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Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - Johann Sebastian Bach

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60 BPM 7:14 D Minor 2 tracks 4122 notes
Johann Sebastian BachClassical
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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

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60 BPM

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Playable signals
Tempo60 BPM
Duration7:14
Tracks2
Notes4122
Key / ScaleD Minor
Pitch rangeG#0 (20) - D6 (86)
Range span66 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Gsus2/AC#dimDGsus2/AFmaj7/EDGsus2Fmaj9/ABm(add9)/DD
00:00 - 01:48
Early middle
Asus4A7sus4/DDmFmaj9/AA11Fmaj7/ABm9/AA11Bb6/9/DGm11/Bb
01:48 - 03:37
Late middle
DmMaj7/ADm11/GBm11/ADm(add9)/FD11/AGm11/BbG13/AA7/C#A7Gm(add9)/A
03:37 - 05:26
Ending
DmMaj7/ADm9/AGm11/CF7Bbmaj9Cm9/BbGm11/CEm11/DD11Dsus4
05:26 - 07:14

Description & Musical Analysis

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708, is a renowned classical piece.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic opening toccata on piano with a strong, legato touch, emphasizing the pedal point on the low D.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Minor
Pitch Range
G#0 (20) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
4122

Note Distribution

C
296 7.2%
C#
272 6.6%
D
656 15.9%
Eb
95 2.3%
E
473 11.5%
F
433 10.5%
F#
66 1.6%
G
602 14.6%
Ab
57 1.4%
A
700 17.0%
Bb
381 9.2%
B
91 2.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano2261
Pianoacoustic grand piano1861

