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Knights of Cydonia - Muse

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135 BPM 5:43 E Minor 7 tracks 7479 notes
Muse
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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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135 BPM

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Playable signals
Tempo135 BPM
Duration5:43
Tracks7
Notes7479
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - D#6 (87)
Range span59 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
E5Esus2/F#G5AB5E5Esus2/F#G5AB5
00:00 - 01:25
Pre-Chorus
EbEb/GEbAbmAbAb5Eb/GE/AbF#7E
01:25 - 02:51
Chorus
BBbsus4/EbBbsus4EmE5EmEE5EmE
02:51 - 04:17
Bridge
BmBBmDsus2A5AA5AA5A
04:17 - 05:43

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Knights of Cydonia - Muse with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Muse and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Knights of Cydonia - Muse is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

  • Tempo: 135 BPM
  • Key / scale: E Minor
  • Note count: 7479
  • Duration: 5:43

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Muse, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - D#6 (87)
Total Notes
7479

Note Distribution

C
655 8.8%
C#
233 3.1%
D
318 4.3%
Eb
470 6.3%
E
1929 25.8%
F
225 3.0%
F#
591 7.9%
G
840 11.2%
Ab
278 3.7%
A
495 6.6%
Bb
341 4.6%
B
1104 14.8%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2electric bass (pick)1611
Track 3trumpet182
Track 4distortion guitar1908
Track 5acoustic grand piano1820
Track 6pad 3 (polysynth)1040
Track 7choir aahs558
Track 8lead 2 (sawtooth)360

