Merry-Go-Round of Life from Howl's Moving Castle

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

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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

Arrangement profile

Merry-Go-Round of Life - Joe Hisaishi (Howl's Moving Castle) runs for 5:14 at 100 BPM. The file presents a moderate pulse and 7.4 note events per second, which is a comparatively open note stream. The stored pitch range is E1 (28) - F#6 (90), a span of 62 semitones (about 5.2 octaves).

Tracks and instrumentation

The active MIDI tracks identify acoustic grand piano. 2 tracks contain note events, so the mixer can be used to hear each layer separately.

Harmony map

The extracted harmony vocabulary includes Cm9/Bb, Cm9/D, Adim/C, Bbmaj9/C, Bbmaj9/D, Gm11/Bb, Gm11/A, F#dim/A, Em9/F#, D/F# and 5 additional labels. Chord names are inferred from simultaneous MIDI notes, so altered, incomplete, or ambiguous voicings should be confirmed by ear and against the note display.

Practice plan for this MIDI

Listen through once at the stored tempo, then isolate the melody and accompaniment tracks. Use the chord timeline to mark transitions and the sheet view to confirm rhythm before combining the layers.

Related collections

For nearby material, continue through the Joe Hisaishi Howls Moving Castle collections linked on this page.

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

D Minor

Pitch Range

E1 (28) - F#6 (90)

Total Notes

2346

Note Distribution

258 11.0%

53 2.3%

372 15.9%

130 5.5%

235 10.0%

222 9.5%

98 4.2%

267 11.4%

60 2.6%

302 12.9%

240 10.2%

109 4.6%

Tracks & Instruments

Track	Instrument	Notes
Track 1	acoustic grand piano	932
Track 2	acoustic grand piano	1414

