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Moonlight Sonata, 3rd Movement - Ludwig van Beethoven

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120 BPM 8:28 C# Minor 1 tracks 6531 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

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120 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration8:28
Tracks1
Notes6531
Key / ScaleC# Minor
Pitch rangeF1 (29) - E6 (88)
Range span59 semitones

Melody Distribution

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Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
C#mE6/AbC#m/AbC#mC#mMaj7/AbAb/EbAbAb/CC#9/AbC#7/Ab
00:00 - 02:07
Early middle
AbC#m/AbC#mBbm7b5/AbBbdim7/GBbdim7/C#Bbdim7Bbdim7/C#Bbdim7C#dim/G
02:07 - 04:14
Late middle
F#m(add9)/AbE/AbF#m(add9)/AbEmaj9/F#F#m9/AbC#m(add9)/AbAb7/EbAb7/F#F#7sus2/EC#mMaj7/Ab
04:14 - 06:21
Ending
A6/F#A6F#mA6F#m9/AbC#m/EC#m/AbC#m/EC#m/AbC#dim/E
06:21 - 08:28

Description & Musical Analysis

The Moonlight Sonata, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1801, is a renowned classical piece, originally titled 'Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2'

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the C# minor chord to evoke the sonata's dramatic intro on piano or guitar

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.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C# Minor
Pitch Range
F1 (29) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
6531

Note Distribution

C
284 4.3%
C#
1138 17.4%
D
126 1.9%
Eb
868 13.3%
E
600 9.2%
F
109 1.7%
F#
411 6.3%
G
286 4.4%
Ab
1579 24.2%
A
402 6.2%
Bb
258 4.0%
B
470 7.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
A.PIANO 1acoustic grand piano6531

