
00:57M17.4Cmaj7/E
00:58 - 00:59M18.1 - M18.2F
01:00M18.3F/A
01:00M18.4Asus2/B
01:01 - 01:03M19.1 - M19.3C/E
01:04M19.4Cmaj7/E
01:05 - 01:06M20.1 - M20.2F
01:06M20.3F/A
01:07M20.4Asus2/B
01:08 - 01:10M21.1 - M21.3C/E
01:11M21.4Cmaj7/E
01:12 - 01:12M22.1 - M22.2F
01:13M22.3F/A
01:14M22.4Asus2/B
01:15 - 01:17M23.1 - M23.3C/E
01:18M23.4Cmaj7/E
01:18 - 01:22M24.1 - M25.1F
01:23M25.2F/A
01:24M25.3C6/E
01:24M25.4C6/A
01:25 - 01:26M26.1 - M26.2Asus4
01:27 - 01:28M26.3 - M26.4Am
01:29 - 01:30M27.1 - M27.3G
01:31M27.4D7sus4/G
01:32 - 01:33M28.1 - M28.2G7sus2
01:36 - 01:36M29.1 - M29.2F
01:37 - 01:38M29.3 - M29.4G/D
01:39M30.1C
01:40M30.2C/E
01:41M30.3G6/E
01:42M30.4G/D
01:42 - 01:43M31.1 - M31.2F
01:44 - 01:45M31.3 - M31.4G/D
01:46M32.1C
01:47M32.2C/E
01:48M32.3G6/E
01:48M32.4G/D
01:49 - 01:50M33.1 - M33.2F
01:51 - 01:52M33.3 - M33.4G/D
01:53M34.1C
01:54M34.2C/E
01:54M34.3G6/E
01:55M34.4G/D
01:56 - 01:57M35.1 - M35.2F
01:58 - 01:59M35.3 - M35.4G/D
02:00M36.1C
02:00M36.2G
02:01M36.3Gsus2/A
02:02M36.4G/B
02:03 - 02:05M37.1 - M37.3C/E
02:06M37.4Cmaj7/E
02:06 - 02:07M38.1 - M38.2F
02:08M38.3F/A
02:09M38.4Asus2/B
02:10 - 02:12M39.1 - M39.3C/E
02:12M39.4Cmaj7/E
02:13 - 02:14M40.1 - M40.2F
02:15M40.3F/A
02:16M40.4Asus2/B
02:17 - 02:18M41.1 - M41.3C/E
02:19M41.4Cmaj7/E
02:20 - 02:21M42.1 - M42.2F
02:22M42.3F/A
02:23M42.4Asus2/B
02:24 - 02:25M43.1 - M43.3C/E
02:26M43.4Cmaj7/E
02:27 - 02:30M44.1 - M45.1F
02:31M45.2F/A
02:32M45.3C6/E
02:33M45.4C6/A
02:34 - 02:35M46.1 - M46.2Asus4
02:36 - 02:36M46.3 - M46.4Am
02:37 - 02:39M47.1 - M47.3G
02:40M47.4D7sus4/G
02:41 - 02:42M48.1 - M48.2G7sus2
02:44 - 02:45M49.1 - M49.2F
02:46 - 02:47M49.3 - M49.4G/D
02:48M50.1C
02:48M50.2C/E
02:49M50.3G6/E
02:50M50.4G/D
02:51 - 02:52M51.1 - M51.2F
02:53 - 02:54M51.3 - M51.4G/D
02:54M52.1C
02:55M52.2C/E
02:56M52.3G6/E
02:57M52.4G/D
02:58 - 02:59M53.1 - M53.2F
03:00 - 03:00M53.3 - M53.4G/D
03:01M54.1C
03:02M54.2C/E
03:03M54.3G6/E
03:04M54.4G/D
03:05 - 03:06M55.1 - M55.2F
03:06M55.3G/D
03:07M55.4G
03:08 - 03:11M56.1 - M56.4C