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The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica

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116 BPM 6:16 E Minor 5 tracks 6783 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.

116 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo116 BPM
Duration6:16
Tracks5
Notes6783
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeD1 (26) - G5 (79)
Range span53 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
D5E5Bm7/EE5Bm7/EE5E5/BbBbE5B
00:00 - 01:34
Early middle
F#m7/AA5Ebm7/F#Eb5A5Am7C5Fm7/AbF5Fm7/Ab
01:34 - 03:08
Late middle
Fm7/AbF5Fm7/AbAb5F#m7/AF#5F#m7/AA5Ebm7/F#Eb5
03:08 - 04:42
Ending
Bb5Esus2B5C/EC5Gsus4/DE5Dsus2E5C7/E
04:42 - 06:16

Description & Musical Analysis

The Thing That Should Not Be by Metallica, from the album Master of Puppets. Written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett.

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the heavy riff on guitar with palm muting, or play the iconic intro on piano with a focus on the low D note.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
D1 (26) - G5 (79)
Total Notes
6783

Note Distribution

C
582 8.6%
C#
321 4.7%
D
993 14.6%
Eb
446 6.6%
E
1109 16.3%
F
314 4.6%
F#
200 2.9%
G
534 7.9%
Ab
285 4.2%
A
854 12.6%
Bb
937 13.8%
B
208 3.1%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2cello224
Track 3overdriven guitar1776
Track 4distortion guitar1621
Track 5electric bass (finger)952
Track 6acoustic grand piano2210

