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Once Upon a December - Anastasia

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138 BPM 2:34 G Major 3 tracks 1516 notes
Anastasia
Image: Craig Murphy from Scotland·CC BY 2.0

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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.

138 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo138 BPM
Duration2:34
Tracks3
Notes1516
Key / ScaleG Major
Pitch rangeG0 (19) - C#7 (97)
Range span78 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
BBm/DB5/F#F#DF#BBm/DB5/F#F#
00:00 - 00:38
Early middle
F#sus4/BBbdimF#7BbaugBB5F#sus4B7sus4/EEm11Em
00:38 - 01:17
Late middle
FF/CAbFmGCm/GCm/EbD/F#D7/F#D7
01:17 - 01:55
Ending
Ab/EbC#7/FFaugF#5F#mAA6Absus4C#m/AbAbsus4
01:55 - 02:34

Description & Musical Analysis

Once Upon a December from the animated film Anastasia, composed by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the B and F# chords to capture the song's waltz-like rhythm on piano or guitar.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
G Major
Pitch Range
G0 (19) - C#7 (97)
Total Notes
1516

Note Distribution

C
158 10.4%
C#
131 8.6%
D
100 6.6%
Eb
85 5.6%
E
96 6.3%
F
75 4.9%
F#
205 13.5%
G
216 14.2%
Ab
146 9.6%
A
72 4.7%
Bb
40 2.6%
B
192 12.7%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Anyaflute124
Music Boxcelesta1348
Chorussynthstrings 244

