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Sweet Child O' Mine — Guns N' Roses (Guitar and Strings Arrangement)

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125 BPM 5:45 D Major 7 tracks 4485 notes
Image: Raph_PH·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.

125 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo125 BPM
Duration5:45
Tracks7
Notes4485
Key / ScaleD Major
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - E6 (88)
Range span60 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
DDsus4DDsus4DCsus2Am7/CF#dim/CCsus2Am7/C
00:00 - 01:26
Early middle
C5Csus4CD7sus4/CDD5Dsus4Em(add9)Gadd9Dsus4
01:26 - 02:52
Late middle
Gsus4/CCCadd9C#mMaj7/CAm(add9)GG5Gsus2G/BGsus4/D
02:52 - 04:19
Ending
AAsus2CDGEEsus2GAAsus2
04:19 - 05:45

Description & Musical Analysis

Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is arranged for a seven-part ensemble that includes guitars, flute, strings, and rhythm parts. The file runs 5:46, with 4,485 note events across 7 tracks in D Major at 125 BPM.

How to Play & Trivia

Arrangement details

Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is arranged for a seven-part ensemble that includes guitars, flute, strings, and rhythm parts. The MIDI contains 4,485 note events in 7 tracks, lasts 5:46, and is listed in D Major at 125 BPM.

What to listen for

Start with the guitar lines, then add the sustained string parts to trace how the arrangement expands around the familiar melodic hook.

Source and license

MIDI source: [PDMX v9](https://zenodo.org/records/15571083). The source record is marked CC0 1.0; read the [CC0 terms](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

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
D Major
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
4485

Note Distribution

C
201 4.5%
C#
201 4.5%
D
647 14.4%
Eb
427 9.5%
E
573 12.8%
F
139 3.1%
F#
487 10.9%
G
488 10.9%
Ab
27 0.6%
A
513 11.4%
Bb
5 0.1%
B
777 17.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Violão acústicoacoustic guitar (steel)452
Violãoacoustic guitar (nylon)332
Flauta Altopiccolo369
Violinostremolo strings222
Violoncelostremolo strings380
Contrabaixostremolo strings763
Bateriaacoustic grand piano1967

