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Merry-Go-Round of Life - Joe Hisaishi (Howl's Moving Castle)

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100 BPM 5:14 D Minor 2 tracks 2346 notes
Joe Hisaishi Howls Moving Castle
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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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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo100 BPM
Duration5:14
Tracks2
Notes2346
Key / ScaleD Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - F#6 (90)
Range span62 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
Cm9/BbCm9/DAdim/CBbmaj9/CBbmaj9/DGm11/BbGm11/AF#dim/AEm9/F#D/F#
00:00 - 01:18
Pre-Chorus
BbFm(add9)Bb7Ebmaj7Gm/BbF11/EbDm7/ADm7Fadd9Gm7
01:18 - 02:37
Chorus
Cm9/DCm9/EbBbmaj9/CBbmaj9Gm11/BbAm7D/F#DD7sus2/ACsus2
02:37 - 03:56
Bridge
C11/BbFmaj9Dm9/AFadd9Fadd9/AB11F#7sus4G13/EE/AbA11
03:56 - 05:14

Description & Musical Analysis

Merry-Go-Round of Life, composed by Joe Hisaishi for the original Japanese title 'Hauru no Ugoku Shiro', is a beautiful soundtrack from Hayao Miyazaki's film Howl's Moving Castle

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Merry-Go-Round of Life - Joe Hisaishi (Howl's Moving Castle) 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: 100 BPM
  • Key / scale: D Minor
  • Note count: 2346
  • Duration: 5:14

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.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - F#6 (90)
Total Notes
2346

Note Distribution

C
258 11.0%
C#
53 2.3%
D
372 15.9%
Eb
130 5.5%
E
235 10.0%
F
222 9.5%
F#
98 4.2%
G
267 11.4%
Ab
60 2.6%
A
302 12.9%
Bb
240 10.2%
B
109 4.6%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 1acoustic grand piano932
Track 2acoustic grand piano1414

