MIDI Files
For some reason (the popularity
of mp3s, IMO), it is growing increasingly difficult to find midis of newer
songs. Thankfully, I am getting to be an old foggie who doesn't listen
to much new material. ;-) All the ones I have posted here are either
good or rare, sometimes both.
None of the files below were sequenced
by me. I found most them on the web many years ago. Note that
often many different versions are floating around and will have different
instrumentation and/or otherwise different arrangements. I present
an additional version of some of the files on this page.
Realize that some of these tracks will
sound better than others, depending on the soundcard in your computer.
Most cards sound rather clunky, but you can always play these sounds through
a synthesizer and have very listenable music.
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Chicane (great electronic artist)
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Shakespear's Sister - Stay
Guitar backing
tracks
These are a few tracks I edited in order
to play guitar along with. They are different versions of the files
above. In general, they lack the lead and/or rhythm guitar parts.
If the melody was present in the original, it is either removed or dramtically
reduced in volume.
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Pink Floyd - Another
Brick in the Wall Part II. This is a "karaoke" mix designed for
a guitarist who likes to improvise. I played this one in a talent
show some years back. Here's the structure:
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The melody is played at a low volume throughout
, just to cue you into where it comes in.
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The first verse has no rhythm guitar.
You play this part the first time around.
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The rhythm guitar part is present for this
verse. I usually switched over to a lead gutar sound and improvised
through this part.
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There are no lead guitar tracks throughout
the solo. You provide the magic here.
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Pink Floyd - Learning
to Fly. This one is similarly minimized for live playing.
There are no vocal parts throughout and the lead guitar parts are all cut.
Also, this version lacks the "applause" at the end found in the original
file above. Your audience will have to supply this.
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Pink Floyd - Coming
Back to Life. Because the intro guitar and first verse are free
time, I added a simple beat to help you keep up so the chords don't change
without you.
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Eric Clapton - Bad
Love. Once again, lead guitar part is removed.
Soundtracks
These are kind of rare, so I include them
here. You can find lots of Star Wars midis everywhere else on the
web.
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Contact - Main
theme (just the main piano melody and strings)
Midi files
I want
There are a few songs I have always wanted
to get a midi of.
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Roger Waters - better (i.e., multi-tracked)
versions almost any song.
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Pink Floyd - same as the above for
anything from The Final Cut.
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Eric Clapton - No Alibis
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Chicane - anything by him besides the
ones above.
Links
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- A good search engine for midi files
I have close to a thousand
midis (no kidding), but not the space to store them on-line. If you
are looking for something in particular, especially something old, feel
free to write and ask. Also, if you have something I'm interested
in, by all means, .
Copywrite Alexplorer (except the midis).