Gangsta's Paradise

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Coolio

Gangsta’s Paradise (1995)hip hopTop 5%3:56Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: C minorestTempo: 80 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 2,936 notes · C minor · 80 BPM· 3:56Recommended

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Intro

Verse1

Chorus

Verse2

Pre

Chorus

Verse 3

Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Outro/Chorus

Strings 1

Strings 2

Strings 3

Choir 1

Choir 2

Bass

Drums

97%8 tracks · 4,446 notes · C minor · 80 BPM· 4:04

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Rap drumset

string 1 1

fretless 1

Choir aahs

string 1 2

fretless 2

aahs 1

aahs 2

78%2 tracks · 1,438 notes · A minor · 80 BPM· 3:59Fingerstyle

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Guitar

Drums

58%14 tracks · 461 notes · C minor · 81 BPM· 0:21partialConcert Band

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C minor Pentatonic Scale

Intro

Winds

Sax 1

Sax 2

Brass 1

Piano 1

Piano 2

Brass 2

Brass 3

Piano 3

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass 1

Bass 2

Drums

54%4 tracks · 370 notes · C minor · 80 BPM· 0:21partial

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Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:56

About this song

Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio is in C minor (estimated), around 80 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:56 (Fretless bass, Tremolo strings, String ensemble 1, Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro and alternating verses and choruses. 5 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsIntermediate

3.94 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

1.78 notes/sec

BassBeginner

1.38 notes/sec

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Intro

Chorus

Verse

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0:001:002:003:003:56

Intro0:00 Chorus0:45 Chorus1:57 Verse 32:21 Chorus2:45 Chorus3:09 Chorus3:33

About the key of C minor

C minor is the 8th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Cm, Fm, and Gm.

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Gangsta's Paradise appears on the soundtrack of Flick Fiction.