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Some Kind of Monster - Metallica

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100 BPM 8:44 C Minor 5 tracks 9739 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.

100 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo100 BPM
Duration8:44
Tracks5
Notes9739
Key / ScaleC Minor
Pitch rangeC1 (24) - F5 (77)
Range span53 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
CCmCsus4CCmCsus4CmCCmCsus4
00:00 - 02:11
Early middle
Bbm(add9)/CCBbm(add9)/CCC5Bbm(add9)/CCC5Bbm(add9)/CC
02:11 - 04:22
Late middle
Bbm(add9)/CC5CBbm(add9)/CC5CBbm(add9)/CCBbm(add9)/CC
04:22 - 06:33
Ending
Ab/CEb6/CCmAbsus4/C#C5Eb6/CCC#5CEb6/C
06:33 - 08:44

Description & Musical Analysis

Some Kind of Monster by Metallica, from the album St. Anger, is a heavy metal song.

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the heavy C and Csus4 chords on guitar for a strong metal sound.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
C Minor
Pitch Range
C1 (24) - F5 (77)
Total Notes
9739

Note Distribution

C
3935 40.4%
C#
309 3.2%
D
776 8.0%
Eb
967 9.9%
E
0 0.0%
F
654 6.7%
F#
4 0.0%
G
1405 14.4%
Ab
54 0.6%
A
565 5.8%
Bb
1070 11.0%
B
0 0.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2overdriven guitar266
Track 3overdriven guitar2164
Track 4distortion guitar2097
Track 5electric bass (finger)1583
Track 6acoustic grand piano3629

