Super Mario Bros. Main Theme - Koji Kondo MIDI Tutorial

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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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Description & Musical Analysis

Practice Super Mario Bros. Main Theme - Koji Kondo with piano notes, chord shapes, sheet music, and instrument-friendly visual guides on MidiPlays. Explore the song in the context of Koji Kondo and related collections.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Super Mario Bros. Main Theme - Koji Kondo is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

Tempo: 180 BPM
Key / scale: C Major
Note count: 1042
Duration: 1:53

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Koji Kondo, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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.

MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale

C Major

Pitch Range

C2 (36) - G7 (103)

Total Notes

1042

Note Distribution

239 22.9%

5 0.5%

75 7.2%

20 1.9%

139 13.3%

157 15.1%

33 3.2%

170 16.3%

55 5.3%

86 8.3%

13 1.2%

50 4.8%

Tracks & Instruments

Track	Instrument	Notes
Track 1	acoustic grand piano	712
Track 2	acoustic grand piano	330

Chord Timeline

Time	Beat	Chord
00:00 - 00:00	M1.1 - M1.2	Dadd9
00:00	M1.3	D7
00:01	M1.4	Dadd9
00:01 - 00:02	M2.1 - M2.3	G
00:02	M3.1	C/G
00:03 - 00:03	M3.2 - M3.3	C/E
00:03	M3.4	C
00:04	M4.1	F
00:04	M4.2	G11
00:04	M4.3	GmMaj7/F#
00:05	M4.4	F
00:05	M5.1	C/E
00:05	M5.2	Cmaj7/E
00:06	M5.3	F
00:06	M5.4	G13/D
00:06	M6.1	C6
00:07	M6.2	Am
00:07	M6.3	G7/B
00:07	M6.4	G
00:08	M7.1	C/G
00:08 - 00:08	M7.2 - M7.3	C/E
00:09	M7.4	C
00:09	M8.1	F
00:09	M8.2	G11
00:10	M8.3	GmMaj7/F#
00:10	M8.4	F
00:10	M9.1	C/E
00:11	M9.2	Cmaj7/E
00:11	M9.3	F
00:11	M9.4	G13/D
00:12	M10.1	C6
00:12	M10.2	Am
00:12	M10.3	G7/B
00:13	M10.4	G
00:13	M11.1	C
00:13	M11.2	EmMaj7/G
00:14	M11.3	Bdim/D
00:14	M11.4	Cmaj7
00:14	M12.1	FmMaj7
00:15	M12.2	Fadd9/C
00:15	M12.3	Am/C
00:15	M12.4	Dm9/F
00:16	M13.1	C
00:16	M13.2	EmMaj7/G
00:16	M13.3	Bdim/D
00:17	M13.4	Cmaj7/G
00:17 - 00:17	M14.1 - M14.2	Fsus2/C
00:18	M14.3	Fsus2/G
00:18	M14.4	G
00:18	M15.1	C
00:19	M15.2	EmMaj7/G
00:19	M15.3	Bdim/D
00:19	M15.4	Cmaj7
00:20	M16.1	FmMaj7
00:20	M16.2	Fadd9/C
