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Sad but True - Metallica

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86 BPM 5:36 D Minor 4 tracks 5329 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

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

86 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo86 BPM
Duration5:36
Tracks4
Notes5329
Key / ScaleD Minor
Pitch rangeC-1 (0) - F5 (77)
Range span77 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Verse
Gsus2G5Ab5G5Fsus2/GFm7/AbAbG5Ab5Ebsus4/Ab
00:00 - 01:24
Pre-Chorus
DEb6Ebmaj7/DG5Fm7/AbFsus2/GF5Bb5BbCm9/Eb
01:24 - 02:48
Chorus
Cm9/EbD5Gsus4/DDdim/AbD5Gsus4/DDdim/AbD5DmFm(add9)/G
02:48 - 04:12
Bridge
Gsus4/DDdimDsus4D5DmFdim7/DD5Dsus4Ddim/AbD5
04:12 - 05:36

Description & Musical Analysis

Sad but True is a song by Metallica, from their self-titled album. The song was written by Metallica's lead vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich.

How to Play & Trivia

Why this page helps

Sad but True - Metallica is arranged as a practical study page so you can hear the full MIDI playback, watch the notes land in time, and compare the same passage across piano, guitar, sheet music, and wind-friendly views.

A simple practice path

Start by listening to the full arrangement once. Then slow the tempo, isolate the phrases that repeat, and compare the visual keyboard, chord cues, and notation to confirm both melody and harmony.

Musical snapshot

  • Tempo: 86 BPM
  • Key / scale: D Minor
  • Note count: 5329
  • Duration: 5:36

What to focus on

Use the piano view to clean up timing, follow the chord cues to understand harmonic movement, and open the wind view when you want a clearer melodic contour for recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, or trumpet practice.

Related context

This arrangement also sits close to Metallica, which is useful when you want to stay inside the same soundtrack, game, or style family.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Minor
Pitch Range
C-1 (0) - F5 (77)
Total Notes
5329

Note Distribution

C
596 11.2%
C#
72 1.4%
D
1474 27.7%
Eb
251 4.7%
E
314 5.9%
F
352 6.6%
F#
10 0.2%
G
553 10.4%
Ab
213 4.0%
A
668 12.5%
Bb
789 14.8%
B
37 0.7%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2distortion guitar1614
Track 3distortion guitar1242
Track 4electric bass (finger)1009
Track 5acoustic grand piano1464

