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Thunderstruck - AC/DC

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512 BPM 4:53 B Minor 2 tracks 2097 notes
AcdcHard Rock
Image: liyu2·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.

512 BPM

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Song profile
This song Balanced reference

Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo512 BPM
Duration4:53
Tracks2
Notes2097
Key / ScaleB Minor
Pitch rangeA1 (33) - F#4 (66)
Range span33 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
BDBDEDF#EDB
00:00 - 01:13
Early middle
BB5Bsus4/EBsus4BB5B7sus4/EB7sus4Bsus4/EBsus4
01:13 - 02:26
Late middle
BB5BB5BB5BB5BB5
02:26 - 03:40
Ending
E5B5E5BDBDEDF#
03:40 - 04:53

Description & Musical Analysis

Thunderstruck, a iconic song by AC/DC, composed by Angus and Malcolm Young

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the powerful guitar riff on the low E string to capture the song's essence on guitar

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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
B Minor
Pitch Range
A1 (33) - F#4 (66)
Total Notes
2097

Note Distribution

C
0 0.0%
C#
16 0.8%
D
100 4.8%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
250 11.9%
F
0 0.0%
F#
348 16.6%
G
0 0.0%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
100 4.8%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
1283 61.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano1054
Pianoacoustic grand piano1043

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:20 - 00:20M172.1 - M173.1B
00:20 - 00:20M174.1 - M175.1D
00:20 - 00:20M176.1 - M177.1B
00:20 - 00:21M178.1 - M181.1D
00:21 - 00:21M182.1 - M183.1E
00:21 - 00:21M184.1 - M185.1D
00:21 - 00:22M186.1 - M189.1F#
00:22 - 00:22M190.1 - M191.1E
00:22 - 00:22M192.1 - M193.1D
00:23 - 00:23M204.1 - M205.1B
00:24 - 00:24M206.1 - M207.1D
00:24 - 00:24M208.1 - M209.1B
00:24 - 00:24M210.1 - M213.1D
00:24 - 00:25M214.1 - M215.1E
00:25 - 00:25M216.1 - M217.1D
00:25 - 00:25M218.1 - M221.1F#
00:25 - 00:26M222.1 - M223.1E
00:26 - 00:26M224.1 - M225.1D
00:27 - 00:27M236.1 - M237.1B
00:27 - 00:27M238.1 - M239.1D
00:28 - 00:28M240.1 - M241.1B
00:28 - 00:28M242.1 - M245.1D
00:28 - 00:28M246.1 - M247.1E
00:28 - 00:29M248.1 - M249.1D
00:29 - 00:29M250.1 - M253.1F#
00:29 - 00:29M254.1 - M255.1E
00:29 - 00:30M256.1 - M257.1D
00:31 - 00:31M268.1 - M269.1B
00:31 - 00:31M270.1 - M271.1D
00:31 - 00:31M272.1 - M273.1B
00:31 - 00:32M274.1 - M277.1D
00:32 - 00:32M278.1 - M279.1E
00:32 - 00:32M280.1 - M281.1D
00:32 - 00:33M282.1 - M285.1F#