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M1.2E5
00:00 - 00:01M1.3 - M1.4Esus2/F#
00:01 - 00:03M2.1 - M2.4G5
00:03 - 00:04M3.1 - M3.4A
00:05 - 00:06M4.1 - M4.4B5
00:07 - 00:07M5.1 - M5.2E5
00:08 - 00:08M5.3 - M5.4Esus2/F#
00:08 - 00:10M6.1 - M6.4G5
00:10 - 00:12M7.1 - M7.4A
00:12 - 00:13M8.1 - M8.4B5
00:14 - 00:14M9.1 - M9.2E
00:15 - 00:15M9.3 - M9.4Bsus4
00:16 - 00:17M10.1 - M10.4G5/D
00:17M11.1A/C#
00:18M11.2A6/C#
00:18M11.3A7/C#
00:19M11.4A/C#
00:19 - 00:20M12.1 - M12.4B
00:21 - 00:21M13.1 - M13.2E
00:22 - 00:22M13.3 - M13.4Bsus4
00:23 - 00:24M14.1 - M14.4G5/D
00:24M15.1A/C#
00:25M15.2A6/C#
00:25M15.3A7/C#
00:26M15.4A/C#
00:26 - 00:29M16.1 - M17.4B
00:30M18.1Em
00:30M18.2E5
00:31M18.3Em
00:31M18.4E5
00:32M19.1Em
00:32M19.2E5
00:32M19.3Em
00:33M19.4E5
00:33 - 00:37M20.1 - M22.2Em
00:38M22.3Em(add9)
00:38M22.4E5
00:39 - 00:39M23.1 - M23.2G
00:40M23.3G6
00:40M23.4Gmaj7
00:40 - 00:42M24.1 - M24.4C
00:42 - 00:44M25.1 - M25.4G
00:44 - 00:44M26.1 - M26.2B
00:45M26.3Bsus4
00:45M26.4B
00:46 - 00:47M27.1 - M27.3C
00:47M27.4C6
00:48 - 00:49M28.1 - M28.4Eb
00:49 - 00:51M29.1 - M29.4G
00:51 - 00:52M30.1 - M30.2Cm
00:52M30.3C5
00:52M30.4Cm
00:53 - 00:53M31.1 - M31.2G
00:54M31.3Gsus4
00:54M31.4G
00:55 - 00:56M32.1 - M32.4Ab
00:56 - 00:58M33.1 - M33.4Eb
00:58 - 00:59M34.1 - M34.2G
00:59M34.3Gsus4
01:00M34.4Gm
01:00 - 01:00M35.1 - M35.2Ab
01:01M35.3Abadd9
01:01M35.4Ab
01:02 - 01:03M36.1 - M36.4Eb
01:04 - 01:05M37.1 - M37.4G
01:05M38.1C5
01:06M38.2C
01:06M38.3C5
01:07M38.4C
01:07M39.1C5
01:08M39.2C
01:08M39.3C5
01:08 - 01:09M39.4 - M40.1C
01:09M40.2Cm
01:10M40.3C
01:10 - 01:12M40.4 - M41.3Cm
01:12M41.4Cm(add9)/D
01:12 - 01:13M42.1 - M42.2Cm
01:13M42.3Cm(add9)
01:14M42.4C5
01:14M43.1Eb6
01:15M43.2Eb
01:15M43.3Eb6
01:16M43.4Ebmaj7
01:16 - 01:17M44.1 - M44.4Ab
01:18M45.1Abadd9/Eb
01:18M45.2Eb6
01:19 - 01:19M45.3 - M45.4Cm9/Eb
01:20 - 01:20M46.1 - M46.2G/D
01:20M46.3G
01:21M46.4G/D
01:21 - 01:22M47.1 - M47.2Ab
01:22M47.3Ab5/Eb
01:23M47.4Fm
01:23M48.1B/F#
01:24M48.2B
01:24M48.3B/F#
01:24M48.4B5
01:25M49.1Eb/G
01:25M49.2Eb
01:26M49.3Eb/G
01:26M49.4Eb
01:27 - 01:27M50.1 - M50.2Abm
01:28M50.3Ab
01:28M50.4Ab5
01:28 - 01:30M51.1 - M51.4Eb/G
01:30 - 01:31M52.1 - M52.2E/Ab
01:31M52.3F#7
01:32M52.4E
01:32 - 01:33M53.1 - M53.3B
01:33M53.4B5
01:34 - 01:34M54.1 - M54.2Eb
01:35M54.3Ebsus4
01:35M54.4Ebm/F#
01:36 - 01:36M55.1 - M55.2E/Ab
01:36M55.3Eadd9
01:37M55.4E
01:37M56.1B
01:38M56.2F#sus4/B
01:38M56.3Badd9/Eb
01:39M56.4Bsus2
01:39M57.1Eb/Bb
01:40M57.2Eb
01:40M57.3Eb7
01:40M57.4Eb
01:41 - 01:42M58.1 - M58.4Ab
01:43 - 01:44M59.1 - M59.3Abm
01:44 - 01:45M59.4 - M60.3Absus4
01:46M60.4Abm
01:46 - 01:47M61.1 - M61.2Abm(add9)
01:47M61.3Abm
01:48M61.4Ab
01:48M62.1Abm/B
01:48M62.2Abm
01:49M62.3Abm(add9)/Bb
01:49M62.4Abm
01:50M63.1B5
01:50M63.2B
01:51M63.3B6
01:51M63.4Bmaj7/Bb
01:52 - 01:52M64.1 - M64.2E5
01:52M64.3Emaj7
01:53M64.4E6
01:53 - 01:55M65.1 - M65.4B
01:55M66.1Eb
01:56M66.2Eb/G
01:56M66.3Ebsus4
01:56M66.4Eb
01:57M67.1E
01:57M67.2E/Ab
