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Viva la Vida - Coldplay

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140 BPM 3:27 E Minor 3 tracks 2710 notes
ColdplayAlternative Rock
Image: Matthew T Rader·CC BY-SA 4.0

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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.

140 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo140 BPM
Duration3:27
Tracks3
Notes2710
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeB1 (35) - B5 (83)
Range span48 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
C5D7sus4GEm7/GEmC5D7sus4GEm7/GEm
00:00 - 00:51
Pre-Chorus
Em7/GAm9/GEmCmaj7Am11/CAm11/DD11Am11/DEm7/GEm11/G
00:51 - 01:43
Chorus
Cmaj7Cmaj9Am11/DEm7/GG6EmCmaj7Am9/CCmaj7Am11/C
01:43 - 02:35
Bridge
Cmaj7/EEmG6/ECmaj9Cmaj7/EEmG6/EEmG6/9/DA7sus4/D
02:35 - 03:27

Description & Musical Analysis

Viva la Vida by Coldplay, from the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, written by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Viva la Vida - Coldplay 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: 140 BPM
  • Key / scale: E Minor
  • Note count: 2710
  • Duration: 3:27

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 Coldplay, Alternative Rock, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
B1 (35) - B5 (83)
Total Notes
2710

Note Distribution

C
456 16.8%
C#
0 0.0%
D
509 18.8%
Eb
0 0.0%
E
338 12.5%
F
0 0.0%
F#
78 2.9%
G
723 26.7%
Ab
0 0.0%
A
151 5.6%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
455 16.8%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Voiceacoustic grand piano905
Pianoacoustic grand piano1275
Pianoacoustic grand piano530

