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BeatlesFC: Harmonic function annotations of Isophonics' The Beatles dataset

Published: January 5, 2026 | arXiv ID: 2601.02099v1

By: Ji Yeoung Sim, Rebecca Moranis, Johanna Devaney

Potential Business Impact:

Helps computers understand song chords and structure.

Business Areas:
Musical Instruments Media and Entertainment, Music and Audio

This paper presents BeatlesFC, a set of harmonic function annotations for Isophonics' The Beatles dataset. Harmonic function annotations characterize chord labels as stable (tonic) or unstable (predominant, dominant). They operate at the level of musical phrases, serving as a link between chord labels and higher-level formal structures.

Country of Origin
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

Page Count
3 pages

Category
Computer Science:
Sound