The Dance of Eternity

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Key: E minorestTempo: 106 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 13,656 notes · E minor · 106 BPM· 6:046 String Guitar TranscriptionRecommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Suite
Intro Variant
Reverse Suite
Verse 2
Ragtime Solo
Guitar & Keyboard Dual Solo
Bass Solo
Buildup
Climax
Metropolis
Re Intro
Bridge
Crazy Triplets
Bridge
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Guitar 3
Piano 1
Piano 2
Synth 1
Strings
Synth 2
Drums
100%9 tracks · 13,297 notes · E minor · 104 BPM· 6:04Dance Of Eternity (Fixed beginning tempo)
Practice Play
Ragtime Solo
Bass Solo
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Synth 1
Strings
Piano
Synth 2
Drums
100%21 tracks · 11,580 notes · E minor · 106 BPM· 5:604 String Bass
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Metropolis Rhythm
Main Theme
Guitar Riff
1 Beat Transition
Main Theme
Piano Break
1 Beat Transition
Bass Break
Metropolis
Metropolis Metric Modulation
Djenty Riff
High Djent Riff
Fatal Tragedy Unison
Unison 2
Ragtime Solo
Unison 3
Bass Solo
Build Up
Crazy Unisons
Climax
Metropolis Rise
Metropolis Fall
Main Theme Reprise
Triplet Based Rhythm
Crazy Triplets
Climbs
Outro
Transition / Ending
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass 1
Bass 2
Synth 1
Synth 2
Choir
Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Synth 3
Synth 4
Synth 5
Mallets
Brass 1
Brass 2
Strings
Synth 6
Organ
Synth 7
Drums
100%14 tracks · 11,440 notes · A minor · 106 BPM· 6:03Dance of eternity - 6 string
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The Dance Of Eternity
Intro
Guitar Riff
Suite
Intro Variant
Reverse Suite
Descending Keyboard
Drums Speed Up
Heavy Riff
Unison
Pre-Solo
Ragtime Solo
Unison Solo
Bass Solo
Build Up
Keyboard 3rds
Climax
Metropolis
Re-Intro
Bridge
Crazy Triplets
Bridge
Outro
Guitar 1
Choir
Piano 1
Drums
Bass
Piano 2
Strings
Piano 3
Synth 1
Synth 2
Synth 3
Synth 4
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
100%10 tracks · 13,655 notes · E minor · 106 BPM· 6:046 strings simplified
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Suite
Intro Variant
Reverse Suite
Verse 2
Ragtime Solo
Guitar & Keyboard Dual Solo
Bass Solo
Buildup
Climax
Metropolis
Re Intro
Bridge
Crazy Triplets
Bridge
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Guitar 3
Piano 1
Piano 2
Synth 1
Strings
Synth 2
Drums
100%16 tracks · 11,556 notes · E minor · 105 BPM· 7:30extended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Piano
Keyboard 1
Keyboard 2
String Ensemble
Keyboard 3
Keyboard 4
Keyboard 5
Effects
Choir
Hand Clap
Bongos
Drumkit
100%16 tracks · 10,180 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 6:34
Practice Play
John Petrucci - Disto 1
John Petrucci - Disto 2
John Petrucci - Accoustique
John Myung - Basse
Jordan Rudess - Piano
Effets 1
Effets 2
Jordan Rudess - Synthé 1
Jordan Rudess - Synthé 2
Jordan Rudess - Synthé 3
Jordan Rudess - Synthé 4
Jordan Rudess - Synthé 5
Effets 3 - Cordes Additionnelles
Hand Clap
Bongos
Drumkit
99%20 tracks · 11,789 notes · D major · 106 BPM· 6:06
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Keyboard 1
Lead 5 (charang)
Lead 2 (sawtooth) 1
Keyboard 2
Pad 3 (polysynth)
Lead 1 (square)
Lead 2 (sawtooth) 2
String Ensemble
Keyboard 3
Keyboard 4
Bass
Pizzicato strings
Drum
Keyboard 5
Effects
Piano
Choir
95%5 tracks · 9,647 notes · E minor · 106 BPM· 6:11Dance of eternity 4 string e standard bass
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Intro fade
Metropolis Rhythm
Main theme
Guitar riff
Increasing Beat Transition
Main theme
Piano break
Decreasing beat transition
Bass break
Metropolis
Djenty Riff
High Djent Riff
Fatal Tragedy Unison
Unison 2
Ragtime Piano Solo
3rd Unison Solo
Bass Solo
Build Up
Big Unison
Metropolis rise
Metropolis fall
Main theme reprise
Triplet Based Rhythm
Crazy Triplets
Climb
Outro
Ending
Guitar
Bass
Synth
Piano
Drums
92%5 tracks · 10,332 notes · E minor · 108 BPM· 5:55
Practice Play
John Myung - 6 Strings Bass
Jordan Rudess - Keyboard
John Petrucci - 7 String Guitar
Woodblock
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 6:04

About this song

The Dance of Eternity by Dream Theater is in E minor (estimated), around 106 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 6:04 (Honky-tonk piano, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), String ensemble 1, Lead 1 (square), FX 1 (rain), and Drums), with an intro, 2 verses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 17 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassAdvanced
5.7 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
9.28 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.92 notes/sec
OtherAdvanced
5.29 notes/sec
OtherAdvanced
6.25 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
1.88 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:04
Intro0:23Verse0:36Intro0:56Verse 21:21Solo2:23Solo2:39Solo2:57Intro4:23Bridge4:33Bridge5:20Outro5:45

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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