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Shepherd of Fire

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Avenged Sevenfold

Hail to the King (2013)metalTop 5%5:15SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: D minorTuning: Drop DTempo: 128 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%13 tracks · 5,693 notes · D minor · 128 BPM· 5:15Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Brass
Strings 1
FX 1
FX 2
Mallets
Strings 2
Drums
100%9 tracks · 5,542 notes · C# minor · 128 BPM· 5:23Drop C#
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Intro
Main Riff
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Brass
Mallets
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
100%9 tracks · 5,540 notes · D minor · 128 BPM· 5:23
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Brass
Mallets
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
100%13 tracks · 5,696 notes · D minor · 128 BPM· 5:23/Shepherd Of Fire
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Intro
Main Riff
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
FX 1
Strings 1
Brass
Strings 2
Mallets
FX 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
100%12 tracks · 5,504 notes · D minor · 126 BPM· 5:28
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Solo L
Solo R
Solo
Rhythm Dub
Rhythm L
Rhythm R
Bass
Drumkit
French horn
Celesta
Synthesizer 1
Synthesizer 2
97%7 tracks · 4,263 notes · D minor · 127 BPM· 5:14
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Rhythm Guitar (Left)
Lead Guitar (Main)
Lead Guitar (Left)
Lead Guitar (Right)
Electric Bass
Drumkit
French horn
92%6 tracks · 5,061 notes · D minor · 127 BPM· 5:23Live
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Intro
Drums In
Main Riff
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Solo
Breakdown
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums 1
Brass
Drums 2
68%1 tracks · 261 notes · D minor · 128 BPM· 0:47partialguitar solo
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Guitar
68%1 tracks · 1,111 notes · D minor · 128 BPM· 4:41Shepard of Fire Rythm
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 5:15

About this song

Shepherd of Fire by Avenged Sevenfold is in D minor, around 128 BPM, 4/4 time. This 13-track arrangement runs 5:15 (Tubular bells, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Cello, Contrabass, Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 9 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassIntermediate
3.23 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.61 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
3.75 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.2 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.56 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.05 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Bridge

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:15
Intro0:00Verse 11:15Pre-chorus1:30Chorus1:38Verse 21:58Pre-chorus2:13Chorus2:21Solo2:41Bridge3:24Chorus4:02Outro4:41

Vocal range

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C3C4C5D3A♯4

D3 – A♯4 · 20 semitones (~1.7 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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