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That Was Just Your Life - Metallica

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165 BPM 7:03 E Minor 10 tracks 13654 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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165 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo165 BPM
Duration7:03
Tracks10
Notes13654
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - A5 (81)
Range span53 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EC7/BbBbEGEC7/BbBbFE
00:00 - 01:45
Early middle
Esus4C7/BbGm(add9)/AF#m/GEsus2/FA5EEsus4C7/BbE
01:45 - 03:31
Late middle
A5/BbC7/EEsus4C7/BbGm(add9)/AGsus2Gm(add9)/AEm(add9)/GDm(add9)/EEsus4
03:31 - 05:17
Ending
C7/BbGm(add9)/AC7/EA5A5/BbAm7E5Cmaj7/EE5E
05:17 - 07:03

Description & Musical Analysis

That Was Just Your Life by Metallica, from the album Death Magnetic, composed by the band's lead vocalist James Hetfield

How to Play & Trivia

Start with the E chord on guitar to play the iconic riff of That Was Just Your Life

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - A5 (81)
Total Notes
13654

Note Distribution

C
1765 12.9%
C#
272 2.0%
D
1236 9.1%
Eb
5 0.0%
E
4116 30.1%
F
810 5.9%
F#
128 0.9%
G
582 4.3%
Ab
43 0.3%
A
1162 8.5%
Bb
2356 17.3%
B
1179 8.6%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2distortion guitar2914
Track 3overdriven guitar2864
Track 4distortion guitar380
Track 5distortion guitar196
Track 6synthbrass 1528
Track 7electric bass (pick)1939
Track 8acoustic grand piano4669
Track 9electric guitar (jazz)64
Track 10electric guitar (jazz)45
Track 11pad 2 (warm)55

