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Cmaj9
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84 bpm
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Key of C
♯
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Key of C
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0 cents, A = 440.0 Hz
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Key of C major
Cmaj9
or Em7/C, G6/C
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C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
Mic level
Good, peaks at −9 dB
Tuning
12 cents sharp, A = 443 Hz
Room
Quiet
Every octave
All five C’s heard
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Concert grand
Chord names
Cmaj7
CΔ7
C
Sensitivity
High: shows notes it’s at least 30% sure of
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Pedal
The sustain pedal, as CC64
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Tempo
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84 bpm
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Cmaj7
CΔ7
C
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♯
♭
Numbers
I, vi, ii, V in the song’s key
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