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You've Got a Friend in Me - Randy Newman

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130 BPM 2:35 E Minor 6 tracks 1641 notes

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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.

130 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo130 BPM
Duration2:35
Tracks6
Notes1641
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeA1 (33) - E5 (76)
Range span43 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
BDsus4Abm(add9)/BbGEm/GC7/EBbAG5D
00:00 - 00:38
Early middle
Bm7/DEmBm/DCmaj7E7sus2/BBmEm9/BECmaj7E7sus2/B
00:38 - 01:17
Late middle
CC#dimA11/C#Bm/DBb5DGCmaj7G/BD
01:17 - 01:56
Ending
CBGEbEDADGD
01:56 - 02:35

Description & Musical Analysis

From the Toy Story soundtrack, You've Got a Friend in Me is a heartwarming song by Randy Newman.

How to Play & Trivia

Start with a bouncy B major chord on piano or a down-up strum on guitar to capture the song's upbeat feel.

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
E Minor
Pitch Range
A1 (33) - E5 (76)
Total Notes
1641

Note Distribution

C
83 5.1%
C#
35 2.1%
D
204 12.4%
Eb
5 0.3%
E
509 31.0%
F
3 0.2%
F#
88 5.4%
G
217 13.2%
Ab
13 0.8%
A
81 4.9%
Bb
45 2.7%
B
358 21.8%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Sassofono altoalto sax378
Pianoacoustic grand piano180
Pianoacoustic grand piano180
Chitarra acusticaacoustic guitar (steel)80
Batteriaacoustic grand piano507
Basso acusticheslap bass 2316

