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The Four Horsemen - Metallica

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204 BPM 7:14 E Minor 5 tracks 12006 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.

204 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo204 BPM
Duration7:14
Tracks5
Notes12006
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - E6 (88)
Range span60 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
C5G5D5C5E5Dsus2/EBm/DDsus2/EBm/DE5
00:00 - 01:48
Early middle
Dsus2/EBmDsus2/EBmMaj7/DDsus2/EGsus2/ADsus2/EBsus4/EDsus2/EBm7
01:48 - 03:37
Late middle
D/F#DDadd9Dadd9/ED9Gsus4Gsus4/CCmaj7/BBEsus4/B
03:37 - 05:25
Ending
Gsus4Gsus2/DCsus2C/EE5Dsus2D5Asus4/EE5Cmaj7
05:25 - 07:14

Description & Musical Analysis

The Four Horsemen is a song by Metallica from their album Kill 'Em All, composed by the band members.

How to Play & Trivia

Focus on playing the C5 and G5 power chords to master the song's intense rhythm on guitar.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - E6 (88)
Total Notes
12006

Note Distribution

C
1682 14.0%
C#
412 3.4%
D
1923 16.0%
Eb
163 1.4%
E
4734 39.4%
F
177 1.5%
F#
948 7.9%
G
484 4.0%
Ab
59 0.5%
A
535 4.5%
Bb
53 0.4%
B
836 7.0%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2synthbrass 2342
Track 3distortion guitar3062
Track 4distortion guitar3135
Track 5electric bass (finger)2357
Track 6acoustic grand piano3110