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1Cm9/Bb
00:00M1.2Cm9/D
00:01M1.3Adim/C
00:01M2.1Bbmaj9/C
00:02M2.2Bbmaj9/D
00:03M2.3Gm11/Bb
00:03M3.1Gm11/A
00:04M3.2F#dim/A
00:04M3.3Em9/F#
00:05M4.1D/F#
00:06M4.2D
00:06M4.3Asus4/D
00:07M5.1D/F#
00:07 - 00:09M5.2 - M6.2D/A
00:10M6.3Asus4/D
00:10M7.1Dsus4/G
00:11M7.2Gm/Bb
00:12 - 00:12M7.3 - M8.1Cm9
00:13M8.2Ebmaj7/G
00:13M8.3Cm9/D
00:14M9.1Daug
00:15M9.2D
00:15M9.3Gm(add9)
00:16M10.1Ebmaj7/G
00:16M10.2Ebmaj7/Bb
00:17 - 00:18M10.3 - M11.1Ebmaj7/G
00:18M11.2Ebmaj7/Bb
00:19M11.3Cm9
00:19M12.1Cm7
00:20M12.2Cm7/G
00:21M12.3C7sus4/F
00:21M13.1Gm11/F
00:22M13.2F11/A
00:22M13.3Bbmaj9
00:23M14.1Bbmaj7
00:24M14.2Bbmaj7/F
00:24M14.3F6
00:25 - 00:25M15.1 - M15.2Bbmaj7/F
00:26M15.3Bbmaj7/E
00:27M16.1Gm(add9)/Bb
00:27M16.2Bb6
00:28M16.3Gm9/A
00:28M17.1C#dim7/G
00:29M17.2Bbm6
00:30M17.3Gm9/D
00:30M18.1F6/9/D
00:31M18.2G7sus2/A
00:31M18.3Dm9/C
00:32M19.1Dm9/F
00:33M19.2F6/A
00:33 - 00:34M19.3 - M20.1Bbmaj9
00:34M20.2Bbmaj9/F
00:35M20.3Bbmaj9/A
00:36M21.1C6/9/G
00:36M21.2C/G
00:37M21.3A7sus4/D
00:37 - 00:38M22.1 - M22.2D7sus4/G
00:39M22.3D7sus4
00:39M23.1D7
00:40 - 00:40M23.2 - M23.3D7sus4
00:41 - 00:42M24.1 - M24.3D7
00:43M25.1D
00:43M25.2D7
00:44M25.3Gm(add9)/D
00:45M26.1GmMaj7/D
00:45M26.2Ebdim/F#
00:46M26.3Ebmaj7/F#
00:46M27.1Cdim
00:47M27.2Adim/C
00:48 - 00:51M27.3 - M29.3Asus4
00:52M30.1G
00:52M30.2Gm
00:53M30.3Gm/D
00:54M31.1Gm/Bb
00:54 - 00:55M31.2 - M31.3Gm
00:55M32.1D
00:56M32.2F#dim7
00:57M32.3C7sus2
00:57M33.1Ebmaj7/Bb
00:58M33.2D7
00:58M33.3F#dim7
00:59M34.1Gm
01:00M34.2Gm7/Bb
01:00M34.3Gm
01:01M35.1Gm7
01:01M35.2Cm7
01:02M35.3Eb6/Bb
01:03M36.1F11
01:03M36.2F7/A
01:04M36.3Bbmaj7
01:04M37.1Dm/A
01:05M37.2F6
01:06M37.3Dm/A
01:06M38.1Bbmaj7/E
01:07M38.2Gm(add9)/Bb
01:07M38.3Gm7b5/A
01:08M39.1Gm7/Bb
01:09M39.2Dsus4
01:09M39.3Dm9/A
01:10M40.1C6
01:10M40.2Bbmaj9/A
01:11M40.3Bbadd9
01:12M41.1Dm7/A
01:12M41.2C6/9/A
01:13M41.3Cadd9/G
01:13M42.1D7sus4
01:14M42.2D7sus4/A
01:15M42.3Gsus4/D
01:15M43.1Am7
01:16M43.2C7sus2
01:16M43.3Ebmaj7/G
01:17M44.1Cm9/D
01:18M44.2Bbmaj7/A
01:18M44.3Gm9
01:19M45.1Bb
01:19M45.2Fm(add9)
01:20M45.3Bb7
01:21M46.1Ebmaj7
01:21M46.2Gm/Bb
01:22M46.3F11/Eb
01:22M47.1Dm7/A
01:23M47.2Dm7
01:24M47.3Fadd9
01:24M48.1Gm7
01:25M48.2Gm9/E
01:25 - 01:26M48.3 - M49.1Gm9/Bb
01:27M49.2Eb9/Bb
01:27M49.3Dsus4
01:28M50.1F6/9/A
01:28M50.2Dm9/C
01:29M50.3Bbmaj7/A
01:30M51.1Bbadd9
01:30M51.2Bbmaj9
01:31M51.3Aadd9
01:31M52.1A11
01:32 - 01:34M52.2 - M53.2D
01:34 - 01:36M53.3 - M54.2D/A
01:36M54.3F7sus4
01:37M55.1Cm9/Bb
01:37M55.2Gm11/F
01:38M55.3Gm11/A
01:39M56.1Cm7/Bb
01:39 - 01:40M56.2 - M56.3Bb
01:40M57.1Cm11/F
01:41M57.2F7sus4
01:42M57.3Cm11/Bb
01:42M58.1Gm11/F
01:43M58.2Bbmaj9
01:43 - 01:45M58.3 - M59.2Bb
01:45M59.3DmMaj7
01:46M60.1DmMaj7/A