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:02M2.1C#m
00:02M2.2E6/Ab
00:03 - 00:03M2.3 - M2.4C#m/Ab
00:04M3.1C#m
00:04M3.2C#mMaj7/Ab
00:05M3.3Ab/Eb
00:05 - 00:06M3.4 - M4.2Ab
00:07M4.3Ab/C
00:07M4.4C#9/Ab
00:08M5.1C#7/Ab
00:08M5.2C#/Ab
00:09 - 00:09M5.3 - M5.4C#7/Ab
00:10M6.1C#7/B
00:10 - 00:11M6.2 - M6.4A6
00:12 - 00:13M7.1 - M7.3A7
00:13 - 00:14M7.4 - M8.1Ab
00:14M8.2C#m(add9)/Ab
00:15M8.3Ab7
00:15M8.4F#m9/Ab
00:16M9.1C#m11/Ab
00:16M9.2Abmaj7
00:17M9.3Ab
00:17M9.4Absus4
00:18M10.1Ab7sus2
00:18M10.2Ab7sus4
00:19M10.3Emaj9/Ab
00:19M10.4Abmaj7/C
00:20M11.1Ab
00:20M11.2Amaj7/Ab
00:21M11.3Abmaj7
00:21 - 00:23M11.4 - M12.4Ab
00:24M13.1C#m
00:24M13.2C#m/Ab
00:25M13.3C#m
00:25M13.4C#m/Ab
00:26M14.1C#m
00:26M14.2C#m6/Bb
00:27M14.3Bbdim7/G
00:27 - 00:28M14.4 - M15.2Bbdim7/C#
00:29M15.3Bbdim7
00:29M15.4Gdim7/E
00:30M16.1Eb7
00:30M16.2Eb7sus2
00:31 - 00:32M16.3 - M17.1Eb7
00:32M17.2Eb7/Bb
00:33M17.3Abm(add9)/B
00:33M17.4Ab5
00:34M18.1Eb
00:34M18.2Abm/Eb
00:35M18.3Absus2/Bb
00:35M18.4Eb11/Bb
00:36M19.1Eb7/C#
00:36M19.2Eb/Bb
00:37M19.3Bmaj7/Bb
00:37M19.4B6/Ab
00:38M20.1B6/Eb
00:38M20.2AbmMaj7/Eb
00:39M20.3Bmaj7
00:39M20.4Eb
00:40M21.1Eb/G
00:40M21.2Abm
00:41M21.3Ab5
00:41M21.4Abm/Eb
00:42M22.1Abm(add9)/Eb
00:42M22.2Eb7/G
00:43 - 00:43M22.3 - M22.4Eb7
00:44M23.1B6/Eb
00:44M23.2B6/Ab
00:45M23.3B6/Eb
00:45M23.4Bmaj7/G
00:46 - 00:46M24.1 - M24.2Eb/G
00:47M24.3Ab7/Eb
00:47M24.4Ab7/C
00:48M25.1C#m
00:48M25.2Bbm7b5/C#
00:49M25.3Abm11/Bb
00:49 - 00:50M25.4 - M26.1B
00:50M26.2Abdim/B
00:51M26.3E11/Ab
00:51M26.4A
00:52M27.1A7/C#
00:52M27.2AbmMaj7/B
00:53 - 00:53M27.3 - M27.4B6/Ab
00:54 - 00:54M28.1 - M28.2A/C#
00:55M28.3F#m7/A
00:55M28.4Amaj9/B
00:56M29.1F#m9/C#
00:56M29.2Aadd9/C#
00:57M29.3F#m11/B
00:57M29.4F#m11/A
00:58M30.1Bm11/E
00:58M30.2C#m(add9)/E
00:59 - 00:59M30.3 - M30.4Abm
01:00M31.1Bmaj9/C#
01:00M31.2C#m6/Ab
01:01 - 01:01M31.3 - M31.4A/C#
01:02M32.1F#m11/A
01:02M32.2A6/9/B
01:03M32.3Amaj9/C#
01:03M32.4F#m9/A
01:04M33.1Aadd9/B
01:04M33.2F#m11/A
01:05M33.3F#m11/E
01:05M33.4Aadd9
01:06M34.1F#m11/E
01:06M34.2F#m9
01:07M34.3A11/B
01:07M34.4C#m/E
01:08M35.1E7
01:08M35.2Abdim7
01:09M35.3Abm/B
01:09M35.4Ebaug
01:10M36.1Eb7/G
01:10M36.2Abdim
01:11 - 01:11M36.3 - M36.4Abm
01:12M37.1Abm11/Eb
01:12 - 01:13M37.2 - M37.3Eb7
01:13M37.4Abm(add9)/Eb
01:14M38.1B6/Ab
01:14M38.2Abm
01:15M38.3Abm(add9)/Bb
01:15 - 01:16M38.4 - M39.1Eb7
01:16M39.2Abm(add9)/Eb
01:17M39.3Abm/B
01:17M39.4C#7sus2/Ab
01:18M40.1C#m/Ab
01:18 - 01:19M40.2 - M40.3Abm/Eb
01:19M40.4Eb/Bb
01:20M41.1Abm
01:20M41.2Abm/Eb
01:21M41.3Abm11/Eb
01:21M41.4AbmMaj7/G
01:22M42.1C#dim/E
01:22M42.2EmMaj7/Eb
01:23M42.3B6/9
01:23M42.4Abm/Eb
01:24M43.1Abm11/Eb
01:24M43.2C#m9/G
01:25M43.3C#dim
01:25M43.4Eb7/E
01:26M44.1C#7sus2/B
01:26M44.2Abm/B
01:27M44.3C#m
01:27M44.4C#m9/Eb
01:28M45.1B6
01:28M45.2Eb7/Bb
01:29M45.3Eb/G
01:29M45.4Abm/Eb
01:30M46.1A/C#
01:30M46.2A
01:31M46.3Abm
01:31M46.4Ebaug
01:32M47.1Bbdim7/G
01:32M47.2Abm(add9)
01:33 - 01:33M47.3 - M47.4Abm
01:34M48.1Abm/B
01:34M48.2Eb11/Ab
01:35M48.3Eb7sus4
01:35M48.4Eb11
01:36M49.1Abm(add9)
01:36 - 01:37M49.2 - M49.3Ab5/Eb
01:37M49.4Abm
01:38M50.1AbmMaj7
01:38M50.2Eb11/Ab
01:39M50.3Eb7sus4/Bb
01:39M50.4Eb11/Ab
01:40M51.1Ab5
01:40M51.2Absus4
01:41M51.3Eb11/Ab
01:41M51.4Abm(add9)
01:42M52.1Ab5/Eb
01:42M52.2Eb11/Ab
01:43M52.3Absus2
01:43 - 01:44M52.4 - M53.2Abm
01:45M53.3Ab7
01:45 - 01:46M53.4 - M54.1Ab7/F#
01:46M54.2C#m
01:47 - 01:47M54.3 - M54.4C#m/Ab
01:48M55.1C#m
01:48M55.2C#m/Ab
01:49M55.3C#m
01:49M55.4Ab/C
01:50M56.1Ab
01:50M56.2Ab/C
01:51M56.3Ab
01:51M56.4Ab/C
01:52M57.1C#9/Ab
01:52M57.2C#7/Ab
01:53M57.3C#7/B
01:53M57.4C#7/Ab
01:54 - 01:54M58.1 - M58.2C#7/B
01:55M58.3F#m(add9)/A
01:55 - 01:56M58.4 - M59.1A6
01:56 - 01:57M59.2 - M59.4A7
01:58M60.1Abmaj7/C#
01:58M60.2Ab
01:59M60.3Eb7sus4/Ab
01:59M60.4Ab7
02:00M61.1Ab7sus4
02:00M61.2F#m9/Ab
02:01M61.3C#m(add9)/Eb
02:01M61.4Ab
02:02M62.1Absus4
02:02M62.2C#m11/Ab
02:03M62.3Ab7sus4
02:03M62.4F#m9/Ab
02:04M63.1C#m(add9)/E
02:04M63.2Abmaj7
02:05M63.3Amaj7/Ab
02:05M63.4Abmaj7
02:06 - 02:07M64.1 - M64.4Ab
02:08 - 02:10M65.2 - M66.1C#m/Ab
02:10M66.2C#m
02:11M66.3Bbm7b5/Ab
02:11M66.4Bbdim7/G
02:12M67.1Bbdim7/C#
02:12M67.2Bbdim7
02:13M67.3Bbdim7/C#
02:13M67.4Bbdim7
02:14M68.1C#dim/G

The table shows the first 220 chord changes. The player keeps the complete MIDI performance available for listening and visual practice.