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Mary, Did You Know?

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90 BPM 3:27 B Minor 2 tracks 612 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.

90 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo90 BPM
Duration3:27
Tracks2
Notes612
Key / ScaleB Minor
Pitch rangeE2 (40) - G5 (79)
Range span39 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
F#7sus4BmC#mF#sus4Dmaj9C#mBm11C#m/EF#mE5
00:00 - 00:51
Early middle
DA5AAsus2BmBm/F#F#m/AF#5Em/GBsus4/E
00:51 - 01:43
Late middle
B5F#5F#Em(add9)/F#F#F#sus4DF#Dadd9/F#Abm(add9)/B
01:43 - 02:35
Ending
Dmaj7/F#C#sus4Bsus2/C#Dmaj7/C#B5F#sus4Esus2/F#A5/EA11C#m/E
02:35 - 03:27

Description & Musical Analysis

Mary, Did You Know? is a Christmas song written by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene.

How to Play & Trivia

Start with a slow F#7sus4 chord on guitar to set the contemplative mood for Mary, Did You Know?

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
B Minor
Pitch Range
E2 (40) - G5 (79)
Total Notes
612

Note Distribution

C
0 0.0%
C#
73 11.9%
D
73 11.9%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
99 16.2%
F
0 0.0%
F#
141 23.0%
G
24 3.9%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
57 9.3%
Bb
9 1.5%
B
136 22.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano345
Pianoacoustic grand piano267

