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Trapped Under Ice - Metallica

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120 BPM 4:05 B Minor 5 tracks 9714 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.

120 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration4:05
Tracks5
Notes9714
Key / ScaleB Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - D6 (86)
Range span58 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
Asus4/EAsus4/DBsus4/EDsus2/EAsus4AA/EB5Bsus4/EDsus2
00:00 - 01:01
Early middle
Esus4/AEsus4A6/EG5Em9/GEm7/GEm7Emaj7A5Gm9/Bb
01:01 - 02:02
Late middle
D5Csus2/DGsus4/CB5Em(add9)/GE5Dsus2/ED5Csus2/DGsus4/C
02:02 - 03:04
Ending
Gmaj7/F#F#m7/EF#sus4Esus2/F#Dmaj9/F#F#sus2Gmaj7/F#Dmaj9/EF#Esus2/F#
03:04 - 04:05

Description & Musical Analysis

Trapped Under Ice is a song by Metallica from their album Ride the Lightning, composed by the band's members.

How to Play & Trivia

Use palm muting to play the driving rhythm on guitar or emphasize the powerful melody on piano.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
B Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
9714

Note Distribution

C
231 2.4%
C#
294 3.0%
D
1009 10.4%
Eb
42 0.4%
E
1151 11.8%
F
167 1.7%
F#
2735 28.2%
G
397 4.1%
Ab
144 1.5%
A
1003 10.3%
Bb
383 3.9%
B
2158 22.2%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2distortion guitar2153
Track 3overdriven guitar2142
Track 4distortion guitar384
Track 5electric bass (finger)1548
Track 6acoustic grand piano3487

