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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 profile
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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
Opening
C/ECmaj7/EFF/AAsus2/BC/ECmaj7/EFF/AAsus2/B
00:00 - 00:47
Early middle
GD7sus4/GG7sus2C/ECmaj7/EFF/AAsus2/BC/ECmaj7/E
00:47 - 01:35
Late middle
FG/DCC/EG6/EG/DFG/DCC/E
01:35 - 02:23
Ending
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

Arrangement profile

Imagine - John Lennon runs for 3:11 at 70 BPM. The file presents a slow pulse and 4.3 note events per second, which is a comparatively open note stream. The stored pitch range is G2 (43) - G5 (79), a span of 36 semitones (about 3.0 octaves).

Tracks and instrumentation

The active MIDI tracks identify acoustic grand piano. 2 tracks contain note events, so the mixer can be used to hear each layer separately.

Harmony map

The extracted harmony vocabulary includes C/E, Cmaj7/E, F, F/A, Asus2/B, C6/E, C6/A, Asus4, Am, G and 5 additional labels. Chord names are inferred from simultaneous MIDI notes, so altered, incomplete, or ambiguous voicings should be confirmed by ear and against the note display.

Practice plan for this MIDI

Listen through once at the stored tempo, then isolate the melody and accompaniment tracks. Use the chord timeline to mark transitions and the sheet view to confirm rhythm before combining the layers.

Related collections

For nearby material, continue through the John Lennon, Ballad, Acoustic collections linked on this page.

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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