00:33 - 00:33M286.1 - M287.1E
00:33 - 00:33M288.1 - M289.1D
00:35 - 00:35M300.1 - M301.1B
00:35 - 00:35M302.1 - M303.1D
00:35 - 00:35M304.1 - M305.1B
00:35 - 00:36M306.1 - M309.1D
00:36 - 00:36M310.1 - M311.1E
00:36 - 00:36M312.1 - M313.1D
00:36 - 00:37M314.1 - M317.1F#
00:37 - 00:37M318.1 - M319.1E
00:37 - 00:37M320.1 - M321.1D
00:37 - 00:38M322.1 - M333.1B
00:39 - 00:39M334.1 - M335.1D
00:39 - 00:39M336.1 - M337.1B
00:39 - 00:39M338.1 - M341.1D
00:39 - 00:40M342.1 - M343.1E
00:40 - 00:40M344.1 - M345.1D
00:40 - 00:40M346.1 - M349.1F#
00:40 - 00:41M350.1 - M351.1E
00:41 - 00:41M352.1 - M353.1D
00:41 - 00:42M354.1 - M365.1B
00:42 - 00:42M366.1 - M367.1D
00:43 - 00:43M368.1 - M369.1B
00:43 - 00:43M370.1 - M373.1D
00:43 - 00:43M374.1 - M375.1E
00:43 - 00:44M376.1 - M377.1D
00:44 - 00:44M378.1 - M381.1F#
00:44 - 00:44M382.1 - M383.1E
00:44 - 00:45M384.1 - M385.1D
00:45 - 00:46M386.1 - M397.1B
00:46 - 00:46M398.1 - M399.1Bm
00:46 - 00:46M400.1 - M401.1B
00:46 - 00:47M402.1 - M405.1Bm
00:47 - 00:47M406.1 - M407.1Bsus4
00:47 - 00:47M408.1 - M409.1Bm
00:47 - 00:48M410.1 - M413.1B5
00:48 - 00:48M414.1 - M415.1Bsus4
00:48 - 00:48M416.1 - M417.1Bm
00:48 - 00:50M418.1 - M429.1B
00:50 - 00:50M430.1 - M431.1Bm
00:50 - 00:50M432.1 - M433.1B
00:50 - 00:51M434.1 - M437.1Bm
00:51 - 00:51M438.1 - M439.1Bsus4
00:51 - 00:51M440.1 - M441.1Bm
00:51 - 00:52M442.1 - M445.1B5
00:52 - 00:52M446.1 - M447.1Bsus4
00:52 - 00:52M448.1 - M449.1Bm
00:52 - 00:53M450.1 - M461.1B
00:54 - 00:54M462.1 - M463.1Bm
00:54 - 00:54M464.1 - M465.1B
00:54 - 00:54M466.1 - M469.1Bm
00:54 - 00:55M470.1 - M471.1Bsus4
00:55 - 00:55M472.1 - M473.1Bm
00:55 - 00:55M474.1 - M477.1B5
00:55 - 00:56M478.1 - M479.1Bsus4
00:56 - 00:56M480.1 - M481.1Bm
00:56 - 00:57M482.1 - M493.1B
00:57 - 00:57M494.1 - M495.1Bm
00:58 - 00:58M496.1 - M497.1B
00:58 - 00:58M498.1 - M501.1Bm
00:58 - 00:58M502.1 - M503.1Bsus4
00:58 - 00:59M504.1 - M505.1Bm
00:59 - 00:59M506.1 - M509.1B5
00:59 - 00:59M510.1 - M511.1Bsus4
00:59 - 01:00M512.1 - M513.1Bm
01:00 - 01:45M514.1 - M897.1B
01:45 - 01:45M898.1 - M905.1B5
01:46 - 01:46M906.1 - M907.1Bsus4/E
01:46 - 01:46M908.1 - M909.1Bsus4
01:46 - 01:47M910.1 - M915.1B
01:47 - 01:47M916.1 - M918.1B5
01:47M919.1B7sus4/E
01:47 - 01:47M920.1 - M921.1B7sus4
01:47 - 01:48M922.1 - M923.1Bsus4/E
01:48M924.1Bsus4
01:48M925.1Bsus4/E
01:48M926.1Bsus4
01:48M927.1Bsus4/E
01:48 - 01:48M928.1 - M929.1Bsus4
01:48 - 01:49M930.1 - M937.1B5
01:49 - 01:49M938.1 - M939.1Bsus4/E
01:50 - 01:50M940.1 - M941.1Bsus4
01:50 - 01:50M942.1 - M947.1B
01:50 - 01:51M948.1 - M950.1B5
01:51M951.1B7sus4/E
