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Sherlock Holmes Theme - BBC series

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115 BPM 2:17 C Major 3 tracks 1102 notes
Bbc Series
Image: Sidney Paget 1860-1908·Public domain

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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.

115 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo115 BPM
Duration2:17
Tracks3
Notes1102
Key / ScaleC Major
Pitch rangeA1 (33) - C6 (84)
Range span51 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Gsus4/CGsus4Gsus4/CC5Em(add9)/GC5Gsus4Csus4/FFsus2G7sus4
00:00 - 00:34
Early middle
GEbmaj7/GCm11/FBb7sus2/AbGsus4/CBb9/AbFm(add9)Bb7sus2/AbC5Bb9/Ab
00:34 - 01:08
Late middle
Fm/CCC5CEb11/AbAbmaj7/EbCm/EbEb11/AbCmEb11
01:08 - 01:43
Ending
F/ADm7/FE7/BEEaugAmAGAbmaj7/CFm/C
01:43 - 02:17

Description & Musical Analysis

The Sherlock Holmes Theme from the BBC series, composed by David Arnold and Michael Price, is a modern classic.

How to Play & Trivia

To play this theme on piano, focus on the Gsus4 and Csus4 chords to capture the iconic melody.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C Major
Pitch Range
A1 (33) - C6 (84)
Total Notes
1102

Note Distribution

C
325 29.5%
C#
0 0.0%
D
129 11.7%
Eb
76 6.9%
E
45 4.1%
F
84 7.6%
F#
26 2.4%
G
168 15.2%
Ab
132 12.0%
A
59 5.4%
Bb
49 4.4%
B
9 0.8%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Hegedűtremolo strings289
Zongoraacoustic grand piano367
Zongoraacoustic grand piano446

