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Hit the Lights - Metallica

Learn the arrangement, follow the rhythm visually, and move between chords, sheet music, and alternate instruments for Hit the Lights - Metallica.

144 BPM 4:02 A Major 6 tracks 8815 notes

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

144 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo144 BPM
Duration4:02
Tracks6
Notes8815
Key / ScaleA Major
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - D6 (86)
Range span58 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
E5F#5A6/F#F#5C#sus4/F#A6/F#F#5Emaj9Gm9/BbEmaj9
00:00 - 01:00
Early middle
E5G6/EEm(add9)/F#C/GG/BGsus2A5C6/AA5C6/G
01:00 - 02:01
Late middle
AEmEmMaj7AAm7Dsus4/AAm7AAm9Cadd9/C#
02:01 - 03:01
Ending
B5Bm7Bm7/DB5E5B5D6/BBm7/DAsus2Esus2/F
03:01 - 04:02

Description & Musical Analysis

How to Play & Trivia

Start with the iconic E5 power chord on guitar to play this metal anthem

Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
A Major
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
8815

Note Distribution

C
897 10.2%
C#
563 6.4%
D
621 7.0%
Eb
82 0.9%
E
1804 20.5%
F
38 0.4%
F#
464 5.3%
G
711 8.1%
Ab
27 0.3%
A
1895 21.5%
Bb
346 3.9%
B
1367 15.5%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2overdriven guitar2282
Track 3overdriven guitar2171
Track 4electric bass (pick)1190
Track 5overdriven guitar713
Track 6lead 6 (voice)177
Track 7acoustic grand piano2282

