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Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

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69 BPM 6:32 E Minor 8 tracks 4174 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.

69 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo69 BPM
Duration6:32
Tracks8
Notes4174
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - C6 (84)
Range span56 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EGBEBGEGBE
00:00 - 01:38
Early middle
Gmaj9/DG/DCCadd9/GEm(add9)/GGB5Gmaj7/BBsus4/EEm
01:38 - 03:16
Late middle
Am(add9)Asus2Am(add9)Asus2Am(add9)Asus2Am(add9)CC5C5/G
03:16 - 04:54
Ending
Gmaj9/DDadd9CA7ADEEmEm(add9)Em
04:54 - 06:32

Description & Musical Analysis

Nothing Else Matters from Metallica's self-titled fifth album, composed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the iconic guitar riff on the low E string to capture the song's essence on guitar

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
E Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - C6 (84)
Total Notes
4174

Note Distribution

C
334 8.0%
C#
55 1.3%
D
732 17.5%
Eb
2 0.0%
E
697 16.7%
F
16 0.4%
F#
844 20.2%
G
566 13.6%
Ab
1 0.0%
A
517 12.4%
Bb
24 0.6%
B
386 9.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2violin511
Track 3acoustic guitar (steel)1382
Track 4acoustic guitar (steel)537
Track 5distortion guitar213
Track 6distortion guitar130
Track 7distortion guitar91
Track 8electric bass (pick)387
Track 9acoustic grand piano923