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1Asus4/E
00:00M1.2Asus4/D
00:01 - 00:03M1.3 - M2.4Bsus4/E
00:04M3.1Dsus2/E
00:04M3.2Asus4
00:05M3.3A
00:05 - 00:07M3.4 - M4.4A/E
00:08M5.1B5
00:08M5.2Bsus4/E
00:09M5.3Dsus2
00:09 - 00:10M5.4 - M6.1E5
00:10M6.2Dsus2
00:11M6.3Dm7
00:11M6.4Dm9/F
00:12M7.1Dsus2
00:12 - 00:13M7.2 - M7.3E5
00:13M7.4Dsus2
00:14M8.1Dm7
00:14M8.2Dm9/F
00:15M8.3Dsus2
00:15 - 00:16M8.4 - M9.1E5
00:16M9.2Dsus2
00:17M9.3Dm7
00:17M9.4Dm9/F
00:18M10.1Dsus2
00:18 - 00:19M10.2 - M10.3E5
00:19M10.4Dsus2
00:20M11.1Dm7
00:20M11.2Cmaj7/F
00:21M11.3Dsus2/E
00:21M11.4E5
00:22M12.1Esus2
00:22M12.2Dmaj9
00:23M12.3Dm7/F#
00:23M12.4Dm9/F
00:24M13.1Gadd9/D
00:24M13.2G6/E
00:25M13.3Em
00:25M13.4Dsus2/A
00:26M14.1Dm7
00:26M14.2Cmaj7/F
00:27M14.3Dsus2/E
00:27M14.4E5
00:28M15.1Esus2
00:28M15.2Dmaj9
00:29M15.3Dm7/F#
00:29M15.4Dm9/F
00:30M16.1Gadd9/D
00:30M16.2G6/E
00:31M16.3Em
00:31M16.4Dsus2/A
00:32M17.1Dm9
00:32M17.2C#maj7/F
00:33M17.3F#
00:33 - 00:34M17.4 - M18.1Esus2/F#
00:34M18.2F#
00:35M18.3Am9/C
00:35M18.4F#m7/E
00:36M19.1F#5
00:36 - 00:37M19.2 - M19.3Esus2/F#
00:37M19.4Bsus4/F#
00:38M20.1Am9/C
00:38M20.2Esus2
00:39M20.3F#
00:39 - 00:40M20.4 - M21.1Esus2/F#
00:40M21.2F#
00:41M21.3Am9/C
00:41M21.4Esus2
00:42M22.1F#
00:42M22.2Esus2/F#
00:43M22.3Em(add9)/F#
00:43M22.4F#m
00:44M23.1Asus2/B
00:44M23.2Am7/C
00:45M23.3F#
00:45 - 00:46M23.4 - M24.1Esus2/F#
00:46M24.2F#
00:47M24.3Am9/C
00:47M24.4Esus2
00:48M25.1F#
00:48 - 00:49M25.2 - M25.3Esus2/F#
00:49M25.4F#
00:50M26.1Am9/C
00:50M26.2Esus2
00:51M26.3F#
00:51 - 00:52M26.4 - M27.1Esus2/F#
00:52M27.2F#
00:53M27.3Am9/C
00:53M27.4Esus2
00:54M28.1F#
00:54 - 00:55M28.2 - M28.3Esus2/F#
00:55M28.4F#
00:56M29.1Am9/C
00:56M29.2Abm7
00:57 - 00:57M29.3 - M29.4A5
00:58M30.1F#m9/A
00:58M30.2Esus4/A
00:59M30.3E5
00:59M30.4Emaj7
01:00 - 01:00M31.1 - M31.2A5
01:01M31.3F#m9/A
01:01M31.4Esus4/A
01:02M32.1Esus4
01:02M32.2A6/E
01:03 - 01:03M32.3 - M32.4G5
01:04M33.1Em9/G
01:04M33.2Em7/G
01:05M33.3Em7
01:05M33.4Emaj7
01:06 - 01:07M34.1 - M34.3A5
01:07M34.4Gm9/Bb
01:08M35.1A5
01:08M35.2F#m7/E
01:09M35.3F#m7
01:09M35.4F#m
01:10M36.1Em(add9)/F#
01:10M36.2Gmaj7/F#
01:11M36.3Asus2/B
01:11 - 01:12M36.4 - M37.1Esus2/F#
01:12M37.2F#5
01:13M37.3Esus2/F#
01:13M37.4F#dim
01:14M38.1Aadd9/B
01:14M38.2F#m7
01:15M38.3Esus2/F#
01:15M38.4F#
01:16M39.1Esus2/F#
01:16M39.2Em(add9)/F#
01:17M39.3Asus2/B
01:17 - 01:18M39.4 - M40.1A6/F#
01:18M40.2F#m
01:19M40.3Esus2/F#
01:19M40.4Em(add9)/F#
01:20M41.1Asus2/B
01:20 - 01:21M41.2 - M41.3Esus2/F#
01:21M41.4F#
01:22M42.1Esus2/F#
01:22M42.2D7/F#
01:23M42.3Asus2/B
01:23 - 01:24M42.4 - M43.1Esus2/F#
01:24M43.2F#
01:25M43.3Esus2/F#
01:25M43.4D7/F#
01:26M44.1Asus2/B
01:26 - 01:27M44.2 - M44.3Esus2/F#
01:27M44.4F#
01:28M45.1Esus2/F#
01:28M45.2D7/F#
01:29M45.3Asus2/B
01:29 - 01:30M45.4 - M46.1Esus2/F#
01:30M46.2F#
01:31M46.3Esus2/F#
01:31M46.4D7/F#
01:32M47.1Asus2/B
01:32M47.2Emaj7/Ab
01:33 - 01:33M47.3 - M47.4A5
01:34M48.1Emaj7/Ab
01:34M48.2Esus4
01:35M48.3E5
01:35M48.4Emaj7/Ab
01:36 - 01:36M49.1 - M49.2A5
01:37M49.3Emaj7/Ab
01:37M49.4Esus4
01:38M50.1Esus4/A
01:38M50.2Em9/G
01:39 - 01:39M50.3 - M50.4G5
01:40M51.1Dmaj7/F#
01:40M51.2Em7
01:41M51.3Em7/G
01:41M51.4Emaj7/A
01:42 - 01:42M52.1 - M52.2A5
01:43 - 01:43M52.3 - M52.4Fmaj7/A
01:44M53.1A5
01:44 - 01:45M53.2 - M53.3Fsus4/A
01:45M53.4Gm7/Bb
01:46M54.1G5
01:46M54.2Gsus2
01:47M54.3Fmaj7/A
01:47 - 01:48M54.4 - M55.1F
01:48M55.2Dm(add9)/F
01:49M55.3E
01:49M55.4G5
01:50M56.1Cadd9/G
01:50M56.2Am(add9)/B
01:51M56.3FmMaj7/Ab
01:51M56.4Cmaj7
01:52M57.1E
01:52M57.2E5
01:53M57.3Bbmaj7/D
01:53 - 01:54M57.4 - M58.1Bb
01:54M58.2Gm6/Bb
01:55M58.3E
01:55M58.4G5
01:56M59.1Cadd9/G
01:56M59.2Am(add9)/B
01:57M59.3FmMaj7/Ab
01:57M59.4Cmaj7
01:58M60.1E
01:58M60.2E5
01:59M60.3Bbmaj7/D
01:59 - 02:00M60.4 - M61.1Bb
02:00M61.2BmMaj7/Bb
02:01 - 02:01M61.3 - M61.4E5
02:02M62.1Dsus2/E
02:02 - 02:03M62.2 - M62.3D5
02:03M62.4Csus2/D
02:04M63.1Gsus4/C
02:04M63.2B5
02:05M63.3Em(add9)/G
02:05 - 02:07M63.4 - M64.4E5
02:08M65.1Dsus2/E
02:08 - 02:09M65.2 - M65.3D5
02:09M65.4Csus2/D
02:10M66.1Gsus4/C
02:10M66.2B5
02:11M66.3Em(add9)/G
02:11 - 02:13M66.4 - M67.4E5
02:14M68.1Dsus2/E
02:14 - 02:15M68.2 - M68.3D5
02:15M68.4Csus2/D

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