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:02M1.4Gsus2
00:02 - 00:04M2.1 - M2.4G5
00:05 - 00:07M3.1 - M3.4Ab5
00:08 - 00:09M4.1 - M4.3G5
00:10M4.4Fsus2/G
00:11 - 00:12M5.1 - M5.3Fm7/Ab
00:13M5.4Ab
00:13 - 00:16M6.1 - M6.4G5
00:16 - 00:18M7.1 - M7.3Ab5
00:18M7.4Ebsus4/Ab
00:19 - 00:20M8.1 - M8.3G5
00:21M8.4Fsus2/G
00:22M9.1Eb5
00:25 - 00:25M10.1 - M10.2D
00:26 - 00:27M10.3 - M10.4D5
00:27M11.1Gsus4/D
00:28M11.2Ddim/Ab
00:29 - 00:30M11.3 - M11.4D5
00:30M12.1Gsus4/D
00:31M12.2Ddim/Ab
00:32 - 00:32M12.3 - M12.4D5
00:33M13.1Gsus4/D
00:34M13.2Ddim/Ab
00:34 - 00:35M13.3 - M13.4D5
00:36M14.1Gsus4/D
00:36M14.2C
00:37 - 00:38M14.3 - M14.4D5
00:39M15.1Gsus4/D
00:39M15.2Ddim/Ab
00:40 - 00:41M15.3 - M15.4D5
00:41M16.1Gsus4/D
00:42M16.2Ddim/Ab
00:43 - 00:43M16.3 - M16.4D5
00:44M17.1Gsus4/D
00:45M17.2Ddim/Ab
00:46 - 00:46M17.3 - M17.4D5
00:47M18.1Dsus4
00:48 - 00:49M18.2 - M18.4C
00:50M19.1Gsus4/C
00:50 - 00:52M19.2 - M19.4C
00:53M20.1Csus2
00:53M20.2D
00:54 - 00:55M20.3 - M20.4D5
00:55M21.1Gsus4/D
00:56M21.2Ddim/Ab
00:57 - 00:57M21.3 - M21.4D5
00:58M22.1Gsus4/D
00:59M22.2Ddim/Ab
01:00M22.3D5
01:00M22.4Gsus4/D
01:01 - 01:02M23.1 - M23.3D5
01:03M23.4Ebsus4/D
01:04 - 01:05M24.1 - M24.3D5
01:06M24.4Gsus4/D
01:06 - 01:08M25.1 - M25.3D5
01:09M25.4Ebsus4/D
01:09 - 01:11M26.1 - M26.3D5
01:11M26.4Gsus4/D
01:12 - 01:13M27.1 - M27.3D5
01:14M27.4Ebsus4/D
01:15 - 01:16M28.1 - M28.3D5
01:17M28.4Gsus4/D
01:18 - 01:19M29.1 - M29.3D5
01:20M29.4Ebsus4/D
01:20 - 01:21M30.1 - M30.2D5
01:22M30.3D
01:23M30.4Eb6
01:23M31.1Bbmaj7/Eb
01:24 - 01:25M31.2 - M31.3D
01:25M31.4Eb6
01:26M32.1Ebmaj7/D
01:27 - 01:27M32.2 - M32.3G5
01:28M32.4Fm7/Ab
01:29M33.1Fsus2/G
01:30 - 01:30M33.2 - M33.3F5
01:31M33.4Bb5
01:32M34.1Bb
01:32M34.2Cm9/Eb
01:33M34.3D
01:34M34.4Eb6
01:34M35.1Bbmaj7/Eb
01:35 - 01:36M35.2 - M35.3D
01:36M35.4Eb6
01:37M36.1Ebmaj7/D
01:38 - 01:39M36.2 - M36.3G5
01:39M36.4Fm7/Ab
01:40M37.1Fsus2/G
01:41 - 01:41M37.2 - M37.3F5
01:42M37.4Bb5
01:43M38.1Bb
01:43M38.2Cm9/Eb
01:44 - 01:45M38.3 - M38.4D5
01:46M39.1Gsus4/D
01:46M39.2Ddim/Ab
01:47 - 01:48M39.3 - M39.4D5
01:48M40.1Gsus4/D
01:49M40.2Ddim/Ab
01:50 - 01:50M40.3 - M40.4D5
01:51M41.1Gsus4/D
01:52M41.2Ddim/Ab
01:53 - 01:53M41.3 - M41.4D5
01:54M42.1Gsus4/D
01:55M42.2C
