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Hells Bells

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AC/DC

Back in Black (1980)hard rockTop 5%5:10SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 5,154 notes · A minor · 97 BPM· 5:10Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Drums Enter
Malcolm Enters
Full Band
Pre-verse 1
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus
Pre-verse 2
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus
Interlude
Solo
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Mallets
Drums
100%10 tracks · 4,790 notes · A minor · 96 BPM· 5:13
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Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
Harmonica 1
Harmonica 2
Standard drum kit
Tubular bells
100%12 tracks · 4,222 notes · A minor · 108 BPM· 3:46partial
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FX 5 (brightness)
Electric Grand Piano 1
Bright Acoustic Piano 1
Electric grand piano 2
Bright acoustic piano 2
Electric bass (pick)
Electric bass (finger)
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
Clavinet 1
Clavinet 2
95%6 tracks · 4,796 notes · A minor · 108 BPM· 4:57best of
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Brass
Mallets
Drums
89%4 tracks · 4,878 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 6:21extendedLive Donington 1991
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Drums
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
89%4 tracks · 783 notes · A minor · 108 BPM· 0:44partialSolo easy
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
78%2 tracks · 916 notes · D major · 108 BPM· 3:10partial
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FX 5 (brightness)
Electric grand piano

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 5:10

About this song

Hells Bells by AC/DC is in A minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 5:10 (Tubular bells, Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarAdvanced
4.3 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.56 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.54 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.08 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.05 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.89 notes/sec

Song structure

The shape of the recording — tap a section to jump the player there.

0:001:002:003:004:005:10
Intro0:20Pre-verse 11:18Verse 11:27Pre-chorus 11:45Chorus2:02Pre-verse 22:20Verse 22:29Pre-chorus 22:47Chorus3:04Interlude3:22Solo3:31Chorus4:06Outro4:42

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C4C5C6F4G5

F4 – G5 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)

About the key of A minor

A minor is the 2nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Am, Dm, and Em.

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Hells Bells appears on the soundtrack of Who Made Who.