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Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi

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181 BPM 2:02 Ab Major 4 tracks 2337 notes
Vince GuaraldiJazz
Image: University of Santa Clara·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

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181 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo181 BPM
Duration2:02
Tracks4
Notes2337
Key / ScaleAb Major
Pitch rangeG#1 (32) - F6 (89)
Range span57 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Ab5AbEbsus4AbAb5/EbFmEbsus2Fm/AbAb5/EbAb
00:00 - 00:30
Early middle
Abadd9Ebsus4Absus2Absus2/EbBb7sus4/FEbsus2Fm/AbC#C#add9Ebsus4
00:30 - 01:01
Late middle
Bb7sus4/FEbsus2Bb7sus4/AbAb7sus2/EbEb9EbGEbsus4/AbGsus2/ABb
01:01 - 01:31
Ending
Fm7/EbFm7b5/BB6/F#Abm(add9)/BBmaj7/F#Bmaj7Bmaj7/F#Abm(add9)F#6/9Ab
01:31 - 02:02

Description & Musical Analysis

Linus and Lucy, composed by Vince Guaraldi for the Peanuts animated series, is a beloved jazz standard. The original piece was written for solo piano.

How to Play & Trivia

To play Linus and Lucy on piano, focus on the iconic Ab major melody with a bouncy, upbeat rhythm.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
Ab Major
Pitch Range
G#1 (32) - F6 (89)
Total Notes
2337

Note Distribution

C
319 13.6%
C#
127 5.4%
D
18 0.8%
Eb
356 15.2%
E
84 3.6%
F
190 8.1%
F#
311 13.3%
G
42 1.8%
Ab
520 22.3%
A
82 3.5%
Bb
194 8.3%
B
94 4.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Piano Leadacoustic grand piano596
Pianoacoustic grand piano482
Fretless Bassfretless bass469
Standard Drum Setacoustic grand piano790