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1C
00:00M1.2Cm
00:01M1.3Csus4
00:01M1.4C
00:02 - 00:03M2.1 - M2.2Cm
00:03M2.3Csus4
00:04M2.4Cm
00:04M3.1C
00:05M3.2Cm
00:06M3.3Csus4
00:06M3.4C
00:07 - 00:07M4.1 - M4.2Cm
00:08M4.3Csus4
00:09M5.1C
00:10M5.2Cm
00:10M5.3Csus4
00:11M5.4C
00:12 - 00:12M6.1 - M6.2Cm
00:13M6.3Csus4
00:13M6.4Cm
00:14M7.1C
00:15M7.2Cm
00:15M7.3Csus4
00:16M7.4C
00:16 - 00:17M8.1 - M8.2Cm
00:18M8.3Csus4
00:18M8.4C
00:19M9.1C5
00:19M9.2Cm7
00:20M9.3Csus4
00:21M9.4Eb6/C
00:21M10.1Cm7/Eb
00:22M10.2Cm7
00:22M10.3Fsus4/C
00:23M10.4Csus4/Eb
00:24M11.1C5
00:24M11.2Cm7
00:25M11.3Csus4
00:25M11.4Cm7
00:26M12.1Csus4
00:27M12.2Cm7/Eb
00:27M12.3Cm7
00:28M12.4Csus4
00:28M13.1C5
00:29M13.2Ebsus2
00:30M13.3C5
00:30M13.4Cm7
00:31M14.1Csus4
00:31M14.2Cm7/Eb
00:32M14.3Cm7
00:33M14.4Csus4
00:33M15.1Cm7
00:34M15.2Csus4
00:34M15.3C5
00:35 - 00:36M15.4 - M16.1Cm7
00:36M16.2Csus4
00:37M16.3Ebsus2
00:37 - 00:38M16.4 - M17.1Eb5
00:39M17.2Csus4/F
00:39 - 00:40M17.3 - M18.1C5
00:41 - 00:42M18.2 - M18.3Csus4
00:42M18.4Eb5
00:43M19.1Ebsus2
00:43M19.2Csus4
00:44 - 00:45M19.3 - M20.1C5
00:46M20.2Csus4
00:46M20.3Eb6/C
00:47M20.4Eb5
00:48M21.1Ebsus2
00:48M21.2C5
00:49M21.3Cm
00:49M21.4Csus4
00:50 - 00:51M22.1 - M22.2C5
00:51M22.3Cm7
00:52M22.4Bbsus4/Eb
00:52M23.1Fsus4/Eb
00:53M23.2C5
00:54M23.3Cm
00:54 - 00:55M23.4 - M24.2C5
00:56M24.3Bbsus4/Eb
00:57M24.4Eb5
00:57M25.1Csus4
00:58M25.2C5
00:58M25.3Cm
00:59 - 01:00M25.4 - M26.1C5
01:00M26.2Cm
01:01M26.3Bbsus4/Eb
01:01M26.4Cm7/Eb
01:02M27.1Csus4
01:03M27.2C5
01:03 - 01:04M27.3 - M28.1Csus4
01:05M28.2Cm7
01:06M28.3Bbsus4/Eb
01:06M28.4Cm7/Eb
01:07M29.1C
01:07M29.2Ebsus2
01:08M29.3C
01:09M29.4Cm
01:09M30.1Csus4/F
01:10M30.2Ebsus2
01:10M30.3Cm
01:11M30.4Csus4
01:12M31.1Cm
01:12M31.2Ab6/Eb
01:13M31.3C
01:13 - 01:14M31.4 - M32.1Cm
01:15M32.2Csus4
01:15M32.3Cm/Eb
01:16M32.4Bbsus4/Eb
01:16M33.1Eb5
01:17M33.2Csus4/F
01:18M33.3C5
01:18M33.4Cm
01:19 - 01:20M34.1 - M34.3C5
01:21M34.4Bbsus4/Eb
01:21M35.1Cm7/Eb
01:22M35.2Csus4
01:22M35.3C5
01:23M35.4Csus4
01:24 - 01:24M36.1 - M36.2C5
01:25M36.3Eb6/C
01:25M36.4Bbsus4/Eb
01:26M37.1Cm7/Eb
01:27 - 01:27M37.2 - M37.3C5
01:28M37.4Csus4
01:28 - 01:29M38.1 - M38.2C5
01:30M38.3Cm7
01:30M38.4Bbsus4/Eb
01:31M39.1Fsus4/Eb
01:31M39.2C5
01:32M39.3Cm
01:33 - 01:34M39.4 - M40.2Csus4
01:34M40.3Ebadd9
01:35M40.4Eb5
01:36M41.1Csus4
01:36 - 01:37M41.2 - M41.4C5
01:38 - 01:39M42.1 - M42.2Csus4
01:39M42.3Eb5
01:40M42.4Bbsus4/Eb
01:40M43.1Csus4
01:41 - 01:42M43.2 - M43.4C5
01:43 - 01:43M44.1 - M44.2Csus4
01:44M44.3Cm7
01:45M44.4Eb6/C
01:45M45.1C
01:46M45.2Ab6/Eb
01:46M45.3Csus4
01:47M45.4Cm
01:48M46.1Csus4/F
01:48M46.2Ebsus2
01:49M46.3Cm
01:49M46.4Csus4
01:50M47.1C
01:51M47.2Ebsus2
01:51M47.3C
01:52M47.4Cm
01:52M48.1Csus4
01:53M48.2Csus4/Eb
01:54M48.3Cm
01:54M48.4Csus4
01:55 - 02:09M49.1 - M54.4C
02:09M55.1C5
02:10 - 02:12M55.2 - M56.2Bbm(add9)/C
02:13 - 02:13M56.3 - M56.4C
02:14 - 02:17M57.1 - M58.2Bbm(add9)/C
02:18M58.3C
02:18M58.4C5
02:19 - 02:22M59.1 - M60.2Bbm(add9)/C
02:22M60.3C
02:23M60.4C5
02:24 - 02:27M61.1 - M62.2Bbm(add9)/C
02:27 - 02:28M62.3 - M63.1C
02:29M63.2C5
02:30M63.3Cm(add9)
02:30M63.4Abmaj7/C
02:31M64.1Cm(add9)
02:31M64.2C5
02:32M64.3Fsus4/C
02:33 - 02:33M64.4 - M65.1Bbsus2/C
02:34M65.2C5
02:34M65.3Bbsus2/C
02:35M65.4C5
02:36M66.1Bbsus2/C
02:36M66.2C5
02:37M66.3Fsus4
02:37M66.4C
02:38M67.1Bbsus2
02:39M67.2C5
02:39M67.3Bbsus2/C
02:40M67.4C5
02:40M68.1Bbsus2/C
02:41 - 02:43M68.2 - M69.2C
02:44 - 02:47M69.3 - M70.4Bbm(add9)/C
02:48M71.1C5
02:48M71.2C
02:49 - 02:52M71.3 - M72.4Bbm(add9)/C
02:52 - 03:01M73.1 - M76.3C
03:01 - 03:04M76.4 - M78.1C5
03:05M78.2Abmaj7/C
03:06M78.3Amaj7/C#
03:06M78.4Csus2/D
03:07M79.1Gsus4/C
03:07 - 03:09M79.2 - M79.4C5
03:09M80.1Gsus4/C
03:10M80.2Abmaj7/C
03:10M80.3Amaj7/C#
03:11M80.4Dsus4
03:15M82.2Ebsus2
03:15 - 03:16M82.3 - M82.4Cm7/Eb
03:16M83.1Csus4
03:19M84.1Bbsus4/Eb
03:19M84.2Ebsus2
03:20M84.3Cm7
03:21M84.4Cm7/Eb
03:21M85.1Eb6/C
03:22M85.2Cm7/Eb
03:22M85.3Cm7
03:23M85.4Cm7/Eb
03:24M86.1Cm7
03:24M86.2Ebsus2

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