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Music Madness - Donkey Kong Country Returns

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126 BPM 2:04 E Minor 1 tracks 890 notes
Donkey Kong Country Returns
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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.

126 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo126 BPM
Duration2:04
Tracks1
Notes890
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeE2 (40) - A6 (93)
Range span53 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
EDsus2/EDsus2Asus4/EEsus4E5C/ECadd9/ECadd9Cadd9/E
00:00 - 00:31
Pre-Chorus
Cadd9/ED9/EAm/EAm/CC6/EC/ECC/ED9/ADadd9/A
00:31 - 01:02
Chorus
E5Em(add9)Bsus4/EEm9Bsus4/EF#m7/EAm7D7/CGsus4/CD7/C
01:02 - 01:33
Bridge
Dadd9/EDsus2/ECmaj9/EAm9Em(add9)Dsus2/EAm(add9)/EEm(add9)/GEm9Dsus2/E
01:33 - 02:04

Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Music Madness - Donkey Kong Country Returns with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Donkey Kong Country Returns and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Music Madness - Donkey Kong Country Returns 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: 126 BPM
  • Key / scale: E Minor
  • Note count: 890
  • Duration: 2:04

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.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Donkey Kong Country Returns, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
E2 (40) - A6 (93)
Total Notes
890

Note Distribution

C
93 10.4%
C#
0 0.0%
D
88 9.9%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
340 38.2%
F
0 0.0%
F#
89 10.0%
G
75 8.4%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
133 14.9%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
72 8.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano890

