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Karma Police - Radiohead

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120 BPM 2:25 C Major 2 tracks 742 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

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

120 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration2:25
Tracks2
Notes742
Key / ScaleC Major
Pitch rangeC2 (36) - B5 (83)
Range span47 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
AAmAm/EF#mF#m7b5/AEmEm(add9)GAmAm/E
00:00 - 00:36
Early middle
Csus2/DGF#mCBmAmCsus2/DCDG
00:36 - 01:12
Late middle
Csus2/DGF#mCBmAmCsus2/DGF#mC
01:12 - 01:49
Ending
B5CC/GB5/F#Bm/DDG5Bm/DCsus2/D
01:49 - 02:25

Description & Musical Analysis

Karma Police is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, from their third studio album OK Computer. The song was written by the band's members, including Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood

How to Play & Trivia

To play Karma Police on guitar, focus on the distinctive Am and F#m chords, and practice switching between them to capture the song's haunting melody

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
C Major
Pitch Range
C2 (36) - B5 (83)
Total Notes
742

Note Distribution

C
218 29.4%
C#
4 0.5%
D
218 29.4%
Eb
3 0.4%
E
61 8.2%
F
12 1.6%
F#
38 5.1%
G
79 10.6%
Ab
4 0.5%
A
48 6.5%
Bb
7 0.9%
B
50 6.7%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano383
Pianoacoustic grand piano359

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:01M1.1 - M1.4A
00:02M2.1Am
00:02M2.2Am/E
00:03M2.3F#m
00:03M2.4F#m7b5/A
00:04M3.1Em
00:04M3.2Em(add9)
00:05 - 00:05M3.3 - M3.4G
00:06M4.1Am
00:06M4.2Am/E
00:07 - 00:07M4.3 - M4.4F
00:08M5.1Em
00:08M5.2Em11
00:09 - 00:09M5.3 - M5.4G
00:10M6.1Am
00:10M6.2Am/E
00:11M6.3F#m
00:11M6.4F#m7b5/A
00:12M7.1Em
00:12M7.2Em(add9)
00:13 - 00:13M7.3 - M7.4G
00:14M8.1Am
00:14M8.2Am/E
00:15 - 00:15M8.3 - M8.4F
00:16M9.1Em
00:16M9.2Em11
00:17 - 00:17M9.3 - M9.4G
00:18 - 00:27M10.1 - M14.4Csus2/D
00:28M15.1G
00:28M15.2F#m
00:29M15.3C
00:29M15.4Bm
00:30M16.1Am
00:30 - 00:43M16.2 - M22.4Csus2/D
00:44M23.1G
00:44M23.2F#m
00:45M23.3C
00:45M23.4Bm
00:46M24.1Am
00:46 - 00:49M24.2 - M25.4Csus2/D
00:50 - 00:50M26.1 - M26.2C
00:51 - 00:51M26.3 - M26.4D
00:52M27.1G
00:52M27.2Gadd9
00:53M27.3F#
00:53M27.4F#7sus4
00:54 - 00:54M28.1 - M28.2C/G
00:55 - 00:55M28.3 - M28.4D
00:56M29.1Bm
00:56M29.2G/D
00:57M29.3Esus2/F#
00:57M29.4F#dim
00:58 - 00:58M30.1 - M30.2C
00:59 - 00:59M30.3 - M30.4D
01:00 - 01:00M31.1 - M31.2G/B
01:01 - 01:01M31.3 - M31.4B5
01:02 - 01:03M32.1 - M32.3C
01:03M32.4C/G
01:04M33.1Bm/D
01:04M33.2Cmaj9/D
01:05 - 01:05M33.3 - M33.4D
01:06 - 01:15M34.1 - M38.4Csus2/D
01:16M39.1G
01:16M39.2F#m
01:17M39.3C
01:17M39.4Bm
01:18M40.1Am
01:18 - 01:31M40.2 - M46.4Csus2/D
01:32M47.1G
01:32M47.2F#m
01:33M47.3C
01:33M47.4Bm
01:34M48.1Am
01:34 - 01:37M48.2 - M49.4Csus2/D
01:38 - 01:38M50.1 - M50.2C
01:39 - 01:39M50.3 - M50.4D
01:40M51.1G
01:40M51.2Gadd9
01:41M51.3F#
01:41M51.4F#7sus4
01:42 - 01:42M52.1 - M52.2C/G
01:43 - 01:43M52.3 - M52.4D
01:44M53.1Bm
01:44M53.2G/D
01:45M53.3Esus2/F#
01:45M53.4F#dim
01:46 - 01:46M54.1 - M54.2C
01:47 - 01:47M54.3 - M54.4D
01:48 - 01:48M55.1 - M55.2G/B
01:49 - 01:49M55.3 - M55.4B5
01:50 - 01:51M56.1 - M56.3C
01:51M56.4C/G
01:52M57.1B5/F#
01:52M57.2Bm/D
01:53M57.3D
01:53M57.4G5
01:54M58.1Bm/D
01:54 - 02:25M58.2 - M73.4Csus2/D