Black Clouds & Silver Linings cover

The Best of Times

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Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)progressive metalTop 5%12:51SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B minorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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94%11 tracks · 16,277 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 12:51Recommended
Practice Play
Piano Intro
Violin Solo
Acoustic Solo
Guitar Fades In
Band Enters
Pre-verse
Verse 1
First Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 2
First Chorus
Bridge
Strings Solo
Verse 3
Second Chorus
Verse 4
Second Chorus
Guitar Solo
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings 1
Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Strings 2
Drums
94%9 tracks · 16,010 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 13:21
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John Petrucci 1
John Petrucci 2
John Petrucci 3
John Myung
Jordan Rudess 1
Jordan Rudess 2
Jordan Rudess 3
Jordan Rudess 4
Drumkit
89%6 tracks · 19,101 notes · G major · 82 BPM· 12:03Guitar Solo Practice
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings
Drums
81%2 tracks · 2,084 notes · C major · 81 BPM· 3:41partialSolo
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Guitar
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 12:51

About this song

The Best of Times by Dream Theater is in B minor, 4/4 time. This 11-track arrangement runs 12:51 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Violin, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and a solo. 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
6.73 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.54 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.39 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
1.57 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.75 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.42 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0012:51
Intro0:14Solo1:02Solo1:36Pre-verse3:16Verse 13:39Chorus4:03Pre-verse4:23Verse 24:46Chorus5:10Bridge5:30Solo5:57Verse 36:60Chorus7:44Verse 48:09Chorus8:52Solo9:41

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C3C4C5C♯3B4

C♯3 – B4 · 22 semitones (~1.8 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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