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:01M1.1 - M1.4E
00:01 - 00:02M2.1 - M2.2Dsus2/E
00:02M2.3Dsus2
00:03M2.4Asus4/E
00:03 - 00:05M3.1 - M3.4Esus4
00:05 - 00:06M4.1 - M4.3E5
00:07 - 00:08M4.4 - M5.3C/E
00:09 - 00:09M5.4 - M6.1Cadd9/E
00:10M6.2Cadd9
00:10M6.3Cadd9/E
00:10 - 00:11M6.4 - M7.1Am/E
00:11M7.2Am/C
00:12M7.3C6/E
00:12 - 00:13M7.4 - M8.1C/E
00:13M8.2C
00:14M8.3D9/E
00:14M8.4Dadd9/E
00:15M9.1Dadd9/F#
00:15 - 00:16M9.2 - M9.4Dadd9/E
00:17 - 00:17M10.1 - M10.2D
00:18 - 00:18M10.3 - M10.4Dadd9/E
00:19M11.1D/F#
00:19M11.2Dadd9/F#
00:20 - 00:21M11.3 - M12.2Esus2
00:21M12.3E
00:22M12.4Am(add9)/E
00:22M13.1Gmaj9/B
00:23M13.2Dadd9/E
00:23M13.3E
00:24M13.4Am9
00:24M14.1Em(add9)/F#
00:25M14.2Em7
00:25M14.3Cmaj9/E
00:26M14.4Gmaj9/A
00:26M15.1Em9
00:27M15.2E
00:27M15.3Am9/E
00:28M15.4F#m7/A
00:28M16.1Em9/F#
00:29 - 00:30M16.2 - M17.1C/E
00:30 - 00:31M17.2 - M17.4Cadd9/E
00:32M18.1D9/E
00:32 - 00:33M18.2 - M18.3Am/E
00:33M18.4Am/C
00:34M19.1C6/E
00:34M19.2C/E
00:35M19.3C
00:35M19.4C/E
00:36M20.1D9/A
00:36M20.2Dadd9/A
00:37 - 00:37M20.3 - M20.4Dadd9/F#
00:38M21.1Dadd9/A
00:38M21.2D/A
00:39M21.3D/F#
00:39M21.4Gmaj9/F#
00:40 - 00:40M22.1 - M22.2Dadd9/E
00:40M22.3D/F#
00:41M22.4Dadd9/F#
00:41 - 00:43M23.1 - M23.4Dadd9/E
00:43M24.1E
00:44M24.2Am(add9)/B
00:44M24.3Gmaj9
00:45M24.4E
00:45M25.1Cmaj7/E
00:46M25.2Gadd9/A
00:46M25.3Em9
00:47M25.4Dadd9/E
00:47M26.1Cmaj9/E
00:48M26.2Gmaj9/B
00:48M26.3Em9
00:49M26.4E
00:49M27.1Esus4
00:50M27.2Em(add9)/F#
00:50M27.3Em9/F#
00:50M27.4A5
00:51M28.1Am(add9)
00:51M28.2Gmaj9/A
00:52M28.3Dadd9/A
00:52M28.4A
00:53M29.1Am9
00:53M29.2F#m7/A
00:54M29.3Cmaj9/E
00:54M29.4Dsus2/E
00:55M30.1Am9
00:55M30.2Em(add9)/F#
00:56M30.3Cadd9/E
00:56M30.4E5
00:57M31.1F#m7/E
00:57M31.2E
00:58M31.3Cadd9
00:58 - 00:59M31.4 - M32.2C
01:00M32.3Bm7/A
01:00M32.4Asus4
01:00 - 01:01M33.1 - M33.2A5
01:01 - 01:02M33.3 - M33.4E5
01:02M34.1Em(add9)
01:03M34.2Bsus4/E
01:03M34.3Em9
01:04M34.4Bsus4/E
01:04M35.1F#m7/E
01:05M35.2Am7
01:05M35.3D7/C
01:06M35.4Gsus4/C
01:06M36.1D7/C
01:07M36.2Am(add9)/C
01:07M36.3A
01:08 - 01:09M36.4 - M37.2Asus4
01:09 - 01:13M37.3 - M39.3E
01:13M39.4Am9/C
01:14M40.1Em(add9)
01:14M40.2Dsus2/E
01:15M40.3Am(add9)/E
01:15M40.4Gsus2
01:16M41.1Em9
01:16M41.2Dsus2/E
01:17M41.3Am(add9)/E
01:17M41.4Em(add9)/G
01:18M42.1D9/E
01:18M42.2E
01:19M42.3Em(add9)
01:19M42.4Em9
01:20 - 01:21M43.1 - M43.4C/E
01:21 - 01:22M44.1 - M44.2Cadd9/E
01:22M44.3Cadd9
01:23M44.4Cadd9/E
01:23M45.1F#m7b5/E
01:24M45.2Am/E
01:24M45.3Am/C
01:25M45.4Am/E
01:25 - 01:26M46.1 - M46.2C/E
01:26M46.3C
01:27M46.4Am7/G
01:27M47.1Dadd9/A
01:28 - 01:28M47.2 - M47.3Dadd9/F#
01:29M47.4Dadd9/A
01:29M48.1D/A
01:30M48.2D
01:30M48.3Gmaj9/F#
01:30M48.4Em9
01:31M49.1Dadd9/E
01:31 - 01:32M49.2 - M49.3D/F#
01:32 - 01:34M49.4 - M50.3Dadd9/E
01:34M50.4Dsus2/E
01:35M51.1Cmaj9/E
01:35M51.2Am9
01:36M51.3Em(add9)
01:36M51.4Dsus2/E
01:37M52.1Am(add9)/E
01:37M52.2Em(add9)/G
01:38M52.3Em9
01:38M52.4Dsus2/E
01:39M53.1Am9/E
01:39M53.2F#m7/A
01:40M53.3D9/E
01:40M53.4E
01:40M54.1Gmaj9
01:41M54.2Dadd9/E
01:41M54.3F#m7b5/A
01:42M54.4Asus4
01:42M55.1Am9/B
01:43M55.2F#m7/A
01:43M55.3D9/A
01:44M55.4A
01:44M56.1Gmaj9/B
01:45M56.2Am9
01:45M56.3Dsus2/E
01:46M56.4Am(add9)/E
01:46M57.1Gmaj9
01:47M57.2Dadd9/E
01:47M57.3C/E
01:48M57.4Esus4
01:48M58.1Em(add9)
01:49M58.2Cadd9/E
01:49 - 01:50M58.3 - M59.1C
01:50M59.2Am/C
01:51M59.3Bm7/A
01:51M59.4Asus4
01:52M60.1A5
01:52M60.2Esus4
01:53M60.3E5
01:53M60.4Esus2
01:54M61.1Em7
01:54M61.2Em(add9)
01:55M61.3Em7
01:55M61.4Em(add9)
01:56M62.1F#m7/A
01:56M62.2Am7/C
01:57M62.3D7/C
01:57M62.4C5
01:58M63.1Csus2
01:58 - 01:59M63.2 - M63.3A
01:59 - 02:00M63.4 - M64.1Asus4
02:00 - 02:03M64.2 - M66.1E