Sabotage cover

Symptom of the Universe

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Black Sabbath

Sabotage (1975)heavy metalTop 5%7:41SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: varies

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100%9 tracks · 8,354 notes · B major · 210 BPM· 7:41Recommended
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Don't Start
Symptom of the Universe
Verse 1
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Pre-verse
Bridge
Solo
Build-up
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Drums
100%10 tracks · 9,361 notes · E major · 210 BPM· 7:52
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вокал
ритм\соло
ритм
акустика 1
акустика 2
акустика 3
бас
Cabasa
Triangle
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 6,065 notes · E major · 165 BPM· 5:35partial
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Tony Iommi 1
Tony Iommi 2
Tony Iommi 3
Tony Iommi 4
Tony Iommi 5
Geezer Butler
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 5,350 notes · E major · 165 BPM· 5:35partial
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Overdriven guitar
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Standard drum kit
96%7 tracks · 4,450 notes · D major · 85 BPM· 4:14partial
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Overdriven guitar
Electric bass (finger)
Electric guitar (clean)
Distortion guitar
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Standard drum kit
92%5 tracks · 8,119 notes · E major · 173 BPM· 6:51in e standard
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
92%6 tracks · 5,561 notes · E major · 165 BPM· 6:21partial
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Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar 2
Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
89%5 tracks · 2,082 notes · E major · 165 BPM· 5:46partial
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 7:41

About this song

Symptom of the Universe by Black Sabbath is in E major (estimated). This 9-track arrangement runs 7:41 (Acoustic guitar (nylon), Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and a solo. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.4 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.74 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.06 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.53 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:41
Verse 11:35Chorus1:57Pre-verse2:08Verse 22:19Chorus2:42Bridge2:53Pre-verse3:15Bridge4:10Solo4:46Solo5:20

Vocal range

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

C4C5C6E4C♯5

E4 – C♯5 · 9 semitones (~0.8 octaves)

About the key of E major

E major is the 5th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are E, A, and B.

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