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Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack

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116 BPM 3:20 G Minor 6 tracks 1382 notes
Roberta Flack
Image: Atlantic Records·Public domain

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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.

116 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo116 BPM
Duration3:20
Tracks6
Notes1382
Key / ScaleG Minor
Pitch rangeD#2 (39) - G5 (79)
Range span40 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Abmaj7/GAbmaj7GmGm/AbFm(add9)/GFm(add9)/AbEb/GG5GAbmaj7/G
00:00 - 00:50
Early middle
GmGm7Cm11Cm/GCm/EbFFadd9Bbmaj9/FBbBbmaj9
00:50 - 01:40
Late middle
FEbm(add9)/F#D/AD11/AGsus2/AF#m7/AGmC7sus2/GGm7F7sus4/C
01:40 - 02:30
Ending
CmMaj7/GGAbmMaj7/GGGmBbEb6/9/CCm11CmEb
02:30 - 03:20

Description & Musical Analysis

Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack, a soulful classic from her 1973 album of the same name

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the Abmaj7 chord on piano to capture the song's melancholic mood

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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.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
G Minor
Pitch Range
D#2 (39) - G5 (79)
Total Notes
1382

Note Distribution

C
203 14.7%
C#
5 0.4%
D
147 10.6%
Eb
121 8.8%
E
40 2.9%
F
153 11.1%
F#
14 1.0%
G
271 19.6%
Ab
102 7.4%
A
94 6.8%
Bb
201 14.5%
B
31 2.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Sop Saxchoir aahs185
Alto 1choir aahs252
Alto 2choir aahs257
Alto 3choir aahs215
Tenorchoir aahs237
Baritonchoir aahs236