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:09M14.1E
00:09M14.2C7/Bb
00:10M15.1Bb
00:10M15.2E
00:10 - 00:11M16.1 - M16.2G
00:11 - 00:12M17.1 - M18.1E
00:12M18.2C7/Bb
00:13M19.1Bb
00:13 - 00:14M19.2 - M21.2F
00:15M22.1E
00:15M22.2C7/Bb
00:16M23.1Bb
00:16M23.2E
00:16 - 00:17M24.1 - M24.2G
00:17 - 00:18M25.1 - M26.1E
00:18M26.2C7/Bb
00:18M27.1Bb
00:19 - 00:20M27.2 - M29.2F
00:21M30.1E
00:21 - 00:21M30.2 - M31.1C7/E
00:22M31.2E
00:22 - 00:22M32.1 - M32.2Em
00:23 - 00:24M33.1 - M34.1E
00:24M34.2Esus4
00:24M35.1C7/E
00:25 - 00:25M35.2 - M36.1F
00:25 - 00:26M36.2 - M37.1Fsus2
00:26M37.2C#7/F
00:26 - 00:27M38.1 - M38.2C7/E
00:27M39.1C7/Bb
00:28M39.2C7/E
00:28M40.1Gdim7
00:28M40.2Gdim7/Bb
00:29 - 00:30M41.1 - M43.1C7/E
00:30 - 00:31M43.2 - M44.1Fsus4/Bb
00:31 - 00:32M44.2 - M45.1Fsus2
00:32M45.2F#sus4/F
00:32 - 00:33M46.1 - M46.2C7/E
00:33M47.1C7/Bb
00:33M47.2C7/E
00:34M48.1Gdim7
00:34M48.2Gdim7/Bb
00:34 - 00:36M49.1 - M51.1C7/E
00:36 - 00:37M51.2 - M52.1Fsus4/Bb
00:37 - 00:37M52.2 - M53.1Fsus2
00:38M53.2F#sus4/F
00:38 - 00:38M54.1 - M54.2C7/E
00:39M55.1C7/Bb
00:39M55.2C7/E
00:40M56.1Gdim7
00:40M56.2Gdim7/Bb
00:40 - 00:42M57.1 - M59.1C7/E
00:42 - 00:42M59.2 - M60.1Fsus4/Bb
00:43 - 00:43M60.2 - M61.1Fsus2
00:44M61.2F#sus4/F
00:44 - 00:45M62.1 - M63.2E5
00:45 - 00:46M64.1 - M64.2Edim
00:46 - 00:46M65.1 - M65.2C7/E
00:47M66.1E5
00:47 - 00:48M66.2 - M67.1C7/E
00:48 - 00:48M67.2 - M68.1Fsus4
00:49 - 00:49M68.2 - M69.1Fsus2
00:49M69.2F5
00:50 - 00:51M70.1 - M71.2E5
00:51 - 00:52M72.1 - M72.2Edim
00:52 - 00:52M73.1 - M73.2C7/E
00:53M74.1E5
00:53 - 00:53M74.2 - M75.1C7/E
00:54 - 00:54M75.2 - M76.2Fsus4
00:55M77.1Fsus2
00:55M77.2F5
00:56 - 00:57M78.1 - M79.2E5
00:57 - 00:57M80.1 - M80.2C7/E
00:58 - 00:58M81.1 - M81.2C7/Bb
00:58 - 00:59M82.1 - M83.1C7/E
01:00 - 01:00M83.2 - M84.1Fsus4
01:00 - 01:01M84.2 - M85.1Fsus2
01:01M85.2F5
01:01 - 01:02M86.1 - M87.2E5
01:03 - 01:03M88.1 - M88.2C7/E
01:04 - 01:04M89.1 - M89.2C7/Bb
01:04 - 01:05M90.1 - M91.1C7/E
01:05 - 01:07M91.2 - M93.2Fsus4
01:07 - 01:08M94.1 - M94.2E5
01:08M95.1Esus4/Bb
01:08M95.2Esus4
01:09 - 01:09M96.1 - M96.2Bbsus4/E
01:09 - 01:10M97.1 - M97.2C7/E
01:10 - 01:10M98.1 - M98.2Bb5
01:11 - 01:12M99.1 - M100.1F5
01:12M100.2G5
01:12 - 01:13M101.1 - M101.2E5
01:13M102.1Esus4/Bb
01:13M102.2Esus4
01:14 - 01:14M103.1 - M103.2Bbsus4/E
01:14 - 01:15M104.1 - M104.2C7/E
01:15 - 01:16M105.1 - M105.2Bb5
01:16 - 01:17M106.1 - M107.1F5
01:17M107.2G5
01:17 - 01:18M108.1 - M108.2E5
01:18M109.1C7/E
01:18 - 01:20M109.2 - M112.1E5
01:21M112.2C7/E
01:21M113.1E5
01:21 - 01:22M113.2 - M114.1Bb5
01:22 - 01:22M114.2 - M115.1F5
01:23 - 01:23M115.2 - M116.1E5
01:24M116.2C7/E
01:24 - 01:26M117.1 - M119.2E5
01:26M120.1C7/E
01:26M120.2E5
01:27 - 01:27M121.1 - M121.2Bb5
01:28 - 01:28M122.1 - M122.2F5
01:28M123.1E5
01:29 - 01:29M123.2 - M124.1A5/Bb
01:29M124.2C7/E
01:30M125.1Esus4/A
01:30M125.2C7/Bb
01:30M126.1Gm(add9)/Bb
01:31M126.2Esus4
01:31 - 01:32M127.1 - M127.2A5/Bb
01:32M128.1Gm(add9)/Bb
01:32 - 01:33M128.2 - M129.1Gm(add9)/A
01:33M129.2Esus2/F#
01:33M130.1E
01:34M130.2A5/Bb
01:34M131.1Gm(add9)/Bb
01:34M131.2E5
01:35M132.1Esus4
01:35M132.2C7/Bb
01:36M133.1Esus4/A
01:36M133.2Esus4
01:36M134.1A5/Bb
01:37M134.2Gm(add9)/Bb
01:37M135.1Edim
01:37M135.2Gm(add9)/A
01:38M136.1Gsus2/A
01:38M136.2Esus2
01:38M137.1Esus4
01:39M137.2C7/Bb
01:39M138.1Gm(add9)/Bb
01:40M138.2C7/E
01:40M139.1Esus4/A
01:40M139.2A5/E
01:41M140.1Esus4/A
01:41M140.2Esus4
01:41M141.1C7/Bb
01:42 - 01:42M141.2 - M142.2Gm(add9)/A
01:43M143.1Gsus2
01:43M143.2Esus2/F
01:44M144.1Esus4
01:44M144.2C7/Bb
01:44M145.1Gm(add9)/A
01:45M145.2E5
01:45M146.1A5
01:45M146.2A5/Bb
01:46 - 01:46M147.1 - M147.2Esus4
01:46M148.1C7/Bb
01:47 - 01:48M148.2 - M149.2Gm(add9)/A
01:48M150.1F#m/G
01:48M150.2Esus2/F
01:49M151.1A5
01:49 - 01:49M151.2 - M152.1E
01:50M152.2Esus4
01:50M153.1C7/Bb
01:50 - 01:51M153.2 - M154.1E
01:51M154.2A5
01:52 - 01:52M155.1 - M155.2E
01:52M156.1Bb5
01:53M156.2Fsus4
01:53M157.1F5
01:53M157.2Fmaj7
01:54M158.1A5
01:54 - 01:54M158.2 - M159.1E
01:55M159.2Esus4
01:55M160.1C7/E
01:56M160.2E
01:56M161.1Esus4
01:56M161.2A5
01:57 - 01:57M162.1 - M162.2E
01:57M163.1Bb5
01:58M163.2Fsus4
01:58M164.1F5
01:58M164.2Dm9/E
01:59M165.1Esus4
01:59M165.2C7/Bb
02:00M166.1Esus4/A
02:00M166.2Esus4
02:00M167.1A5/Bb
02:01M167.2Gm(add9)/Bb
02:01M168.1C7/E
02:01M168.2Esus4
02:02M169.1C7/E
02:02M169.2Gm(add9)/A
02:02M170.1Gsus2
02:03M170.2Gm(add9)/A
02:03M171.1Fsus2/G
02:04M171.2E5
02:04M172.1Esus4/A
02:04M172.2A5/E
02:05M173.1Esus4/A
02:05M173.2Esus4
02:05M174.1C7/Bb
02:06M174.2Gm(add9)/A
02:06M175.1C7/E
02:06M175.2A5
02:07M176.1A5/Bb
02:07M176.2Am7
02:08M177.1E5
02:08M177.2Cmaj7/E
02:08M178.1E5
02:09M178.2E
02:09M179.1A5
02:09M179.2A5/Bb
02:10 - 02:10M180.1 - M180.2Esus4
02:10M181.1C7/Bb
02:11M181.2Gm(add9)/A
02:11M182.1E
02:12M182.2A5
02:12M183.1A5/Bb

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