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1Gsus2/A
00:01M1.2C#dim
00:02M1.3D
00:03M1.4Gsus2/A
00:04M2.1Fmaj7/E
00:05M2.2D
00:06M2.3Gsus2
00:07M2.4Fmaj9/A
00:08M3.1Bm(add9)/D
00:09 - 00:10M3.2 - M3.3D
00:11M3.4Em7b5/D
00:12 - 00:13M4.1 - M4.2Dsus2
00:14M4.3Asus4/D
00:15 - 00:16M4.4 - M5.1D
00:17 - 00:18M5.2 - M5.3C#m
00:19M5.4Em
00:20M6.1Fmaj9/G
00:21M6.2Gm(add9)/A
00:22M6.3A
00:23 - 00:24M6.4 - M7.1C#m
00:25M7.2Em
00:26M7.3Fmaj9
00:27M7.4Gm(add9)
00:28M8.1A
00:29M8.2Gsus2/A
00:30M8.3Gm6/E
00:31M8.4Dm11
00:32M9.1Bbadd9
00:33M9.2C13/A
00:34M9.3Gm11/F
00:35M9.4Edim
00:36M10.1A11/D
00:37M10.2D
00:38M10.3Em7/D
00:39M10.4D
00:40M11.1Gm(add9)/D
00:41M11.2Bm11/C#
00:42M11.3A7
00:43M11.4F
00:44 - 00:45M12.1 - M12.2Dm
00:46M12.3Asus4
00:47M12.4Dm(add9)/A
00:48M13.1Fmaj9/A
00:49 - 00:50M13.2 - M13.3A
00:51M13.4Dm11/A
00:52M14.1Bbmaj7/A
00:53M14.2Fadd9/A
00:54M14.3Dm(add9)/A
00:55M14.4Aaug
00:56M15.1A
00:57M15.2Fmaj9/A
00:58M15.3Dm11/A
00:59M15.4Dsus2
01:00M16.1C11/Bb
01:01M16.2Asus4/D
01:02M16.3C13
01:03M16.4A
01:04M17.1C13/Bb
01:05M17.2Bbadd9/D
01:06M17.3C13/Bb
01:07M17.4A
01:08M18.1Bm11
01:09M18.2Dm11/F
01:10M18.3Bm11/D
01:11M18.4F11/Bb
01:12M19.1Bbadd9/D
01:13M19.2C13/Bb
01:14M19.3Dm(add9)/A
01:15M19.4Gm(add9)/D
01:16M20.1Bbmaj9/C
01:17M20.2Gm(add9)/A
01:18M20.3A11/G
01:19M20.4A9/G
01:20M21.1Bb
01:21M21.2Dm11/E
01:22 - 01:24M21.3 - M22.1Gdim7
01:25 - 01:26M22.2 - M22.3C#dim7
01:27M22.4Bbdim7/C#
01:28 - 01:29M23.1 - M23.2Gdim7
01:30M23.3Edim7/G
01:31 - 01:32M23.4 - M24.1C#dim7
01:33M24.2C#dim7/E
01:34M24.3C#dim7/G
01:35M24.4Edim7
01:36M25.1C#dim7/E
01:37M25.2Edim7/G
01:38M25.3C#dim7
01:39M25.4C#m
01:40M26.1A7/G
01:41M26.2F6
01:42M26.3Bb6
01:43M26.4Gm(add9)/Bb
01:44M27.1A7
01:45M27.2DmMaj7
01:46M27.3Bm9/D
01:47M27.4Amaj7/Ab
01:48M28.1Dm/F
01:49M28.2Asus4
01:50M28.3A7sus4/D
01:51 - 01:53M28.4 - M29.2Dm
01:54M29.3Fmaj9/A
01:55M29.4A11
01:56M30.1Fmaj7/A
01:57M30.2Bm9/A
01:58M30.3A11
01:59M30.4Bb6/9/D
02:00M31.1Gm11/Bb
02:01M31.2D7/Bb
02:02M31.3Em11/G
02:03M31.4Gm(add9)/Bb
02:04M32.1GmMaj7
02:05M32.2Cm9/D
02:06M32.3Cm
02:07M32.4F/C
02:08M33.1Bb
02:09M33.2Em7b5/Bb
02:10M33.3C#dim7/Bb
02:11M33.4A
02:12M34.1F6
02:13M34.2C#dim7/E
02:14M34.3Em7b5/Bb
02:15M34.4Dm(add9)
02:16M35.1Edim
02:17 - 02:18M35.2 - M35.3Dm11/A
02:19M35.4DmMaj7/A
02:20M36.1A11
02:21M36.2Dm(add9)/A
02:22M36.3A11
02:23M36.4G7sus2/F
02:24M37.1Gm11
02:25M37.2C
02:26M37.3C11/F
02:27M37.4Fsus4/Bb
02:28M38.1Bb
02:29M38.2Edim
02:30M38.3A
02:31M38.4A11
02:32M39.1Bbmaj7/F
02:33M39.2Bbmaj7
02:34M39.3Gm6
02:35 - 02:36M39.4 - M40.1Dm(add9)/A
02:37M40.2E13/Ab
02:38M40.3A7
02:39M40.4Dm(add9)/F
02:40M41.1DmMaj7
02:41M41.2A7/C#
02:42M41.3Dm(add9)/F
02:43M41.4D11
02:44M42.1Gm9
02:45M42.2D11
02:46M42.3Cm11/G
02:47M42.4D11/F#
02:48M43.1Cm9/Bb
02:49M43.2Gm(add9)/Bb
02:50M43.3D7sus4
02:51M43.4Gm(add9)/D
02:52M44.1GmMaj7/D
02:53M44.2Gm11/D
02:54M44.3F#aug/D
02:55M44.4Bb6
02:56M45.1Am9/B
02:57M45.2DmMaj7/C#
02:58M45.3Gm11/D
02:59M45.4C9/E
03:00M46.1Dm9/A
03:01M46.2Gm(add9)
03:02M46.3Gm6/Bb
03:03M46.4Gm11/A
03:04M47.1F
03:05M47.2Fmaj9/C
03:06M47.3Gm11/C
03:07M47.4Dm11/C
03:08M48.1Fmaj9
03:09M48.2Gm11/A
03:10M48.3Cm11/Bb
03:11M48.4Gm9/Bb
03:12M49.1C13
03:13M49.2Dm9
03:14M49.3Fmaj9/E
03:15M49.4Gm11/C
03:16M50.1C11/F
03:17M50.2Fmaj7
03:18M50.3Dm11/E
03:19 - 03:20M50.4 - M51.1Cadd9/E
03:21 - 03:22M51.2 - M51.3Fmaj7
03:23M51.4C11/E
03:24 - 03:25M52.1 - M52.2Cadd9/E
03:26M52.3Dm11
03:27M52.4Am11/B
03:28M53.1Bm7b5/D
03:29M53.2G9/B
03:30M53.3C9/Bb
03:31M53.4C7/G
03:32M54.1Am7/C
03:33M54.2F6
03:34M54.3Bbmaj9/A
03:35M54.4Em7b5/G
03:36 - 03:37M55.1 - M55.2Gdim7/C#
03:38M55.3DmMaj7/A
03:39M55.4Dm11/G
03:40 - 03:41M56.1 - M56.2Bm11/A
03:42M56.3Dm(add9)/F
03:43M56.4D11/A
03:44M57.1Gm11/Bb
03:45M57.2G13/A
03:46M57.3A7/C#
03:47M57.4A7
03:48M58.1Gm(add9)/A
03:49 - 03:50M58.2 - M58.3Dm/A
03:51 - 03:52M58.4 - M59.1A7
03:53M59.2A7sus4
03:54 - 03:55M59.3 - M59.4Dm/A
03:56M60.1A7/C#
03:57M60.2C#dim7/Bb
03:58M60.3Edim7/G
03:59 - 04:00M60.4 - M61.1Dm
04:01M61.2A/C#
04:02M61.3C#dim7/G
04:03M61.4C#dim7/E
04:04M62.1G7sus2/D

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