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1F#7sus4
00:00M1.2Bm
00:01 - 00:02M1.3 - M1.4C#m
00:02M2.1F#sus4
00:03M2.2Dmaj9
00:04M2.3C#m
00:04M2.4Bm11
00:05M3.1C#m/E
00:06M3.2F#m
00:06M3.3E5
00:07M3.4A11
00:08M4.1Asus4
00:08M4.2C#m
00:09M4.3D
00:10M4.4C#m/E
00:10M5.1Bsus2
00:11M5.2Bm(add9)/D
00:12 - 00:14M5.3 - M6.3B
00:15M6.4F#sus4
00:16M7.1Bm/F#
00:16 - 00:19M7.2 - M8.2F#7sus2
00:20M8.3B
00:20M8.4F#sus4
00:21M9.1Bm/F#
00:22 - 00:23M9.2 - M9.4F#7sus2
00:24M10.1Bsus2
00:24M10.2D
00:25M10.3B5
00:26 - 00:26M10.4 - M11.1F#sus4
00:27M11.2Esus2/F#
00:28M11.3A5/E
00:28M11.4A11
00:29M12.1C#m/E
00:30M12.2Esus4/A
00:30M12.3E5
00:31M12.4Bm11/E
00:32M13.1Bm
00:32M13.2Bsus4
00:33M13.3Dmaj7/F#
00:34M13.4C#sus4
00:34M14.1Bsus2/C#
00:35M14.2Dmaj7/C#
00:36M14.3B5
00:36 - 00:37M14.4 - M15.1F#sus4
00:38M15.2Esus2/F#
00:38M15.3A5/E
00:39M15.4A11
00:40M16.1C#m/E
00:40M16.2Esus4/A
00:41M16.3E5
00:42M16.4Bm11/E
00:42M17.1Bm
00:43M17.2Bsus4
00:44M17.3Gmaj7/F#
00:44M17.4F#
00:45M18.1C#sus4
00:46M18.2Em6/C#
00:46 - 00:47M18.3 - M18.4Em/B
00:48M19.1B
00:48M19.2Bm9
00:49M19.3A
00:50M19.4Esus4/A
00:50M20.1Esus4
00:51M20.2E
00:52M20.3D
00:52M20.4A5
00:53M21.1A
00:54M21.2Asus2
00:54M21.3Bm
00:55M21.4Bm/F#
00:56M22.1F#m/A
00:56M22.2F#5
00:57M22.3Em/G
00:58M22.4Bsus4/E
00:58M23.1Bsus4
00:59M23.2Bm
01:00M23.3E5
01:00M23.4Bsus4/E
01:01 - 01:02M24.1 - M24.2B5
01:02 - 01:03M24.3 - M24.4F#5
01:04M25.1F#
01:04M25.2Em(add9)/F#
01:05 - 01:06M25.3 - M25.4F#
01:06M26.1F#sus4
01:07M26.2D
01:08M26.3B5
01:08 - 01:09M26.4 - M27.1F#sus4
01:10M27.2Esus2/F#
01:10M27.3A5/E
01:11M27.4A11
01:12M28.1C#m/E
01:12M28.2Esus4/A
01:13M28.3E5
01:14M28.4Bm11/E
01:14M29.1Bm
01:15M29.2Bsus4
01:16M29.3Dmaj7/F#
01:16M29.4C#sus4
01:17M30.1Bsus2/C#
01:18M30.2Dmaj7/C#
01:18M30.3B5
01:19 - 01:20M30.4 - M31.1F#sus4
01:20M31.2Esus2/F#
01:21M31.3A5/E
01:22M31.4A11
01:22M32.1C#m/E
01:23M32.2Esus4/A
01:24M32.3E5
01:24M32.4Bm11/E
01:25M33.1Bm
01:26M33.2Bsus4
01:26M33.3Gmaj7/F#
01:27M33.4F#
01:28M34.1C#sus4
01:28M34.2Em6/C#
01:29 - 01:30M34.3 - M34.4Em/B
01:30M35.1B
01:31M35.2Bm9
01:32M35.3A
01:32M35.4Esus4/A
01:33M36.1Esus4
01:34M36.2E
01:34M36.3D
01:35M36.4A5
01:36M37.1A
01:36M37.2Asus2
01:37M37.3Bm
01:38M37.4Bm/F#
01:38M38.1F#m/A
01:39M38.2F#5
01:40M38.3Em/G
01:40M38.4Bsus4/E
01:41M39.1Bsus4
01:42M39.2Bm
01:42M39.3E5
01:43M39.4Bsus4/E
01:44 - 01:44M40.1 - M40.2B5
01:45 - 01:46M40.3 - M40.4F#5
01:46M41.1F#
01:47M41.2Em(add9)/F#
01:48 - 01:48M41.3 - M41.4F#
01:49M42.1F#sus4
01:50M42.2D
01:50 - 01:51M42.3 - M42.4F#
01:52M43.1Dadd9/F#
01:52M43.2Abm(add9)/B
01:53M43.3B
01:54M43.4F#sus4
01:54M44.1Bm/F#
01:55M44.2Dmaj9/F#
01:56 - 01:58M44.3 - M45.2F#7sus2
01:58M45.3B
01:59M45.4F#sus4
02:00M46.1Bm/F#
02:00 - 02:01M46.2 - M46.3F#7sus2
02:02M46.4Esus2/F#
02:02M47.1Gsus2
02:03M47.2Bsus2
02:04M47.3G
02:04M47.4Em7/G
02:05M48.1Em7/D
02:06M48.2G5
02:06M48.3A
02:07M48.4A11
02:08M49.1A/E
02:08M49.2A6
02:09M49.3Bm
02:10M49.4F#sus4
02:10M50.1B7sus2
02:11M50.2F#m
02:12 - 02:12M50.3 - M50.4G
02:13M51.1Dsus4
02:14M51.2G
02:14M51.3E7sus2
02:15M51.4Dsus2/E
02:16M52.1Bsus4
02:16M52.2Dsus2/E
02:17M52.3F#sus4
02:18M52.4F#aug
02:18M53.1F#/C#
02:19M53.2F#sus4
02:20M53.3Bm
02:20M53.4Bsus4
02:21M54.1B5
02:22M54.2G/B
02:22 - 02:23M54.3 - M54.4F#sus4
02:24M55.1C#7sus4/F#
02:24M55.2F#sus4
02:25 - 02:26M55.3 - M55.4F#
02:26M56.1Bsus2
02:27M56.2D
02:28M56.3B5
02:28 - 02:29M56.4 - M57.1F#sus4
02:30M57.2Esus2/F#
02:30M57.3A5/E
02:31M57.4A11
02:32M58.1C#m/E
02:32M58.2Esus4/A
02:33M58.3E5
02:34M58.4Bm11/E
02:34M59.1Bm
02:35M59.2Bsus4
02:36M59.3Dmaj7/F#
02:36M59.4C#sus4
02:37M60.1Bsus2/C#
02:38M60.2Dmaj7/C#
02:38M60.3B5
02:39 - 02:40M60.4 - M61.1F#sus4
02:40M61.2Esus2/F#
02:41M61.3A5/E
02:42M61.4A11
02:42M62.1C#m/E
02:43M62.2Esus4/A
02:44M62.3E5
02:44M62.4Bm11/E
02:45M63.1Bm
02:46M63.2Bsus4
02:46M63.3Em
02:47M63.4Bsus4/E
02:48M64.1B5

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