01:58M67.3E
01:58M67.4C#m7/E
01:59 - 02:00M68.1 - M68.4G
02:00 - 02:02M69.1 - M69.4B
02:02 - 02:03M70.1 - M70.2Em
02:03M70.3E5
02:04M70.4Em
02:04 - 02:05M71.1 - M71.4B
02:06 - 02:06M72.1 - M72.2C
02:07M72.3D7/C
02:07M72.4Cadd9
02:08 - 02:08M73.1 - M73.2G/B
02:08 - 02:09M73.3 - M73.4G
02:09 - 02:11M74.1 - M74.4B
02:11 - 02:12M75.1 - M75.2C
02:12M75.3Cmaj9
02:12M75.4C6
02:13 - 02:14M76.1 - M76.4G/B
02:15 - 02:16M77.1 - M77.4B
02:16M78.1Em
02:17 - 02:18M78.2 - M78.4Em/B
02:18 - 02:22M79.1 - M81.1Em
02:22M81.2E
02:23M81.3Em
02:23M81.4E
02:24 - 02:24M82.1 - M82.2E5
02:24 - 02:25M82.3 - M82.4Esus2/F#
02:25 - 02:27M83.1 - M83.4G5
02:27 - 02:28M84.1 - M84.4A
02:29 - 02:30M85.1 - M85.4B5
02:31 - 02:31M86.1 - M86.2E5
02:32 - 02:32M86.3 - M86.4Esus2/F#
02:32 - 02:34M87.1 - M87.4G5
02:34 - 02:36M88.1 - M88.4A
02:36 - 02:37M89.1 - M89.4B5
02:38 - 02:38M90.1 - M90.2E
02:39 - 02:39M90.3 - M90.4Bsus4
02:40 - 02:41M91.1 - M91.4G5/D
02:41M92.1A/C#
02:42M92.2A6/C#
02:42M92.3A7/C#
02:43M92.4A/C#
02:43 - 02:44M93.1 - M93.4B
02:45 - 02:45M94.1 - M94.2E
02:46 - 02:46M94.3 - M94.4Bsus4
02:47 - 02:48M95.1 - M95.4G5/D
02:48M96.1A/C#
02:49M96.2A6/C#
02:49M96.3A7/C#
02:50M96.4A/C#
02:50 - 02:52M97.1 - M97.4B
02:52M98.1Bbsus4/Eb
02:52 - 02:53M98.2 - M98.4Bbsus4
02:54 - 02:57M99.1 - M100.4Em
02:57M101.1E5
02:58 - 02:58M101.2 - M101.3Em
02:59M101.4E
02:59M102.1E5
03:00 - 03:00M102.2 - M102.3Em
03:00M102.4E
03:01 - 03:01M103.1 - M103.2Em
03:02M103.3G6/B
03:02M103.4Em/B
03:03 - 03:03M104.1 - M104.2Em
03:04M104.3G6/B
03:04M104.4Em9/B
03:04M105.1Bm/D
03:05M105.2D6
03:05M105.3Bm
03:06M105.4D6
03:06M106.1Bm/D
03:07M106.2D6
03:07M106.3F#sus4/B
03:08M106.4Bm9/D
03:08 - 03:08M107.1 - M107.2A/C#
03:09M107.3A
03:09M107.4Esus4/A
03:10 - 03:10M108.1 - M108.2A/C#
03:11M108.3A
03:11M108.4A/C#
03:12M109.1Em/B
03:12M109.2Em/G
03:12M109.3G6/B
03:13 - 03:13M109.4 - M110.1Em/B
03:14M110.2Em/G
03:14M110.3G/B
03:15M110.4E
03:15 - 03:16M111.1 - M111.2Em
03:16M111.3G6/B
03:16M111.4Em/B
03:17 - 03:17M112.1 - M112.2Em
03:18M112.3G6/B
03:18M112.4Em9/B
03:19M113.1Bm/D
03:19M113.2D6
03:20M113.3Bm
03:20M113.4D6
03:20M114.1Bm/D
03:21M114.2D6
03:21M114.3F#sus4/B
03:22M114.4D
03:22 - 03:23M115.1 - M115.2A/C#
03:23M115.3A
03:24M115.4Esus4/A
03:24 - 03:24M116.1 - M116.2A/C#
03:25M116.3A
03:25M116.4A9/C#
03:26M117.1Em/B
03:26M117.2Em/G
03:27M117.3G6/B
03:27 - 03:28M117.4 - M118.1Em/B
03:28M118.2Em/G
03:28M118.3G6/B
03:29M118.4Em/B
03:29 - 03:30M119.1 - M119.2Em
03:30M119.3G6/E
03:31 - 03:32M119.4 - M120.2Em
03:32M120.3G6/B
03:32M120.4G6/E
03:33M121.1D6/B
03:33 - 03:34M121.2 - M121.4Bm
03:35M122.1D6/B
03:35 - 03:36M122.2 - M122.3Bm
03:36M122.4Bm9
03:36 - 03:37M123.1 - M123.3A
03:38M123.4A5
03:38 - 03:40M124.1 - M124.4A
03:40M125.1Em
03:40M125.2Em/B
03:41 - 03:42M125.3 - M126.1Em
03:42M126.2Em/B
03:43 - 03:44M126.3 - M127.3Em
03:45M127.4Em/B
03:45 - 03:46M128.1 - M128.3Em
03:47M128.4Em9
03:47 - 03:50M129.1 - M130.4Bm
03:51 - 03:53M131.1 - M132.3A
03:54M132.4A9
03:54M133.1Em/B
03:55 - 03:57M133.2 - M134.3Em