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M1.3C5
00:01 - 00:03M1.4 - M2.4D7sus4
00:03 - 00:04M3.1 - M3.3G
00:04M3.4Em7/G
00:05 - 00:06M4.1 - M4.4Em
00:06 - 00:07M5.1 - M5.3C5
00:08 - 00:09M5.4 - M6.4D7sus4
00:10 - 00:11M7.1 - M7.3G
00:11M7.4Em7/G
00:12 - 00:13M8.1 - M8.4Em
00:13 - 00:14M9.1 - M9.3Cmaj7
00:15M9.4Am11/C
00:15 - 00:16M10.1 - M10.4Am11/D
00:17 - 00:17M11.1 - M11.2Em11/G
00:18 - 00:18M11.3 - M11.4G6
00:18 - 00:20M12.1 - M12.4Em
00:20 - 00:21M13.1 - M13.3Cmaj7
00:21M13.4Am11/C
00:22 - 00:23M14.1 - M14.4Am11/D
00:24M15.1Em11/G
00:24M15.2G6
00:24M15.3Em11/G
00:25M15.4Em/G
00:25 - 00:27M16.1 - M16.4Em
00:27 - 00:28M17.1 - M17.3Cmaj7
00:28M17.4Cmaj9
00:29 - 00:30M18.1 - M18.4Am11/D
00:30 - 00:31M19.1 - M19.3G6
00:32M19.4Em/G
00:32 - 00:33M20.1 - M20.4Em
00:34 - 00:35M21.1 - M21.3Cmaj7
00:35M21.4Am11/C
00:36 - 00:37M22.1 - M22.4Am11/D
00:37 - 00:38M23.1 - M23.3Em7/G
00:39M23.4Em/G
00:39 - 00:40M24.1 - M24.4Em
00:41 - 00:42M25.1 - M25.3Cmaj7
00:42M25.4Cmaj9
00:42 - 00:44M26.1 - M26.4Am11/D
00:44 - 00:45M27.1 - M27.3Em7/G
00:45M27.4G6
00:46 - 00:47M28.1 - M28.4Em
00:48M29.1Cmaj7
00:48M29.2Am9/C
00:48M29.3Cmaj7
00:49M29.4Am11/C
00:49 - 00:51M30.1 - M30.4Am11/D
00:51 - 00:52M31.1 - M31.3Em7/G
00:52M31.4Am9/G
00:53 - 00:54M32.1 - M32.4Em
00:54 - 00:55M33.1 - M33.3Cmaj7
00:56M33.4Am11/C
00:56 - 00:57M34.1 - M34.2Am11/D
00:57M34.3D11
00:57M34.4Am11/D
00:58 - 00:59M35.1 - M35.3Em7/G
00:59M35.4Em11/G
01:00 - 01:01M36.1 - M36.4Em
01:01 - 01:02M37.1 - M37.3Cmaj9
01:03M37.4Am11/C
01:03 - 01:04M38.1 - M38.4Am11/D
01:05 - 01:06M39.1 - M39.3Em7/G
01:06M39.4G6
01:06 - 01:07M40.1 - M40.2Em(add9)
01:07 - 01:08M40.3 - M40.4A7sus2/E
01:08 - 01:09M41.1 - M41.3Cmaj9
01:09M41.4Am11/C
01:10 - 01:11M42.1 - M42.4Am11/D
01:12 - 01:12M43.1 - M43.3Em7/G
01:13M43.4G6
01:13 - 01:14M44.1 - M44.2Em(add9)
01:14 - 01:15M44.3 - M44.4A7sus2/E
01:15 - 01:16M45.1 - M45.3Cmaj9
01:16M45.4Am11/C
01:17 - 01:18M46.1 - M46.3D11
01:18M46.4Am11/D
01:18 - 01:19M47.1 - M47.3Em7/B
01:20M47.4Cmaj9/B
01:20 - 01:21M48.1 - M48.4Em(add9)
01:22 - 01:23M49.1 - M49.3Cmaj9
01:23M49.4Am11/C
01:24 - 01:25M50.1 - M50.4D11
01:25 - 01:26M51.1 - M51.3Em9/G
01:27M51.4Em(add9)/G
01:27 - 01:28M52.1 - M52.4Em
01:29 - 01:30M53.1 - M53.3Cmaj7
01:30M53.4Cmaj9
01:30 - 01:32M54.1 - M54.4Am11/D
01:32 - 01:33M55.1 - M55.3G6
01:33M55.4Em/G
01:34 - 01:35M56.1 - M56.4Em
01:36 - 01:36M57.1 - M57.3Cmaj7
01:37M57.4Am11/C
01:37 - 01:39M58.1 - M58.4Am11/D
01:39 - 01:40M59.1 - M59.3Em7/G
01:40M59.4Em/G
01:41 - 01:42M60.1 - M60.4Em
01:42 - 01:43M61.1 - M61.3Cmaj7
01:44M61.4Cmaj9
01:44 - 01:45M62.1 - M62.4Am11/D
01:46 - 01:47M63.1 - M63.3Em7/G
01:47M63.4G6
