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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach

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110 BPM 3:02 G Major 1 tracks 1768 notes
Johann Sebastian BachClassical
Image: Arcalino·CC BY-SA 3.0

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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

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110 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo110 BPM
Duration3:02
Tracks1
Notes1768
Key / ScaleG Major
Pitch rangeG1 (31) - G6 (91)
Range span60 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
GGadd9GG11C/ECadd9/EBmG/BBmEm
00:00 - 00:45
Early middle
C/EEmEm7BmG/BBmG6/EE7sus2E5A7sus2/E
00:45 - 01:31
Late middle
DD/F#F#D7/F#D7D6Bm7/DGGadd9G6/E
01:31 - 02:16
Ending
DD7Cmaj7/EAm(add9)/EF#dim/CF#dimGGadd9/BDDadd9
02:16 - 03:02

Description & Musical Analysis

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, is a renowned classical piece.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic melody on piano with a slow, legato touch, emphasizing the G and C chords.

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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 Major
Pitch Range
G1 (31) - G6 (91)
Total Notes
1768

Note Distribution

C
237 13.4%
C#
13 0.7%
D
336 19.0%
Eb
2 0.1%
E
179 10.1%
F
26 1.5%
F#
142 8.0%
G
298 16.9%
Ab
8 0.5%
A
224 12.7%
Bb
2 0.1%
B
301 17.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Jesu, Joystring ensemble 11768

