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Ridley's Hideout - Metroid

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76 BPM 0:50 F# Major 1 tracks 550 notes
Metroid
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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.

76 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo76 BPM
Duration0:50
Tracks1
Notes550
Key / ScaleF# Major
Pitch rangeD#2 (39) - F5 (77)
Range span38 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
C7/EF#9/EBb9Bb9/DAb9/CBb9/CAb9/F#F#9/EBb9/CBb9/Ab
00:00 - 00:12
Early middle
C#9/EbB9/AA9/GC#9/BC#9C#9/EbC#9/BC#9B9/AC7/E
00:12 - 00:25
Late middle
F#9/EBb9Bb9/DBb9/CAb9/F#F#9/EBb9/CBb9/AbAb9/F#B9/Eb
00:25 - 00:37
Ending
C#9/EbB9/AA9/GC#9/BC#9C#9/EbC#9/BC#9B9/AB7/A
00:37 - 00:50

Description & Musical Analysis

Ridley's Hideout from the Metroid series, composed by Hirokazu Tanaka. This song is a classic video game track.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the intro on piano with a strong C7/E chord, emphasizing the bass line to create tension.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
F# Major
Pitch Range
D#2 (39) - F5 (77)
Total Notes
550

Note Distribution

C
68 12.4%
C#
68 12.4%
D
34 6.2%
Eb
68 12.4%
E
4 0.7%
F
32 5.8%
F#
36 6.5%
G
2 0.4%
Ab
68 12.4%
A
36 6.5%
Bb
66 12.0%
B
68 12.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano550

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1C7/E
00:00M1.2F#9/E
00:01M1.3Bb9
00:02M1.4Bb9/D
00:03M2.1Ab9/C
00:03 - 00:05M2.2 - M2.4Bb9/C
00:06M3.1Ab9/F#
00:07M3.2F#9/E
00:07M3.3Bb9/C
00:08M3.4Bb9/Ab
00:09 - 00:11M4.1 - M4.4Ab9/F#
00:12M5.1B9/Eb
00:13M5.2C#9/Eb
00:14M5.3B9/A
00:15M5.4A9/G
00:15 - 00:18M6.1 - M6.4C#9/B
00:18M7.1C#9
00:19M7.2C#9/Eb
00:20M7.3C#9/B
00:21M7.4C#9
00:22 - 00:24M8.1 - M8.4B9/A
00:25M9.1C7/E
00:26M9.2F#9/E
00:26M9.3Bb9
00:27M9.4Bb9/D
00:28 - 00:30M10.1 - M10.4Bb9/C
00:31M11.1Ab9/F#
00:32M11.2F#9/E
00:33M11.3Bb9/C
00:33M11.4Bb9/Ab
00:34 - 00:37M12.1 - M12.4Ab9/F#
00:37M13.1B9/Eb
00:38M13.2C#9/Eb
00:39M13.3B9/A
00:40M13.4A9/G
00:41 - 00:43M14.1 - M14.4C#9/B
00:44M15.1C#9
00:45M15.2C#9/Eb
00:45M15.3C#9/B
00:46M15.4C#9
00:47 - 00:49M16.1 - M16.4B9/A
00:50M17.1B7/A