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Better Off Dead

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Stranger Than Fiction (1994)punk rockHigh2:28SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: G# minorestTempo: 160 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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84%7 tracks · 10,825 notes · G# minor · 160 BPM· 2:28Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Pre Chorus 1
Chorus 1
Verse 3
Pre Chorus 2
Chorus 2
Guitar 1
Lead Vocals 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:28

About this song

Better Off Dead by Bad Religion is in G# minor (estimated), around 160 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:28 (Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 1 version available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassAdvanced
6.62 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
11.72 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
30.26 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
2.31 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:28
Intro0:00Verse 10:14Verse 20:26Pre-chorus 10:38Chorus 10:50Verse 31:03Pre-chorus 21:15Chorus 21:27Pre-chorus 31:51Solo2:03Pre-chorus 42:15

Vocal range

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C3C4C5F♯3F♯4

F♯3 – F♯4 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of G# minor

G# minor is the 16th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G♯m, C♯m, and D♯m.

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