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My Friend of Misery - Metallica

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122 BPM 6:31 A Minor 8 tracks 6481 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.

122 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo122 BPM
Duration6:31
Tracks8
Notes6481
Key / ScaleA Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - E6 (88)
Range span60 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
F/AAsus4Dm/FF/AD5/AGsus2/AAsus4Dm/FA5Am
00:00 - 01:37
Early middle
A5/EF#5Asus2Bbm(add9)/CE5Esus4A5F#m7/AF#sus4F#5
01:37 - 03:15
Late middle
A5Fmaj7/AF/AFmaj7/AF/AFadd9/AF/AFmaj7/AF/AAsus4
03:15 - 04:53
Ending
Fmaj7/AEsus2/BE5F#5Asus2Bbm(add9)/CE5Esus4A5F#m7/A
04:53 - 06:31

Description & Musical Analysis

My Friend of Misery is a song by Metallica, from their self-titled album. The song was written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett.

How to Play & Trivia

Play the iconic riff with a downtuned guitar or emphasize the heavy rhythm on piano.

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 Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
6481

Note Distribution

C
700 10.8%
C#
291 4.5%
D
274 4.2%
Eb
36 0.6%
E
1175 18.1%
F
388 6.0%
F#
436 6.7%
G
191 2.9%
Ab
428 6.6%
A
1613 24.9%
Bb
155 2.4%
B
794 12.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2distortion guitar1192
Track 3distortion guitar1095
Track 4electric guitar (clean)57
Track 5electric guitar (clean)264
Track 6distortion guitar161
Track 7distortion guitar558
Track 8electric bass (finger)1431
Track 9acoustic grand piano1723

