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Where Is My Mind? - Pixies

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75 BPM 4:38 C# Minor 2 tracks 1068 notes
PixiesAlternative Rock
Image: Black Kite·CC0

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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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75 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo75 BPM
Duration4:38
Tracks2
Notes1068
Key / ScaleC# Minor
Pitch rangeC#2 (37) - B6 (95)
Range span58 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EE/AbC#C#m/AbAbAEE/AbC#C#m/Ab
00:00 - 01:09
Early middle
AbmC#5EAb5Cm/EbA5C#m/EE5AbmC#5
01:09 - 02:19
Late middle
EE/AbC#C#m/AbAbAEE/AbC#C#m/Ab
02:19 - 03:28
Ending
AbmC#5EAb5Cm/EbA5C#m/EE5AbmC#5
03:28 - 04:38

Description & Musical Analysis

Where Is My Mind? by Pixies, from their 1988 album Surfer Rosa, composed by Black Francis

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the iconic bassline on guitar or use a deep piano sound to replicate it

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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
C# Minor
Pitch Range
C#2 (37) - B6 (95)
Total Notes
1068

Note Distribution

C
40 3.7%
C#
134 12.5%
D
0 0.0%
Eb
140 13.1%
E
284 26.6%
F
0 0.0%
F#
26 2.4%
G
0 0.0%
Ab
300 28.1%
A
76 7.1%
Bb
0 0.0%
B
68 6.4%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Pianoacoustic grand piano470
Pianoacoustic grand piano598

