Paranoid cover

War Pigs

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Black Sabbath

Paranoid (1970)heavy metalTop 5%8:13SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 112 BPMest

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100%8 tracks · 9,160 notes · E minor · 56 BPM· 8:13Recommended
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Intro
Verse I
Verse II
Bridge I
Pre-verse
Verse II
Post-Verse
Verse III
Bridge II
Solo
Post-Solo
Pre-verse
Verse IV
Luke's Wall
Bridge IV
Pre-Outro Solo
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 1
Bass 2
Brass
Drums
97%7 tracks · 9,062 notes · D# minor · 113 BPM· 7:51half step
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Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 1
Bass 2
Drums
97%8 tracks · 7,866 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 8:05
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
92%5 tracks · 4,899 notes · E minor · 113 BPM· 5:10partialcut from Grammy
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Intro
Verse I
Verse II
Bridge I
Bridge II
Verse III
Bridge II
Verse III
Bridge I
Solo
Re-Intro
Verse IV
Bridge I
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
92%5 tracks · 7,870 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 8:05
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Fills
Bass
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 6,547 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 8:05
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Guitar
Bass
Vocals
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 5,617 notes · E minor · 56 BPM· 7:55
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Vocal
Drumkit
89%6 tracks · 8,954 notes · D minor · 112 BPM· 7:54D Standard
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Intro
Verse I
Bridge
Verse II
Bridge II
Solo
Re-Intro
Verse III
Bridge III
Pre-Outro Solo
Outro Solo
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 1
Bass 2
Drums
89%5 tracks · 7,601 notes · D# minor · 110 BPM· 7:50Pop Shop 1970
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
89%4 tracks · 6,542 notes · D# minor · 110 BPM· 6:46partial
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 8:13

About this song

War Pigs by Black Sabbath is in E minor, around 112 BPM. This 8-track arrangement runs 8:13 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Synth brass 1, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, 8 verses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 14 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassIntermediate
2.61 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.88 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
2.92 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.13 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.44 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:13
Intro0:00Verse1:48Verse2:21Bridge2:32Pre-verse2:54Verse3:05Verse3:26Verse3:37Bridge3:59Solo4:21Solo5:10Pre-verse5:21Verse5:26Bridge6:56Solo7:22Outro8:27

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5E3A4

E3 – A4 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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