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Motorbreath - Metallica

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180 BPM 2:57 F# Minor 6 tracks 6701 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

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180 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo180 BPM
Duration2:57
Tracks6
Notes6701
Key / ScaleF# Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - E6 (88)
Range span60 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
A5Bb5B5BGAF#Gsus2BG
00:00 - 00:44
Early middle
F#5B5G5D5Bm7F#5GE5F#5F#sus4
00:44 - 01:28
Late middle
F#m7/AEsus2/F#Bsus4/F#Bsus4/EBsus4Esus2/F#Bsus4/F#Bsus4/EBsus4Esus2/F#
01:28 - 02:12
Ending
G5D5Bm7F#5G5E5F#5F#sus4F#5B5
02:12 - 02:57

Description & Musical Analysis

Motorbreath by Metallica, from the album Kill 'Em All, composed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
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
F# Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
6701

Note Distribution

C
370 5.5%
C#
1231 18.4%
D
735 11.0%
Eb
109 1.6%
E
488 7.3%
F
12 0.2%
F#
1263 18.8%
G
416 6.2%
Ab
397 5.9%
A
462 6.9%
Bb
537 8.0%
B
681 10.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2overdriven guitar1745
Track 3overdriven guitar1745
Track 4electric bass (pick)912
Track 5overdriven guitar343
Track 6lead 6 (voice)321
Track 7acoustic grand piano1635

