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Wherever I May Roam - Metallica

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128 BPM 6:30 E Minor 6 tracks 7423 notes

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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.

128 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo128 BPM
Duration6:30
Tracks6
Notes7423
Key / ScaleE Minor
Pitch rangeE1 (28) - D6 (86)
Range span58 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
EDm(add9)/EEEmGsus2FEDm(add9)/EEDm(add9)/E
00:00 - 01:37
Early middle
Bb5BbBb5G5GmG5GmG5GmEm7/G
01:37 - 03:15
Late middle
F5Csus4/FFsus2E5Dm(add9)/GBbBb5BbFsus4/BbBb5
03:15 - 04:52
Ending
Dm(add9)/EDm(add9)/GBbBb5Fsus4/BbBb5Gm6/BbDm(add9)/BbA5Esus4/A
04:52 - 06:30

Description & Musical Analysis

Wherever I May Roam by Metallica, from their self-titled album, is a iconic metal song. The song was released in 1992.

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the E and Gsus2 chords to capture the song's essence on guitar or piano.

Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
E Minor
Pitch Range
E1 (28) - D6 (86)
Total Notes
7423

Note Distribution

C
769 10.4%
C#
200 2.7%
D
705 9.5%
Eb
57 0.8%
E
1689 22.8%
F
920 12.4%
F#
269 3.6%
G
526 7.1%
Ab
350 4.7%
A
518 7.0%
Bb
1024 13.8%
B
396 5.3%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Track 2baritone sax572
Track 3distortion guitar1388
Track 4distortion guitar1571
Track 5electric bass (pick)1320
Track 6acoustic grand piano2140
Track 7acoustic grand piano432