01:55 - 01:56M42.3 - M42.4D5
01:57M43.1Gsus4/D
01:57M43.2Ddim/Ab
01:58 - 01:59M43.3 - M43.4D5
02:00M44.1Gsus4/D
02:00 - 02:02M44.2 - M45.1C
02:03M45.2Csus2
02:04M45.3D5
02:04M45.4Gsus4/D
02:05 - 02:06M46.1 - M46.3D5
02:07M46.4Ebsus4/D
02:08 - 02:09M47.1 - M47.3D5
02:10M47.4Gsus4/D
02:11 - 02:12M48.1 - M48.3D5
02:13M48.4Ebsus4/D
02:13 - 02:15M49.1 - M49.3D5
02:16M49.4Gsus4/D
02:16 - 02:18M50.1 - M50.3D5
02:18M50.4Ebsus4/D
02:19 - 02:20M51.1 - M51.3D5
02:21M51.4Gsus4/D
02:22 - 02:23M52.1 - M52.3D5
02:24M52.4Ebsus4/D
02:25 - 02:25M53.1 - M53.2D5
02:26M53.3D
02:27M53.4Eb6
02:27M54.1Bbmaj7/Eb
02:28 - 02:29M54.2 - M54.3D
02:30M54.4Eb6
02:30M55.1Ebmaj7/D
02:31 - 02:32M55.2 - M55.3G5
02:32M55.4Fm7/Ab
02:33M56.1Fsus2/G
02:34 - 02:34M56.2 - M56.3F5
02:35M56.4Bb5
02:36M57.1Bb
02:36M57.2Cm9/Eb
02:37M57.3D
02:38M57.4Eb6
02:39M58.1Bbmaj7/Eb
02:39 - 02:40M58.2 - M58.3D
02:41M58.4Eb6
02:41M59.1Ebmaj7/D
02:42 - 02:43M59.2 - M59.3G5
02:43M59.4Fm7/Ab
02:44M60.1Fsus2/G
02:45 - 02:46M60.2 - M60.3F5
02:46M60.4Bb5
02:47M61.1Bb
02:48M61.2Cm9/Eb
02:48 - 02:49M61.3 - M61.4D5
02:50M62.1Gsus4/D
02:50M62.2Ddim/Ab
02:51 - 02:52M62.3 - M62.4D5
02:53M63.1Gsus4/D
02:53M63.2Ddim/Ab
02:54 - 02:55M63.3 - M63.4D5
02:55M64.1Dm
02:56M64.2Fm(add9)/G
02:57 - 02:59M64.3 - M65.2G5
03:00M65.3Ab5
03:00M65.4Fm7/Ab
03:01 - 03:02M66.1 - M66.2Ab5
03:02M66.3Ebmaj7/G
03:03 - 03:04M66.4 - M67.2G5
03:05M67.3Ab5
03:06M67.4Fm7/Ab
03:06M68.1Ab5
03:07M68.2C#maj7/Ab
03:08M68.3G5
03:09M68.4G
03:09M69.1G5
03:10M69.2Csus4/G
03:11M69.3Ab5
03:11 - 03:12M69.4 - M70.1Ab
03:13M70.2Ebsus2/F
03:13M70.3G5
03:14 - 03:15M70.4 - M71.1G
03:16M71.2Ebmaj9/G
03:16M71.3Eb
03:19M72.3D
03:20M72.4Bbadd9
03:20 - 03:21M73.1 - M73.2Dsus2
03:22M73.3Gsus4/D
03:23M73.4Dm/Ab
03:23 - 03:24M74.1 - M74.2D5
03:25M74.3Gsus4/D
03:25M74.4Dm7b5/Ab
03:26M75.1D5
03:27M75.2D
03:27M75.3Gsus4/D
03:28M75.4Dm/Ab
03:29M76.1D5
03:30M76.2Dm9
03:30M76.3Gsus4/D
03:31M76.4Dm
03:32M77.1D5
03:32 - 03:33M77.2 - M77.3Dsus4
03:34M77.4Ddim/Ab
03:34 - 03:35M78.1 - M78.2D5
03:36M78.3Dm
03:36M78.4Fm(add9)/G
03:37M79.1G
03:38M79.2Fm9/Ab
03:39M79.3AbmMaj7
03:39M79.4Fadd9/G
03:40M80.1G
03:41M80.2Abm6
03:41M80.3G7/Ab
03:42M80.4G
03:43M81.1Am7/G
03:43M81.2Fm6/Ab
03:44M81.3Fm(add9)/Ab
03:45M81.4Gsus4
