Octavarium cover

I Walk Beside You

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Dream Theater

Octavarium (2005)progressive metalTop 5%4:33SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B minorTuning: D TuningTempo: 132 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%11 tracks · 6,200 notes · B minor · 130 BPM· 4:33Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Piano
Synth
Strings 1
Drums 1
Drums 2
Strings 2
100%7 tracks · 5,120 notes · A major · 135 BPM· 4:12Standard E
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Guitar 1
Percussion
Drums
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano
Strings
100%9 tracks · 6,470 notes · D major · 130 BPM· 4:334 String Bass Standard Tuning
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Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Piano
Synth 1
Drums
Strings
Synth 2
100%10 tracks · 6,197 notes · B minor · 130 BPM· 4:20
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John Petrucci 1
John Petrucci 2
John Petrucci 3
John Myung
Jordan Rudess (piano)
Jordan Rudess (synth)
Orchestra
James LaBrie
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 4,940 notes · B minor · 135 BPM· 4:11
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јєїш(Sungwon) 1
Æ®·¢ 2
јєїш(Sungwon) 2
ЅВєО(SeungBu)
¸ð¶õ(Mo-Ran) 1
¸ð¶õ(Mo-Ran) 2
Tambourine
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 5,306 notes · B minor · 132 BPM· 4:22
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
String ensemble 1
Dulcimer
Electric bass (finger)
Mike Portnoy

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 4:33

About this song

I Walk Beside You by Dream Theater is in B minor, around 132 BPM, 4/4 time. This 11-track arrangement runs 4:33 (Acoustic grand piano, Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Pizzicato strings, String ensemble 1, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.72 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.15 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.77 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.96 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.23 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.03 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.17 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Chorus
Bridge
Interlude

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:33
Intro0:00Verse 10:22Pre-chorus0:52Chorus1:06Bridge1:36Verse 21:43Pre-chorus2:13Chorus2:28Interlude2:57Chorus3:34Outro4:04

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6C3C♯5

C3 – C♯5 · 25 semitones (~2.1 octaves)

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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I Walk Beside You appears on the soundtrack of In the Name of the King.