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Burn It Down

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Avenged Sevenfold

City of Evil (2005)metalTop 5%4:56SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D minorestTuning: Drop DTempo: 176 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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94%10 tracks · 12,833 notes · D minor · 176 BPM· 4:56Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Interlude
Bridge
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Backing Vocals 3
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
94%11 tracks · 15,362 notes · D minor · 176 BPM· 4:56CoE
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Intro
Interlude
Bridge
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Lead Vocals 3
Lead Vocals 4
94%14 tracks · 13,974 notes · D minor · 175 BPM· 4:59
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Standard drum kit
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
93%6 tracks · 11,284 notes · D minor · 176 BPM· 4:56City Of Evil
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 4:56

About this song

Burn It Down by Avenged Sevenfold is in D minor (estimated), around 176 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 4:56 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, 2 choruses, a bridge, and a solo. 4 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
4.61 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
10.3 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
8.5 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.52 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.39 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Interlude
Bridge
Solo
Chorus

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:004:56
Intro0:00Interlude2:49Bridge3:00Solo3:33Solo3:41Pre-chorus3:52Chorus4:00

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6D3C5

D3 – C5 · 22 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of D minor

D minor is the 3rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Dm, Gm, and Am.

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