00:20	M16.3	Am/C
00:21	M16.4	Dm9/F
00:21	M17.1	C
00:21	M17.2	Ab5
00:22 - 00:22	M17.3 - M17.4	Bb
00:22	M18.1	C
00:23 - 00:23	M18.2 - M18.3	G
00:23 - 00:24	M18.4 - M19.1	C
00:24	M19.2	EmMaj7/G
00:24	M19.3	Bdim/D
00:25	M19.4	Cmaj7
00:25	M20.1	FmMaj7
00:25	M20.2	Fadd9/C
00:26	M20.3	Am/C
00:26	M20.4	Dm9/F
00:26	M21.1	C
00:27	M21.2	EmMaj7/G
00:27	M21.3	Bdim/D
00:27	M21.4	Cmaj7/G
00:28 - 00:28	M22.1 - M22.2	Fsus2/C
00:28	M22.3	Fsus2/G
00:29	M22.4	G
00:29	M23.1	C
00:29	M23.2	EmMaj7/G
00:30	M23.3	Bdim/D
00:30	M23.4	Cmaj7
00:30	M24.1	FmMaj7
00:31	M24.2	Fadd9/C
00:31	M24.3	Am/C
00:31	M24.4	Dm9/F
00:32	M25.1	C
00:32	M25.2	Ab5
00:32 - 00:33	M25.3 - M25.4	Bb
00:33	M26.1	C
00:33 - 00:34	M26.2 - M26.3	G
00:34	M26.4	C
00:34	M27.1	Ab
00:35	M27.2	Ab/Eb
00:35	M27.3	Ab
00:35	M27.4	Bb7/Ab
00:36	M28.1	C/G
00:36	M28.2	C6
00:36	M28.3	C5/G
00:37	M28.4	Gsus4
00:37	M29.1	Ab
00:37	M29.2	Ab/Eb
00:38	M29.3	Ab
00:38	M29.4	Bb7/Ab
00:38	M30.1	G
00:39	M30.2	C
00:39	M30.4	G
00:40	M31.1	Ab
00:40	M31.2	Ab/Eb
00:40	M31.3	Ab
00:41	M31.4	Bb7/Ab
00:41	M32.1	C/G
00:41	M32.2	C6
00:42	M32.3	C5/G
00:42	M32.4	Gsus4
00:42 - 00:43	M33.1 - M33.2	Dadd9
00:43	M33.3	D7
00:43	M33.4	Dadd9
00:44 - 00:44	M34.1 - M34.3	G
00:45	M35.1	C/G
00:45 - 00:46	M35.2 - M35.3	C/E
00:46	M35.4	C
00:46	M36.1	F
00:47	M36.2	G11
00:47	M36.3	GmMaj7/F#
00:47	M36.4	F
00:48	M37.1	C/E
00:48	M37.2	Cmaj7/E
00:48	M37.3	F
00:49	M37.4	G13/D
00:49	M38.1	C6
00:49	M38.2	Am
00:50	M38.3	G7/B
00:50	M38.4	G
00:50	M39.1	C/G
00:51 - 00:51	M39.2 - M39.3	C/E
00:51	M39.4	C
00:52	M40.1	F
00:52	M40.2	G11
00:52	M40.3	GmMaj7/F#
00:53	M40.4	F
00:53	M41.1	C/E
00:53	M41.2	Cmaj7/E
00:54	M41.3	F
00:54	M41.4	G13/D
00:54	M42.1	C6
00:55	M42.2	Am
00:55	M42.3	G7/B
00:55	M42.4	G
00:56	M43.1	C6
00:56	M43.2	F#m7b5
00:56	M43.3	G
00:57	M43.4	Caug
00:57	M44.1	F
00:57	M44.2	F5
00:58 - 00:58	M44.3 - M44.4	F
00:58	M45.1	G9/D
00:59	M45.2	F
00:59	M45.3	Fmaj9/G
00:59	M45.4	G7/B
01:00	M46.1	Fmaj7
01:00	M46.2	F
01:00	M46.3	C/E
01:01	M46.4	F
01:01	M47.1	C6
01:01	M47.2	F#m7b5
01:02	M47.3	G
01:02	M47.4	Caug
01:02	M48.1	F
01:03	M48.2	F5
01:03 - 01:03	M48.3 - M48.4	F
01:04	M49.1	G7
01:04	M49.2	G7sus2
01:04	M49.3	Dm11/G
01:05	M49.4	Am11/B
01:05	M50.1	C
01:05	M50.2	C/G
01:06	M50.3	C
01:06	M51.1	C6
01:07	M51.2	F#m7b5
