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No Surprises - Radiohead

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70 BPM 4:03 F Major 2 tracks 1035 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.

70 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo70 BPM
Duration4:03
Tracks2
Notes1035
Key / ScaleF Major
Pitch rangeA#1 (34) - C6 (84)
Range span50 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
FF5FF5FF5BbmGm7/BbFF5
00:00 - 01:00
Early middle
F5Gm(add9)/AF11/BbBb5Gm(add9)/BbGm9/BbGm(add9)/BbGm9GmGm7
01:00 - 02:01
Late middle
Bbm/FFsus2AmF/AAmF/AFF5Bbm/FFsus2
02:01 - 03:02
Ending
Bbm6Fm11/BbGm7b5/FGGmGm9C7sus4/GBbmF7sus4/BbBb5
03:02 - 04:03

Description & Musical Analysis

No Surprises from Radiohead's album OK Computer, composed by the band, featuring Thom Yorke

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic Fadd9 chord on guitar to capture the song's melancholic mood, or emphasize the F melody on piano or wind instruments

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
F Major
Pitch Range
A#1 (34) - C6 (84)
Total Notes
1035

Note Distribution

C
223 21.5%
C#
25 2.4%
D
21 2.0%
Eb
1 0.1%
E
37 3.6%
F
226 21.8%
F#
0 0.0%
G
142 13.7%
Ab
2 0.2%
A
179 17.3%
Bb
179 17.3%
B
0 0.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano619
Pianoacoustic grand piano416