01:51 - 01:51M952.1 - M953.1B7sus4
01:51 - 01:51M954.1 - M955.1Bsus4/E
01:51M956.1Bsus4
01:52M957.1Bsus4/E
01:52M958.1Bsus4
01:52M959.1Bsus4/E
01:52 - 01:52M960.1 - M961.1Bsus4
01:52 - 01:53M962.1 - M969.1B5
01:53 - 01:53M970.1 - M971.1Bsus4/E
01:53 - 01:53M972.1 - M973.1Bsus4
01:54 - 01:54M974.1 - M979.1B
01:54 - 01:54M980.1 - M982.1B5
01:55M983.1B7sus4/E
01:55 - 01:55M984.1 - M985.1B7sus4
01:55 - 01:55M986.1 - M987.1Bsus4/E
01:55M988.1Bsus4
01:55M989.1Bsus4/E
01:55M990.1Bsus4
01:56M991.1Bsus4/E
01:56 - 01:56M992.1 - M993.1Bsus4
01:56 - 01:57M994.1 - M1001.1B5
01:57 - 01:57M1002.1 - M1003.1Bsus4/E
01:57 - 01:57M1004.1 - M1005.1Bsus4
01:57 - 01:58M1006.1 - M1011.1B
01:58 - 01:58M1012.1 - M1014.1B5
01:58M1015.1B7sus4/E
01:58 - 01:59M1016.1 - M1017.1B7sus4
01:59 - 01:59M1018.1 - M1019.1Bsus4/E
01:59M1020.1Bsus4
01:59M1021.1Bsus4/E
01:59M1022.1Bsus4
01:59M1023.1Bsus4/E
01:59 - 02:00M1024.1 - M1025.1Bsus4
02:00 - 02:03M1026.1 - M1057.1B
02:03 - 02:04M1058.1 - M1060.1B5
02:04M1061.1B
02:04M1062.1B5
02:04 - 02:04M1063.1 - M1065.1B
02:04 - 02:05M1066.1 - M1068.1B5
02:05M1069.1B
02:05 - 02:05M1070.1 - M1076.1B5
02:06M1077.1B
02:06M1078.1B5
02:06 - 02:06M1079.1 - M1081.1B
02:06 - 02:06M1082.1 - M1084.1B5
02:07M1085.1B
02:07 - 02:07M1086.1 - M1092.1B5
02:07M1093.1B
02:08M1094.1B5
02:08 - 02:08M1095.1 - M1097.1B
02:08 - 02:08M1098.1 - M1100.1B5
02:08M1101.1B
02:09 - 02:09M1102.1 - M1108.1B5
02:09M1109.1B
02:09M1110.1B5
02:10 - 02:10M1111.1 - M1113.1B
02:10 - 02:10M1114.1 - M1116.1B5
02:10M1117.1B
02:10 - 02:11M1118.1 - M1124.1B5
02:11M1125.1B
02:11M1126.1B5
02:11 - 02:12M1127.1 - M1129.1B
02:12 - 02:12M1130.1 - M1132.1B5
02:12M1133.1B
02:12 - 02:13M1134.1 - M1140.1B5
02:13M1141.1B
02:13M1142.1B5
02:13 - 02:14M1143.1 - M1145.1B
02:14 - 02:14M1146.1 - M1148.1B5
02:14M1149.1B
02:14 - 02:15M1150.1 - M1156.1B5
02:15M1157.1B
02:15M1158.1B5
02:15 - 02:15M1159.1 - M1161.1B
02:16 - 02:16M1162.1 - M1164.1B5
02:16M1165.1B
02:16 - 02:17M1166.1 - M1172.1B5
02:17M1173.1B
02:17M1174.1B5
02:17 - 02:17M1175.1 - M1177.1B
02:17 - 02:18M1178.1 - M1180.1B5
02:18M1181.1B
02:18 - 02:19M1182.1 - M1188.1B5
02:19M1189.1B
02:19M1190.1B5
02:19 - 02:19M1191.1 - M1193.1B
02:19 - 02:20M1194.1 - M1196.1B5
02:20M1197.1B
02:20 - 02:20M1198.1 - M1204.1B5
02:21M1205.1B
02:21M1206.1B5
02:21 - 02:21M1207.1 - M1209.1B
02:21 - 02:21M1210.1 - M1212.1B5
02:22M1213.1B
02:22 - 02:22M1214.1 - M1220.1B5
02:22M1221.1B
02:23M1222.1B5
02:23 - 02:23M1223.1 - M1225.1B
02:23 - 02:23M1226.1 - M1228.1B5
02:23M1229.1B
02:24 - 02:24M1230.1 - M1236.1B5

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