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1B
00:00M1.2Bm/D
00:00M1.3B5/F#
00:01M2.1F#
00:01M2.2D
00:02M2.3F#
00:02M3.1B
00:03M3.2Bm/D
00:03M3.3B5/F#
00:03M4.1F#
00:04M4.2D
00:04M4.3F#
00:05M5.1B
00:05M5.2G/B
00:06M5.3B5
00:06M6.1F#sus4
00:06M6.2Gmaj7/D
00:07M6.3F#
00:07M7.1B
00:08M7.2G/B
00:08M7.3B5
00:09M8.1F#sus4
00:09M8.2Gmaj7/D
00:10M8.3F#
00:10M9.1Bsus2/C#
00:10M9.2Em6
00:11M9.3F#sus4
00:11M10.1F#
00:12M10.2F#7/E
00:12M10.3F#
00:13M11.1Bsus2/C#
00:13M11.2Em6
00:13M11.3F#sus4
00:14M12.1F#
00:14M12.2F#7/E
00:15M12.3F#
00:15M13.1B
00:16M13.2G/B
00:16M13.3B5
00:16M14.1F#sus4
00:17M14.2Gmaj7/F#
00:17M14.3F#
00:18M15.1B
00:18M15.2G/B
00:19M15.3B5
00:19M16.1F#sus4
00:20M16.2Gmaj7/F#
00:20M16.3F#
00:20M17.1B5
00:21M17.2Bm/F#
00:21M17.3G/B
00:22M18.1F#/C#
00:22M18.2F#
00:23M18.3F#/C#
00:23M19.1B7/Eb
00:23M19.2B7/A
00:24M19.3Ebaug
00:24M20.1E
00:25M20.2Em
00:25M20.3Em/B
00:26M21.1G
00:26 - 00:26M21.2 - M21.3G6
00:27M22.1F#
00:27M22.2Bm/D
00:28M22.3Bm
00:28M23.1G6
00:29M23.2G6/E
00:29M23.3G6
00:30 - 00:30M24.1 - M24.2F#
00:30M24.3F#7sus2
00:31M25.1B5
00:31M25.2Bm/F#
00:32M25.3G/B
00:32M26.1F#/C#
00:33M26.2F#
00:33M26.3F#/C#
00:33M27.1B/Eb
00:34M27.2B7/F#
00:34M27.3B
00:35 - 00:35M28.1 - M28.2E
00:36M28.3E7
00:36M29.1G
00:36M29.2G6
00:37M29.3G6/B
00:37M30.1F#
00:38M30.2Bm/F#
00:38M30.3F#sus4/B
00:39M31.1Bbdim
00:39M31.2F#7
00:40M31.3Bbaug
00:40M32.1B
00:40M32.2B5
00:41M32.3F#sus4
00:41M33.1B7sus4/E
00:42M33.2Em11
00:42M33.3Em
00:43M34.1B7sus4
00:43M34.2Gmaj9/B
00:43M34.3Em/B
00:44M35.1Gmaj7/B
00:44M35.2G/B
00:45M35.3Bm
00:45M36.1Bm/F#
00:46 - 00:46M36.2 - M36.3D/F#
00:46M37.1C#dim/G
00:47M37.2Em6/C#
00:47M37.3C#7sus4
00:48M38.1F#
00:48M38.2F#m
00:49M38.3GmMaj7/F#
00:49M39.1G/B
00:50M39.2Gmaj9/B
00:50M39.3Gmaj7/B
00:50 - 00:51M40.1 - M40.3B/Eb
00:52M41.1B7sus4/E
00:52M41.2Em11
00:53M41.3Em
00:53M42.1B7sus4
00:53M42.2Gmaj9/B
00:54M42.3Em/B
00:54M43.1Gmaj7/B
00:55M43.2G/B
00:55M43.3Bm
00:56M44.1D6
00:56M44.2Bm/D
00:56M44.3D
00:57M45.1C#7/G
00:57M45.2G7/F
00:58M45.3G7
00:58M46.1C#7/G
00:59M46.2G7/F
00:59M46.3G7
01:00 - 01:00M47.1 - M47.2F#
01:00M47.3Em(add9)/F#
01:01M48.1F#7sus4
01:01M48.2Em9/F#
01:02M48.3F#
01:02M49.1C5
01:03M49.2Cm
01:03M49.3Ab/C
01:03M50.1Dsus4
01:04M50.2G/D
01:04M50.3Dsus4
01:05 - 01:05M51.1 - M51.2C7/E
01:06M51.3Eaug
01:06M52.1F
01:06M52.2Fm7
01:07M52.3Ab6/F
01:07M53.1Ab
01:08M53.2Ab6
01:08M53.3Ab6/C
01:09M54.1G
01:09M54.2Cm/G
01:10M54.3Gsus4/C
01:10M55.1Ab6
01:10M55.2Ab6/F
01:11M55.3Ab6/C
01:11 - 01:12M56.1 - M56.2G
01:12M56.3G7sus2/F
01:13M57.1C5
01:13M57.2Cm
01:13M57.3Ab/C
01:14M58.1Dsus4
01:14M58.2G/D
01:15M58.3Dsus4
01:15 - 01:16M59.1 - M59.3C11/E
01:16 - 01:17M60.1 - M60.2F
01:17M60.3F/C
01:18 - 01:18M61.1 - M61.2Ab
01:19M61.3Fm
01:19M62.1G
01:20M62.2Cm/G
01:20M62.3Cm/Eb
01:20M63.1D/F#
01:21M63.2D7/F#
01:21M63.3D7
01:22 - 01:22M64.1 - M64.2G
01:23M64.3G7sus2/F
01:23M65.1C5
01:23M65.2Cm
01:24M65.3Ab/C
01:24M66.1Dsus4
01:25M66.2G/D
01:25M66.3Dsus4
01:26 - 01:26M67.1 - M67.3C11/E
01:27 - 01:27M68.1 - M68.2F
01:28M68.3F/C
01:28 - 01:29M69.1 - M69.2Ab
01:29M69.3Fm
01:30M70.1G
01:30M70.2Cm/G
01:30M70.3Cm/Eb
01:31M71.1Bdim
01:31M71.2G7
01:32M71.3Baug
01:32M72.1C
01:33M72.2C5
01:33M72.3Gsus4
01:33M73.1C7sus4/F
01:34M73.2Fm11
01:34M73.3Fm
01:35M74.1C7sus2
01:35M74.2C7sus4
01:36M74.3Fm/C
01:36M75.1Abmaj7/C
01:36M75.2Ab/C
01:37M75.3Cm
01:37M76.1Cm/G
01:38 - 01:38M76.2 - M76.3Eb/G
01:39M77.1Ddim/Ab
01:39M77.2Fm6/D
01:40M77.3D7sus4
01:40 - 01:40M78.1 - M78.2G
01:41M78.3AbmMaj7/G
01:41M79.1Ab/C
01:42 - 01:42M79.2 - M79.3Abmaj7/C
01:43 - 01:43M80.1 - M80.3C/E
01:44M81.1C7sus4/F
01:44M81.2Fm11
01:45M81.3Fm

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