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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
Opening
Gsus2G5Ab5G5Fsus2/GFm7/AbAbG5Ab5Ebsus4/Ab
00:00 - 01:24
Early middle
DEb6Ebmaj7/DG5Fm7/AbFsus2/GF5Bb5BbCm9/Eb
01:24 - 02:48
Late middle
Cm9/EbD5Gsus4/DDdim/AbD5Gsus4/DDdim/AbD5DmFm(add9)/G
02:48 - 04:12
Ending
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

Emphasize the heavy Gsus2 chord on guitar to capture the song's heavy metal feel.

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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

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