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:01M1.4D5
00:02 - 00:05M2.1 - M3.3E5
00:05M3.4Bm7/E
00:06 - 00:09M4.1 - M5.3E5
00:09M5.4Bm7/E
00:10M6.1E5
00:10M6.2E5/Bb
00:11M6.3Bb
00:11M6.4E5
00:12M7.1B
00:12M7.2C/E
00:13M7.3C
00:13M7.4F6/D
00:14M8.1E5
00:15M8.2E5/Bb
00:15M8.3Bb
00:16M8.4E5
00:16M9.1B
00:17M9.2C/E
00:17M9.3C
00:18M9.4D5
00:18M10.1Bbmaj7/D
00:19M10.2E5
00:19M10.3Bb5
00:20M10.4Esus2
00:20M11.1B5
00:21M11.2C/E
00:21M11.3C5
00:22M11.4Gsus4/D
00:22M12.1Bbmaj7/D
00:23M12.2E5
00:23M12.3Bb5
00:24M12.4Esus2
00:24M13.1B5
00:25M13.2C/E
00:25M13.3C5
00:26M13.4Gsus4/D
00:26M14.1Bbmaj7/D
00:27M14.2E5
00:27M14.3Bb5
00:28M14.4Esus2
00:28M15.1B5
00:29M15.2C/E
00:30M15.3C5
00:30M15.4Gsus4/D
00:31M16.1Bbmaj7/D
00:31M16.2E5
00:32M16.3Bb5
00:32M16.4Esus2
00:33M17.1B5
00:33M17.2C/E
00:34M17.3C5
00:34M17.4Gsus4/D
00:35M18.1Bbmaj7/D
00:35M18.2E5
00:36M18.3Ebsus2
00:36M18.4Esus2
00:37M19.1B/Eb
00:37M19.2C/E
00:38M19.3Eb6
00:38M19.4Dsus2/E
00:39M20.1Bbmaj7/D
00:39M20.2E5
00:40M20.3Ebsus2
00:40M20.4Esus2
00:41M21.1B/Eb
00:41M21.2C/E
00:42M21.3Eb6
00:42M21.4Dsus2/E
00:43 - 00:43M22.1 - M22.2A5
00:44M22.3Am7
00:45M22.4C5
00:45M23.1Fm7/Ab
00:46M23.2F5
00:46M23.3Fm7/Ab
00:47M23.4Ab5
00:47M24.1F#m7/A
00:48M24.2F#5
00:48M24.3F#m7/A
00:49M24.4A5
00:49M25.1Ebm7/F#
00:50 - 00:51M25.2 - M25.4Eb5
00:51 - 00:54M26.1 - M27.3E5
00:55M27.4Dsus2
00:55 - 00:58M28.1 - M29.3E5
00:59M29.4Dsus2
01:00 - 01:03M30.1 - M31.3E5
01:03M31.4Dsus2
01:04 - 01:04M32.1 - M32.2E5
01:05M32.3C7/E
01:05 - 01:06M32.4 - M33.1E5
01:06M33.2Cadd9/E
01:07M33.3Cmaj9/E
01:07M33.4Cmaj9/D
01:08M34.1Bbmaj7/D
01:08M34.2E5
01:09M34.3Bb5
01:09M34.4Esus2
01:10M35.1B5
01:10M35.2C/E
01:11M35.3C5
01:11M35.4Gsus4/D
01:12M36.1Bbmaj7/D
01:12M36.2E5
01:13M36.3Bb5
01:13M36.4Esus2
01:14M37.1B5
01:15M37.2C/E
01:15M37.3C5
01:16M37.4Gsus4/D
01:16 - 01:19M38.1 - M39.3E5
01:20M39.4Dsus2
01:20 - 01:21M40.1 - M40.2E5
01:21M40.3C7/E
01:22 - 01:22M40.4 - M41.1E5
01:23M41.2Cadd9/E
01:23M41.3Cmaj9/E
01:24M41.4Cmaj9/D
01:24M42.1Bbmaj7/D
01:25M42.2E5
01:25M42.3Bb5
01:26M42.4Esus2
01:26M43.1B5
01:27M43.2C/E
01:27M43.3C5
01:28M43.4Gsus4/D
01:28 - 01:29M44.1 - M44.2A5
01:30M44.3Am7
01:30M44.4C5
01:31M45.1Fm7/Ab
01:31M45.2F5
01:32M45.3Fm7/Ab
01:32M45.4Ab5
01:33M46.1F#m7/A
01:33M46.2F#5
01:34M46.3F#m7/A
01:34M46.4A5
01:35M47.1Ebm7/F#
01:35 - 01:36M47.2 - M47.4Eb5
01:37 - 01:37M48.1 - M48.2A5
01:38M48.3Am7
01:38M48.4C5
01:39M49.1Fm7/Ab
01:39M49.2F5
01:40M49.3Fm7/Ab
01:40M49.4Ab5
01:41M50.1F#m7/A
01:41M50.2F#5
01:42M50.3F#m7/A
01:42M50.4A5
01:43M51.1Ebm7/F#
01:43 - 01:45M51.2 - M51.4Eb5
01:45 - 01:46M52.1 - M52.2A5
01:46 - 01:47M52.3 - M52.4Bb5
01:47M53.1Ebmaj7/G
01:48M53.2Ebmaj7/Ab
01:48M53.3Absus4
01:49 - 01:51M53.4 - M54.4D5
01:51M55.1Ebmaj7/G
01:52M55.2Ebmaj7/Ab
01:52 - 01:53M55.3 - M55.4A5
01:53 - 01:54M56.1 - M56.2Bb5
01:54M56.3Ebmaj7/G
01:55M56.4Ebmaj7/Ab
01:55M57.1Absus4
01:56 - 01:58M57.2 - M58.2D5
01:58M58.3Ebmaj7/G
01:59M58.4Ebmaj7/Ab
02:00 - 02:00M59.1 - M59.2A5
02:01 - 02:01M59.3 - M59.4Bb5
02:02 - 02:02M60.1 - M60.2Eb5
02:03M60.3A5
02:03M60.4Dsus2/A
02:04M61.1Bbmaj7/D
02:04M61.2E5
02:05M61.3Bb5
02:05M61.4Esus2
02:06M62.1B5
02:06M62.2C/E
02:07M62.3C5
02:07M62.4Gsus4/D
02:08M63.1Bbmaj7/D
02:08M63.2E5
02:09M63.3Bb5
02:09M63.4Esus2
02:10M64.1B5
02:10M64.2C/E
02:11M64.3C5
02:11M64.4Gsus4/D
02:12M65.1Bbmaj7/D
02:12M65.2E5
02:13M65.3Ebsus2
02:13M65.4Esus2
02:14M66.1B/Eb
02:15M66.2C/E
02:15M66.3Eb6
02:16M66.4Dsus2/E
02:16M67.1Bbmaj7/D
02:17M67.2E5
02:17M67.3Ebsus2
02:18M67.4Esus2
02:18M68.1B/Eb
02:19M68.2C/E
02:19M68.3Eb6
02:20M68.4Dsus2/E
02:20 - 02:23M69.1 - M70.3E5
02:24M70.4Dsus2
02:24 - 02:27M71.1 - M72.3E5
02:28M72.4Dsus2
02:28 - 02:32M73.1 - M74.3E5
02:32M74.4Dsus2
02:33 - 02:33M75.1 - M75.2E5
02:34M75.3C7/E
02:34 - 02:35M75.4 - M76.1E5
02:35M76.2Cadd9/E
02:36M76.3Cmaj9/E
02:36M76.4Cmaj9/D
02:37M77.1Bbmaj7/D
02:37M77.2E5
02:38M77.3Bb5

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