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Runaway - Kanye West

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160 BPM 2:51 E Major 2 tracks 1248 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.

160 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo160 BPM
Duration2:51
Tracks2
Notes1248
Key / ScaleE Major
Pitch rangeA1 (33) - E6 (88)
Range span55 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EEbC#AAbEEbsus4Abm/EbEbsus4Abm/Eb
00:00 - 00:42
Early middle
Esus4/AAA5AEsus4/AAA5C#m/AbE11/AbA
00:42 - 01:25
Late middle
C#m11/EC#m/EC#mC#m11F#m9/C#A5A/EAadd9/C#Amaj7/C#E6
01:25 - 02:08
Ending
EC#m/EEC#m/EEC#m/EEC#m7/EEC#m7/B
02:08 - 02:51

Description & Musical Analysis

Runaway, a song by Kanye West from his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, composed by Kanye West and arranged by Alex Patience

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the Eb and Ab chords to capture the song's emotive essence 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
E Major
Pitch Range
A1 (33) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
1248

Note Distribution

C
0 0.0%
C#
228 18.3%
D
0 0.0%
Eb
130 10.4%
E
329 26.4%
F
0 0.0%
F#
29 2.3%
G
0 0.0%
Ab
302 24.2%
A
67 5.4%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
163 13.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano567
Pianoacoustic grand piano681