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1B
00:00M1.2Dsus4
00:00M1.3Abm(add9)/Bb
00:01M1.4G
00:01M2.1Em/G
00:02M2.2C7/E
00:02M2.3Bb
00:03M2.4A
00:03M3.1G5
00:04M3.2D
00:04M3.3C#
00:05M3.4Am(add9)/C
00:05M4.1B
00:06M4.2D
00:06M4.3E
00:06M4.4F#
00:07M5.1G
00:08M5.3D
00:09M6.1G
00:09M6.2Dm(add9)/F
00:10M6.3Dsus2/E
00:10M6.4D
00:11 - 00:11M7.1 - M7.2C
00:12 - 00:12M7.3 - M7.4C#
00:12M8.1D
00:13M8.2Dsus4/G
00:13M8.3Em
00:14M8.4D
00:14 - 00:15M9.1 - M9.2C
00:15M9.3B
00:16M9.4Bm
00:16M10.1B
00:17M10.2Bm
00:17 - 00:18M10.3 - M10.4E
00:18 - 00:18M11.1 - M11.2C
00:19 - 00:20M11.3 - M12.2B
00:21M12.3E
00:21M12.4D
00:22M13.1C
00:22M13.2D
00:23M13.3E
00:23M13.4F#
00:24M14.1GmMaj7/Bb
00:24M14.2Em/B
00:24M14.3E
00:25 - 00:26M15.1 - M15.2A
00:26 - 00:27M15.3 - M15.4D
00:27M16.1G
00:28M16.3E
00:29M16.4Em/G
00:29 - 00:30M17.1 - M17.2A
00:30 - 00:30M17.3 - M17.4D
00:31M18.1G
00:31M18.2Cadd9/G
00:32M18.3D7sus2
00:32M18.4Gmaj7/F#
00:33 - 00:33M19.1 - M19.2Gmaj7
00:34 - 00:34M19.3 - M19.4Gmaj7/D
00:35M20.1G
00:35M20.2Em/G
00:36M20.3Dsus4
00:36M20.4Dsus2
00:36 - 00:37M21.1 - M21.2C
00:37M21.3C#dim
00:38M21.4Em6/C#
00:38M22.1G5
00:39M22.2Bm7/D
00:39M22.3Em
00:40M22.4Bm/D
00:40 - 00:41M23.1 - M23.2Cmaj7
00:41 - 00:42M23.3 - M23.4E7sus2/B
00:42M24.1Bm
00:42M24.2Em9/B
00:43 - 00:43M24.3 - M24.4E
00:44 - 00:44M25.1 - M25.2Cmaj7
00:45 - 00:45M25.3 - M25.4E7sus2/B
00:46 - 00:46M26.1 - M26.2Bm
00:47M26.3Em
00:47M26.4D
00:48 - 00:48M27.1 - M27.2Cmaj7
00:48M27.3E7sus2/B
00:49M27.4E7sus2/F#
00:49M28.1Bm
00:50M28.2Em9/B
00:50M28.3E
00:51M28.4Ab
00:51 - 00:52M29.1 - M29.2A
00:52 - 00:53M29.3 - M29.4D
00:53M30.1G
00:54M30.3Em/B
00:54M30.4E7
00:55 - 00:55M31.1 - M31.2Am
00:56M31.3D9
00:56M31.4D11
00:57 - 00:57M32.1 - M32.2G
00:58 - 00:58M32.3 - M32.4E
00:59 - 01:00M33.1 - M33.4C
01:00 - 01:02M34.1 - M34.4F#7
01:02 - 01:03M35.1 - M35.2C/E
01:03 - 01:04M35.3 - M35.4F#7sus4/E
01:04M36.1A7sus2/B
01:05M36.2Gsus2
01:05M36.3Em/B
01:06 - 01:06M37.1 - M37.2F#7
01:07 - 01:07M37.3 - M37.4E/Ab
01:08 - 01:08M38.1 - M38.2A6
01:09 - 01:09M38.3 - M38.4F#/Bb
01:10M39.1Bm
01:10M39.2Gmaj7/B
01:11M39.3Eadd9
01:11M39.4Ab
01:12 - 01:12M40.1 - M40.2D6/9/A
01:12M40.3D6
01:13M40.4Gmaj9/B
01:13M41.1Gsus2
01:14M41.2Gsus2/D
01:14M41.3E
01:15M41.4D
01:15M42.1G
01:16M42.2Dsus2/E
01:16M42.3G/D
01:17 - 01:18M43.1 - M43.2C
01:18M43.3C#dim
01:18M43.4A11/C#
01:19M44.1Bm/D
01:19M44.2Bb5
01:20M44.3D
01:20M44.4G
01:21 - 01:21M45.1 - M45.2Cmaj7
01:22 - 01:22M45.3 - M45.4G/B
01:23M46.1D
01:23M46.2Em11/F#
01:24M46.3A7sus4/G
01:24M46.4Bb
01:24 - 01:25M47.1 - M47.2Am
01:25M47.3D9
01:26M47.4D11
01:26M48.1B
01:27M48.2Dsus4
01:27M48.3Abm(add9)/Bb
01:28M48.4G
01:28M49.1Em/G
01:29M49.2C7/E
01:29M49.3Bb
01:30M49.4A
01:30M50.1G5
01:30M50.2D
01:31M50.3C#
01:31M50.4Am(add9)/C
01:32M51.1B
01:32M51.2D
01:33M51.3E
01:33M51.4F#
01:34M52.1G
01:34M52.2B
01:35M52.3C
01:35M52.4C#
01:36M53.1D
01:36M53.2A
01:36M53.3G
01:37M53.4B
01:37 - 01:38M54.1 - M54.2C
01:38 - 01:39M54.3 - M54.4C#
01:39 - 01:40M55.1 - M55.2D
01:40M55.3G
01:41M55.4B
01:41M56.1C
01:42M56.2G
01:42M56.3B
01:42M56.4F#
01:43M57.1B
01:43M57.2Eb
01:44M57.3E
01:44M57.4G
01:45M58.1A
01:45M58.2B
01:46M58.3C
01:46M58.4C#
01:47M59.1D
01:47M59.2Dsus2/E
01:48M59.3D
01:48M59.4F#
01:48M60.1G
01:49M60.2E
01:49M60.3D
01:50M60.4G
01:50 - 01:51M61.1 - M61.2E
01:51M61.3G
01:52M61.4B
01:52 - 01:53M62.1 - M62.2C
01:53 - 01:54M62.3 - M62.4C#
01:54M63.1D
01:54M63.2Dsus2/E
01:55M63.3D
01:55M63.4B
01:56 - 01:56M64.1 - M64.2C
01:57M64.3B
01:57M64.4G
01:58 - 01:58M65.1 - M65.2Eb
01:59M65.3E
01:59M65.4D
02:00 - 02:00M66.1 - M66.2A
02:00 - 02:01M66.3 - M66.4D
02:01M67.1G
02:02M67.2D
02:02M67.3C#
02:03M67.4C
02:03 - 02:04M68.1 - M68.2G
02:04 - 02:05M68.3 - M68.4G/D
02:05M69.1G
02:06M69.2Em/G
02:06 - 02:06M69.3 - M69.4D
02:07 - 02:07M70.1 - M70.2C
02:08 - 02:08M70.3 - M70.4C#dim
02:09M71.1Gsus2/D
02:09M71.2D5
02:10M71.3Em
02:10M71.4D
02:11 - 02:11M72.1 - M72.2Cmaj7
02:12 - 02:12M72.3 - M72.4E7sus2/B

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