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00 - 00:00M1.1 - M1.2E
00:00M1.3Dm(add9)/E
00:01 - 00:01M1.4 - M2.1E
00:02M2.2Em
00:02M2.3Gsus2
00:03M2.4F
00:03 - 00:04M3.1 - M3.2E
00:04M3.3Dm(add9)/E
00:05 - 00:07M3.4 - M5.2E
00:08M5.3Dm(add9)/E
00:08 - 00:09M5.4 - M6.1E
00:09M6.2Em
00:10M6.3Gsus2
00:10M6.4F
00:11 - 00:11M7.1 - M7.2E
00:12M7.3Dm(add9)/E
00:12 - 00:15M7.4 - M9.2E
00:15M9.3Dm(add9)/E
00:16 - 00:16M9.4 - M10.1E
00:17M10.2Em
00:17M10.3Gsus2
00:18M10.4F/A
00:18 - 00:21M11.1 - M12.2E
00:21M12.3Esus4/A
00:22M12.4Dsus2
00:22 - 00:24M13.1 - M14.2E5
00:25M14.3Em
00:25 - 00:31M14.4 - M18.1E5
00:32 - 00:32M18.2 - M18.3Em
00:33 - 00:37M18.4 - M21.2E5
00:38M21.3A5
00:38M21.4Bb5
00:39M22.1B5
00:39M22.2C
00:40M22.3E5
00:40M22.4E
00:41M23.1E5
00:41 - 00:42M23.2 - M23.3E
00:42M23.4Em
00:43M24.1Fmaj7/E
00:43M24.2E5/F
00:44M24.3E5
00:44M24.4E
00:45M25.1Dm(add9)/E
00:45M25.2Esus4
00:45M25.3Fmaj7/A
00:46M25.4F#maj7/Bb
00:46M26.1Gmaj7/B
00:47M26.2Cmaj7/E
00:47M26.3E5
00:48M26.4E
00:48M27.1Dm(add9)/E
00:49M27.2E
00:49M27.3Em
00:50M27.4Gsus2
00:50M28.1F
00:51M28.2E5
00:51M28.3E
00:52M28.4Dm(add9)/E
00:52M29.1E5
00:52M29.2A5
00:53M29.3Bb5
00:53M29.4B5
00:54M30.1Gsus4/C
00:54M30.2Dsus2/Eb
00:55M30.3Dm(add9)/E
00:55M30.4E5
00:56 - 00:56M31.1 - M31.2E
00:57M31.3Em
00:57M31.4Fmaj9/E
00:58M32.1E5/F
00:58M32.2E5
00:59M32.3E
00:59M32.4Dm(add9)/E
01:00M33.1Esus4
01:00M33.2Fmaj7/A
01:00M33.3F#maj7/Bb
01:01M33.4Gmaj7/B
01:01M34.1Csus2
01:02M34.2Dm(add9)/E
01:02 - 01:06M34.3 - M36.2E5
01:06M36.3G7/F
01:07M36.4F5
01:07 - 01:09M37.1 - M38.2Fsus2
01:10M38.3E
01:10M38.4C/E
01:11 - 01:13M39.1 - M40.2Em
01:14M40.3F5
01:14M40.4Csus4/F
01:15 - 01:15M41.1 - M41.2Fsus2
01:15M41.3Csus4/F
01:16M41.4Fsus2
01:16M42.1Dm9/F
01:17M42.2Cmaj7/E
01:17 - 01:20M42.3 - M43.4E5
01:20M44.1Em
01:21M44.2Fsus4/Bb
01:21 - 01:22M44.3 - M44.4Bb5
01:22M45.1Fsus4/Bb
01:22 - 01:24M45.2 - M46.1Bb5
01:24 - 01:26M46.2 - M47.2A5
01:27M47.3Asus4
01:27M47.4A5
01:28M48.1Bbmaj7/A
01:28M48.2Bb
01:29 - 01:30M48.3 - M49.3Bb5
01:31M49.4Fsus4/Bb
01:31 - 01:34M50.1 - M51.3E5
01:35M51.4Em
01:35M52.1Fsus4/Bb
01:36M52.2Bb5
01:36M52.3Bb
01:37 - 01:37M52.4 - M53.2Bb5
01:38M53.3Bb
01:38M53.4Bb5
01:39M54.1G5
01:39M54.2Gm
01:40M54.3G5
01:40M54.4Gm
01:41M55.1G5
01:41M55.2Gm
01:42M55.3Em7/G
01:42M55.4Bb6/G
01:43 - 01:44M56.1 - M56.3Bb
01:44 - 01:46M56.4 - M58.1Bb5
01:47M58.2Bsus4/Bb
01:47M58.3Csus4/B
01:48M58.4Dm9/C
01:48M59.1C#m(add9)/E
01:49 - 01:49M59.2 - M59.3Dm(add9)/E
01:50M59.4E
01:50M60.1Em
01:51M60.2Em/G
01:51M60.3F5
01:52M60.4E5
01:52M61.1E
01:52M61.2Dm(add9)/E
01:53M61.3E5
01:53M61.4A5
01:54M62.1Bb5
01:54M62.2B5
01:55M62.3Fsus2/C
01:55 - 01:58M62.4 - M64.1F5
01:58M64.2Fsus2/G
01:59 - 02:01M64.3 - M66.1E5
02:02M66.2Dm(add9)/G
02:02M66.3Bbmaj7/D
02:03 - 02:04M66.4 - M67.2Bb5
02:04M67.3Fsus4/Bb
02:05M67.4Bb5
02:05M68.1Gm7/Bb
02:06M68.2Dm(add9)/Bb
02:06 - 02:07M68.3 - M68.4Esus4/A
02:07M69.1Asus4
02:07M69.2Gsus2/A
02:08M69.3Asus4
02:08M69.4Gsus2/A
02:09M70.1Am
02:09M70.2Gsus2/A
02:10M70.3G5
02:10 - 02:11M70.4 - M71.1Em7/G
02:11M71.2Dsus4/G
02:12 - 02:12M71.3 - M71.4Em7/G
02:13M72.1G5
02:13M72.2Em7
02:14M72.3E5
02:14M72.4E
02:15M73.1Dm(add9)/E
02:15 - 02:15M73.2 - M73.3E
02:16M73.4Em
02:16M74.1Fmaj7
02:17 - 02:17M74.2 - M74.3E5
02:18M74.4E
02:18M75.1Dm(add9)/E
02:19M75.2Esus4/A
02:19M75.3Fsus4/Bb
02:20M75.4F#sus4/B
02:20M76.1Gsus4/C
02:21M76.2Cmaj7/E
02:21M76.3E
02:22 - 02:22M76.4 - M77.1E5
02:22M77.2E
02:23M77.3Em
02:23M77.4Gsus2
02:24M78.1F5
02:24M78.2E5
02:25M78.3E
02:25M78.4Dm(add9)/E
02:26M79.1Fmaj7/E
02:26M79.2Fmaj7/A
02:27M79.3F#maj7/Bb
02:27M79.4Gmaj7/B
02:28M80.1Csus2
02:28M80.2Dsus2
02:29 - 02:32M80.3 - M82.2E5
02:32M82.3G7/E
02:33 - 02:34M82.4 - M83.2F5
02:34M83.3Csus4/F
02:35M83.4F
02:35M84.1Fsus2
02:36M84.2Dm(add9)/F
02:36 - 02:39M84.3 - M86.1E5
02:39M86.2G6/E
02:40 - 02:41M86.3 - M87.1Bb5
02:41M87.2Fsus4/Bb
02:42 - 02:43M87.3 - M88.1Bb5
02:43M88.2Fmaj7/Bb
02:44M88.3Asus4
02:44 - 02:45M88.4 - M89.3A5
02:46M89.4Asus4
02:46M90.1A5
02:47M90.2Bbmaj7/A
02:47M90.3Bb
02:48 - 02:50M90.4 - M91.4Bb5
02:50M92.1Fsus4/E
02:51 - 02:53M92.2 - M93.4E5
02:54M94.1G6/E
02:54 - 02:55M94.2 - M94.3Bb5
02:55M94.4Bb
02:56 - 02:57M95.1 - M95.3Bb5

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