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1E
00:00M1.2G
00:00M1.3B
00:01M1.4E
00:01M1.5B
00:02M1.6G
00:02M2.1E
00:03M2.2G
00:03M2.3B
00:03M2.4E
00:04M2.5B
00:04M2.6G
00:05M3.1E
00:05M3.2G
00:06M3.3B
00:06M3.4E
00:06M3.5B
00:07M3.6G
00:07M4.1E
00:08M4.2G
00:08M4.3B
00:09M4.4E
00:09 - 00:10M4.5 - M4.6B
00:10M5.1E5
00:10M5.2B
00:11M5.3G
00:11M5.4Bsus4
00:12M5.5B
00:12M5.6G
00:13M6.1E
00:13M6.2G
00:13M6.3B
00:14M6.4Am(add9)/B
00:14M6.5B5
00:15M6.6A
00:15M7.1B
00:16M7.2F#m/A
00:16M7.3E
00:16M7.4A5
00:17M7.5C
00:17M7.6E
00:18M8.1Esus2/F#
00:18M8.2E
00:19M8.3C
00:19M8.4A
00:20M8.5C
00:20 - 00:20M8.6 - M9.1E
00:21M9.2Am/E
00:21M9.3Cmaj7/E
00:22 - 00:22M9.4 - M9.5C
00:23M9.6C/E
00:23M10.1Em/G
00:23M10.2C/E
00:24M10.3C
00:24M10.4Dadd9
00:25M10.5D
00:25M10.6D/F#
00:26M11.1Esus4
00:26M11.2B5/F#
00:26M11.3Bsus4
00:27M11.4E
00:27M11.5G
00:28M11.6B
00:28M12.1E
00:29M12.2B
00:29M12.3G
00:30M12.4E
00:30M12.5G
00:30M12.6B
00:31M13.1E
00:31M13.2B
00:32M13.3G
00:32M13.4E
00:33M13.5G
00:33M13.6B
00:33M14.1E
00:34M14.2B
00:34M14.3G
00:35M14.4E
00:35M14.5G
00:36M14.6B
00:36M15.1E
00:36M15.2B
00:37M15.3G
00:37 - 00:38M15.4 - M15.5E
00:38M15.6Bsus4
00:39 - 00:40M16.1 - M16.3G
00:40M16.4D
00:40M16.5A
00:41M16.6D
00:41M17.1C
00:42M17.2G
00:42M17.3C/E
00:43 - 00:43M17.4 - M17.5E
00:43M17.6Bsus4
00:44 - 00:45M18.1 - M18.3G
00:45M18.4D
00:46M18.5A
00:46M18.6D
00:46M19.1C
00:47M19.2G
00:47M19.3C/E
00:48 - 00:48M19.4 - M19.5E
00:49M19.6Em
00:49 - 00:50M20.1 - M20.3G/B
00:50M20.4D
00:51M20.5F#m/A
00:51M20.6D
00:52M21.1C
00:52M21.2Em/G
00:53M21.3C
00:53M21.4G
00:53M21.5G5
00:54M21.6Bm
00:54M22.1B
00:55M22.2Ebdim/F#
00:55M22.3F7/A
00:56M22.4F#m7/E
00:56M22.5G
00:56M22.6G/B
00:57M23.1E
00:57M23.2B
00:58M23.3G
00:58M23.4Em
00:59M23.5G6
00:59M23.6G6/B
01:00M24.1G6/E
01:00M24.2G6/B
01:00M24.3G6
01:01M24.4E
01:01M24.5Em
01:02M24.6E5
01:02 - 01:03M25.1 - M25.3Em
01:03M25.4Dadd9
01:04 - 01:04M25.5 - M25.6Em7/D
01:05M26.1C
01:05M26.2Cadd9/E
01:06M26.3Em(add9)/G
01:06M26.4E
01:06M26.5Em
01:07M26.6E5
01:07 - 01:08M27.1 - M27.2Em
01:08M27.3Em7
01:09 - 01:09M27.4 - M27.5D
01:10M27.6Dsus2
01:10M28.1Cadd9
01:10M28.2Cadd9/E
01:11M28.3Em(add9)/G
01:11M28.4E
01:12M28.5Em
01:12M28.6Esus2
01:13 - 01:13M29.1 - M29.2Em
01:13M29.3Em7
01:14M29.4D
01:14M29.5Dsus4
01:15M29.6Em7/D
01:15M30.1C
01:16M30.2Csus2
01:16M30.3Gsus4/C
01:16 - 01:17M30.4 - M30.5G
01:17M30.6G5
01:18 - 01:18M31.1 - M31.2B5
01:19M31.3G/B
01:19M31.4E
01:20M31.5Em
01:20M31.6E5
01:20M32.1E
01:21M32.2E5
01:21M32.3Em
01:22M32.4E
01:22M32.5Em
01:23M32.6E5
01:23M33.1E
01:23M33.2E5
01:24M33.3Em(add9)/G
01:24 - 01:26M33.4 - M34.3Em
01:27M34.4D
01:27M34.5Gmaj9/D
01:28M34.6Em7/D
01:28M35.1C
01:29M35.2Cadd9/E
01:29M35.3Em(add9)
01:30 - 01:30M35.4 - M35.5Em
01:30M35.6G6/E
01:31 - 01:32M36.1 - M36.3Em
01:32M36.4D
01:33M36.5Em9/D
01:33M36.6Em7/D
01:33M37.1Cadd9
01:34M37.2Cadd9/E
01:34M37.3Em(add9)/G
01:35 - 01:35M37.4 - M37.5Em
01:36M37.6Esus4
01:36 - 01:36M38.1 - M38.2Em(add9)
01:37M38.3Em
01:37M38.4D
01:38M38.5Gmaj9/D
01:38M38.6G/D
01:39M39.1C
01:39M39.2Cadd9/G
01:40M39.3Em(add9)/G
01:40 - 01:41M39.4 - M39.6G
01:41 - 01:42M40.1 - M40.2B5
01:42M40.3Gmaj7/B
01:43M40.4Bsus4/E
01:43 - 01:45M40.5 - M41.3Em
01:45M41.4E5
01:46M41.5Em
01:46 - 01:47M41.6 - M42.2E5
01:47M42.3Em(add9)/G
01:48M42.4E
01:48 - 01:49M42.5 - M42.6Em
01:49 - 01:50M43.1 - M43.2Em(add9)
01:50M43.3Em
01:50M43.4D
01:51M43.5Em9/D
01:51M43.6Em7/D
01:52M44.1C
01:52M44.2Cadd9/E
01:53M44.3Em(add9)/G

The table shows the first 220 chord changes. The player keeps the complete MIDI performance available for listening and visual practice.