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:06M1.1 - M3.1E
00:07M3.2E/Ab
00:08M3.3C#
00:08M3.4C#m/Ab
00:09 - 00:10M4.1 - M4.2Ab
00:11 - 00:12M4.3 - M4.4A
00:12M5.1E
00:13M5.2E/Ab
00:14M5.3C#
00:15M5.4C#m/Ab
00:16 - 00:16M6.1 - M6.2Ab
00:17 - 00:18M6.3 - M6.4A
00:19M7.1E
00:20M7.2Abm
00:20M7.3C#
00:21M7.4C#m
00:22 - 00:23M8.1 - M8.2Ab
00:24 - 00:24M8.3 - M8.4A
00:25M9.1E
00:26M9.2Abm
00:27M9.3C#
00:28M9.4C#m
00:28 - 00:29M10.1 - M10.2Ab
00:30 - 00:31M10.3 - M10.4A
00:32M11.1E
00:32M11.2Abm
00:33M11.3C#
00:34M11.4C#m
00:35 - 00:36M12.1 - M12.2Ab
00:36 - 00:37M12.3 - M12.4A
00:38M13.1E
00:39M13.2E/Ab
00:40M13.3C#
00:40M13.4C#m/Ab
00:41 - 00:42M14.1 - M14.2Ab
00:43 - 00:44M14.3 - M14.4A
00:44M15.1E
00:45M15.2E/Ab
00:46M15.3C#
00:47M15.4C#m/Ab
00:48 - 00:48M16.1 - M16.2Ab
00:49 - 00:52M16.3 - M17.2A
00:52 - 00:53M17.3 - M17.4C#
00:54 - 00:55M18.1 - M18.2B
00:56M18.3E5
00:56M18.4Abm
00:57M19.1C#5
00:58M19.2E
00:59M19.3Ab5
01:00M19.4Cm/Eb
01:00M20.1A5
01:01M20.2C#m/E
01:02M20.3E5
01:03M20.4Abm
01:04M21.1C#5
01:04M21.2E
01:05M21.3Ab5
01:06M21.4Cm/Eb
01:07M22.1A5
01:08M22.2C#m/E
01:08M22.3E5
01:09M22.4Abm
01:10M23.1C#5
01:11M23.2E
01:12M23.3Ab5
01:12M23.4Cm/Eb
01:13M24.1A5
01:14M24.2C#m/E
01:15M24.3E5
01:16M24.4Abm
01:16M25.1C#5
01:17M25.2E
01:18M25.3Ab5
01:19M25.4Cm/Eb
01:20M26.1A5
01:20M26.2C#m/E
01:21M26.3E5
01:22M26.4Abm
01:23M27.1C#5
01:24M27.2E
01:24M27.3Ab5
01:25M27.4Cm/Eb
01:26M28.1A5
01:27M28.2C#m/E
01:28M28.3A5
01:28 - 01:30M28.4 - M29.2C
01:31M29.3E5
01:32M29.4Abm
01:32M30.1C#5
01:33M30.2E
01:34M30.3Ab5
01:35M30.4Cm/Eb
01:36M31.1A5
01:36M31.2C#m/E
01:37M31.3E5
01:38M31.4Abm
01:39M32.1C#5
01:40M32.2E
01:40M32.3Ab5
01:41M32.4Cm/Eb
01:42M33.1A5
01:43M33.2C#m/E
01:44M33.3E5
01:44M33.4Abm
01:45M34.1C#5
01:46M34.2E
01:47M34.3Ab5
01:48M34.4Cm/Eb
01:48M35.1A5
01:49M35.2C#m/E
01:50M35.3E5
01:51M35.4Abm
01:52M36.1C#5
01:52M36.2E
01:53M36.3Ab5
01:54M36.4Cm/Eb
01:55M37.1A5
01:56M37.2C#
01:56M37.3E
01:57M37.4E/Ab
01:58M38.1C#
01:59M38.2C#m/Ab
02:00 - 02:00M38.3 - M38.4Ab
02:01 - 02:02M39.1 - M39.2A
02:03M39.3E
02:04M39.4E/Ab
02:04M40.1C#
02:05M40.2C#m/Ab
02:06 - 02:07M40.3 - M40.4Ab
02:08 - 02:08M41.1 - M41.2A
02:09M41.3E
02:10M41.4E/Ab
02:11M42.1C#
02:12M42.2C#m/Ab
02:12 - 02:13M42.3 - M42.4Ab
02:14 - 02:15M43.1 - M43.2A
02:16 - 02:25M43.3 - M46.3E
02:26M46.4E/Ab
02:27M47.1C#
02:28M47.2C#m/Ab
02:28 - 02:29M47.3 - M47.4Ab
02:30 - 02:31M48.1 - M48.2A
02:32M48.3E
02:32M48.4E/Ab
02:33M49.1C#
02:34M49.2C#m/Ab
02:35 - 02:36M49.3 - M49.4Ab
02:36 - 02:37M50.1 - M50.2A
02:38M50.3E
02:39M50.4Abm
02:40M51.1C#
02:40M51.2C#m
02:41 - 02:42M51.3 - M51.4Ab
02:43 - 02:44M52.1 - M52.2A
02:44M52.3E
02:45M52.4Abm
02:46M53.1C#
02:47M53.2C#m
02:48 - 02:48M53.3 - M53.4Ab
02:49 - 02:50M54.1 - M54.2A
02:51M54.3E
02:52M54.4Abm
02:52M55.1C#
02:53M55.2C#m
02:54 - 02:55M55.3 - M55.4Ab
02:56 - 02:56M56.1 - M56.2A
02:57M56.3E
02:58M56.4E/Ab
02:59M57.1C#
03:00M57.2C#m/Ab
03:00 - 03:01M57.3 - M57.4Ab
03:02 - 03:03M58.1 - M58.2A
03:04M58.3E
03:04M58.4E/Ab
03:05M59.1C#
03:06M59.2C#m/Ab
03:07 - 03:08M59.3 - M59.4Ab
03:08 - 03:11M60.1 - M60.4A
03:12 - 03:12M61.1 - M61.2C#
03:13 - 03:14M61.3 - M61.4B
03:15M62.1E5
03:16M62.2Abm
03:16M62.3C#5
03:17M62.4E
03:18M63.1Ab5
03:19M63.2Cm/Eb
03:20M63.3A5
03:20M63.4C#m/E
03:21M64.1E5
03:22M64.2Abm
03:23M64.3C#5
03:24M64.4E
03:24M65.1Ab5
03:25M65.2Cm/Eb
03:26M65.3A5
03:27M65.4C#m/E
03:28M66.1E5
03:28M66.2Abm
03:29M66.3C#5
03:30M66.4E
03:31M67.1Ab5
03:32M67.2Cm/Eb
03:32M67.3A5
03:33M67.4C#m/E
03:34M68.1E5
03:35M68.2Abm
03:36M68.3C#5
03:36M68.4E
03:37M69.1Ab5
03:38M69.2Cm/Eb
03:39M69.3A5
03:40M69.4C#m/E
03:40M70.1E5
03:41M70.2Abm
03:42M70.3C#5
03:43M70.4E
03:44M71.1Ab5
03:44M71.2Cm/Eb
03:45M71.3A5
03:46M71.4C#m/E

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