City of Evil cover

Seize the Day

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Avenged Sevenfold

City of Evil (2005)metalTop 5%5:29SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D minorTuning: StandardTempo: 140 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 12,068 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 5:29Recommended
Practice Play
Intro Part 1
Intro Part 2
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Solo
Bridge
Chorus 3
Solo 2
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Organ
Piano
Drums
100%7 tracks · 10,991 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 5:27Live At LBC
Practice Play
Intro
Intro
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Solo
Bridge
Chorus 3
Solo 2
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano
Drums
100%10 tracks · 11,918 notes · C# minor · 140 BPM· 5:29Drop C#
Practice Play
Intro Part 1
Intro Part 2
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Solo
Bridge
Chorus 3
Solo 2
Outro
Winds
Strings
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
Piano
Organ
100%11 tracks · 12,152 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 5:29with Guitar Duel / Guitar Solo Harmony
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Intro
Refrain
Verse
Refrain
Chorus
Verse
Refrain
Chorus
AIGHT BETT SOLO
Bridge
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Organ
Strings
Piano
Drums
100%10 tracks · 12,072 notes · C minor · 140 BPM· 5:29Drop C
Practice Play
Intro Part 1
Intro Part 2
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Solo
Bridge
Chorus 3
Solo 2
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Organ
Piano
Drums
90%9 tracks · 15,192 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 5:33Full Band
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Solo
Bridge
Chorus 3
Solo 2
Winds
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Piano
Bass
Drums
90%9 tracks · 14,668 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 5:29
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Synyster Acoustic
Zacky Acoustic
Synyster Distortion
Zacky Distortion
Extra Guitar
M. Shadows
Piano
Johnny Christ
Drumkit
90%11 tracks · 15,125 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 5:33
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Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Acoustic grand piano
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
89%5 tracks · 1,273 notes · F major · 140 BPM· 0:45partialSolo
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Drums
75%3 tracks · 2,071 notes · F major · 140 BPM· 1:17partialLive At LBC-John Venieris
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 5:29

About this song

Seize the Day by Avenged Sevenfold is in D minor, around 140 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 5:29 (Acoustic grand piano, Drawbar organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 11 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
12.2 notes/sec
PianoAdvanced
4.26 notes/sec
VocalsAdvanced
3.17 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.98 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.56 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
0.16 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.53 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:29
Intro0:00Intro0:14Verse 10:38Pre-chorus 11:05Chorus 11:26Verse 21:39Pre-chorus 22:07Chorus 22:27Solo2:51Bridge3:33Chorus 34:00Solo4:27Outro4:41Outro5:09

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5C6C3F5

C3 – F5 · 29 semitones (~2.4 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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