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Six Blade Knife

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Key: A minorestTempo: 116 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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95%6 tracks · 4,382 notes · A minor · 115 BPM· 4:10Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Bridge
Solo 1
Verse 2
Solo 2
Fade-Out
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Drums
Bass
95%5 tracks · 5,213 notes · A minor · 116 BPM· 4:12
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Sax
Drums
93%8 tracks · 13,314 notes · A minor · 116 BPM· 4:09
Practice Play
Electric bass (finger)
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Electric guitar (clean)
Electric guitar (jazz)
Vibraphone
Tenor sax
Brush drum kit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 4:10

About this song

Six Blade Knife by Dire Straits is in A minor (estimated), around 116 BPM, 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 4:10 (Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, 2 verses, a bridge, and a solo. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
5.59 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.24 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.97 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.81 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:10
Intro0:00Verse 10:33Bridge1:40Solo1:59Verse 22:32Solo3:10

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5E2C4

E2 – C4 · 20 semitones (~1.7 octaves)

About the key of A minor

A minor is the 2nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Am, Dm, and Em.

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Six Blade Knife appears on the soundtrack of Desperado: The Soundtrack.