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M1.2Gsus4/C
00:01M1.3Gsus4
00:01 - 00:02M1.4 - M2.1Gsus4/C
00:02 - 00:03M2.2 - M2.3C5
00:03M2.4Em(add9)/G
00:04M3.1C5
00:04M3.2Gsus4
00:05M3.3Csus4/F
00:05 - 00:06M3.4 - M4.1Fsus2
00:06M4.2G7sus4
00:07M4.3Gsus4
00:07M4.4C5
00:08M5.1G7sus4
00:08 - 00:09M5.2 - M5.3Gsus4
00:09M5.4G
00:10M6.1C
00:10M6.2Cm(add9)
00:11M6.3Cm
00:12M6.4Dm7/C
00:12M7.1Csus2
00:13M7.2Cm
00:13M7.3F7sus2/C
00:14M7.4G7sus4/C
00:14 - 00:15M8.1 - M8.2Gsus4/C
00:15M8.3Abmaj7/C
00:16M8.4Ab/C
00:16M9.1Dm7b5/C
00:17 - 00:18M9.2 - M9.4Ab/C
00:18M10.1Eb
00:19M10.2Dm/F
00:19M10.3D
00:20M10.4Cm/Eb
00:20M11.1C
00:21M11.2C5/G
00:21 - 00:22M11.3 - M12.1Gsus4
00:23M12.2G
00:24 - 00:24M12.3 - M12.4Ab/C
00:25M13.1Abmaj7/C
00:25 - 00:26M13.2 - M13.3Gsus4/C
00:26 - 00:27M13.4 - M14.2Cm
00:28 - 00:29M14.3 - M15.1C
00:29M15.2Cm/Eb
00:30M15.3G
00:30M15.4Eb/G
00:31M16.1C
00:31M16.2Cm/Eb
00:32M16.3G
00:32M16.4Eb/G
00:33M17.1C5
00:33M17.2Cm7/Eb
00:34M17.3G
00:34M17.4Ebmaj7/G
00:35M18.1Cm11/F
00:36M18.2Bb7sus2/Ab
00:36M18.3Gsus4/C
00:37M18.4Bb9/Ab
00:37M19.1Fm(add9)
00:38M19.2Bb7sus2/Ab
00:38M19.3C5
00:39M19.4Bb9/Ab
00:39M20.1Gsus4/C
00:40M20.2Cm7/Eb
00:40M20.3Gsus4
00:41M20.4Ebmaj7/G
00:41M21.1Gsus4/C
00:42M21.2Cm7/Eb
00:42M21.3G
00:43M21.4Ebmaj7/G
00:43M22.1Fm9
00:44M22.2Bb7sus2/Ab
00:44M22.3Gsus4/C
00:45M22.4Bb9/Ab
00:45M23.1Ddim/F
00:46M23.2Ab
00:46M23.3C5
00:47M23.4Fm6/Ab
00:48M24.1Ab
00:48M24.2Eb
00:49 - 00:50M24.3 - M25.1C
00:51M25.3Gsus4
00:51M25.4Ab
00:52M26.1F5
00:52M26.2Ab
00:53M26.3Cm/G
00:53M26.4Abmaj7
00:54M27.1F7sus2
00:54M27.2Abmaj7
00:55 - 00:55M27.3 - M27.4Cm
00:56M28.1F7sus2
00:56M28.2Abmaj7
00:57M28.3Cm/G
00:57M28.4Abmaj7
00:58M29.1Fm9
00:58M29.2Ab
00:59M29.3Fm(add9)/G
01:00M29.4Ab
01:00M30.1Fm
01:01M30.2Ab
01:01M30.3Fm(add9)/G
01:02M30.4Ab
01:02M31.1F7sus2
01:03M31.2Abmaj7
01:03M31.3Cm/G
01:04M31.4Abmaj7
01:04M32.1Cm
01:05M32.2Abmaj7/C
01:05M32.3Cm
01:06M32.4Abmaj7/C
01:06M33.1Ab6/C
01:07M33.2Ab/C
01:07M33.3Ab6/C
01:08M33.4Ab/C
01:08 - 01:10M34.1 - M34.4Fm/C
01:10M35.1C
01:11M35.2C5
01:12 - 01:13M35.3 - M36.1C
01:13M36.2Eb11/Ab
01:14M36.3Abmaj7/Eb
01:14M36.4Cm/Eb
01:15M37.1Eb11/Ab
01:15M37.2Cm
01:16M37.3Eb11
01:16M37.4Abmaj7/Eb
01:17M38.1Cm/Eb
01:17M38.2Eb11/Ab
01:18M38.3Am7b5
01:18M38.4C6/E
01:19M39.1Am
01:19M39.2C6/E
01:20M39.3Am/C
01:20M39.4C6/E
01:21M40.1Am
01:21M40.2C6
01:22M40.3D/A
01:22M40.4D
01:23M41.1D/A
01:24 - 01:24M41.2 - M41.3D/F#
01:25 - 01:26M41.4 - M42.2D
01:26 - 01:27M42.3 - M42.4Dm/A
01:27M43.1Dm
01:28 - 01:29M43.2 - M43.4Dm/A
01:29M44.1Dm/F
01:30M44.2Am11
01:30M44.3C
01:31M44.4Am/C
01:31M45.1C/E
01:32M45.2Am/C
01:32M45.3C
01:33M45.4Am/C
01:33 - 01:34M46.1 - M46.2C
01:34M46.3Em
01:35M46.4C/E
01:36M47.1Em
01:36M47.2C/E
01:37M47.3Em/G
01:37M47.4C/E
01:38M48.1A7sus4/G
01:38M48.2D
01:39M48.3D/F#
01:39 - 01:41M48.4 - M49.3D
01:41M49.4Bm7/A
01:42M50.1Bm7b5/D
01:42M50.2F
01:43M50.3F/A
01:43M50.4Dm7/F
01:44M51.1E7/B
01:44 - 01:45M51.2 - M51.3E
01:45M51.4Eaug
01:46 - 01:48M52.1 - M52.4Am
01:48 - 01:50M53.1 - M53.4A
01:53M55.2G
01:53M55.3Abmaj7/C
01:54 - 01:54M55.4 - M56.1Fm/C
01:55 - 01:55M56.2 - M56.3Abmaj7/C
01:56 - 01:56M56.4 - M57.1Fm9/C
01:57 - 01:57M57.2 - M57.3Abmaj7/C
01:58M57.4Fm7/C
01:58M58.1Fm9/C
01:59 - 02:00M58.2 - M58.3Abmaj7/C
02:00M58.4Fm9/C
02:01M59.1Fm/C
02:01 - 02:02M59.2 - M59.3Fm(add9)/C
02:02 - 02:03M59.4 - M60.1Fm/C
02:03 - 02:04M60.2 - M60.3Fm(add9)/C
02:04M60.4Fm/C
02:05M61.1Fm9/C
02:05 - 02:08M61.2 - M62.3Abmaj7/C
02:08M62.4Fm9/C
02:09 - 02:10M63.1 - M63.3Ab/C
02:10 - 02:13M63.4 - M64.4Fm/C
02:13M65.1C
02:14M65.2C5
02:14 - 02:15M65.3 - M65.4C