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:17M1.1 - M11.2E5
00:17 - 00:20M11.3 - M13.1F#5
00:20M13.2A6/F#
00:20M13.3F#5
00:21 - 00:21M13.4 - M14.1C#sus4/F#
00:22M14.2A6/F#
00:22 - 00:25M14.3 - M16.2F#5
00:25M16.3Emaj9
00:26M16.4Gm9/Bb
00:26M17.1Emaj9
00:27M17.2Gm9/Bb
00:27M17.3Gsus2/A
00:27M17.4Am7
00:28M18.1Gsus2/A
00:28M18.2Gsus4
00:29M18.3A
00:29M18.4A5
00:30M19.1EmMaj7/G
00:30M19.2Gsus2/A
00:30M19.3A
00:31M19.4Am7
00:31M20.1Dsus4/G
00:32M20.2Am7
00:32M20.3A5
00:32M20.4D
00:33M21.1Asus4
00:33M21.2A5
00:34M21.3Am7
00:34M21.4Dsus4
00:35M22.1C6/A
00:35M22.2A
00:35M22.3Em/G
00:36 - 00:36M22.4 - M23.1A5
00:37M23.2Am7
00:37M23.3Dsus4
00:37M23.4Am7
00:38M24.1A
00:38M24.2D
00:39M24.3Gsus2
00:39M24.4Gsus2/A
00:40M25.1Am7
00:40M25.2Dsus4/A
00:40M25.3Am7
00:41M25.4A
00:41M26.1C6/A
00:42M26.2EmMaj7
00:42M26.3Gsus2/A
00:42M26.4Am7
00:43M27.1Dsus4/A
00:43M27.2Am7
00:44M27.3A
00:44M27.4Esus4/A
00:45M28.1C/G
00:45 - 00:45M28.2 - M28.3Asus4/D
00:46M28.4Gmaj7
00:46M29.1G
00:47M29.2D5
00:47M29.3F6/D
00:47M29.4Am(add9)/B
00:48M30.1Gsus2
00:48M30.2A
00:49M30.3Am7
00:49M30.4Dsus4/A
00:50M31.1Am7
00:50M31.2A
00:50M31.3Em/G
00:51M31.4A5/E
00:51M32.1A
00:52M32.2Am7
00:52M32.3Dsus4/A
00:52M32.4Am7
00:53M33.1A
00:53M33.2Am9
00:54M33.3Cadd9/C#
00:54M33.4D5
00:55M34.1Gadd9/D
00:55M34.2G
00:55M34.3Gadd9
00:56M34.4D5
00:56M35.1Bm7/C
00:57M35.2Gmaj9/B
00:57 - 00:57M35.3 - M35.4Am7
00:58M36.1Dsus4/A
00:58M36.2Am7
00:59M36.3A
00:59M36.4A5
01:00M37.1EmMaj7/G
01:00 - 01:01M37.2 - M37.4E5
01:01M38.1G6/E
01:02M38.2Em(add9)/F#
01:02M38.3C/G
01:02M38.4G/B
01:03M39.1Gsus2
01:03M39.2A5
01:04M39.3C6/A
01:04M39.4A5
01:05M40.1C6/G
01:05M40.2C6/A
01:05M40.3Gsus4
01:06M40.4Gsus2/A
01:06M41.1A5
01:07M41.2C6/G
01:07M41.3Esus4/A
01:07M41.4A5
01:08M42.1Am7
01:08M42.2Gsus4
01:09M42.3Am
01:09M42.4Am7
01:10M43.1A5
01:10M43.2Esus4/A
01:10M43.3A5
01:11M43.4Am7
01:11M44.1Gadd9
01:12M44.2A5
01:12M44.3Esus4/A
01:12 - 01:13M44.4 - M45.1A5
01:14 - 01:15M45.4 - M46.1Gsus2/A
01:15M46.2Am7
01:15M46.3Dsus4/A
01:16M46.4Am7/D
01:16M47.1A
01:17M47.2A5
01:17M47.3EmMaj7
01:17M47.4Gsus2/A
01:18M48.1Am7
01:18M48.2Dsus4/A
01:19M48.3Am7
01:19M48.4A
01:20M49.1Gsus2/A
01:20M49.2C
01:20 - 01:21M49.3 - M49.4Asus4/D
01:21M50.1Gmaj7
01:22M50.2G
01:22M50.3D5
01:22M50.4Asus4/D
01:23M51.1Am(add9)/B
01:23M51.2Gsus2
01:24M51.3A
01:24M51.4Am7
01:25M52.1Dsus4/A
01:25M52.2Am7
01:25M52.3A
01:26M52.4Em/G
01:26M53.1A5/E
01:27M53.2A
01:27M53.3Am7
01:27M53.4Dsus4/A
01:28M54.1Am7
01:28M54.2A
01:29M54.3Am9
01:29M54.4Cadd9/C#
01:30M55.1D5
01:30M55.2Gadd9/D
01:30M55.3G
01:31M55.4Em7/G
01:31M56.1D5
01:32M56.2Csus2
01:32M56.3Gmaj9/B
01:32 - 01:33M56.4 - M57.1Am7
01:33M57.2Dsus4/A
01:34M57.3Am7
01:34M57.4A
01:35M58.1A5
01:35M58.2EmMaj7
01:35 - 01:36M58.3 - M59.1E5
01:37M59.2G6/E
01:37M59.3Em(add9)/F#
01:37M59.4C/G
01:38M60.1G/B
01:38M60.2Gsus2
01:39M60.3A5
01:39M60.4C6/A
01:40M61.1A5
01:40M61.2C6/G
01:40M61.3Am
01:41M61.4Gsus4
01:41M62.1Gsus2
01:42M62.2A5
01:42M62.3C6/G
01:42M62.4Esus4/A
01:43M63.1A5
01:43M63.2Am7
01:44M63.3Gsus4
01:44M63.4Am
01:45M64.1Am7
01:45M64.2A5
01:45M64.3Esus4/A
01:46M64.4A5
01:46M65.1Am7
01:47M65.2Gadd9
01:47M65.3A5
01:47M65.4Esus4/A
01:48 - 01:48M66.1 - M66.2A5
01:50 - 01:50M67.1 - M67.2Gsus2/A
01:50M67.3Am7
01:51M67.4Dsus4/A
01:51M68.1Am7/D
01:52M68.2A
01:52M68.3A5
01:52M68.4EmMaj7/G
01:53M69.1Gsus2/A
01:53M69.2A
01:54M69.3Dsus4/A
01:54M69.4Am7
01:55M70.1A
01:55M70.2Gsus2/A
01:55M70.3EmMaj7/C
01:56 - 01:56M70.4 - M71.1Asus4/D
01:57M71.2Gmaj7
01:57M71.3G
01:57M71.4D5
01:58M72.1Asus4/D
01:58M72.2Am(add9)/B
01:59M72.3Gsus2
01:59M72.4A
02:00M73.1Am7
02:00M73.2Dsus4/A
02:00M73.3Am7
02:01M73.4A
02:01M74.1Em

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