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1Abmaj7/G
00:00M1.2Abmaj7
00:01M1.3Gm
00:01M1.4Gm/Ab
00:02M2.1Fm(add9)/G
00:02M2.2Fm(add9)/Ab
00:03 - 00:03M2.3 - M2.4Eb/G
00:04 - 00:06M3.1 - M4.2G5
00:07 - 00:08M4.3 - M5.1G
00:08M5.2Abmaj7/G
00:09 - 00:09M5.3 - M5.4Fm(add9)/G
00:10M6.1G
00:10M6.2Ebmaj7/G
00:11 - 00:11M6.3 - M6.4Fm(add9)/G
00:12M7.1G
00:12M7.2Abmaj7/G
00:13 - 00:13M7.3 - M7.4Fm(add9)/G
00:14M8.1Eb11/G
00:15M8.2Ebmaj7/G
00:15M8.3Fm(add9)/G
00:16M8.4G7sus4
00:16 - 00:17M9.1 - M9.2Fm(add9)/G
00:17M9.3Eb/G
00:18M9.4Eb11/G
00:18M10.1Bb6/G
00:19M10.2Gm7
00:19M10.3G
00:20M10.4Abmaj7/G
00:20M11.1G
00:21M11.2G5
00:21M11.3G
00:22M11.4G5
00:22 - 00:23M12.1 - M12.2G
00:23M12.3G5
00:24M13.1Cm/Eb
00:25M13.2Cm(add9)/Eb
00:25M13.3F7sus2/Eb
00:26M13.4Eb6/9
00:26M14.1Fsus2
00:27 - 00:28M14.2 - M14.4F5
00:28M15.1Dm
00:29M15.2Dm11
00:30 - 00:30M15.3 - M15.4Ebsus2
00:31M16.1Bb11/D
00:31 - 00:32M16.2 - M16.3Eb5/Bb
00:33M17.1C5
00:33M17.2Csus2
00:34M17.3F7sus2/C
00:34M17.4C7sus4
00:35M18.1Fadd9
00:35M18.2F11
00:36M18.3Gm11/F
00:36M18.4F
00:37M19.1Bb
00:37M19.2Bbmaj7
00:38M19.3Gm11/Bb
00:38M19.4Gm9/Bb
00:39 - 00:39M20.1 - M20.2Gm
00:40M20.3Ebmaj7/G
00:40M20.4Bb6
00:41M21.1C5
00:41M21.2C7sus2
00:42M21.3C5
00:42M21.4Cm(add9)
00:43 - 00:43M22.1 - M22.2F6
00:44M22.3D5/Eb
00:45M22.4F7/Eb
00:45 - 00:46M23.1 - M23.3Bb
00:47M23.4Daug
00:47M24.1D
00:48M24.2GmMaj7/D
00:48M24.3Dsus4
00:49M24.4Dadd9/A
00:49 - 00:50M25.1 - M25.3Gm
00:51M25.4Gm7
00:51M26.1Cm11
00:52M26.2Cm/G
00:52 - 00:53M26.3 - M26.4Cm/Eb
00:53 - 00:54M27.1 - M27.2F
00:54M27.3Fadd9
00:55M27.4Bbmaj9/F
00:55 - 00:56M28.1 - M28.3Bb
00:57M28.4Bbmaj9
00:57 - 00:58M29.1 - M29.3Gm
00:59M29.4Dm11/G
01:00 - 01:01M30.1 - M30.3C/E
01:01M30.4C7/E
01:02M31.1F7sus4
01:02 - 01:03M31.2 - M31.3F7
01:03M31.4Bbmaj7/F
01:04M32.1Ebmaj7
01:04 - 01:05M32.2 - M32.3Eb
01:05M32.4Ebadd9
01:06M33.1Bb6
01:06 - 01:07M33.2 - M33.3Bb
01:07M33.4Bb5
01:08M34.1Bb11/Eb
01:08 - 01:09M34.2 - M34.3Ab/Eb
01:09M34.4Cm(add9)/Eb
01:10 - 01:12M35.1 - M36.2Ab
01:13M36.3Ab/C
01:13M36.4AbmMaj7/G
01:14 - 01:17M37.1 - M38.3G
01:18M39.1C
01:19M39.2Cm(add9)
01:19M39.3F7sus2/C
01:20M39.4Fsus2/C
01:20M40.1Fsus2/G
01:21 - 01:21M40.2 - M40.3Csus4
01:22M40.4Fsus2
01:22M41.1Bb5
01:23M41.2Gm7/Bb
01:23M41.3Fsus4
01:24M41.4Ebsus2/Bb
01:24M42.1Bb11
01:25M42.2Bbsus4
01:25 - 01:26M42.3 - M42.4Bb11
01:26M43.1Cm
01:27M43.2Cm(add9)
01:27M43.3Ebsus2
01:28 - 01:29M43.4 - M44.2Fadd9
01:30M44.3Fadd9/A
01:30M44.4F/A
01:31M45.1Bb/F
01:31M45.2Bbmaj7/F
01:32 - 01:32M45.3 - M45.4G7sus2/F
01:33M46.1G7sus2
01:33 - 01:34M46.2 - M46.3G7sus2/F
01:35 - 01:35M47.1 - M47.2C7sus2
01:36M47.3C7sus2/G
01:36M47.4Cm9
01:37 - 01:37M48.1 - M48.2F6
01:38M48.3F7
01:38M48.4F7/A
01:39 - 01:39M49.1 - M49.2Bb
01:40M49.3F
01:40M49.4Ebm(add9)/F#
01:41M50.1D/A
01:41M50.2D11/A
01:42M50.3Gsus2/A
01:42M50.4F#m7/A
01:43 - 01:43M51.1 - M51.2Gm
01:44M51.3C7sus2/G
01:45M51.4Gm7
01:45M52.1F7sus4/C
01:46 - 01:47M52.2 - M52.4Cm
01:47 - 01:48M53.1 - M53.3F
01:49M53.4F11
01:49 - 01:50M54.1 - M54.3Bb
01:51M54.4Bbmaj9
01:51 - 01:52M55.1 - M55.3Gm
01:53M55.4Gm11
01:53M56.1Am7/E
01:54M56.2C7/E
01:54M56.3C
01:55M56.4C7
01:55M57.1F11
01:56M57.2F
01:56M57.3F/A
01:57M57.4F6
01:57M58.1Ebmaj7
01:58 - 01:58M58.2 - M58.3Eb
01:59M58.4Ebadd9
02:00M59.1Gm7/Bb
02:00 - 02:01M59.2 - M59.3Bb
02:01M59.4Bb5
02:02M60.1Ebadd9
02:02 - 02:03M60.2 - M60.3Eb6
02:03M60.4D7sus4
02:04 - 02:06M61.1 - M62.2Abmaj7
02:07M62.3Ab
02:07M62.4Abdim/B
02:08 - 02:11M63.1 - M64.3G/B
02:12 - 02:12M65.1 - M65.2Bb
02:13M65.3Gm
02:13M65.4Dm/F
02:14 - 02:15M66.1 - M66.2F
02:15M66.3Dm/A
02:16M66.4Am
02:16 - 02:17M67.1 - M67.2C
02:17M67.3Am/C
02:18M67.4Cadd9
02:18M68.1Cm(add9)
02:19 - 02:19M68.2 - M68.3Cm(add9)/G
02:20M68.4Gmaj9
02:20 - 02:22M69.1 - M69.4Bm7
02:22M70.1Dm7
02:23M70.2Amaj9/F
02:23 - 02:24M70.3 - M70.4C#m7
02:24M71.1C7sus2
02:25M71.2Gmaj9/C
02:25 - 02:26M71.3 - M71.4B7sus2/F#
02:26 - 02:27M72.1 - M72.2Bb7sus2/F
02:27M72.3Fm
02:28M72.4Bbm(add9)/C#
02:28 - 02:30M73.1 - M73.3G
02:30M73.4CmMaj7/G
02:31 - 02:32M74.1 - M74.3G
02:32 - 02:33M74.4 - M75.1AbmMaj7/G
02:33 - 02:34M75.2 - M75.3G
02:35 - 02:36M76.1 - M76.3Gm
02:36M76.4Bb
02:37M77.1Eb6/9/C
02:37M77.2Cm11
02:38M77.3Cm
02:38M77.4Eb
02:39 - 02:39M78.1 - M78.2F7
02:40M78.3F
02:40M78.4Bbmaj9/C
02:41M79.1Bbmaj7
02:41M79.2Bbadd9/D
02:42M79.3Bb/D
02:42M79.4Bbmaj7/D
02:43 - 02:43M80.1 - M80.2Gm
02:44M80.3Bb6
02:45M80.4C11/E
02:45 - 02:46M81.1 - M81.2C/E
02:46M81.3C
02:47M81.4Fmaj9/C
02:47 - 02:48M82.1 - M82.3F7

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