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1C5
00:00M1.2G5
00:00M1.3D5
00:00M1.4C5
00:01M2.1E5
00:01 - 00:02M2.2 - M3.3Dsus2/E
00:03M3.4Bm/D
00:03 - 00:04M4.1 - M4.4Dsus2/E
00:04M5.1Bm/D
00:05M5.2E5
00:05M5.3Gsus2/A
00:05M5.4E5
00:05 - 00:07M6.1 - M7.3Dsus2/E
00:07M7.4Bm/D
00:08M8.1C5
00:08M8.2G5
00:08M8.3D5
00:09M8.4C5
00:09 - 00:11M9.1 - M10.3Dsus2/E
00:11M10.4Bm/D
00:11 - 00:12M11.1 - M11.4Dsus2/E
00:12M12.1Bm/D
00:13M12.2Dsus2/E
00:13M12.3Gsus2/A
00:13 - 00:15M12.4 - M14.3Dsus2/E
00:16M14.4Bm/D
00:16M15.1C5
00:16M15.2G5
00:17M15.3D5
00:17M15.4C5
00:17M16.1E
00:17M16.2E5
00:18M16.3E
00:18M16.4E5
00:18M17.1E
00:19M17.2E5
00:19 - 00:19M17.3 - M17.4D5
00:20M18.1E
00:20M18.2E5
00:20M18.3E
00:20M18.4E5
00:21M19.1E
00:21M19.2E5
00:21M19.3C5
00:22M19.4D5
00:22M20.1E
00:22M20.2E5
00:22M20.3E
00:23M20.4E5
00:23M21.1E
00:23M21.2E5
00:24M21.3G5
00:24M21.4E5
00:24M22.1C5
00:25M22.2G5
00:25M22.3D5
00:25M22.4C5
00:25M23.1E
00:26M23.2E5
00:26M23.3E
00:26M23.4E5
00:27M24.1E
00:27M24.2E5
00:27 - 00:27M24.3 - M24.4D5
00:28M25.1E
00:28M25.2E5
00:28M25.3E
00:29M25.4E5
00:29M26.1E
00:29M26.2E5
00:30M26.3C5
00:30M26.4D5
00:30M27.1E
00:30M27.2E5
00:31M27.3E
00:31M27.4E5
00:31M28.1E
00:32M28.2E5
00:32M28.3G5
00:32M28.4E5
00:32M29.1C5
00:33M29.2G5
00:33M29.3D5
00:33M29.4C5
00:34M30.1E
00:34M30.2E5
00:34M30.3E
00:35M30.4E5
00:35M31.1E
00:35M31.2E5
00:35 - 00:36M31.3 - M31.4D5
00:36M32.1E
00:36M32.2E5
00:37M32.3E
00:37M32.4E5
00:37M33.1E
00:37M33.2E5
00:38M33.3C5
00:38M33.4D5
00:38M34.1E
00:39M34.2E5
00:39M34.3E
00:39M34.4E5
00:40M35.1E
00:40M35.2E5
00:40M35.3G5
00:40M35.4E5
00:41M36.1C5
00:41M36.2G5
00:41M36.3D5
00:42M36.4C5
00:42 - 00:42M37.1 - M37.2E5
00:42 - 00:43M37.3 - M38.2Bsus4/E
00:44M38.3Asus2/E
00:44M38.4Bsus4/E
00:44 - 00:45M39.1 - M39.2D5
00:45 - 00:46M39.3 - M40.4Asus4/D
00:47M41.1C5
00:47 - 00:48M41.2 - M42.2Gsus4/C
00:48M42.3Am7/C
00:49M42.4Gsus4/C
00:49M43.1B5
00:49M43.2F#sus4
00:50M43.3D6/F#
00:50M43.4Esus2/F#
00:50M44.1Bm(add9)/F#
00:50M44.2Abmaj9/G
00:51M44.3F#mMaj7/A
00:51M44.4Aadd9/D
00:51M45.1Esus4
00:52 - 00:53M45.2 - M46.2Bsus4/E
00:53M46.3Asus2/E
00:53M46.4Bsus4/E
00:54M47.1D5
00:54 - 00:56M47.2 - M48.4Asus4/D
00:56M49.1C5
00:56 - 00:57M49.2 - M49.4Gsus4/C
00:57M50.1B5
00:57M50.2C5
00:58M50.3B5
00:58M50.4G5
00:58 - 01:00M51.1 - M52.3Dsus2/E
01:00M52.4Bm
01:01 - 01:02M53.1 - M53.4Dsus2/E
01:02M54.1BmMaj7/D
01:02M54.2Dsus2/E
01:02M54.3Gsus2/A
01:03 - 01:04M54.4 - M55.3Dsus2/E
01:04M55.4Bsus4/E
01:04 - 01:05M56.1 - M56.3Dsus2/E
01:05M56.4Bm7
01:05M57.1C5
01:06M57.2G5
01:06M57.3D5
01:06M57.4C5
01:07 - 01:08M58.1 - M59.3Dsus2/E
01:09M59.4Bm
01:09 - 01:10M60.1 - M60.4Dsus2/E
01:10M61.1BmMaj7/D
01:10M61.2Dsus2/E
01:11M61.3Gsus2/A
01:11 - 01:12M61.4 - M62.3Dsus2/E
01:12M62.4Bsus4/E
01:12 - 01:13M63.1 - M63.3Dsus2/E
01:13M63.4Bm7
01:14M64.1C5
01:14M64.2G5
01:14M64.3D5
01:15M64.4C5
01:15M65.1E
01:15M65.2E5
01:15M65.3E
01:16M65.4E5
01:16M66.1E
01:16M66.2E5
01:17 - 01:17M66.3 - M66.4D5
01:17M67.1E
01:17M67.2E5
01:18M67.3E
01:18M67.4E5
01:18M68.1E
01:19M68.2E5
01:19M68.3C5
01:19M68.4D5
01:20M69.1E
01:20M69.2E5
01:20M69.3E
01:20M69.4E5
01:21M70.1E
01:21M70.2E5
01:21M70.3G5
01:22M70.4E5
01:22M71.1C5
01:22M71.2G5
01:22M71.3D5
01:23M71.4C5
01:23M72.1E
01:23M72.2E5
01:24M72.3E
01:24M72.4E5
01:24M73.1E
01:25M73.2E5
01:25 - 01:25M73.3 - M73.4D5
01:25M74.1E
01:26M74.2E5
01:26M74.3E
01:26M74.4E5
01:27M75.1E
01:27M75.2E5
01:27M75.3C5
01:27M75.4D5
01:28M76.1E
01:28M76.2E5
01:28M76.3E
01:29M76.4E5
01:29M77.1E
01:29M77.2E5
01:30M77.3G5
01:30M77.4E5
01:30M78.1C5

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