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:01M2.1Ab5
00:01M2.2Ab
00:01M2.3Ebsus4
00:02M2.4Ab
00:02M3.1Ab5/Eb
00:02M3.2Fm
00:03M3.3Ebsus2
00:03M3.4Fm/Ab
00:03M4.1Ab5/Eb
00:04M4.2Ab
00:04M4.3Ebsus4
00:04M4.4Ab
00:05M5.1Ab5/Eb
00:05M5.2Fm
00:05M5.3Ebsus2
00:06M5.4Ab6
00:06M6.1Abadd9
00:06M6.2Ab
00:07M6.3Abadd9
00:07M6.4Ab
00:07M7.1Absus2/Eb
00:08M7.2Ab6/9/F
00:08M7.3Fm7/Eb
00:08M7.4Ab6
00:09M8.1Abadd9
00:09 - 00:10M8.2 - M9.1Ab
00:10M9.2Ab6
00:11M9.3Ab6/Eb
00:11M9.4Ab6
00:11M10.1Abadd9
00:12M10.2Ab
00:12M10.3Abadd9
00:12M10.4Ab
00:13M11.1Absus2/Eb
00:13M11.2Ab6/9/F
00:13M11.3Fm7/Eb
00:14M11.4Fm7b5/B
00:14M12.1B6/F#
00:14M12.2Abm(add9)/B
00:15M12.3Bmaj7/F#
00:15M12.4Bmaj7
00:15M13.1Bmaj7/F#
00:16M13.2Abm(add9)
00:16M13.3F#6/9
00:16 - 00:17M13.4 - M14.1Ab
00:17M14.2Abadd9
00:17M14.3Ebsus4
00:18M14.4Absus2
00:18M15.1Absus2/Eb
00:18M15.2Bb7sus4/F
00:19M15.3Ebsus2
00:19M15.4Ab6
00:19M16.1Abadd9
00:20M16.2Ab
00:20M16.3Abadd9
00:20M16.4Ab
00:21M17.1Absus2/Eb
00:21M17.2Ab6/9/F
00:21M17.3Fm7/Eb
00:22M17.4Ab6
00:22M18.1Abadd9
00:22 - 00:23M18.2 - M19.1Ab
00:24M19.2Ab6
00:24M19.3Fm7/Eb
00:24M19.4Ab6
00:25M20.1Abadd9
00:25M20.2Ab
00:25M20.3Abadd9
00:26M20.4Ab
00:26M21.1Absus2/Eb
00:26M21.2Ab6/9/F
00:27M21.3Ab6/Eb
00:27M21.4Fm7b5/B
00:27M22.1B6/F#
00:28M22.2Abm(add9)/B
00:28M22.3Bmaj7/F#
00:28M22.4Bmaj7
00:29M23.1Bmaj7/F#
00:29M23.2Abm(add9)
00:29M23.3F#6/9
00:30 - 00:30M23.4 - M24.1Ab
00:30M24.2Abadd9
00:31M24.3Ebsus4
00:31M24.4Absus2
00:31M25.1Absus2/Eb
00:32M25.2Bb7sus4/F
00:32M25.3Ebsus2
00:32M25.4Fm/Ab
00:33M26.1C#
00:33M26.2C#add9
00:33M26.3Ebsus4
00:34M26.4Fm
00:34 - 00:34M27.1 - M27.2Fm7/Ab
00:35M27.3Fm/Ab
00:35M27.4Fm7
00:35M28.1C#
00:36M28.2C#add9
00:36M28.3Ebsus4
00:36M28.4Fm
00:37 - 00:37M29.1 - M29.2Fm7/Ab
00:37M29.3Fm/Ab
00:38M29.4Fm7
00:38M30.1C#
00:38M30.2C#add9
00:39M30.3Ebsus4
00:39M30.4Fm
00:39 - 00:40M31.1 - M31.2Fm7/Ab
00:40M31.3Fm/Ab
00:40M31.4Ebsus4
00:41 - 00:41M32.1 - M32.2Ab5
00:41M32.3Ebsus4
00:42M32.4Ab5
00:42M33.1Ab5/Eb
00:42M33.2Fm7/Ab
00:43M33.3Fm7/Eb
00:43M33.4Ab6
00:43M34.1Abadd9
00:44M34.2Ab
00:44M34.3Abadd9
00:44M34.4Ab
00:45M35.1Absus2/Eb
00:45M35.2Ab6/9/F
00:45M35.3Fm7/Eb
00:46M35.4Ab6
00:46M36.1Abadd9
00:46 - 00:47M36.2 - M37.1Ab
00:48M37.2Ab6
00:48M37.3Fm7/Eb
00:48M37.4Ab6
00:49M38.1Abadd9
00:49M38.2Ab
00:49M38.3Abadd9
00:50M38.4Ab
00:50M39.1Absus2/Eb
00:50M39.2Ab6/9/F
00:51M39.3Fm7/Eb
00:51M39.4Fm7b5/B
00:51M40.1B6/F#
00:52M40.2Abm(add9)/B
00:52M40.3Bmaj7/F#
00:52M40.4Bmaj7
00:53M41.1Bmaj7/F#
00:53M41.2Abm(add9)
00:53M41.3F#6/9
00:54 - 00:54M41.4 - M42.1Ab
00:54M42.2Abadd9
00:55M42.3Ebsus4
00:55M42.4Absus2
00:55M43.1Absus2/Eb
00:56M43.2Bb7sus4/F
00:56M43.3Ebsus2
00:56M43.4Fm7b5/B
00:57M44.1B6/F#
00:57M44.2Abm(add9)/B
00:57M44.3Bmaj7/F#
00:58M44.4Bmaj7
00:58M45.1Bmaj7/F#
00:58M45.2Abm(add9)
00:59M45.3F#6/9
00:59 - 00:59M45.4 - M46.1Ab
01:00M46.2Abadd9
01:00M46.3Ebsus4
01:00M46.4Absus2
01:00M47.1Absus2/Eb
01:01M47.2Bb7sus4/F
01:01M47.3Ebsus2
01:01M47.4Bb7sus4/Ab
01:02M48.3Ab7sus2/Eb
01:03M48.4Eb9
01:03M49.1Eb
01:03M49.2G
01:04M49.3Ebsus4/Ab
01:04M49.4Gsus2/A
01:04M50.1Bb
01:05M50.2B
01:05M50.3C5
01:05M50.4Eb
01:06M51.1C#
01:06M51.2C#7
01:06M51.3Bsus2
01:07M51.4Bb
01:07M52.1Abm6
01:07M52.2Bb
01:08M52.3F
01:08M52.4C#
01:08M53.1C
01:09M53.2C7
01:09M53.3E5
01:09M53.4Fm/C
01:10M54.1C#
01:10M54.2Fsus4
01:10M54.3Absus2
01:11M54.4Bbm6/C#
01:11M55.1Eb
01:11M55.2Ebmaj7/D
01:12M55.3Eb7/C#
01:12M55.4C5
01:12M56.1Bm6
01:13M56.2Bb
01:13M56.3F#add9/Ab
01:13M56.4GmMaj7
01:14M57.1Eb
01:14M57.2Fsus4
01:14M57.3Gm
01:15M57.4Eb
01:15M58.1Gm7/F
01:15M58.2Bb/D
01:16M58.3Ebm9
01:16M58.4B11/E
01:16M59.1Bbm/C#
01:17M59.2Fsus4
01:17M59.3F#
01:17M59.4AbmMaj7/G
01:18M60.1Ab
01:18M60.2A
01:18M60.3Bb5
01:19M60.4Bsus4
01:19M61.1C5
01:19M61.2G
01:20M61.3C9

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