01:46 - 01:47M60.2 - M60.3Dm(add9)/A
01:48M61.1A/E
01:48 - 01:49M61.2 - M61.3A
01:49M62.1DmMaj7/A
01:50 - 01:51M62.2 - M62.3Dm/A
01:51M63.1Dm11/A
01:52M63.2Dm11/E
01:52M63.3A7/E
01:53M64.1A7
01:54M64.2A
01:54M64.3D
01:55M65.1D7/A
01:55M65.2D11
01:56M65.3D11/A
01:57M66.1Gm7
01:57M66.2Cm11/Bb
01:58M66.3Gm9
01:58M67.1C11/Bb
01:59 - 02:00M67.2 - M67.3C7
02:00M68.1C11
02:01M68.2Fmaj9
02:01M68.3Fmaj9/A
02:02M69.1Dm11/F
02:03M69.2Fadd9/A
02:03M69.3Bsus4
02:04M70.1B11/F#
02:04M70.2Em
02:05M70.3E/Ab
02:06 - 02:06M71.1 - M71.2A11
02:07M71.3A7
02:07M72.1C6/G
02:08M72.2Cm
02:09M72.3Gm11/C
02:09M73.1Cm6
02:10M73.2GmMaj7/D
02:10M73.3D7/A
02:11M74.1D
02:12M74.2Bbsus2
02:12M74.3D7sus2
02:13M75.1Gsus2/A
02:13M75.2Bbaug/D
02:14M75.3Gm(add9)/A
02:15M76.1Cm9
02:15M76.2Ebmaj7/C
02:16M76.3Cm9/G
02:16M77.1Daug
02:17M77.2Gm(add9)/A
02:18M77.3Bb
02:18M78.1Bb13/F
02:19M78.2Bb9/F
02:19M78.3Ebmaj9
02:20M79.1Bb6
02:21M79.2Ebmaj7
02:21M79.3F/A
02:22M80.1F13/D
02:22M80.2Fmaj7/A
02:23M80.3Fadd9/G
02:24M81.1Bbmaj7
02:24M81.2Dm(add9)/E
02:25M81.3Bb6/F
02:25M82.1Gm9/A
02:26M82.2Eb9/Bb
02:27M82.3Em7/D
02:27M83.1Dm11/A
02:28M83.2Dm9/C
02:28M83.3DmMaj7/A
02:29M84.1Bb
02:30M84.2Gm9/Bb
02:30 - 02:31M84.3 - M85.1A7
02:31M85.2D
02:32M85.3Dmaj9/A
02:33M86.1Bm9/A
02:33M86.2Dmaj9/A
02:34M86.3Gmaj9/D
02:34M87.1Dmaj9/A
02:35M87.2Asus4
02:36 - 02:36M87.3 - M88.1D
02:37M88.2D/A
02:39M89.2Cm9/D
02:39 - 02:40M89.3 - M90.1Cm9/Eb
02:40M90.2Bbmaj9/C
02:41M90.3Bbmaj9
02:42 - 02:42M91.1 - M91.2Gm11/Bb
02:43M91.3Am7
02:43M92.1D/F#
02:44M92.2D
02:45M92.3D7sus2/A
02:45M93.1Csus2
02:46M93.2Cm(add9)/Eb
02:46M93.3F#dim
02:47M94.1Cm(add9)
02:48M94.2Ebdim7/F#
02:48 - 02:50M94.3 - M95.3C
02:51M96.2Cm11
02:52M96.3Cm11/D
02:52M97.1Cm11/Eb
02:53M97.2CmMaj7/D
02:54M97.3CmMaj7/Eb
02:54M98.1AmMaj7/C
02:55M98.2AmMaj7/B
02:55M98.3Abdim
02:56M99.1Ebmaj9/G
02:57 - 02:57M99.2 - M99.3Fm9/Ab
02:58M100.1Ebmaj9/F
02:58M100.2Abm6/F
02:59M100.3Ab5/A
03:00M101.1G7
03:00M101.2G7/F
03:01M101.3Abdim7/B
03:01M102.1Bm
03:02M102.2Dm11/F
03:03M102.3Fm
03:03 - 03:04M103.1 - M103.2F
03:05M104.1Cm/G
03:06M104.2Abmaj7
03:06M104.3G7
03:07M105.1Cm/Eb
03:07M105.2Cm
03:08M105.3Fm9/Eb
03:09M106.1Bb11
03:09M106.2Bb13
03:10M106.3Bb6
03:10M107.1Bbmaj7/A
03:11M107.2Bbmaj9/D
03:12M107.3Gm11
03:12M108.1Gm9/F
03:13M108.2F7sus2/Eb
03:13M108.3Ebmaj7/D
03:14M109.1G7sus4
03:15M109.2Gsus4
03:15M109.3G11
03:16M110.1Fm9
03:16M110.2Ebmaj7/G
03:17M110.3Cm7/Bb
03:18M111.1Cm
03:18M111.2F7sus2
03:19M111.3F7sus4/Bb
03:19 - 03:20M112.1 - M112.2Ebmaj7
03:21M112.3Gm11/A
03:21M113.1D7/C
03:22M113.2Bb6/9
03:22M113.3Gm9/Bb
03:23M114.1Ebmaj9/Bb
03:24M114.2D9
03:24M114.3Gmaj9
03:25 - 03:26M115.1 - M115.3Gadd9
03:27M116.1Dsus4/G
03:27M116.2Cm11/F
03:28M116.3Cm11/Eb
03:28M117.1Ebmaj7/Bb
03:29M117.2F7sus4
03:30 - 03:30M117.3 - M118.1Bbmaj9/F