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1F/A
00:00M1.2Asus4
00:00M1.3Dm/F
00:01M1.4F/A
00:01M2.1D5/A
00:02M2.2Gsus2/A
00:02M2.3Asus4
00:03M2.4Dm/F
00:03M3.1A5
00:04M3.2Am
00:04M3.3C/E
00:05M3.4A5
00:05M4.1C5/G
00:06M4.2F/A
00:06M4.3Am
00:07M4.4C/E
00:07M5.1F/A
00:08M5.2Asus4
00:08M5.3Dm/F
00:09M5.4F/A
00:09M6.1D5/A
00:10M6.2Gsus2/A
00:10M6.3Asus4
00:11M6.4Dm/F
00:11M7.1A5
00:12M7.2Am
00:12M7.3C/E
00:13M7.4A5
00:13M8.1C5/G
00:14M8.2F/A
00:14M8.3Am
00:15M8.4Fmaj7/A
00:15 - 00:19M9.1 - M10.4F/A
00:19 - 00:22M11.1 - M12.3A5
00:23M12.4Fmaj7/A
00:23 - 00:27M13.1 - M14.4F/A
00:27 - 00:30M15.1 - M16.3A5
00:30M16.4Fmaj7/A
00:31M17.1F/A
00:31M17.2Dm/A
00:32 - 00:33M17.3 - M18.1F/A
00:33M18.2Fadd9/A
00:34 - 00:34M18.3 - M18.4F/A
00:35M19.1A5
00:35M19.2Am
00:36 - 00:37M19.3 - M20.1A5
00:37M20.2Fmaj7/A
00:38M20.3A5
00:38M20.4Fmaj7/A
00:39M21.1F/A
00:39M21.2Dm/A
00:40 - 00:41M21.3 - M22.1F/A
00:41M22.2Fadd9/A
00:42 - 00:42M22.3 - M22.4F/A
00:43M23.1A5
00:43M23.2Am
00:44 - 00:45M23.3 - M24.1A5
00:45M24.2Fmaj7/A
00:46M24.3A5
00:46M24.4Fmaj7/A
00:47M25.1F/A
00:47M25.2Dm/A
00:48 - 00:48M25.3 - M25.4F/A
00:49M26.1Dm/A
00:49M26.2Fadd9/A
00:50 - 00:50M26.3 - M26.4F/A
00:51M27.1A5
00:51M27.2Am
00:52 - 00:52M27.3 - M27.4A5
00:53M28.1Am7
00:53M28.2Fmaj7/A
00:54M28.3A5
00:54M28.4Fmaj7/A
00:55M29.1F/A
00:55M29.2Dm/A
00:56 - 00:56M29.3 - M29.4F/A
00:57M30.1Dm/A
00:57M30.2Fadd9/A
00:58 - 00:58M30.3 - M30.4F/A
00:59M31.1A5
00:59M31.2Am
01:00 - 01:00M31.3 - M31.4A5
01:00M32.1Am7
01:01M32.2Fmaj7/A
01:01 - 01:02M32.3 - M32.4A5
01:02M33.1Fmaj7/A
01:03M33.2Dm/A
01:03M33.3A
01:04M33.4F/A
01:04M34.1Dm/A
01:05 - 01:05M34.2 - M34.3A
01:06M34.4Am7/C
01:06M35.1A5
01:07M35.2Am
01:07M35.3A
01:08M35.4A5
01:08M36.1Am
01:09 - 01:09M36.2 - M36.3A
01:10M36.4Gsus2/A
01:10M37.1F/A
01:11M37.2Dm/A
01:11M37.3A
01:12M37.4F/A
01:12M38.1Dm/A
01:13 - 01:13M38.2 - M38.3A
01:14M38.4Am7/C
01:14M39.1A5
01:15M39.2Am
01:15M39.3A
01:16M39.4A5
01:16M40.1Am
01:17 - 01:17M40.2 - M40.3A
01:18M40.4Gsus2/A
01:18M41.1F/A
01:19M41.2Dm/A
01:19M41.3A
01:20M41.4F/A
01:20M42.1Dm/A
01:21 - 01:21M42.2 - M42.3A
01:22M42.4Am7/C
01:22M43.1A5
01:23M43.2Am
01:23M43.3A
01:24M43.4A5
01:24M44.1Am
01:25 - 01:25M44.2 - M44.3A
01:26M44.4Gsus2/A
01:26M45.1F/A
01:27M45.2Dm/A
01:27M45.3A
01:28 - 01:28M45.4 - M46.1Dm/A
01:29M46.2A
01:29M46.3Asus4
01:30M46.4Fadd9/C
01:30M47.1A5
01:30M47.2Am
01:31M47.3A
01:31 - 01:32M47.4 - M48.1Am
01:32M48.2A
01:33M48.3Am
01:33M48.4Gsus2/A
01:34M49.1A5
01:34M49.2Em/G
01:35M49.3G5/D
01:35 - 01:36M49.4 - M50.1A5
01:36M50.2Em/G
01:37M50.3Em7/D
01:37M50.4A5/E
01:38M51.1F#5
01:38M51.2Asus2
01:39M51.3Bbm(add9)/C
01:39M51.4E5
01:40M52.1Esus4
01:40M52.2A5
01:41M52.3F#m7/A
01:41M52.4F#sus4
01:42M53.1F#5
01:42M53.2Asus2
01:43M53.3Bbm(add9)/C
01:43M53.4E5
01:44M54.1Esus4
01:44M54.2Fmaj7/A
01:45M54.3Esus2/B
01:45M54.4E5
01:46M55.1F#5
01:46M55.2Asus2
01:47M55.3Bbm(add9)/C
01:47M55.4E5
01:48M56.1Esus4
01:48M56.2A5
01:49M56.3F#m7/A
01:49M56.4F#sus4
01:50M57.1F#5
01:50M57.2Asus2
01:51M57.3Bbm(add9)/C
01:51M57.4E5
01:52M58.1Esus4
01:52M58.2Fmaj7/A
01:53M58.3Esus2/B
01:53M58.4Cmaj7/E
01:54M59.1C/E
01:54M59.2E
01:55M59.3E5
01:55 - 01:56M59.4 - M60.1C/E
01:56M60.2E
01:57M60.3E5
01:57M60.4Fmaj7/E
01:58M61.1F/A
01:58M61.2Dm/A
01:59 - 01:59M61.3 - M61.4F/A
02:00M62.1Dm/A
02:00M62.2Fadd9/A
02:00 - 02:01M62.3 - M62.4F/A
02:01M63.1A5
02:02M63.2Am
02:02 - 02:03M63.3 - M63.4A5
02:03M64.1Am7
02:04M64.2Fmaj7/A
02:04M64.3A5
02:05M64.4Fmaj7/A
02:05M65.1F/A
02:06M65.2Dm/A
02:06 - 02:07M65.3 - M65.4F/A
02:07M66.1Dm/A
02:08M66.2Fadd9/A
02:08 - 02:09M66.3 - M66.4F/A
02:09M67.1A5
02:10M67.2Am
02:10 - 02:11M67.3 - M67.4A5
02:11M68.1Am7
02:12M68.2Fmaj7/A
02:12 - 02:13M68.3 - M68.4A5
02:13M69.1Fmaj7/A
02:14M69.2Dm/F
02:14 - 02:15M69.3 - M69.4F/A
02:15M70.1Dm/A
02:16 - 02:16M70.2 - M70.3F/A
02:17M70.4Fadd9/C
02:17M71.1A5
02:18M71.2Am/E

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