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The Call of Ktulu - Metallica

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140 BPM 8:55 D Major 8 tracks 11695 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.

140 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo140 BPM
Duration8:55
Tracks8
Notes11695
Key / ScaleD Major
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - C6 (84)
Range span56 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EDsus2Dm(add9)Esus4Fmaj7/ED5DmA5Gm9/ABb/D
00:00 - 02:13
Early middle
D5Bb/DDdim7/BGF6/ADsus4/AGm(add9)/AGm/BbGm(add9)/BbGadd9/B
02:13 - 04:27
Late middle
Asus4Esus4Eb5EmMaj7/EbEm(add9)A5Asus4Gsus2/AEsus4Eb5
04:27 - 06:41
Ending
Bb/DBm/DBdim/DBm/DD5Bb/DBm/DBdim/DE5EmMaj7
06:41 - 08:55

Description & Musical Analysis

The Call of Ktulu by Metallica, from the album Ride the Lightning, composed by Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and drummer Lars Ulrich.

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the iconic bass riff on piano's lower octaves or guitar's low E string.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
D Major
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - C6 (84)
Total Notes
11695

Note Distribution

C
1242 10.6%
C#
407 3.5%
D
2298 19.6%
Eb
877 7.5%
E
1164 10.0%
F
386 3.3%
F#
1257 10.7%
G
873 7.5%
Ab
76 0.6%
A
1599 13.7%
Bb
684 5.8%
B
832 7.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2electric guitar (clean)3126
Track 3distortion guitar2876
Track 4distortion guitar662
Track 5distortion guitar144
Track 6applause111
Track 7electric bass (finger)1580
Track 8distortion guitar324
Track 9acoustic grand piano2872

