K-9

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K-9
Setting Score 1 Score 2 Goku gives chase to the saber-toothed tiger.
Tonality	F Minor
Length	0:32
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-9
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Also Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 46
Debut Release	Unreleased

K-9 is the Kanzenshuu catalogue number assigned to an unreleased piece of background music (BGM) composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi for the Dragon Ball anime in 1986. The piece debuted in Dragon Ball Episode 1 which was broadcast on 26 February 1986.

Overview

K-9 is given the title "The Chase Is On!" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions.

Form

K-9 begins with a 4-bar intro, followed by an 8-bar synth melody (in two 4-bar phrases), then a 2-bar string bridge, then a new 4-bar synth melody, the last note of which is held for an additional bar. All instruments resolve to F in a final two bars, for a total of 21 bars.

Section	Bars	Description
Intro	2	violin tremolo 16ths on 3-2-1-2-3 etc. (i)
	2	violin moves up a step diatonically to 4-3-2-3-4 etc. (vii˚)
Melody 1	4	synth antecedent phrase; violin intro repeats w/harmony diatonic 3rd or 4th below
	4	synth consequent phrase; moves to V instead of ii˚ (half-cadence)
Bridge	2	synth woodwinds, 8ths on V7; violins 2-3-4-5 8x in 16ths
Melody 2	4	new synth melody; violins join and bass guitar line debuts (i-V)
	1	trombone joins extended hold on the end of melody 2 (V)
Final Chord	2	F is held for 1.5 bars (not really a chord; just octaves; everything is F)

Usage and Variations

For further information, see Dragon Ball Music.

Below is a table of every usage of K-9 in Dragon Ball.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 1 Goku is chased by a Saber Tiger and leads it over a cliff.	0:12: Fades in and overlaps with K-8 in the beginning. Cuts off abruptly after the first note of bar 9 (the first note of the consequent phrase of the first synth melody).
Dragon Ball Episode 36 Goku ascends to the next level of Muscle Tower to face Sergeant Metallic.	0:09: Begins with the antecedent phrase of the first synth melody, which is followed by the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 38 Goku chases the ninja Murasaki.	0:32: Full track.
Dragon Ball Episode 46 Bulma is chased by Red Ribbon Army helicopters. (After she rebuffs their advances, they chase her in the helicopters again, to K-124.)	0:23: Skips the 2-bar intro. The third bar of the second synth melody is followed by the final chord.