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:06M1.3 - M5.2E
00:06 - 00:12M5.3 - M9.2Eb
00:12 - 00:18M9.3 - M13.2C#
00:18 - 00:21M13.3 - M15.2A
00:21 - 00:22M15.3 - M16.2Ab
00:23 - 00:29M16.3 - M20.4E
00:30M21.1Ebsus4
00:30M21.2Abm/Eb
00:30M21.3Ebsus4
00:31M21.4Abm/Eb
00:31M22.1Ebsus4
00:31M22.2Abm/Eb
00:32M22.3Ebsus4
00:32M22.4Abm/Eb
00:33M23.1Ebsus4
00:33M23.2Abm/Eb
00:33M23.3Ebsus4
00:34M23.4Abm/Eb
00:34M24.1Ebsus4
00:34M24.2Abm/Eb
00:35M24.3Ebsus4
00:35M24.4Abm/Eb
00:36 - 00:36M25.1 - M25.3C#m
00:37M25.4E6/C#
00:37 - 00:38M26.1 - M26.3C#m
00:38M26.4E6/C#
00:39 - 00:39M27.1 - M27.3C#m
00:40M27.4E6/C#
00:40 - 00:41M28.1 - M28.3C#m
00:41M28.4E6/C#
00:42M29.1A
00:42M29.2A5
00:42M29.3A
00:43M29.4Esus4/A
00:43M30.1A
00:43M30.2A5
00:44M30.3A
00:44M30.4Esus4/A
00:45M31.1A
00:45M31.2A5
00:45M31.3C#m/Ab
00:46M31.4E11/Ab
00:46M32.1A
00:46M32.2A5
00:47 - 00:49M32.3 - M33.4E
00:49M34.2Ab
00:50M34.3E5
00:50M34.4Abm/B
00:51M35.1E11/Ab
00:51M35.2Abm
00:51M35.3E/Ab
00:52M35.4Abm/B
00:52M36.1E11/Ab
00:52M36.2Abm
00:53M36.3C#sus2/Eb
00:53M36.4Abm/B
00:54M37.1Ebsus4
00:54M37.2Abm/Eb
00:54M37.3Ebsus4/Ab
00:55M37.4Abm
00:55M38.1Ebsus4/Ab
00:55M38.2Abm
00:56M38.3Ebm11/Ab
00:56M38.4Abm7/B
00:57M39.1Emaj9/Ab
00:57M39.2Eadd9/Ab
00:57M39.3Ebm11/F#
00:58M39.4E/Ab
00:58M40.1Ebm11/Ab
00:58M40.2Abm7
00:59M40.3C#m
00:59M40.4E
01:00M41.1C#m/E
01:00M41.2E
01:00M41.3C#m/E
01:01M41.4E
01:01M42.1C#m/E
01:01M42.2E
01:02M42.3C#m7/E
01:02M42.4E
01:03M43.1C#m7/B
01:03M43.2E/Ab
01:03M43.3C#m7/E
01:04M43.4E
01:04M44.1C#m7/E
01:04M44.2Amaj7/E
01:05M44.3A
01:05M44.4Esus4
01:06M45.1C#m/E
01:06M45.2Esus4
01:06M45.3C#m/E
01:07M45.4Esus4
01:07M46.1C#m/E
01:07M46.2Esus4
01:08M46.3C#m7/E
01:08M46.4Esus4/A
01:09M47.1C#m7/B
01:09M47.2E11
01:09M47.3C#m7/E
01:10M47.4E11
01:10M48.1C#m7/E
01:10M48.2Aadd9/E
01:11M48.3E5
01:11M48.4E/B
01:12 - 01:13M49.1 - M50.2E
01:14 - 01:14M50.3 - M50.4E/Ab
01:15 - 01:15M51.1 - M51.2E
01:15M51.3E/Ab
01:16M51.4E
01:16M52.1E/Ab
01:16M52.2C#m9/E
01:17M52.3Eb
01:17 - 01:18M52.4 - M53.1Abm/Eb
01:18 - 01:18M53.2 - M53.3Emaj7/Eb
01:19M53.4Emaj9/Eb
01:19M54.1Emaj7/Eb
01:19M54.2Abm7/Eb
01:20 - 01:20M54.3 - M54.4C#m9/Eb
01:21M55.1C#7sus2/Eb
01:21 - 01:22M55.2 - M55.4C#m9/Ab
01:22M56.1Abm7
01:22M56.2Emaj9/Eb
01:23M56.3C#m
01:23M56.4C#m/E
01:24 - 01:25M57.1 - M57.4C#m
01:25M58.1C#m11
01:25M58.2C#m11/E
01:26 - 01:26M58.3 - M58.4C#m/E
01:27 - 01:28M59.1 - M59.4C#m
01:28M60.1C#m11
01:28M60.2F#m9/C#
01:29M60.3A5
01:29M60.4A/E
01:30 - 01:30M61.1 - M61.3Aadd9/C#
01:31M61.4Amaj7/C#
01:31 - 01:31M62.1 - M62.2E6
01:32 - 01:33M62.3 - M63.1B
01:33M63.2Ab
01:33 - 01:34M63.3 - M63.4F#5/C#
01:34 - 01:34M64.1 - M64.2Abm/B
01:35 - 01:40M64.3 - M68.2E
01:41M68.3Ebsus4
01:41M68.4Abm/Eb
01:42M69.1Ebsus4
01:42M69.2Abm/Eb
01:42M69.3Ebsus4
01:43M69.4Abm/Eb
01:43M70.1Ebsus4
01:43M70.2Abm/Eb
01:44M70.3Ebsus4
01:44M70.4Abm/Eb
01:45M71.1Ebsus4
01:45M71.2Abm/Eb
01:45M71.3Ebsus4
01:46M71.4Abm/Eb
01:46M72.1Ebsus4
01:46M72.2Abm/Eb
01:47 - 01:48M72.3 - M73.1C#m
01:48M73.2E6/C#
01:48 - 01:49M73.3 - M74.1C#m
01:49M74.2E6/C#
01:50 - 01:51M74.3 - M75.1C#m
01:51M75.2E6/C#
01:51 - 01:52M75.3 - M76.1C#m
01:52M76.2E6/C#
01:53M76.3A
01:53M76.4A5
01:54M77.1A
01:54M77.2Esus4/A
01:54M77.3A
01:55M77.4A5
01:55M78.1A
01:55M78.2Esus4/A
01:56M78.3A
01:56M78.4A5
01:57M79.1C#m/Ab
01:57M79.2E11/Ab
01:57M79.3A
01:58M79.4A5
01:58M80.1E
01:58M80.2E/Ab
01:59M80.3E5
01:59M80.4Abm/B
02:00M81.1E11/Ab
02:00M81.2Abm
02:00M81.3E/Ab
02:01M81.4Abm/B
02:01M82.1E11/Ab
02:01M82.2Abm
02:02M82.3C#sus2/Eb
02:02M82.4Abm/B
02:03M83.1Ebsus4
02:03M83.2Abm/Eb
02:03M83.3Ebsus4/Ab
02:04M83.4Abm
02:04M84.1Ebsus4/Ab
02:04M84.2Abm
02:05M84.3Ebm11/Ab
02:05M84.4Abm7/B
02:06M85.1Emaj9/Ab
02:06M85.2Eadd9/Ab
02:06M85.3Ebm11/F#
02:07M85.4E/Ab
02:07M86.1Ebm11/Ab
02:07M86.2Abm7
02:08M86.3C#m
02:08M86.4E
02:09M87.1C#m/E
02:09M87.2E
02:09M87.3C#m/E
02:10M87.4E
02:10M88.1C#m/E
02:10M88.2E
02:11M88.3C#m7/E
02:11M88.4E
02:12M89.1C#m7/B
02:12M89.2E/Ab
02:12M89.3C#m7/E
02:13M89.4E
02:13M90.1C#m7/E

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