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Alter Bridge

Blackbird (2007)hard rockTop 5%7:48SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# minorTuning: Half-Step DownTempo: 150 BPMestTime signature: 3/4

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100%8 tracks · 9,369 notes · F# minor · 149 BPM· 7:48Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus I
Verse 2
Chorus II
Interlude
break
Break Verse
Myles solo
Mark solo
Chorus III
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 7,641 notes · F# minor · 153 BPM· 7:46E
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chorus I
strofa II
chorus II
Interlude
break
Myles solo
Mark solo
chorus III
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Drums
97%11 tracks · 7,256 notes · F# minor · 76 BPM· 7:58Guitar Only
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Guitar 8
Guitar 9
Guitar 10
Guitar 11
92%4 tracks · 1,583 notes · F# minor · 150 BPM· 1:17partialsolo
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
92%6 tracks · 5,806 notes · F# minor · 150 BPM· 7:28
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Mark
Mark distorition
Myles
Brian
Myles distorition
Scott
82%6 tracks · 8,783 notes · F# minor · 150 BPM· 12:23extendedSolo Full Breakdown
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Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section VII
chorus III
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
68%1 tracks · 556 notes · F# minor · 150 BPM· 6:49
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Brian

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 7:48

About this song

Blackbird by Alter Bridge is in F# minor, around 150 BPM, 3/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 7:48 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), 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
4.61 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.77 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.88 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.57 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:007:48
Intro0:00Verse 10:19Chorus1:17Verse 21:51Chorus2:29Interlude3:03Verse4:00Solo4:38Solo5:17Chorus5:55Outro6:29

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C♯3B4

C♯3 – B4 · 22 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of F# minor

F# minor is the 13th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯m, Bm, and C♯m.

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