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:03M1.3 - M2.4E
00:03M3.1Dsus2
00:03M3.2Dm(add9)
00:04M3.3Esus4
00:04M3.4Fmaj7/E
00:05M4.1D5
00:05M4.2Dm
00:06M4.3A5
00:06M4.4Gm9/A
00:06 - 00:07M5.1 - M5.2Bb/D
00:07M5.3C7/Bb
00:08M5.4Bb5
00:08 - 00:09M6.1 - M6.2Bb/D
00:09M6.3C7/Bb
00:09M6.4Bb5
00:10M7.1Csus2/D
00:10M7.2C/E
00:11M7.3C
00:11M7.4C5
00:12M8.1Csus2/D
00:12M8.2C/E
00:12M8.3C
00:13M8.4C5
00:13M9.1D5
00:14M9.2Dm
00:14M9.3A5
00:15M9.4F/A
00:15M10.1D5
00:15M10.2Dm
00:16M10.3A5
00:16M10.4F/A
00:17M11.1D5
00:17M11.2Dm
00:18M11.3A5
00:18M11.4F/A
00:18M12.1D5
00:19M12.2Dm
00:19M12.3A5
00:20M12.4F/A
00:20 - 00:21M13.1 - M13.2Bb/D
00:21M13.3C7/Bb
00:21M13.4Bb5
00:22 - 00:22M14.1 - M14.2Bb/D
00:23M14.3C7/Bb
00:23M14.4Bb5
00:24M15.1Csus2/D
00:24M15.2C/E
00:24M15.3C
00:25M15.4C5
00:25M16.1Csus2/D
00:26M16.2C/E
00:26M16.3C
00:27M16.4C5
00:27M17.1D5
00:27M17.2Dm
00:28 - 00:28M17.3 - M17.4A5
00:29 - 00:30M18.1 - M18.4Dm
00:30M19.1A
00:31M19.2Am(add9)/B
00:31M19.3Asus2/B
00:32M19.4Am/E
00:32M20.1F7/Eb
00:33M20.2Am(add9)/B
00:33M20.3Bsus4
00:33M20.4Am
00:34M21.1A
00:34M21.2Am(add9)/B
00:35M21.3Bsus4
00:35M21.4C/E
00:36M22.1F7/Eb
00:36M22.2Am(add9)/B
00:36M22.3Bsus4
00:37M22.4Am
00:37M23.1A
00:38M23.2Am(add9)/B
00:38M23.3Bsus4
00:39M23.4C/E
00:39M24.1F7/Eb
00:39M24.2Am(add9)/B
00:40M24.3Bsus4
00:40M24.4Am
00:41M25.1A
00:41M25.2Am(add9)/B
00:42M25.3Bsus4
00:42M25.4C/E
00:42M26.1F7/Eb
00:43M26.2Am(add9)/B
00:43M26.3Bsus4
00:44M26.4Am
00:44M27.1D5
00:45M27.2Dm
00:45M27.3Bb/D
00:45M27.4Dm
00:46M28.1Bm/D
00:46M28.2Dm
00:47M28.3Csus2/D
00:47M28.4D5/A
00:48M29.1D5
00:48M29.2Dm
00:48M29.3Bb/D
00:49M29.4Dm
00:49M30.1Bm/D
00:50M30.2Dm
00:50M30.3Csus2/D
00:51M30.4D5/A
00:51M31.1D5
00:51M31.2Dm
00:52M31.3Bb/D
00:52M31.4Dm
00:53M32.1Bm/D
00:53M32.2Dm
00:54M32.3Csus2/D
00:54M32.4D5/A
00:54M33.1D5
00:55M33.2Dm
00:55M33.3Bb/D
00:56M33.4Dm
00:56M34.1Bm/D
00:57M34.2Dm
00:57M34.3Csus2/D
00:57M34.4D5/A
00:58M35.1Am
00:58 - 00:59M35.2 - M35.3Am(add9)
00:59M35.4Am/E
01:00 - 01:01M36.1 - M36.4Adim/Eb
01:01M37.1Am
01:02 - 01:02M37.2 - M37.3Am(add9)
01:03M37.4Am/E
01:03 - 01:04M38.1 - M38.4Adim/Eb
01:05M39.1Am
01:05 - 01:06M39.2 - M39.3Am(add9)
01:06M39.4Am/E
01:06 - 01:08M40.1 - M40.4Adim/Eb
01:08M41.1Am
01:09 - 01:09M41.2 - M41.3Am(add9)
01:09M41.4Am/E
01:10 - 01:11M42.1 - M42.4Adim/Eb
01:12M43.1D5
01:12M43.2Dm
01:12M43.3Dsus2/E
01:13M43.4Dm(add9)/E
01:13M44.1Bdim/D
01:14M44.2Dm/F
01:14M44.3Dm7
01:15M44.4Dm/F
01:15M45.1D5
01:15M45.2Dm
01:16M45.3Dsus2/E
01:16M45.4Dm(add9)/E
01:17M46.1Bdim/D
01:17M46.2Dm/F
01:18M46.3Dm7
01:18M46.4Dm/F
01:18M47.1D5
01:19M47.2Dm
01:19M47.3Dsus2/E
01:20M47.4Dm(add9)/E
01:20M48.1Bdim/D
01:21M48.2Dm/F
01:21M48.3Dm7
01:21M48.4Dm/F
01:22M49.1Asus4/D
01:22M49.2Dm
01:23M49.3Dsus2
01:23M49.4Dm(add9)/E
01:24 - 01:24M50.1 - M50.3Ddim7
01:25M50.4Dm(add9)
01:25M51.1A5
01:26M51.2Am7/G
01:26M51.3Gsus2/A
01:27M51.4Esus4
01:27M52.1Eb5
01:27M52.2Eb
01:28M52.3Eb5
01:28M52.4Cmaj7/B
01:29M53.1A5
01:29M53.2Am9
01:30M53.3Asus4
01:30M53.4Esus4
01:30M54.1Eb5
01:31M54.2Eb
01:31M54.3Eb5
01:32M54.4Cmaj7/B
01:32M55.1A5
01:33M55.2Dsus4/G
01:33M55.3Gsus2/A
01:33M55.4Esus4
01:34M56.1Eb5
01:34M56.2Eb
01:35M56.3Eb5
01:35M56.4Cmaj7/B
01:36M57.1A5
01:36M57.2Am9
01:36M57.3Asus4
01:37M57.4Esus4
01:37M58.1Eb5
01:38M58.2Eb
01:38M58.3Eb5
01:39M58.4Cmaj7/B
01:39 - 01:39M59.1 - M59.2D5
01:40 - 01:40M59.3 - M59.4Bb/D
01:41M60.1G6/B
01:41M60.2Ddim7/B
01:42 - 01:42M60.3 - M60.4Gsus4
01:42 - 01:43M61.1 - M61.2D5
01:43 - 01:44M61.3 - M61.4Bb/D
01:44M62.1Bdim/D
01:45M62.2Ddim7/F
01:45 - 01:45M62.3 - M62.4Dm7
01:46 - 01:46M63.1 - M63.2D5
01:47 - 01:47M63.3 - M63.4Bb/D
01:48M64.1Ddim7/B
01:48M64.2G
01:48M64.3F6/A
01:49M64.4Am7/C
01:49 - 01:50M65.1 - M65.2Gm(add9)/A
01:50 - 01:51M65.3 - M65.4Gm(add9)/Bb
01:51M66.1Gadd9/B
01:51M66.2Gadd9
01:52M66.3Bbmaj9/C

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