Enema of the State cover

Adam's Song

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blink-182

Enema of the State (1999)pop punkTop 5%4:07SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTuning: D TuningTempo: 136 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%11 tracks · 6,902 notes · C major · 136 BPM· 4:07Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Break
Verse 2
Instrumental 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Breakdown
Build-up
Chorus 3
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Piano
Strings
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%11 tracks · 6,922 notes · C major · 136 BPM· 4:07Drop D
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Break
Verse 2
Instrumental 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Breakdown
Build-up
Chorus 3
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Strings
Piano
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%7 tracks · 6,845 notes · F major · 136 BPM· 4:02
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Gtr. 1
Gtr. 2
Gtr. 3
Gtr. 4
Gtr. 5
Bass
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 5,854 notes · C major · 130 BPM· 4:11
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Vocals [Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge]
Keyboard track [overdubbed]
Guitar 1 [Tom Delonge]
Bass Guitar [Mark Hoppus]
Guitar 2 [Tom Delonge {overdubbed}]
Shaker
Jingle Bell
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 5,936 notes · F major · 136 BPM· 4:02
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Guitar 1 - Clean/Dist
Guitar 2 - Distortion
Guitar 3 - Distortion
Bass
Piano
Mark - Vocals
Drumkit
100%10 tracks · 6,560 notes · C major · 136 BPM· 4:02Adams Song
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Mark - Vocals
Backing Vocals
Tom DeLonge - Guitar One
Tom DeLonge - Guitar Two
Tom DeLonge - Guitar Three
Tom DeLonge - Guitar Four
Mark Hoppus - Bass
Piano 1
Piano 2
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 6,370 notes · F major · 135 BPM· 4:02Adams Song
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Electric guitar (clean)
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Acoustic grand piano 2
Electric bass (pick)
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 5,852 notes · C major · 120 BPM· 4:34Adams Song
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Vocals
Other
Guitar
Bass
Extra Guitar
Shaker
Jingle Bell
Drumkit
100%10 tracks · 3,203 notes · C major · 136 BPM· 4:11
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Electric guitar (clean)
Electric bass (pick)
Choir aahs
Overdriven guitar
English horn
Contrabass
Bright acoustic piano
FX 6 (goblins)
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Standard drum kit
100%10 tracks · 6,881 notes · C major · 136 BPM· 4:04Adams Song
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Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Electric guitar (clean) 3
Electric guitar (clean) 4
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Standard drum kit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 4:07

About this song

Adam's Song by blink-182 is in C major (estimated), around 136 BPM, 4/4 time. This 11-track arrangement runs 4:07 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), String ensemble 2, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 21 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
4.96 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.27 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.84 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.49 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.13 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.32 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Interlude
Chorus
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:07
Intro0:00Verse 10:14Instrumental0:42Pre-chorus 10:56Chorus 11:11Verse 21:39Instrumental2:07Pre-chorus 22:21Chorus 22:35Breakdown2:49Chorus 33:32

Vocal range

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C3C4C5G3G4

G3 – G4 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of C major

C major is the 10th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are C, F, and G.

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