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1D
00:00 - 00:00M1.2 - M1.3Dsus4
00:01 - 00:01M1.4 - M2.1D
00:02 - 00:02M2.2 - M2.3Dsus4
00:03M2.4D
00:03M3.1Csus2
00:04 - 00:04M3.2 - M3.3Am7/C
00:05M3.4F#dim/C
00:05M4.1Csus2
00:06 - 00:06M4.2 - M4.3Am7/C
00:07M4.4F#dim/C
00:07M5.1G5
00:08 - 00:09M5.2 - M5.4Gsus2
00:09M6.1G5
00:10 - 00:11M6.2 - M6.4Gsus2
00:11M7.1D
00:12 - 00:12M7.2 - M7.3Dsus4
00:12 - 00:13M7.4 - M8.1D
00:13 - 00:14M8.2 - M8.3Dsus4
00:14 - 00:15M8.4 - M9.1D
00:15 - 00:16M9.2 - M9.3Dsus4
00:16M9.4D
00:17M10.1D5
00:17M10.2Gadd9/D
00:18M10.3Dsus4
00:18M10.4D
00:19M11.1Csus2
00:19 - 00:20M11.2 - M11.3Am7/C
00:20M11.4F#dim/C
00:21M12.1Dm9/C
00:21M12.2Fadd9/C
00:22M12.3C6
00:22M12.4D7/C
00:23M13.1G5
00:23 - 00:24M13.2 - M13.4Gsus2
00:24M14.1G5
00:25 - 00:25M14.2 - M14.3Gsus2
00:26M14.4D11/G
00:26 - 00:27M15.1 - M15.3Dsus4
00:28 - 00:28M15.4 - M16.1D
00:29 - 00:29M16.2 - M16.3Dsus4
00:30 - 00:30M16.4 - M17.1D
00:31 - 00:31M17.2 - M17.3Dsus4
00:32 - 00:32M17.4 - M18.1D
00:33M18.2Dsus4
00:33 - 00:34M18.3 - M18.4D
00:34M19.1Cadd9
00:35 - 00:35M19.2 - M19.3C6
00:36M19.4F#m7b5/C
00:36M20.1Cadd9
00:36M20.2C6
00:37M20.3Fmaj9/C
00:37M20.4Am6/C
00:38M21.1G
00:38 - 00:39M21.2 - M21.3Gadd9
00:39M21.4Gmaj9
00:40M22.1Em7/G
00:40M22.2G9
00:41M22.3Gadd9
00:41M22.4A13/G
00:42M23.1D6/9
00:42M23.2Dsus4
00:43M23.3Dadd9
00:43M23.4D
00:44M24.1F#m
00:44M24.2D/A
00:45M24.3Em11/G
00:45M24.4D/F#
00:46 - 00:48M25.1 - M26.3D
00:49M26.4Bm7/A
00:49 - 00:52M27.1 - M28.3C
00:53M28.4Am9/C
00:53 - 00:56M29.1 - M30.3G
00:57M30.4Gadd9/B
00:57 - 00:59M31.1 - M32.1D
01:00M32.2Dadd9/A
01:00M32.3Gmaj9/F#
01:00M32.4Dadd9/F#
01:01 - 01:04M33.1 - M34.3D
01:04M34.4Gmaj9/A
01:05 - 01:06M35.1 - M35.4C
01:07 - 01:07M36.1 - M36.2C/E
01:08M36.3C11/F
01:08M36.4Am6/F#
01:09 - 01:09M37.1 - M37.2G
01:10 - 01:10M37.3 - M37.4G/B
01:11 - 01:11M38.1 - M38.2G
01:12M38.3G/B
01:12M38.4G11/B
01:12 - 01:13M39.1 - M39.3D
01:14M39.4Dmaj7
01:14 - 01:15M40.1 - M40.2D
01:15M40.3E7sus4/D
01:16M40.4D/A
01:16 - 01:17M41.1 - M41.3A
01:18M41.4Aadd9
01:18M42.1C5
01:19M42.2Csus4
01:19M42.3C
01:20M42.4Am11/C
01:20M43.1D
01:21M43.2Dsus4
01:21 - 01:22M43.3 - M44.1D
01:23M44.2Dsus4
01:23M44.3Gsus2/D
01:24M44.4D
01:24 - 01:25M45.1 - M45.3A
01:25M45.4Aadd9/C#
01:26M46.1C5
01:26M46.2Csus4
01:27M46.3C
01:27M46.4D7sus4/C
01:28M47.1D
01:28 - 01:29M47.2 - M47.4D5
01:30 - 01:30M48.1 - M48.2Dsus4
01:31M48.3Em(add9)
01:31M48.4Gadd9
01:32M49.1Dsus4
01:32M49.2Em9/D
01:33M49.3D/F#
01:33M49.4D5
01:34M50.1Dsus4
01:34M50.2Em9/D
01:35M50.3D/F#
01:35M50.4D/A
01:36M51.1C5
01:36M51.2Cadd9
01:36M51.3C/E
01:37M51.4Am/C
01:37M52.1C5
01:38M52.2Cadd9
01:38M52.3C/E
01:39M52.4Am
01:39 - 01:40M53.1 - M53.3G
01:41M53.4Gsus2
01:41M54.1G
01:42M54.2Em7/G
01:42M54.3Cmaj9/E
01:43M54.4Em7/C#
01:43 - 01:44M55.1 - M55.2D
01:44M55.3Dadd9
01:45M55.4D
01:45M56.1D/F#
01:46M56.2Dadd9/F#
01:46M56.3Gmaj7
01:47M56.4D/F#
01:47 - 01:50M57.1 - M58.3D
01:50M58.4Bm7/F#
01:51 - 01:54M59.1 - M60.3C
01:54M60.4Am9/C
01:55 - 01:58M61.1 - M62.3G
01:58M62.4Gadd9/B
01:59 - 02:00M63.1 - M64.1D
02:01M64.2Dadd9/A
02:01M64.3Gmaj9/F#
02:02M64.4D/F#
02:02 - 02:05M65.1 - M66.3D
02:06M66.4Gmaj9/A
02:06 - 02:07M67.1 - M67.2C
02:07 - 02:08M67.3 - M67.4C/E
02:08M68.1C
02:09M68.2C/E
02:09M68.3C11/F
02:10M68.4Em11/F#
02:10 - 02:11M69.1 - M69.2G
02:11 - 02:12M69.3 - M69.4G/B
02:12 - 02:12M70.1 - M70.2G
02:13M70.3G/B
02:13M70.4G11/B
02:14 - 02:15M71.1 - M71.3D
02:15M71.4Dmaj7
02:16 - 02:16M72.1 - M72.2D
02:17M72.3E7sus4/D
02:17M72.4D/A
02:18 - 02:19M73.1 - M73.3A
02:19M73.4Aadd9
02:20M74.1C5
02:20M74.2Csus4
02:21M74.3C
02:21M74.4Am11/C
02:22M75.1D
02:22M75.2Dsus4
02:23 - 02:24M75.3 - M76.1D
02:24M76.2Dsus4
02:24M76.3Gsus2/A
02:25M76.4D
02:25 - 02:26M77.1 - M77.3A
02:27M77.4A6/9/C#
02:27M78.1C5
02:28M78.2Csus4
02:28M78.3C
02:29M78.4D7sus4/C
02:29M79.1D
02:30 - 02:31M79.2 - M79.4D5
02:31 - 02:32M80.1 - M80.2Dsus4
02:32M80.3Em(add9)
02:33M80.4A7sus4/G
02:33M81.1Dsus4
02:34M81.2Em9/D
02:34 - 02:35M81.3 - M81.4D
02:35M82.1Dsus4
02:36M82.2Em9/D
02:36 - 02:36M82.3 - M82.4D
02:37M83.1C5
02:37M83.2Cadd9
02:38M83.3C
02:38M83.4C6
02:39M84.1C5
02:39M84.2Cadd9
02:40M84.3C
02:40M84.4AmMaj7/C
02:41 - 02:42M85.1 - M85.3G
02:42M85.4Dsus4/G
02:43M86.1G5
02:43M86.2G
02:44M86.3Gmaj7/C
02:44M86.4G5/C#
02:45 - 02:45M87.1 - M87.2D
02:46M87.3Dadd9
02:46 - 02:47M87.4 - M88.1D

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