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Fireball

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Deep Purple

Fireball (1971)hard rockTop 5%3:21SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B minorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 8,035 notes · B minor · 240 BPM· 3:21Recommended
Practice Play
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 3
Chorus
Guitar 1
Sax
Guitar 2
Bass
Organ
Drums
Guitar 3
100%7 tracks · 7,516 notes · B minor · 220 BPM· 3:39
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Blackmore
Glover
Lord
Gillan
Lord (Overdub)
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%11 tracks · 7,518 notes · B minor · 220 BPM· 3:39
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Drawbar Organ 1
Drawbar organ 2
Lead 6 (voice) 1
Lead 6 (voice) 2
Rock Organ 1
Rock organ 2
Standard drum kit
100%15 tracks · 5,572 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 4:03extended
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FIREBALL / COH
Electric guitar (clean)
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Electric bass (pick)
Standard Drum Kit 1
Tenor Sax 1
Tenor sax 2
Tenor sax 3
Lead 5 (charang) 1
Lead 5 (charang) 2
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:21

About this song

Fireball by Deep Purple is in B minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:21 (Rock organ, Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Tenor sax, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
4.8 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
14.51 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.05 notes/sec
KeysAdvanced
8.55 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.78 notes/sec

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Chorus
Bridge
Outro

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0:001:002:003:21
Verse 10:08Chorus0:24Verse 20:34Chorus0:50Bridge1:00Verse 31:20Chorus1:36Solo1:46Solo2:11Verse 42:27Chorus2:43Outro2:53

About the key of B minor

B minor is the 4th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Bm, Em, and F♯m.

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