Chord Timeline

Time	Beat	Chord
00:00	M1.1	Cm9/Bb
00:00	M1.2	Cm9/D
00:01	M1.3	Adim/C
00:01	M2.1	Bbmaj9/C
00:02	M2.2	Bbmaj9/D
00:03	M2.3	Gm11/Bb
00:03	M3.1	Gm11/A
00:04	M3.2	F#dim/A
00:04	M3.3	Em9/F#
00:05	M4.1	D/F#
00:06	M4.2	D
00:06	M4.3	Asus4/D
00:07	M5.1	D/F#
00:07 - 00:09	M5.2 - M6.2	D/A
00:10	M6.3	Asus4/D
00:10	M7.1	Dsus4/G
00:11	M7.2	Gm/Bb
00:12 - 00:12	M7.3 - M8.1	Cm9
00:13	M8.2	Ebmaj7/G
00:13	M8.3	Cm9/D
00:14	M9.1	Daug
00:15	M9.2	D
00:15	M9.3	Gm(add9)
00:16	M10.1	Ebmaj7/G
00:16	M10.2	Ebmaj7/Bb
00:17 - 00:18	M10.3 - M11.1	Ebmaj7/G
00:18	M11.2	Ebmaj7/Bb
00:19	M11.3	Cm9
00:19	M12.1	Cm7
00:20	M12.2	Cm7/G
00:21	M12.3	C7sus4/F
00:21	M13.1	Gm11/F
00:22	M13.2	F11/A
00:22	M13.3	Bbmaj9
00:23	M14.1	Bbmaj7
00:24	M14.2	Bbmaj7/F
00:24	M14.3	F6
00:25 - 00:25	M15.1 - M15.2	Bbmaj7/F
00:26	M15.3	Bbmaj7/E
00:27	M16.1	Gm(add9)/Bb
00:27	M16.2	Bb6
00:28	M16.3	Gm9/A
00:28	M17.1	C#dim7/G
00:29	M17.2	Bbm6
00:30	M17.3	Gm9/D
00:30	M18.1	F6/9/D
00:31	M18.2	G7sus2/A
00:31	M18.3	Dm9/C
00:32	M19.1	Dm9/F
00:33	M19.2	F6/A
00:33 - 00:34	M19.3 - M20.1	Bbmaj9
00:34	M20.2	Bbmaj9/F
00:35	M20.3	Bbmaj9/A
00:36	M21.1	C6/9/G
00:36	M21.2	C/G
00:37	M21.3	A7sus4/D
00:37 - 00:38	M22.1 - M22.2	D7sus4/G
00:39	M22.3	D7sus4
00:39	M23.1	D7
00:40 - 00:40	M23.2 - M23.3	D7sus4
00:41 - 00:42	M24.1 - M24.3	D7
00:43	M25.1	D
00:43	M25.2	D7
00:44	M25.3	Gm(add9)/D
00:45	M26.1	GmMaj7/D
00:45	M26.2	Ebdim/F#
00:46	M26.3	Ebmaj7/F#
00:46	M27.1	Cdim
00:47	M27.2	Adim/C
00:48 - 00:51	M27.3 - M29.3	Asus4
00:52	M30.1	G
00:52	M30.2	Gm
00:53	M30.3	Gm/D
00:54	M31.1	Gm/Bb
00:54 - 00:55	M31.2 - M31.3	Gm
00:55	M32.1	D
00:56	M32.2	F#dim7
00:57	M32.3	C7sus2
00:57	M33.1	Ebmaj7/Bb
00:58	M33.2	D7
00:58	M33.3	F#dim7
00:59	M34.1	Gm
01:00	M34.2	Gm7/Bb
01:00	M34.3	Gm
01:01	M35.1	Gm7
01:01	M35.2	Cm7
01:02	M35.3	Eb6/Bb
01:03	M36.1	F11
01:03	M36.2	F7/A
01:04	M36.3	Bbmaj7
01:04	M37.1	Dm/A
01:05	M37.2	F6
01:06	M37.3	Dm/A
01:06	M38.1	Bbmaj7/E
01:07	M38.2	Gm(add9)/Bb
01:07	M38.3	Gm7b5/A
01:08	M39.1	Gm7/Bb
01:09	M39.2	Dsus4
01:09	M39.3	Dm9/A
01:10	M40.1	C6
01:10	M40.2	Bbmaj9/A
01:11	M40.3	Bbadd9
01:12	M41.1	Dm7/A
01:12	M41.2	C6/9/A
01:13	M41.3	Cadd9/G
01:13	M42.1	D7sus4
01:14	M42.2	D7sus4/A
01:15	M42.3	Gsus4/D
01:15	M43.1	Am7
01:16	M43.2	C7sus2
01:16	M43.3	Ebmaj7/G
01:17	M44.1	Cm9/D
01:18	M44.2	Bbmaj7/A
01:18	M44.3	Gm9
01:19	M45.1	Bb
01:19	M45.2	Fm(add9)
01:20	M45.3	Bb7
01:21	M46.1	Ebmaj7
01:21	M46.2	Gm/Bb
01:22	M46.3	F11/Eb
01:22	M47.1	Dm7/A
01:23	M47.2	Dm7
01:24	M47.3	Fadd9
01:24	M48.1	Gm7
01:25	M48.2	Gm9/E
01:25 - 01:26	M48.3 - M49.1	Gm9/Bb
01:27	M49.2	Eb9/Bb
01:27	M49.3	Dsus4
01:28	M50.1	F6/9/A
01:28	M50.2	Dm9/C
01:29	M50.3	Bbmaj7/A
01:30	M51.1	Bbadd9
01:30	M51.2	Bbmaj9
01:31	M51.3	Aadd9
01:31	M52.1	A11
01:32 - 01:34	M52.2 - M53.2	D
01:34 - 01:36	M53.3 - M54.2	D/A
01:36	M54.3	F7sus4
01:37	M55.1	Cm9/Bb
01:37	M55.2	Gm11/F
01:38	M55.3	Gm11/A
01:39	M56.1	Cm7/Bb
01:39 - 01:40	M56.2 - M56.3	Bb
01:40	M57.1	Cm11/F
01:41	M57.2	F7sus4
01:42	M57.3	Cm11/Bb
01:42	M58.1	Gm11/F
01:43	M58.2	Bbmaj9
01:43 - 01:45	M58.3 - M59.2	Bb
01:45	M59.3	DmMaj7
01:46	M60.1	DmMaj7/A
01:46 - 01:47	M60.2 - M60.3	Dm(add9)/A
01:48	M61.1	A/E
01:48 - 01:49	M61.2 - M61.3	A
01:49	M62.1	DmMaj7/A
01:50 - 01:51	M62.2 - M62.3	Dm/A
01:51	M63.1	Dm11/A
01:52	M63.2	Dm11/E
01:52	M63.3	A7/E
01:53	M64.1	A7
01:54	M64.2	A
01:54	M64.3	D
01:55	M65.1	D7/A
01:55	M65.2	D11
01:56	M65.3	D11/A
01:57	M66.1	Gm7
01:57	M66.2	Cm11/Bb
01:58	M66.3	Gm9
01:58	M67.1	C11/Bb
01:59 - 02:00	M67.2 - M67.3	C7
02:00	M68.1	C11
02:01	M68.2	Fmaj9
02:01	M68.3	Fmaj9/A
02:02	M69.1	Dm11/F
02:03	M69.2	Fadd9/A
02:03	M69.3	Bsus4
02:04	M70.1	B11/F#
02:04	M70.2	Em
02:05	M70.3	E/Ab
02:06 - 02:06	M71.1 - M71.2	A11
02:07	M71.3	A7
02:07	M72.1	C6/G
02:08	M72.2	Cm
02:09	M72.3	Gm11/C
02:09	M73.1	Cm6
02:10	M73.2	GmMaj7/D
02:10	M73.3	D7/A
02:11	M74.1	D
02:12	M74.2	Bbsus2
02:12	M74.3	D7sus2
02:13	M75.1	Gsus2/A
02:13	M75.2	Bbaug/D
02:14	M75.3	Gm(add9)/A
02:15	M76.1	Cm9
02:15	M76.2	Ebmaj7/C
02:16	M76.3	Cm9/G
02:16	M77.1	Daug
02:17	M77.2	Gm(add9)/A
02:18	M77.3	Bb
02:18	M78.1	Bb13/F
02:19	M78.2	Bb9/F
02:19	M78.3	Ebmaj9
02:20	M79.1	Bb6
02:21	M79.2	Ebmaj7
02:21	M79.3	F/A
02:22	M80.1	F13/D
02:22	M80.2	Fmaj7/A
02:23	M80.3	Fadd9/G
02:24	M81.1	Bbmaj7
02:24	M81.2	Dm(add9)/E
02:25	M81.3	Bb6/F
02:25	M82.1	Gm9/A
02:26	M82.2	Eb9/Bb
02:27	M82.3	Em7/D
02:27	M83.1	Dm11/A
02:28	M83.2	Dm9/C
02:28	M83.3	DmMaj7/A
02:29	M84.1	Bb
02:30	M84.2	Gm9/Bb
02:30 - 02:31	M84.3 - M85.1	A7

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

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