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:04M4.3A5
00:05M4.4Bb5
00:05M5.1B5
00:05 - 00:06M5.2 - M5.4B
00:06 - 00:07M6.1 - M6.4G
00:08 - 00:09M7.1 - M7.4A
00:09 - 00:10M8.1 - M8.3F#
00:10M8.4Gsus2
00:10 - 00:11M9.1 - M9.4B
00:12 - 00:13M10.1 - M10.4G
00:13 - 00:14M11.1 - M11.4A
00:14 - 00:15M12.1 - M12.3F#
00:15M12.4Gsus2
00:16M13.1B5
00:16M13.2Asus2
00:16M13.3B5
00:17M13.4Asus2
00:17M14.1G5
00:17M14.2Dmaj7/F#
00:18M14.3G5
00:18M14.4Dmaj7/F#
00:18M15.1A5
00:19M15.2Gsus2
00:19M15.3A5
00:19M15.4Gsus2
00:20M16.1F#5
00:20M16.2Esus2
00:20M16.3F#5
00:21M16.4F#m7
00:21M17.1B5
00:21M17.2Asus2
00:22M17.3B5
00:22M17.4Asus2
00:22M18.1G5
00:23M18.2Dmaj7/F#
00:23M18.3G5
00:23M18.4Dmaj7/F#
00:24M19.1A5
00:24M19.2Gsus2
00:24M19.3A5
00:25M19.4Gsus2
00:25M20.1F#5
00:25M20.2Esus2
00:26M20.3F#5
00:26M20.4F#m7
00:26M21.1B5
00:27M21.2Asus2
00:27M21.3Bm
00:27M21.4Asus2
00:28M22.1G
00:28M22.2Bm(add9)/F#
00:28M22.3G5
00:29M22.4Bm(add9)/F#
00:29M23.1A5
00:29M23.2Gsus2
00:30M23.3Esus4/A
00:30M23.4Gadd9
00:30M24.1F#sus4
00:31M24.2Esus2
00:31M24.3F#sus4
00:31M24.4F#m7
00:32M25.1B5
00:32M25.2Asus2
00:32M25.3Bm
00:33M25.4Asus2
00:33M26.1G5
00:33M26.2Dmaj7/F#
00:34M26.3G
00:34M26.4Dmaj7/F#
00:34M27.1A5
00:35M27.2Em7/G
00:35M27.3A5
00:35M27.4Em7/G
00:36M28.1F#5
00:36M28.2Esus2
00:36M28.3F#5
00:37M28.4F#m7
00:37M29.1B5
00:37M29.2Asus2
00:38M29.3B5
00:38M29.4Asus2
00:38M30.1B5
00:39M30.2Asus2
00:39M30.3B5
00:39M30.4Asus2/B
00:40M31.1B5
00:40M31.2F#sus4/B
00:40 - 00:41M31.3 - M31.4G5
00:41M32.1D5
00:41M32.2Bm7
00:42 - 00:42M32.3 - M32.4F#5
00:42 - 00:43M33.1 - M33.2G5
00:43 - 00:43M33.3 - M33.4E5
00:44M34.1F#5
00:44M34.2F#sus4
00:44M34.3F#5
00:45 - 00:45M35.1 - M35.2B5
00:46 - 00:46M35.3 - M35.4G5
00:46M36.1D5
00:47M36.2Bm7
00:47 - 00:47M36.3 - M36.4F#5
00:48 - 00:48M37.1 - M37.2G
00:48 - 00:49M37.3 - M37.4E5
00:49M38.1F#5
00:49M38.2F#sus4
00:50M38.3F#5
00:50M39.1Bsus4/F#
00:51M39.2Bsus4/E
00:51M39.3Bsus4
00:51M39.4Esus2/F#
00:52M40.1Bsus4/F#
00:52M40.2Bsus4/E
00:52M40.3Bsus4
00:53M40.4Esus2/F#
00:53M41.1F#m7
00:53M41.2F#m7/E
00:54M41.3F#m7/A
00:54M41.4Esus2/F#
00:54M42.1Bsus4/F#
00:55M42.2Bsus4/E
00:55M42.3Bsus4
00:55M42.4Esus2/F#
00:56M43.1Bsus4/F#
00:56M43.2Bsus4/E
00:56M43.3Bsus4
00:57M43.4Esus2/F#
00:57M44.1Bsus4/F#
00:57M44.2Bsus4/E
00:58M44.3Bsus4
00:58M44.4Esus2/F#
00:58M45.1F#m7
00:59M45.2F#m7/E
00:59M45.3F#m7/A
00:59M45.4Esus2/F#
01:00M46.1Bsus4/F#
01:00M46.2Bsus4/E
01:00M46.3Bsus4
01:01M46.4Esus2/F#
01:01M47.1B5
01:01M47.2Asus2
01:02M47.3Bm
01:02M47.4Asus2
01:02M48.1G
01:03M48.2Bm(add9)/F#
01:03M48.3G5
01:03M48.4Bm(add9)/F#
01:04M49.1A5
01:04M49.2Gsus2
01:04M49.3Esus4/A
01:05M49.4Gadd9
01:05M50.1F#sus4
01:05M50.2Esus2
01:06M50.3F#sus4
01:06M50.4F#m7
01:06M51.1B5
01:07M51.2Asus2
01:07M51.3Bm
01:07M51.4Asus2
01:08M52.1G5
01:08M52.2Dmaj7/F#
01:08M52.3G
01:09M52.4Dmaj7/F#
01:09M53.1A5
01:09M53.2Em7/G
01:10M53.3A5
01:10M53.4Em7/G
01:10M54.1F#5
01:11M54.2Esus2
01:11M54.3F#5
01:11M54.4F#m7
01:12M55.1B5
01:12M55.2Asus2
01:12M55.3B5
01:13M55.4Asus2
01:13M56.1B5
01:13M56.2Asus2
01:14M56.3B5
01:14M56.4Asus2/B
01:14M57.1B5
01:15M57.2F#sus4/B
01:15 - 01:15M57.3 - M57.4G5
01:16M58.1D5
01:16M58.2Bm7
01:16 - 01:17M58.3 - M58.4F#5
01:17 - 01:17M59.1 - M59.2G5
01:18 - 01:18M59.3 - M59.4E5
01:18M60.1F#5
01:19M60.2F#sus4
01:19M60.3F#5
01:20 - 01:20M61.1 - M61.2B5
01:20 - 01:21M61.3 - M61.4G5
01:21M62.1D5
01:21M62.2Bm7
01:22 - 01:22M62.3 - M62.4F#5
01:22 - 01:23M63.1 - M63.2G
01:23 - 01:23M63.3 - M63.4E5
01:24M64.1F#5
01:24M64.2F#sus4
01:24M64.3F#5
01:25M65.1Bsus4/F#
01:25M65.2Bsus4/E
01:26M65.3Bsus4
01:26M65.4Esus2/F#
01:26M66.1Bsus4/F#
01:27M66.2Bsus4/E
01:27M66.3Bsus4
01:27M66.4Esus2/F#
01:28M67.1F#m7
01:28M67.2F#m7/E
01:28M67.3F#m7/A
01:29M67.4Esus2/F#
01:29M68.1Bsus4/F#
01:29M68.2Bsus4/E
01:30M68.3Bsus4
01:30M68.4Esus2/F#
01:30M69.1Bsus4/F#
01:31M69.2Bsus4/E
01:31M69.3Bsus4
01:31M69.4Esus2/F#
01:32M70.1Bsus4/F#

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