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Ride the Lightning - Metallica

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82 BPM 45:14 B Minor 6 tracks 67371 notes
Metallica
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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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82 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo82 BPM
Duration45:14
Tracks6
Notes67371
Key / ScaleB Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - D6 (86)
Range span58 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
GAmBmCBdimAmE5E/AbDD/A
00:00 - 11:18
Early middle
E5Em9Dmaj9/EC#m7C#m7/ECmaj7/EEm(add9)Dmaj9/EF#5/C#E5
11:18 - 22:37
Late middle
Dmaj9/F#Em9/FEm7/GG6/EDm(add9)/ADm9/FEsus2/F#F#5Esus4/BEsus2/F#
22:37 - 33:55
Ending
E5Em7Csus4/FE5Dm9/EF6Dsus2EFsus2/GCmaj7/F
33:55 - 45:14

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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
B Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
67371

Note Distribution

C
2368 3.5%
C#
3587 5.3%
D
8000 11.9%
Eb
948 1.4%
E
13472 20.0%
F
1513 2.2%
F#
12065 17.9%
G
4892 7.3%
Ab
370 0.5%
A
6210 9.2%
Bb
2276 3.4%
B
11670 17.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2bassoon1781
Track 3electric guitar (clean)16809
Track 4electric guitar (clean)16497
Track 5tubular bells538
Track 6electric bass (finger)11437
Track 7acoustic grand piano20309