03:46M82.1G5
03:46M82.2Fm6/Ab
03:47M82.3Abmaj9
03:48M82.4Gsus4
03:48M83.1Dm7
03:49M83.2Eb6/C
03:50M83.3Bbmaj9/Eb
03:50 - 03:51M83.4 - M84.1D
03:52M84.2Eb6
03:53M84.3Dsus4
03:53 - 03:54M84.4 - M85.1G5
03:55M85.2Fm7/Ab
03:55M85.3Fsus2/G
03:56 - 03:57M85.4 - M86.1F5
03:57M86.2Bb5
03:58M86.3Bb
03:59M86.4Cm9/Eb
04:00M87.1D
04:00M87.2Eb6
04:01M87.3Bbmaj7/Eb
04:02 - 04:02M87.4 - M88.1D
04:03M88.2Eb6
04:04M88.3Dsus4
04:04 - 04:05M88.4 - M89.1G5
04:06M89.2Fm7/Ab
04:06M89.3Fsus2/G
04:07 - 04:08M89.4 - M90.1F5
04:09M90.2Bb5
04:09M90.3Bb
04:10M90.4Bbsus4/Eb
04:11M91.1D5
04:11M91.2D
04:12M91.3Gsus4/D
04:13M91.4Ddim
04:13M92.1Dsus4
04:14M92.2D5
04:15M92.3Dm
04:16M92.4Fdim7/D
04:16 - 04:17M93.1 - M93.2D5
04:18M93.3Dsus4
04:18M93.4Ddim/Ab
04:19M94.1D5
04:20 - 04:20M94.2 - M94.3Dm
04:21M94.4Fadd9/G
04:22 - 04:23M95.1 - M95.2D5
04:23M95.3Gsus4/D
04:24 - 04:25M95.4 - M96.2C
04:26M96.3Gsus4/C
04:27 - 04:28M96.4 - M97.2C
04:29M97.3Csus2
04:30 - 04:31M97.4 - M98.2D
04:32M98.3D5
04:32M98.4Gsus4/D
04:33 - 04:34M99.1 - M99.3D5
04:35M99.4Ebsus4/D
04:36 - 04:37M100.1 - M100.3D5
04:38M100.4Gsus4/D
04:39 - 04:40M101.1 - M101.3D5
04:41 - 04:42M101.4 - M102.2Ebsus4/D
04:43M102.3D5
04:43M102.4Gsus4/D
04:44 - 04:46M103.1 - M103.3D5
04:46M103.4Ebsus4/D
04:47 - 04:48M104.1 - M104.3D5
04:49M104.4Gsus4/D
04:50 - 04:51M105.1 - M105.3D5
04:52M105.4Ebsus4/D
04:53 - 04:53M106.1 - M106.2D5
04:54M106.3D
04:55M106.4Eb6
04:55M107.1Bbmaj7/Eb
04:56 - 04:57M107.2 - M107.3D
04:57M107.4Eb6
04:58M108.1Ebmaj7/D
04:59 - 05:00M108.2 - M108.3G5
05:00M108.4Fm7/Ab
05:01M109.1Fsus2/G
05:02 - 05:02M109.2 - M109.3F5
05:03M109.4Bb5
05:04M110.1Bb
05:04M110.2Cm9/Eb
05:05M110.3D
05:06M110.4Eb6
05:06M111.1Bbmaj7/Eb
05:07 - 05:08M111.2 - M111.3D
05:09M111.4Eb6
05:09M112.1Ebmaj7/D
05:10 - 05:11M112.2 - M112.3G5
05:11M112.4Fm7/Ab
05:12M113.1Fsus2/G
05:13 - 05:13M113.2 - M113.3F5
05:14M113.4Bb5
05:15M114.1Bb
05:16M114.2Cm9/Eb
05:16 - 05:17M114.3 - M114.4D5
05:18M115.1Gsus4/D
05:18M115.2Ddim/Ab
05:19 - 05:20M115.3 - M115.4D5
05:20M116.1Gsus4/D
05:21M116.2Ddim/Ab
05:22 - 05:23M116.3 - M116.4D5
05:23M117.1Gsus4/D
05:24M117.2Ddim/Ab
05:25 - 05:25M117.3 - M117.4D5
05:26M118.1Gsus4/D
05:27 - 05:31M118.2 - M119.4C
05:32M120.1Csus2
05:32M120.2Csus2/D
05:33M120.3D5