ENDEIT

Guitar solo · 1996

Pat Metheny: Midnight Voyage

Key
C minor
Tempo
128 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B16A8

Pat Metheny's solo on “Midnight Voyage” has 415 notes in 76 seconds (5.5 notes per second), spanning 40 semitones from G2 to B5. The average tempo is 128 BPM with a swing feel. About 60% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

415Notes
76sSolo length
5.5Notes per second
G2–B5Range (40 semitones)
60%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×83
  • +1 ×64
  • +2 ×55
  • -2 ×47
  • +3 ×46
  • 0 ×33

Changes played over

A1
Cm7
G79♭
Cm7
Asus7
A♭7
G79♭
Cm7
Cm7
A2
Cm7
G79♭
Cm7
Asus7
A♭7
G7
Cm7
Cm7
B1
Fm7
Gm7
Fm7
A7alt
A♭7
G79♭
Cm7
Cm7
Fm7
Gm7
Fm7
A7alt
A♭7
G79♭
Cm7
Cm7
A3
Cm7
G79♭
Cm7
Asus7
A♭7
G79♭
Cm7
Cm7
I1
N.C.
N.C.

Record

Record
Tales from the Hudson · Impulse! Records · 1996
Recorded
1996
Line-up
Michael Brecker (ts); Dave Holland (b); Jack DeJohnette (dr); Pat Metheny (g); Joey Calderazzo (p)
Composer
Joey Calderazzo
Solo length
03:51-05:06

Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.