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1G
00:00M1.2Am
00:01M1.3Bm
00:02M2.1C
00:02M2.2Bdim
00:03M2.3Am
00:04M3.1E5
00:05M3.2E/Ab
00:05M3.3D
00:06M4.1D/A
00:07M4.2D/F#
00:08M4.3G
00:08M5.1Am
00:09M5.2Bm
00:10M5.3C
00:10M6.1Bdim
00:11M6.2Am
00:12M6.3Asus2/B
00:13M7.1Dsus2
00:13 - 00:14M7.2 - M7.3A
00:15M8.1A5
00:16M8.2G
00:16M8.3Am
00:17M9.1Bm
00:18M9.2C
00:19M9.3Bdim
00:19M10.1Am
00:20M10.2Esus4
00:21M10.3C#
00:21M11.1G/B
00:22M11.2G
00:23M11.3G/D
00:24M12.1G
00:24M12.2Am
00:25M12.3Bm
00:26M13.1C
00:27M13.2Bdim
00:27M13.3Am
00:28M14.1Em
00:29M14.2Em7
00:30 - 00:30M14.3 - M15.1G
00:31M15.2C
00:32M15.3Cmaj9
00:32 - 00:33M16.1 - M16.2C
00:34M16.3Em7
00:35M17.1Esus2
00:35M17.2Em7
00:36M17.3Esus2
00:37M18.1Em7
00:38M18.2Esus2
00:38M18.3Em9
00:39M19.1Cadd9/E
00:40M19.2A6/E
00:40M19.3Em7
00:41M20.1F#5
00:42M20.2Em7
00:43M20.3A6/E
00:43M21.1Em9/G
00:44M21.2C/E
00:45M21.3Em9
00:46M22.1Em7
00:46M22.2Esus2
00:47M22.3Em7
00:48M23.1Esus2
00:49M23.2Em9
00:49M23.3C/E
00:50M24.1Em7
00:51M24.2Em9
00:51M24.3Em(add9)
00:52M25.1Em7
00:53M25.2Esus2
00:54M25.3Em9
00:54M26.1C/E
00:55M26.2A7/E
00:56M26.3Em7/G
00:57M27.1C#sus4/F#
00:57M27.2F#m7/E
00:58M27.3Em9
00:59M28.1A7/E
01:00M28.2Em(add9)/F#
01:00M28.3Em
01:01M29.1Dmaj9/F#
01:02M29.2A6/E
01:02M29.3A7/E
01:03M30.1Em9
01:04M30.2F#m7/E
01:05M30.3Esus2
01:05M31.1Em7
01:06M31.2Esus2
01:07M31.3Em9
01:08M32.1Esus2
01:08M32.2Em7
01:09M32.3Em9
01:10M33.1Esus2
01:10M33.2Em7
01:11M33.3Esus2
01:12M34.1Em9
01:13M34.2Esus2
01:13M34.3Em7
01:14M35.1Esus2
01:15M35.2Em9
01:16M35.3Em
01:16M36.1Em9
01:17M36.2F#m7/E
01:18M36.3Em(add9)/F#
01:19M37.1Em
01:19M37.2Em9
01:20M37.3Esus2
01:21M38.1Em7
01:21M38.2Esus2
01:22M38.3Em7
01:23M39.1Esus2
01:24M39.2Em7
01:24M39.3Esus2
01:25M40.1Em9
01:26M40.2C/E
01:27M40.3Em9
01:27M41.1Em7
01:28M41.2Esus2
01:29M41.3Em7
01:30M42.1Esus2
01:30M42.2Em9
01:31M42.3Fmaj9/E
01:32M43.1Em(add9)
01:32M43.2Em7
01:33M43.3C#sus4/F#
01:34M44.1Em
01:35M44.2Em9
01:35M44.3A7/E
01:36M45.1Em7
01:37M45.2Em9
01:38M45.3Bb5
01:38M46.1Bb
01:39M46.2Em7
01:40M46.3F#maj7/Bb
01:40M47.1Bb
01:41M47.2C7/Bb
01:42M47.3Em7b5/G
01:43M48.1F#maj7/Bb
01:43M48.2Bb
01:44M48.3Em7b5
01:45M49.1F#maj7/Bb
01:46M49.2Bb5
01:46M49.3E
01:47M50.1Em7
01:48M50.2Esus2
01:49M50.3Em9
01:49M51.1Esus2
01:50M51.2Em7
01:51M51.3Em9
01:51M52.1Em(add9)
01:52M52.2Em7
01:53M52.3Esus2
01:54M53.1Em9
01:54M53.2Esus2
01:55M53.3Em7
01:56M54.1Esus2
01:57M54.2Em9
01:57M54.3Em7
01:58M55.1Esus2
01:59M55.2Em7
02:00M55.3Esus2
02:00M56.1Em7
02:01M56.2Esus2
02:02M56.3Em9
02:02M57.1C/E
02:03M57.2Em(add9)
02:04M57.3Em7
02:05M58.1Esus2
02:05M58.2Em7
02:06M58.3Esus2
02:07M59.1Em9
02:08M59.2Fmaj9/E
02:08M59.3Em(add9)
02:09M60.1Em7
02:10M60.2F#5
02:10M60.3Em
02:11M61.1Em9
02:12M61.2F#m7/E
02:13M61.3Em7
02:13M62.1Em(add9)
02:14M62.2Bb5
02:15M62.3Bb
02:16M63.1Em7
02:16M63.2F#maj7/Bb
02:17M63.3Bb
02:18M64.1Edim/Bb
02:19M64.2Em9
02:19M64.3Bb5
02:20M65.1Bb
02:21M65.2Em7
02:21M65.3F#maj7/Bb
02:22M66.1Bbmaj7
02:23M66.2Am9
02:24 - 02:24M66.3 - M67.1A5
02:25M67.2Gsus2/A
02:26M67.3Gsus4/B
02:27 - 02:27M68.1 - M68.2Gsus4/C
02:28M68.3Em9/G
02:29 - 02:30M69.1 - M69.3E
02:31M70.1E5
02:32 - 02:32M70.2 - M70.3E
02:33M71.1Dsus2/E
02:34M71.2Esus4
02:35M71.3Asus2
02:35M72.1A
02:36M72.2Gadd9/A
02:37M72.3G
02:38M73.1Gmaj7/F#
02:38M73.2Esus2/F#
02:39M73.3Bsus4/E
02:40M74.1Dsus2/E
02:40M74.2Esus4
02:41M74.3E
02:42M75.1Esus2
02:43M75.2E
02:43 - 02:44M75.3 - M76.1Esus4
02:45M76.2Esus4/A
02:46M76.3A
02:46M77.1Gadd9/A

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