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Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine (Tuba Excerpt)

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80 BPM 1:37 D Minor 1 tracks 236 notes
Rage Against The Machine Tuba Excerpt
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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.

80 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo80 BPM
Duration1:37
Tracks1
Notes236
Key / ScaleD Minor
Pitch rangeC2 (36) - G#3 (56)
Range span20 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
DEbD5Cm(add9)/DEbDEb5Cm(add9)/EbDEb
00:00 - 00:24
Early middle
Eb5Cm(add9)/EbDEbD5Cm(add9)/DEbDEbD
00:24 - 00:48
Late middle
Dm(add9)/ECsus2/DCsus2Csus2/DBmCsus2Bbsus2CCsus2/DD
00:48 - 01:13
Ending
Dm(add9)/EDDmDm(add9)/EDDmDm(add9)/EDDmDm(add9)/E
01:13 - 01:37

Description & Musical Analysis

Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine, from their self-titled debut album, arranged for tuba.

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the iconic bass line on tuba, using the D and Eb chords as a foundation.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Minor
Pitch Range
C2 (36) - G#3 (56)
Total Notes
236

Note Distribution

C
24 10.2%
C#
4 1.7%
D
132 55.9%
Eb
29 12.3%
E
13 5.5%
F
17 7.2%
F#
7 3.0%
G
4 1.7%
Ab
1 0.4%
A
1 0.4%
Bb
2 0.8%
B
2 0.8%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Tubatuba236

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:08M1.1 - M3.4D
00:09M4.1Eb
00:09M4.2D5
00:10M4.3Cm(add9)/D
00:11M4.4Eb
00:12M5.1D
00:12M5.2Eb5
00:13M5.3Cm(add9)/Eb
00:14M5.4D
00:15M6.1Eb
00:15M6.2D
00:16M6.3Csus2/D
00:17M6.4C#sus4
00:18M7.1D
00:18M7.2Csus2
00:19M7.3D11/F#
00:20M7.4D
00:21M8.1C#sus4/C
00:21M8.2Dsus4
00:22M8.3Csus2/D
00:23M8.4C#5
00:24M9.1D
00:24M9.2Eb5
00:25M9.3Cm(add9)/Eb
00:26M9.4D
00:27M10.1Eb
00:27M10.2D5
00:28M10.3Cm(add9)/D
00:29M10.4Eb
00:30M11.1D
00:30M11.2Eb
00:31M11.3D
00:32M11.4Csus2/D
00:33 - 00:33M12.1 - M12.2Dm
00:34M12.3Dm(add9)/E
00:35M12.4Csus2/D
00:36 - 00:36M13.1 - M13.2Dm
00:37M13.3Dm(add9)/E
00:38M13.4Csus2/D
00:39 - 00:39M14.1 - M14.2Dm
00:40M14.3Dm(add9)/E
00:41M14.4Csus2/D
00:42 - 00:42M15.1 - M15.2Dm
00:43M15.3Dm(add9)/E
00:44M15.4Csus2/D
00:45M16.1Csus2
00:45M16.2Csus2/D
00:46M16.3Bm
00:47M16.4Csus2/D
00:48M17.1Bb
00:48M17.2Dm
00:49M17.3Dm(add9)/E
00:50M17.4Csus2/D
00:51M18.1Csus2
00:51M18.2Csus2/D
00:52M18.3Bm
00:53M18.4Csus2
00:54M19.1Bbsus2
00:54M19.2C
00:55M19.3Csus2/D
00:56 - 01:09M19.4 - M24.1D
01:09M24.2Dm
01:10M24.3Dm(add9)/E
01:11 - 01:12M24.4 - M25.1D
01:12M25.2Dm
01:13M25.3Dm(add9)/E
01:14 - 01:15M25.4 - M26.1D
01:15M26.2Dm
01:16M26.3Dm(add9)/E
01:17 - 01:18M26.4 - M27.1D
01:18M27.2Dm
01:19M27.3Dm(add9)/E
01:20 - 01:21M27.4 - M28.1D
01:21M28.2Dm
01:22M28.3Dm(add9)/E
01:23 - 01:24M28.4 - M29.1D
01:24M29.2Dm
01:25M29.3Dm(add9)/E
01:26 - 01:27M29.4 - M30.1D
01:27M30.2Dm
01:28M30.3Dm(add9)/E
01:29 - 01:30M30.4 - M31.1D
01:30M31.2Dm
01:31M31.3Fmaj7/E
01:32 - 01:33M31.4 - M32.2A
01:34M32.3D5/A
01:35M32.4D
01:36M33.1Cm(add9)/D
01:36 - 01:37M33.2 - M33.3Eb