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The Imperial March - John Williams (Star Wars)

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100 BPM 1:37 G Major 14 tracks 2476 notes
John Williams Star Wars
Image: Xbox México·CC BY 3.0

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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.

100 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo100 BPM
Duration1:37
Tracks14
Notes2476
Key / ScaleG Major
Pitch rangeD1 (26) - C7 (96)
Range span70 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
GEb/GEbGEb/GEbGEb/GEbG
00:00 - 00:24
Early middle
C#C#mMaj7Bmaj7/BbEbmDaugEbm6Gm/BbEb/GDsus4/GEb/G
00:24 - 00:48
Late middle
CmMaj7C5CdimC5CdimAdim7Cm7b5/F#Ebm6/BbEbm6Cm(add9)/Eb
00:48 - 01:13
Ending
Abdim/DDC#dim7/EDFmMaj7DE7/AbA7sus2/BBbmMaj7/C#FmMaj7/E
01:13 - 01:37

Description & Musical Analysis

The Imperial March, composed by John Williams for the Star Wars franchise, is a iconic theme

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the strong, ominous melody on piano or trumpet to capture the march's essence

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
G Major
Pitch Range
D1 (26) - C7 (96)
Total Notes
2476

Note Distribution

C
157 6.3%
C#
220 8.9%
D
329 13.3%
Eb
322 13.0%
E
147 5.9%
F
86 3.5%
F#
211 8.5%
G
624 25.2%
Ab
90 3.6%
A
62 2.5%
Bb
167 6.7%
B
61 2.5%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Fluteflute15
Clarinetclarinet9
Bassoonbassoon14
Fr Hornfrench horn36
Trumpettrumpet224
Trombonetrombone241
Timpanitimpani187
Harporchestral harp140
Stringsstring ensemble 1427
Pizz Strinpizzicato strings9
Cellocello865
Pianoacoustic grand piano24
Glockensplglockenspiel29
Drumsacoustic grand piano256

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:01 - 00:03M1.4 - M2.2G
00:03M2.3Eb/G
00:04M2.4Eb
00:04 - 00:05M3.1 - M3.2G
00:06M3.3Eb/G
00:06M3.4Eb
00:07 - 00:07M4.1 - M4.2G
00:08M4.3Eb/G
00:09M4.4Eb
00:09 - 00:10M5.1 - M5.2G
00:10 - 00:11M5.3 - M5.4Eb/G
00:12 - 00:12M6.1 - M6.2G
00:13M6.3Eb
00:13M6.4Eb/G
00:14M7.1Eb
00:15M7.2G
00:15M7.3Eb/G
00:16 - 00:16M7.4 - M8.1Dsus4
00:17M8.2Dsus4/G
00:18M8.3Eb
00:18M8.4Ebm/Bb
00:19M9.1Cm7
00:19M9.2C7sus2
00:20M9.3Gaug
00:21 - 00:22M9.4 - M10.2G
00:22M10.3Ebm/F#
00:23M10.4C#m(add9)
00:24M11.1C#m
00:24M11.2C#
00:25M11.3C#mMaj7
00:25M11.4Bmaj7/Bb
00:26M12.1Ebm
00:27M12.2Daug
00:27M12.3Ebm6
00:28M12.4Gm/Bb
00:28M13.1Eb/G
00:29 - 00:30M13.2 - M13.3Dsus4/G
00:30 - 00:31M13.4 - M14.1Eb/G
00:31M14.2G
00:32M14.3Ebm9
00:33M14.4C#m(add9)
00:33 - 00:34M15.1 - M15.2C#m
00:34M15.3Ab11/C#
00:35M15.4Ebm(add9)/Bb
00:36M16.1Ebm
00:36M16.2Ebm6/F#
00:37M16.3Eb6/Bb
00:37 - 00:38M16.4 - M17.1Eb
00:39M17.2G
00:39M17.3Dsus4/G
00:40M17.4Ebmaj7/G
00:40M18.1Ebmaj9/D
00:41M18.2D
00:42M18.3F#aug/D
00:42M18.4EbmMaj7/F#
00:43 - 00:46M19.1 - M20.2F#
00:46 - 00:47M20.3 - M20.4Cdim/F#
00:48M21.1Cdim
00:48 - 00:49M21.2 - M21.3CmMaj7
00:49 - 00:52M21.4 - M22.4C5
00:52M23.1Cdim
00:53 - 00:54M23.2 - M23.3C5
00:54M23.4Cdim
00:55M24.1Adim7
00:55M24.2Cm7b5/F#
00:56 - 00:57M24.3 - M24.4Ebm6/Bb
00:57M25.1Ebm6
00:58M25.2Cm(add9)/Eb
00:58M25.3G
00:59M25.4Gdim7
01:00M26.1F#m7/A
01:00M26.2Am6/F#
01:01M26.3Em6
01:01M26.4C7/Bb
01:02 - 01:04M27.1 - M28.1Cmaj7/E
01:05 - 01:06M28.2 - M28.4EmMaj7
01:07M29.1F#7/E
01:07M29.2Bbmaj7
01:08M29.3C
01:09M29.4AbmMaj7/Eb
01:09M30.1Dm7b5/C
01:10M30.2Ebmaj7/G
01:10M30.3Cdim
01:11M30.4Gmaj7/B
01:12M31.1D7/F#
01:12M31.2F9/G
01:13M31.3Abdim/D
01:13M31.4D
01:14M32.1C#dim7/E
01:15M32.2D
01:15M32.3FmMaj7
01:16M32.4D
01:16M33.1E7/Ab
01:17M33.2A7sus2/B
01:18M33.3BbmMaj7/C#
01:18 - 01:19M33.4 - M34.1FmMaj7/E
01:19M34.2Am(add9)/B
01:20M34.3G13/F
01:21M34.4Cmaj7/E
01:21M35.1Bbm9/E
01:22M35.2Dmaj9/Bb
01:22M35.3Bbm9
01:23M35.4Dmaj9/Bb
01:24M36.1Bbm9
01:24M36.2Dmaj9/Bb
01:25M36.3Bbm9
01:25M36.4F#7/Bb
01:26 - 01:29M37.1 - M38.2F#7
01:30M38.3Em(add9)
01:30 - 01:33M38.4 - M40.1F#7
01:34M40.2C#mMaj7/C
01:34 - 01:37M40.3 - M41.3D