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Child in Time

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Deep Purple in Rock (1970)hard rockTop 5%3:59SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A minorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%12 tracks · 3,488 notes · A minor · 117 BPM· 3:59Recommended
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Standard drum kit
Acoustic grand piano
Electric bass (finger)
Percussive organ
Shakuhachi
Rock organ
Overdriven guitar
Choir aahs
Voice oohs
Distortion guitar
Drawbar organ
Electric guitar (jazz)
95%6 tracks · 7,694 notes · A minor · 204 BPM· 3:14partialSolo(Made In Japan
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Introduction
Guitar Solo
Guitar
Bass 1
Organ 1
Organ 2
Bass 2
Drums
95%5 tracks · 5,809 notes · A minor · 144 BPM· 2:37partial
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Guitar
Overdub
Organ
Bass
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 7,734 notes · A minor · 204 BPM· 3:14partialMade In Japan
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Guitar
Overdub 1
Organ
Overdub 2
Bass
Drumkit
95%5 tracks · 10,308 notes · A minor · 70 BPM· 9:43extended
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Blackmore
Lord
Glover
Gillian
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 4,851 notes · A minor · 120 BPM· 6:48extended
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Jon Lord
Ian Gilian
Ritchie Blackmore
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 10,321 notes · A minor · 120 BPM· 8:57extended
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Blackmore
Lord
Glover
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 11,122 notes · A minor · 75 BPM· 9:01extended
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Ritchie Blackmore
Jon Lord
Roger Glover
Drumkit
90%7 tracks · 11,845 notes · A minor · 61 BPM· 10:18extended
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Bridge
Solo 1
Solo 2
Bridge
Verse 2
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Bass
Organ 1
Organ 2
Guitar 2
Drums
Lead Vocals
90%7 tracks · 14,239 notes · A minor · 60 BPM· 10:08extended
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Blackmore
Lord
Lord 2
Glover
Lord Overdub
Gillan
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —12 tracks · 3:59

About this song

Child in Time by Deep Purple is in A minor, 4/4 time. This 12-track arrangement runs 3:59 (Acoustic grand piano, Drawbar organ, Percussive organ, Rock organ, Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, and Drums). 17 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsIntermediate
4.48 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
2.34 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.93 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
1.1 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.56 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.15 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.15 notes/sec

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Child in Time appears on the soundtrack of 23 – Nichts ist so wie es scheint, Breaking the Waves, L’Amour ouf: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.