Deep Purple in Rock cover

Speed King

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Deep Purple in Rock (1970)hard rockTop 5%5:36SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: G minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 5,979 notes · G major · 135 BPM· 5:36Recommended
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Intro Guitar Solo
Organ Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Organ/Guitar duel
Guitar harmony part
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
Organ 1
Organ 2
100%7 tracks · 5,804 notes · G minor · 135 BPM· 5:43
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Rhythm Guitar (R. Blackmore)
Lead Guitar (Clean) (R. Blackmore)
Guitar Harmony (R. Blackmore)
Bass Guitar (R. Glover)
Organ R. Hand (J. Lord)
Organ L. Hand (J. Lord)
Drumkit
100%12 tracks · 5,802 notes · G major · 135 BPM· 5:43
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Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Electric Guitar (jazz) 1
Electric guitar (jazz) 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
Standard drum kit
Drawbar Organ 1
Drawbar organ 2
Drawbar organ 3
92%5 tracks · 5,541 notes · G minor · 150 BPM· 5:52
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals
92%5 tracks · 2,614 notes · G minor · 160 BPM· 4:08partial
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Ritchie
Roger
Jon 1
Jon 2
Ian
92%4 tracks · 5,274 notes · G minor · 190 BPM· 3:22partial
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Jon Lord
Ritchie Blackmore
Roger Glover
Drumkit
75%2 tracks · 1,576 notes · G minor · 196 BPM· 5:16
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Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 5:36

About this song

Speed King by Deep Purple is in G minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 5:36 (Drawbar organ, Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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DrumsAdvanced
7.4 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.23 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.18 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
2.95 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:36
Solo0:00Intro0:55Verse 11:39Chorus2:00Verse 22:15Chorus2:35Bridge2:49Verse 34:31Chorus4:50Outro5:25

About the key of G minor

G minor is the 11th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Gm, Cm, and Dm.

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