03:31M118.2Bb11/Eb
03:31M118.3Bb/D
03:32M119.1Bbadd9/F
03:33M119.2Fsus4
03:33M119.3F7sus4
03:34M120.1Cm9/Bb
03:34M120.2F7sus2
03:35 - 03:36M120.3 - M121.1Cm11/F
03:36M121.2Bbadd9/F
03:37 - 03:37M121.3 - M122.1Bb/F
03:38M122.2Bbadd9/F
03:39M122.3Dm
03:39M123.1DmMaj7/C#
03:40M123.2Dm
03:40M123.3Dm11/E
03:41M124.1DmMaj7
03:42M124.2Amaj7/C#
03:42 - 03:43M124.3 - M125.1A5
03:43M125.2Em11/G
03:44M125.3Dm
03:45M126.1Dm/A
03:45M126.2Dm
03:46M126.3A7sus4/G
03:46M127.1Asus4
03:47M127.2C7/E
03:48M127.3Fmaj7/A
03:48M128.1Adim
03:49M128.2A
03:49M128.3D7
03:50M129.1D7/A
03:51M129.2D11
03:51M129.3D11/A
03:52M130.1Gm7
03:52M130.2Cm11/Bb
03:53M130.3Gm9
03:54M131.1Bb13
03:54M131.2C7
03:55M131.3C7/Bb
03:55M132.1C11
03:56M132.2C11/Bb
03:57M132.3Fmaj9
03:57M133.1Dm9/A
03:58M133.2Fadd9
03:58M133.3Fadd9/A
03:59M134.1B11
04:00M134.2F#7sus4
04:00M134.3G13/E
04:01M135.1E/Ab
04:01M135.2A11
04:02M135.3A11/G
04:03M136.1A7
04:03M136.2A7/G
04:04M136.3Cm
04:04M137.1Cm9/G
04:05M137.2Cm6
04:06M137.3Eb/G
04:06M138.1D7
04:07M138.2D7/A
04:07M138.3Bbadd9/D
04:08M139.1Bbsus2/C
04:09M139.2Dsus4
04:09M139.3GmMaj7/Bb
04:10M140.1D
04:10M140.2EbmMaj7/D
04:11M140.3D5
04:12M141.1D
04:12M141.2D5
04:13M141.3Eb
04:13M142.1Ab
04:14M142.2Abm/B
04:15M142.3E5/B
04:15 - 04:16M143.1 - M143.2E
04:16M143.3Esus4
04:17M144.1C/E
04:18M144.2E7sus4/D
04:18M144.3Fmaj7/A
04:19M145.1E7
04:19M145.2Abdim7
04:20M145.3Am7
04:21M146.1Am7/C
04:21M146.2Am7
04:22M146.3C6/9/A
04:22M147.1Dm7
04:23M147.2F6/9/G
04:24M147.3G7
04:24M148.1G11/C
04:25 - 04:25M148.2 - M148.3Em/G
04:26M149.1Em/B
04:27M149.2Em(add9)/F#
04:27M149.3Am(add9)/C
04:28M150.1Am9/B
04:28M150.2Am7b5/Eb
04:29M150.3Esus4
04:30M151.1Em11/B
04:30M151.2D6
04:31M151.3Cmaj9/B
04:31M152.1Cadd9
04:32M152.2Em7/B
04:33M152.3Bm7
04:33M153.1D6/9/E
04:34M153.2E7sus4/B
04:34M153.3E
04:35M154.1Bm7
04:36M154.2E7/D
04:36M154.3Fmaj7/A
04:37M155.1Dm9/E
04:37M155.2E7/B
04:38M155.3Am(add9)
04:39M156.1Cmaj7
04:39M156.2Am7/G
04:40M156.3C7
04:40M157.1Fmaj7
04:41M157.2Am/C
04:42M157.3G9/F
04:42M158.1Em7/B
04:43M158.2Em7
04:43M158.3G6/9/B
04:44M159.1Am9
04:45M159.2Em11/F#
04:45 - 04:46M159.3 - M160.1Am9/B
04:46M160.2F9/C
04:47M160.3F#m7/E
04:48M161.1G6/9/B
04:48M161.2Em9/D
04:49M161.3EmMaj7/B
04:49M162.1Cadd9
04:50M162.2Cmaj9/E
04:51M162.3B
04:51M163.1Emaj9/B
04:52M163.2E
04:52 - 04:53M163.3 - M164.1E/B
04:54M164.2E
04:54 - 04:55M164.3 - M165.1E/B
04:55M165.2Bsus4
04:56M165.3C#m(add9)/Eb
04:57M166.1Am
04:57M166.2Am9/E
04:58M166.3Em11
04:58M167.1B7/C
04:59 - 05:00M167.2 - M167.3B
05:00M168.1B7sus2
05:01M168.2B9
05:01 - 05:03M168.3 - M169.2B
05:03 - 05:04M169.3 - M170.2E
05:05M170.3E/B
05:06M171.1Emaj7
05:06M171.2AmMaj7/E
05:07M171.3E/Ab
05:07M172.1F#m7b5/E
05:08M172.2Eadd9/Ab
05:09M172.3Emaj9/B
05:09M173.1E/B
05:10 - 05:14M173.2 - M175.3E