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Tears of the Dragon

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Bruce Dickinson

Balls to Picasso (1994)heavy metalTop 5%6:13SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: A minorTuning: StandardTempo: 71 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 4,798 notes · A minor · 71 BPM· 6:13Recommended
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Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Solo - Roy Z
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
100%7 tracks · 5,302 notes · A minor · 71 BPM· 6:16Original
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Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Solo - Roy Z
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
100%14 tracks · 10,730 notes · G major · 71 BPM· 6:49
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voce
voce dobro
seconda voce
chit folk 1
chit classica
chit acustica 2
piano
chitarra s. pulito
chit distorta
chit solo
chit solo dobro
Bass
tastiera
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 4,837 notes · A minor · 71 BPM· 6:15
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Acoustic Guitar
Clean Guitar 1
Clean Guitar 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
95%5 tracks · 5,386 notes · D major · 70 BPM· 5:04partialV2
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Intro
PR
PR
Solo
Ponte
PR
Fim
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Strings
Drums
95%5 tracks · 6,130 notes · D# minor · 70 BPM· 6:14
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Guitar1
Guitar2
Bass
Teclado
Drumkit
78%3 tracks · 1,605 notes · G major · 70 BPM· 3:00partialAcoustic Version
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
78%3 tracks · 2,310 notes · G major · 70 BPM· 4:26partialAcoustic Version
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 6:13

About this song

Tears of the Dragon by Bruce Dickinson is in A minor, around 71 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 6:13 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassIntermediate
2.34 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.57 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.58 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:13
Intro0:00Verse0:14Pre-chorus0:41Chorus1:04Verse1:33Pre-chorus2:00Chorus2:24Bridge2:54Solo3:08Bridge4:15Verse4:42Chorus5:06Outro6:03

About the key of A minor

A minor is the 2nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Am, Dm, and Em.

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