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A Nightmare to Remember

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Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)progressive metalTop 5%15:23SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C minorestTempo: 60 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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94%11 tracks · 28,631 notes · C minor · 60 BPM· 15:23Recommended
Practice Play
Piano Intro
Intro
Main Riff
Verse 1
Verse 2
Instrumental Break
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus 3
Keyboard Solo 1
Keyboard Solo 2
Bridge - Portnoy Vocals
Triplet Main Riff Variation
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Piano
Synth 1
Synth 2
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 15:23

About this song

A Nightmare to Remember by Dream Theater is in C minor (estimated), around 60 BPM, 4/4 time. This 11-track arrangement runs 15:23 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 2 (sawtooth), Lead 5 (charang), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 1 version available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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DrumsAdvanced
8.65 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.03 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.15 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
3.27 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
3.44 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.54 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:23
Intro0:00Intro0:24Verse 11:49Verse 22:26Instrumental3:17Verse 33:31Verse 45:17Chorus 26:28Pre-chorus7:24Chorus 37:44Solo8:33Solo9:29Bridge10:50Outro13:16Outro14:41

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C3G4

C3 – G4 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of C minor

C minor is the 8th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Cm, Fm, and Gm.

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