01:07	M51.3	G
01:07	M51.4	Caug
01:08	M52.1	F
01:08	M52.2	F5
01:08 - 01:09	M52.3 - M52.4	F
01:09	M53.1	G9/D
01:09	M53.2	F
01:10	M53.3	Fmaj9/G
01:10	M53.4	G7/B
01:10	M54.1	Fmaj7
01:11	M54.2	F
01:11	M54.3	C/E
01:11	M54.4	F
01:12	M55.1	C6
01:12	M55.2	F#m7b5
01:12	M55.3	G
01:13	M55.4	Caug
01:13	M56.1	F
01:13	M56.2	F5
01:14 - 01:14	M56.3 - M56.4	F
01:14	M57.1	G7
01:15	M57.2	G7sus2
01:15	M57.3	Dm11/G
01:15	M57.4	Am11/B
01:16	M58.1	C
01:16	M58.2	C/G
01:16	M58.3	C
01:17	M59.1	Ab
01:17	M59.2	Ab/Eb
01:18	M59.3	Ab
01:18	M59.4	Bb7/Ab
01:18	M60.1	C/G
01:19	M60.2	C6
01:19	M60.3	C5/G
01:19	M60.4	Gsus4
01:20	M61.1	Ab
01:20	M61.2	Ab/Eb
01:20	M61.3	Ab
01:21	M61.4	Bb7/Ab
01:21	M62.1	G
01:21	M62.2	C
01:22	M62.3	C/E
01:22	M62.4	G5
01:22	M63.1	Ab
01:23	M63.2	Ab/Eb
01:23	M63.3	Ab
01:23	M63.4	Bb7/Ab
01:24	M64.1	C/G
01:24	M64.2	C6
01:24	M64.3	C5/G
01:25	M64.4	Gsus4
01:25 - 01:25	M65.1 - M65.2	Dadd9
01:26	M65.3	D7
01:26	M65.4	Dadd9
01:26 - 01:27	M66.1 - M66.3	G
01:28	M67.1	C6
01:28	M67.2	F#m7b5
01:28	M67.3	G
01:29	M67.4	Caug
01:29	M68.1	F
01:29	M68.2	F5
01:30 - 01:30	M68.3 - M68.4	F
01:30	M69.1	G9/D
01:31	M69.2	F
01:31	M69.3	Fmaj9/G
01:31	M69.4	G7/B
01:32	M70.1	Fmaj7
01:32	M70.2	F
01:32	M70.3	C/E
01:33	M70.4	F
01:33	M71.1	C6
01:33	M71.2	F#m7b5
01:34	M71.3	G
01:34	M71.4	Caug
01:34	M72.1	F
01:35	M72.2	F5
01:35 - 01:35	M72.3 - M72.4	F
01:36	M73.1	G7
01:36	M73.2	G7sus2
01:36	M73.3	Dm11/G
01:37	M73.4	Am11/B
01:37	M74.1	C
01:37	M74.2	C/G
01:38	M74.3	C
01:38	M75.1	C6
01:39	M75.2	F#m7b5
01:39	M75.3	G
01:39	M75.4	Caug
01:40	M76.1	F
01:40	M76.2	F5
01:40 - 01:41	M76.3 - M76.4	F
01:41	M77.1	G9/D
01:41	M77.2	F
01:42	M77.3	Fmaj9/G
01:42	M77.4	G7/B
01:42	M78.1	Fmaj7
01:43	M78.2	F
01:43	M78.3	C/E
01:43	M78.4	F
01:44	M79.1	C6
01:44	M79.2	F#m7b5
01:44	M79.3	G
01:45	M79.4	Caug
01:45	M80.1	F
01:45	M80.2	F5
01:46 - 01:46	M80.3 - M80.4	F
01:46	M81.1	G7
01:47	M81.2	G7sus2
01:47	M81.3	Dm11/G
01:47	M81.4	Am11/B
01:48	M82.1	C
01:48	M82.2	C/G
01:48	M82.3	C
01:49	M83.1	C/G
01:49 - 01:50	M83.2 - M83.3	C/E
01:50	M83.4	C
01:50 - 01:51	M84.1 - M84.2	F
01:51	M84.3	Bbm7/Ab
01:51	M84.4	Bbm7/C#
01:52	M85.1	Cadd9/G
01:52 - 01:53	M85.2 - M85.4	C/G

Super Mario Bros. Main Theme - Koji Kondo

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