03:57M134.4Em/B
03:58M135.1Dsus2
03:58M135.2E
03:59M135.3Dsus2
03:59M135.4E
04:00M136.1Dsus2
04:00M136.2E
04:00M136.3Dsus2
04:01M136.4Em
04:01M137.1Bm
04:02M137.2B
04:02M137.3Bm
04:03M137.4B
04:03M138.1Bm
04:04M138.2B
04:04M138.3Bm
04:04M138.4Dsus2
04:05M139.1A5
04:05M139.2A
04:06M139.3A5
04:06M139.4A
04:07M140.1A5
04:07M140.2A
04:08M140.3A5
04:08M140.4Asus2/B
04:08M141.1Em
04:09M141.2E
04:09M141.3Em
04:10M141.4E
04:10M142.1Em
04:11M142.2E
04:11M142.3Em
04:12M142.4Asus2
04:12M143.1Dsus2
04:12M143.2E
04:13M143.3Dsus2
04:13M143.4E
04:14M144.1Dsus2
04:14M144.2E
04:15M144.3Dsus2
04:15M144.4Em
04:16M145.1Bm
04:16M145.2B
04:16M145.3Bm
04:17M145.4B
04:17M146.1Bm
04:18M146.2B
04:18M146.3Bm
04:19M146.4Dsus2
04:19M147.1A5
04:20M147.2A
04:20M147.3A5
04:20M147.4A
04:21M148.1A5
04:21M148.2A
04:22M148.3A5
04:22M148.4Asus2/B
04:23M149.1Em
04:23M149.2E
04:24M149.3Em
04:24M149.4E
04:24M150.1Em
04:25M150.2E
04:25M150.3Em
04:26M150.4Asus2
04:26M151.1Em7
04:27M151.2Em
04:27M151.3Em7
04:28M151.4Em
04:28M152.1Em7
04:28M152.2Em
04:29M152.3Em7
04:29M152.4Em9
04:30 - 04:32M153.1 - M154.3Bm
04:33M154.4Dsus2
04:33 - 04:34M155.1 - M155.3A
04:35M155.4A5
04:35 - 04:36M156.1 - M156.3A
04:36M156.4Aadd9
04:37 - 04:40M157.1 - M158.3Em
04:40M158.4Asus2
04:40M159.1Em7
04:41M159.2Em
04:41M159.3Em7
04:42M159.4Em
04:42M160.1Em7
04:43M160.2Em
04:43M160.3Em7
04:44M160.4Em9
04:44 - 04:47M161.1 - M162.3Bm
04:47M162.4Dsus2
04:48 - 04:48M163.1 - M163.3A
04:49M163.4A5
04:49 - 04:50M164.1 - M164.3A
04:51M164.4A9
04:51 - 04:54M165.1 - M166.3Em
04:54M166.4Asus2/B
04:55M167.1Dsus2
04:55M167.2E
04:56M167.3Dsus2/E
04:56M167.4E
04:56M168.1G6/D
04:57M168.2E5
04:57M168.3Em7/D
04:58M168.4Em/G
04:58 - 04:59M169.1 - M169.2Bm
04:59M169.3Bm/D
05:00M169.4Bm
05:00M170.1Bm/D
05:00M170.2Bm
05:01M170.3Bm/D
05:01M170.4Dsus2
05:02 - 05:03M171.1 - M171.4A
05:04 - 05:04M172.1 - M172.2Asus2
05:04M172.3A5
05:05M172.4Asus2
05:05 - 05:06M173.1 - M173.2Em
05:06M173.3Em/G
05:07M173.4Em
05:07M174.1Em/G
05:08M174.2Em
05:08M174.3Em/G
05:08M174.4Gadd9/A
05:09M175.1Dsus2
05:09M175.2E
05:10M175.3Dsus2/E
05:10M175.4E
05:11M176.1G6/D
05:11M176.2E5
05:12M176.3Em7/D
05:12M176.4Em/G
05:12 - 05:13M177.1 - M177.2Bm
05:13M177.3Bm/D
05:14M177.4Bm
05:14M178.1Bm/D
05:15M178.2Bm
05:15M178.3Bm/D
05:16M178.4Dsus2
05:16 - 05:17M179.1 - M179.4A
05:18 - 05:18M180.1 - M180.2Asus2
05:19M180.3A5
05:19M180.4Asus2
05:20 - 05:20M181.1 - M181.2Em
05:20M181.3Em/G
05:21M181.4Em
05:21M182.1Em/G
05:22M182.2Em
05:22M182.3Em/G
05:23M182.4Gadd9/A
05:23M183.1Em
05:24M183.2E
05:24M183.3Em
05:24M183.4E
05:25M184.1Em
05:25M184.2E
05:26M184.3Em
05:26M184.4Asus2
05:27M185.1Em
05:27M185.2E
05:28M185.3Em
05:28M185.4E
05:28M186.1Em
05:29M186.2E
05:29 - 05:30M186.3 - M186.4Dsus2
05:30M187.1Em
05:31M187.2E
05:31M187.3Em
05:32M187.4E
05:32M188.1Em
05:32M188.2E
05:33M188.3Em
05:33M188.4Asus2
05:34M189.1Em
05:34M189.2E
05:35M189.3Em
05:35M189.4E
05:36M190.1Em
05:36M190.2E
05:36 - 05:37M190.3 - M190.4Dsus2
05:37 - 05:42M191.1 - M193.4E