01:48 - 01:49M64.1 - M64.4Em
01:49M65.1Cmaj7
01:50M65.2Am9/C
01:50M65.3Cmaj7
01:51M65.4Am11/C
01:51 - 01:52M66.1 - M66.4Am11/D
01:53 - 01:54M67.1 - M67.3Em7/G
01:54M67.4Am9/G
01:54 - 01:56M68.1 - M68.4Em
01:56 - 01:57M69.1 - M69.3Cmaj7
01:57M69.4Am11/C
01:58 - 01:58M70.1 - M70.2Am11/D
01:59M70.3D11
01:59M70.4Am11/D
02:00 - 02:00M71.1 - M71.3Em7/G
02:01M71.4Em11/G
02:01 - 02:03M72.1 - M72.4Em
02:03 - 02:04M73.1 - M73.3Cmaj9
02:04M73.4Am11/C
02:05 - 02:06M74.1 - M74.4Am11/D
02:06 - 02:07M75.1 - M75.3Em7/G
02:08M75.4G6
02:08 - 02:09M76.1 - M76.2Em(add9)
02:09 - 02:09M76.3 - M76.4A7sus2/E
02:10 - 02:11M77.1 - M77.3Cmaj9
02:11M77.4Am11/C
02:12 - 02:13M78.1 - M78.4Am11/D
02:13 - 02:14M79.1 - M79.3Em7/G
02:15M79.4G6
02:15 - 02:15M80.1 - M80.2Em(add9)
02:16 - 02:16M80.3 - M80.4A7sus2/E
02:17 - 02:18M81.1 - M81.3Cmaj9
02:18M81.4Am11/C
02:18 - 02:19M82.1 - M82.3D11
02:20M82.4Am11/D
02:20 - 02:21M83.1 - M83.3Em7/B
02:21M83.4Cmaj9/B
02:22 - 02:23M84.1 - M84.4Em(add9)
02:24 - 02:24M85.1 - M85.3Cmaj9
02:25M85.4Am11/C
02:25 - 02:27M86.1 - M86.4D11
02:27 - 02:28M87.1 - M87.3Em9/G
02:28M87.4Em/G
02:29 - 02:30M88.1 - M88.4Em
02:30 - 02:31M89.1 - M89.3Cmaj7
02:32M89.4Cmaj7/E
02:32 - 02:33M90.1 - M90.4Em
02:34 - 02:35M91.1 - M91.3Cmaj7
02:35M91.4Cmaj7/E
02:36 - 02:36M92.1 - M92.3Em
02:37M92.4G6/E
02:37 - 02:38M93.1 - M93.3Cmaj9
02:39M93.4Cmaj7/E
02:39M94.1Em
02:39 - 02:40M94.2 - M94.3G6/E
02:40M94.4Em
02:41 - 02:42M95.1 - M96.1G6/9/D
02:43 - 02:43M96.2 - M96.3A7sus4/D
02:44M96.4Em11/D
02:44 - 02:45M97.1 - M97.3Cmaj7
02:45M97.4Cmaj9
02:46 - 02:47M98.1 - M98.3Am11/D
02:47M98.4Em11/D
02:48 - 02:49M99.1 - M99.4Em7/G
02:49M100.1Em
02:50M100.2Em7
02:50M100.3Em
02:51M100.4Em(add9)
02:51 - 02:52M101.1 - M101.3Cmaj7
02:52M101.4Cmaj9
02:53 - 02:54M102.1 - M102.3Am11/D
02:54M102.4Em11/D
02:54 - 02:55M103.1 - M103.3Em7/G
02:56M103.4G6
02:56M104.1Em
02:57M104.2G6/E
02:57M104.3Em
02:57M104.4Em(add9)
02:58 - 02:59M105.1 - M105.3Cmaj7
02:59M105.4Cmaj9
03:00 - 03:00M106.1 - M106.3Am11/D
03:01M106.4D11
03:01 - 03:02M107.1 - M107.3Em7/G
03:03M107.4G6
03:03M108.1Em
03:03M108.2Em7
03:04M108.3Em
03:04M108.4Em(add9)
03:05 - 03:06M109.1 - M109.3Cmaj7
03:06M109.4Cmaj9
03:06 - 03:07M110.1 - M110.3Am11/D
03:08M110.4Em11/D
03:08 - 03:09M111.1 - M111.3Em7/G
03:09M111.4G6
03:10M112.1Em
03:10M112.2G6/E
03:11M112.3Em
03:11M112.4Em(add9)
03:12 - 03:12M113.1 - M113.3Cmaj7
03:13M113.4Cmaj9
03:13 - 03:14M114.1 - M114.3Am11/D
03:15M114.4Em11/D
03:15 - 03:16M115.1 - M115.3Em7/B
03:16M115.4Cmaj9/B
03:17 - 03:18M116.1 - M116.4Em
03:18 - 03:20M117.1 - M117.4Cmaj7/E
03:20 - 03:21M118.1 - M118.4Am11/D
03:22 - 03:23M119.1 - M119.4Em11/D
03:24 - 03:27M120.1 - M121.4Em