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:04 - 00:05M3.1 - M3.2G
00:05M3.3Gadd9
00:05 - 00:06M3.4 - M3.5G
00:06M3.6G11
00:06 - 00:06M3.7 - M3.8C/E
00:07M3.9Cadd9/E
00:07M4.1Bm
00:07M4.2G/B
00:07M4.3Bm
00:08M4.4Em
00:08M4.5E7sus2
00:08M4.6E5
00:09M4.7Em
00:09M4.8Esus4
00:09M4.9E5
00:09M5.1Am
00:10M5.2Am11
00:10M5.3Am
00:10M5.4Bm7
00:10M5.5Bm
00:11M5.6B
00:11M5.7C6
00:11M5.8Cmaj7
00:12M5.9C
00:12M6.1D
00:12M6.2D11
00:12M6.3D
00:13M6.4D/F#
00:13M6.5F#
00:13M6.6D/F#
00:13M6.7D7
00:14M6.8D6
00:14M6.9D
00:14 - 00:15M7.1 - M7.2G
00:15M7.3Gadd9
00:15M7.4Em
00:15M7.5Em7
00:16M7.6C/E
00:16 - 00:16M7.7 - M7.8C
00:16M7.9Cadd9
00:17M8.1Bm
00:17M8.2G/B
00:17M8.3Bm
00:18M8.4Em
00:18M8.5Dsus2/E
00:18M8.6E5
00:18 - 00:19M8.7 - M8.8Dsus4
00:19M8.9G/D
00:19M9.1C
00:19M9.2Csus2
00:20M9.3C5
00:20M9.4Aadd9/C#
00:20M9.5A/C#
00:21M9.6A7/C#
00:21M9.7D5
00:21M9.8Dsus4
00:21M9.9D
00:22 - 00:25M10.1 - M11.3G
00:25 - 00:25M11.4 - M11.5Gmaj7/F#
00:25M11.6Gmaj7/B
00:26 - 00:26M11.7 - M11.9C/E
00:27 - 00:27M12.1 - M12.3D
00:27 - 00:28M12.4 - M12.6Em7/D
00:28 - 00:29M12.7 - M12.9D
00:29 - 00:29M13.1 - M13.2C/E
00:30M13.3C
00:30M13.4D7/C
00:30 - 00:30M13.5 - M13.6F#dim/C
00:31M13.7G
00:31 - 00:31M13.8 - M13.9G/B
00:31 - 00:32M14.1 - M14.2D
00:32M14.3Dadd9/A
00:32 - 00:33M14.4 - M14.5D
00:33M14.6D11
00:33M14.7D
00:33M14.8D7
00:34M14.9D6
00:34M15.1D7
00:34 - 00:35M15.2 - M15.6D
00:36M15.7D7
00:36M15.8D6
00:36M15.9D
00:36 - 00:37M16.1 - M16.3G
00:37 - 00:38M16.4 - M16.6Gmaj7/F#
00:38 - 00:38M16.7 - M16.8C/E
00:39M16.9Cadd9
00:39 - 00:40M17.1 - M17.6G/B
00:40 - 00:41M17.7 - M17.8G6/B
00:41M17.9G6/9/B
00:41M18.1C6
00:42M18.2Cmaj7
00:42M18.3C
00:42 - 00:42M18.4 - M18.5G/D
00:43M18.6Bm7/D
00:43M18.7D7/A
00:43M18.8D/A
00:43M18.9Dsus4/A
00:44 - 00:44M19.1 - M19.2G
00:44M19.3Gadd9
00:45 - 00:45M19.4 - M19.5G
00:45M19.6Gsus4
00:45M19.7C/E
00:46M19.8Em
00:46M19.9Em7
00:46M20.1Bm
00:46M20.2G/B
00:47M20.3Bm
00:47M20.4G6/E
00:47M20.5E7sus2
00:48M20.6E5
00:48M20.7A7sus2/E
00:48M20.8Esus4
00:48M20.9E5
00:49M21.1Am
00:49M21.2C6/9/A
00:49M21.3Am11
00:49 - 00:50M21.4 - M21.5Bm
00:50M21.6B
00:50M21.7C6
00:51M21.8Cmaj7
00:51M21.9C
00:51M22.1D7
00:51M22.2D11
00:52M22.3D
00:52M22.4D/F#
00:52M22.5F#
00:52M22.6D/F#
00:53M22.7D7
00:53M22.8D6
00:53M22.9Bm7/D
00:54 - 00:54M23.1 - M23.2G
00:54M23.3Gadd9
00:54M23.4Em
00:55M23.5Em7
00:55M23.6C/E
00:55 - 00:55M23.7 - M23.8C
00:56M23.9Cadd9
00:56M24.1Bm
00:56 - 00:57M24.2 - M24.3Gmaj7/B
00:57M24.4Em
00:57M24.5E7sus2
00:57M24.6G6/E
00:58M24.7Dsus4
00:58M24.8Gadd9/D
00:58M24.9Cmaj9/D
00:58M25.1C
00:59M25.2Csus2
00:59M25.3C5
00:59M25.4Aadd9/C#
01:00 - 01:00M25.5 - M25.6A7/C#
01:00M25.7D5
01:00M25.8Dsus4
01:01M25.9D
01:01 - 01:04M26.1 - M27.2G
01:04M27.3Gmaj7
01:04 - 01:04M27.4 - M27.5Gmaj7/F#
01:05M27.6Em(add9)/F#
01:05 - 01:05M27.7 - M27.8C/E
01:06M27.9Cadd9/E
01:06 - 01:06M28.1 - M28.3D
01:07 - 01:07M28.4 - M28.6Em7/D
01:07 - 01:08M28.7 - M28.8D
01:08M28.9D7
01:08 - 01:09M29.1 - M29.3C/E
01:09 - 01:09M29.4 - M29.5D7/C
01:10M29.6F#dim/C
01:10 - 01:10M29.7 - M29.9G/B
01:11M30.1D/A
01:11M30.2Dadd9
01:11M30.3Dadd9/A
01:12 - 01:12M30.4 - M30.7D
01:13M30.8D7
01:13M30.9D6
01:13M31.1D7
01:13 - 01:15M31.2 - M31.6D
01:15M31.7D7
01:15M31.8D6
01:15M31.9Bm7/D
01:16 - 01:16M32.1 - M32.2G
01:16M32.3Gmaj7
01:16 - 01:17M32.4 - M32.6Gmaj7/F#
01:17 - 01:18M32.7 - M32.8C/E
01:18M32.9Cmaj9
01:18 - 01:19M33.1 - M33.4G/B
01:19M33.5G/D
01:19M33.6G/B
01:20 - 01:20M33.7 - M33.8G6/B
01:20M33.9G6/9/B
01:21M34.1C6
01:21 - 01:21M34.2 - M34.3Cmaj7
01:21M34.4G/D
01:22M34.5G/B
01:22M34.6Bm7/D
01:22M34.7D7/A
01:22M34.8D/A
01:23M34.9Dsus4/A
01:23 - 01:23M35.1 - M35.2G
01:24M35.3Gadd9
01:24 - 01:24M35.4 - M35.5G
01:24M35.6Gsus4
01:25M35.7C/E
01:25M35.8Em
01:25M35.9Em7
01:25M36.1Bm
01:26M36.2G/B
01:26M36.3Gmaj7/B
01:26M36.4G6/E
01:27M36.5E7sus2
01:27M36.6Em
01:27M36.7A7sus2/E
01:27M36.8Esus4
01:28M36.9Am(add9)/E
01:28M37.1Am
01:28M37.2C6/9/A
01:28M37.3Am11
01:29 - 01:29M37.4 - M37.5Bm
01:29M37.6B
01:30M37.7C6
01:30M37.8Cmaj7
01:30M37.9C

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