Paper Airplanes

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Sing the Sorrow (2003)punkHigh3:56SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C# minorestTempo: 204 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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82%5 tracks · 6,793 notes · C# minor · 204 BPM· 3:56Recommended
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Intro
1st Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
2nd Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
79%4 tracks · 5,863 notes · C# minor · 207 BPM· 3:53Makeshift Wings
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
69%2 tracks · 3,197 notes · D minor · 200 BPM· 3:06partial
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Overdriven guitar
Distortion guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 3:56

About this song

Paper Airplanes by AFI is in C# minor (estimated), around 204 BPM, 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 3:56 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
5.06 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
7.96 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
14.51 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge

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0:001:002:003:003:56
Intro0:00Verse 10:11Pre-chorus0:29Chorus0:48Verse 21:16Pre-chorus1:35Chorus1:54Interlude2:13Bridge2:41Chorus3:09Outro3:47

About the key of C# minor

C# minor is the 12th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are C♯m, F♯m, and G♯m.

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