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1F
00:00M1.2F5
00:01M1.3F
00:02M1.4F5
00:03M2.1F
00:04M2.2F5
00:05M2.3Bbm
00:06M2.4Gm7/Bb
00:06M3.1F
00:07M3.2F5
00:08M3.3F
00:09M3.4F5
00:10M4.1F
00:11M4.2F5
00:12M4.3Bbm
00:12M4.4Gm7/Bb
00:13M5.1F
00:14M5.2F5
00:15M5.3F
00:16M5.4F5
00:17M6.1F
00:18M6.2F5
00:18M6.3Bbm
00:19M6.4Gm7/Bb
00:20M7.1F
00:21M7.2F5
00:22M7.3F
00:23M7.4F5
00:24M8.1F
00:24M8.2F5
00:25M8.3Bbm
00:26M8.4Gm9/A
00:27 - 00:28M9.1 - M9.2F
00:29M9.3F/C
00:30M9.4F5
00:30M10.1F
00:31 - 00:32M10.2 - M10.3Fadd9
00:33M10.4F
00:34M11.1Gm(add9)/Bb
00:35M11.2F11/Bb
00:36 - 00:36M11.3 - M11.4Bb5
00:37M12.1Gm(add9)/Bb
00:38 - 00:39M12.2 - M12.3Gm9/Bb
00:40M12.4Bb5
00:41M13.1Gm
00:42M13.2Gm7
00:42M13.3Gm7/F
00:43M13.4G7sus2
00:44M14.1C11
00:45M14.2Csus4
00:46M14.3Fadd9/C
00:47M14.4Am7/C
00:48 - 00:49M15.1 - M15.3F
00:50M15.4F5
00:51M16.1F
00:52M16.2F5
00:53M16.3Bbm
00:54M16.4Gm9/A
00:54 - 00:55M17.1 - M17.2F
00:56M17.3F/C
00:57M17.4F5
00:58M18.1F
00:59 - 01:00M18.2 - M18.3Fadd9
01:00M18.4F5
01:01M19.1Gm(add9)/A
01:02M19.2F11/Bb
01:03 - 01:04M19.3 - M19.4Bb5
01:05M20.1Gm(add9)/Bb
01:06M20.2Gm9/Bb
01:06M20.3Gm(add9)/Bb
01:07M20.4Gm9
01:08M21.1Gm
01:09M21.2Gm7
01:10M21.3Gm7/F
01:11M21.4G7sus2
01:12M22.1C11
01:12M22.2Csus4
01:13M22.3Fadd9/C
01:14M22.4Am7/C
01:15 - 01:17M23.1 - M23.3F
01:18M23.4F5
01:18M24.1F
01:19M24.2F5
01:20M24.3Bbm
01:21M24.4Gm9/Bb
01:22 - 01:23M25.1 - M25.2F
01:24M25.3F/C
01:24M25.4F5
01:25M26.1F
01:26 - 01:27M26.2 - M26.3Fadd9
01:28M26.4F
01:29M27.1Gm(add9)/Bb
01:30M27.2F11/Bb
01:30 - 01:31M27.3 - M27.4Bb5
01:32M28.1Gm(add9)/Bb
01:33 - 01:34M28.2 - M28.3Gm9/Bb
01:35M28.4Bb5
01:36 - 01:38M29.1 - M29.4Gm11
01:39M30.1C7
01:40M30.2Fmaj9/C
01:41M30.3C7sus4
01:42M30.4C7sus4/G
01:42 - 01:45M31.1 - M31.4Gm11
01:46M32.1C7
01:47M32.2C11
01:48M32.3Csus4
01:48M32.4C/G
01:49 - 01:52M33.1 - M33.4Gm11
01:53M34.1C7
01:54M34.2Fmaj9/C
01:54 - 01:55M34.3 - M34.4C7sus4
01:56M35.1Am
01:57M35.2F/A
01:58M35.3Am
01:59M35.4F/A
02:00M36.1F
02:00M36.2F5
02:01M36.3Bbm/F
02:02M36.4Fsus2
02:03M37.1Am
02:04M37.2F/A
02:05M37.3Am
02:06M37.4F/A
02:06M38.1F
02:07M38.2F5
02:08M38.3Bbm/F
02:09M38.4Fsus2
02:10M39.1Am
02:11M39.2F/A
02:12M39.3Am
02:12M39.4F/A
02:13M40.1Am
02:14 - 02:15M40.2 - M40.3F11/Bb
02:16M40.4Fmaj7/A
02:17M41.1A5
02:18M41.2Fmaj7/A
02:18 - 02:19M41.3 - M41.4Bbmaj7/A
02:20M42.1A5
02:21M42.2F11/Bb
02:22M42.3Gm(add9)/A
02:23M42.4F11/A
02:24 - 02:26M43.1 - M43.4Gm11
02:27M44.1C7
02:28M44.2C11
02:29M44.3Csus4
02:30M44.4Csus4/G
02:30 - 02:33M45.1 - M45.4Gm11
02:34M46.1C7
02:35M46.2C11
02:36M46.3Csus4
02:36M46.4Csus4/G
02:37 - 02:40M47.1 - M47.4Gm11
02:41M48.1C7sus2/Bb
02:42M48.2C6
02:42M48.3C7
02:43M48.4C7sus4
02:44 - 02:48M49.1 - M50.1F
02:48M50.2F5
02:49M50.3Bbm
02:50M50.4Gm7/Bb
02:51 - 02:52M51.1 - M51.2C
02:53M51.3C5
02:54M51.4C7sus4
02:54M52.1Bbm
02:55M52.2Bbm6
02:56M52.3Abmaj9/Bb
02:57M52.4Bbm
02:58 - 02:59M53.1 - M53.2C
03:00M53.3C5
03:00M53.4C
03:01M54.1Bbm
03:02M54.2Bbm6
03:03M54.3Fm11/Bb
03:04M54.4Gm7b5/F
03:05M55.1G
03:06M55.2Gm
03:06M55.3Gm9
03:07M55.4C7sus4/G
03:08M56.1Bbm
03:09M56.2F7sus4/Bb
03:10M56.3Bb5
03:11M56.4Bbm6
03:12 - 03:15M57.1 - M58.1F
03:16M58.2Fsus4
03:17M58.3F11
03:18M58.4F
03:18M59.1Bbmaj9
03:19M59.2F11/Bb
03:20M59.3Bbmaj9/A
03:21M59.4F11/Bb
03:22M60.1Gm(add9)/Bb
03:23M60.2Bb5
03:24M60.3Gm(add9)/Bb
03:24M60.4F11/Bb
03:25 - 03:28M61.1 - M61.4Gm11
03:29M62.1C7
03:30M62.2C11
03:30M62.3Csus4
03:31M62.4C/G
03:32 - 03:35M63.1 - M63.4Gm11
03:36M64.1C7
03:36M64.2C11
03:37M64.3Csus4
03:38M64.4C/G
03:39 - 03:42M65.1 - M65.4Gm11
03:42M66.1C7sus2/Bb
03:43M66.2C6
03:44M66.3C7
03:45M66.4C7sus4
03:46M67.1F
03:47M67.2F5
03:48M67.3F
03:48M67.4F5
03:49M68.1Am/C
03:50M68.2Csus4
03:51M68.3Bbm(add9)
03:52M68.4Bbm6
03:53M69.1Am
03:54M69.2F/A
03:54M69.3Am

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