Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables cover

Kill the Poor

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Dead Kennedys

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)hardcore punkTop 5%3:08SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTempo: varies

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89%5 tracks · 10,268 notes · D major · 111 BPM· 3:08Recommended
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Intro
Pre-verse
Verse I
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse II
Chorus
Bridge
Guitar Solo
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
74%1 tracks · 714 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 1:54partial
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Electric bass (finger)

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 3:08

About this song

Kill the Poor by Dead Kennedys is in D major (estimated). This 5-track arrangement runs 3:08 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassAdvanced
4.81 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
7.6 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
20.35 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
2.47 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge · Outro
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:08
Intro0:01Pre-verse0:33Verse0:38Chorus0:56Pre-verse1:05Verse1:10Chorus1:28Bridge1:46Solo1:55Pre-verse2:05Verse2:09Chorus2:27Outro2:55

Vocal range

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C3C4C5E3A4

E3 – A4 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of D major

D major is the 6th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D, G, and A.

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Kill the Poor appears on the soundtrack of SLC Punk: Original Soundtrack.