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The Shadow Man Incident

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Parasomnia (2025)progressive metalTop 5%18:23SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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94%16 tracks · 21,525 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 18:23FULLRecommended
Practice Play
The Shadow's Always Watching
Opening Riff
Opening Riff
Overture 1928
Riff 2
Riff 2
Guitar Solo
Transition
Pre-verse
Verse 1
Interlude
Verse 2
Tales of The Man In The Hat
Verse 3
Organ Interlude 1
Verse 4
Organ Interlude 2
Verse 5
Chorus 1
Post-chorus 1
Verse 6
Interlude
Chorus 2
Post-chorus 2
Maybe Leave a Light On Tonig
Riff Section 1
Riff Section 2
Unison
Riff Section 3
Piano Solo
Transition
Guitar Solo 2
Drum Solo
String Interlude
Opening Riff Reprise
Synth Interlude
Bridge
Guitar Solo 3
Broken Man Motif Outro
Ending
Lead Vocals 1
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Guitar 8
Bass
Mallets
Brass
Drums 1
Drums 2
74%3 tracks · 15,353 notes · E minor · 138 BPM· 18:30
Practice Play
Riff
Riff Variation
Marching Band
Riff 2
Solo
The Shadow's Always Watching
Tales of The Man In The Hat
Organ Interlude
Verse 3
Organ Interlude
Verse 3
Chorus
Post-chorus
Verse 4
Interlude
Chorus
Post-chorus
Maybe Leave a Light On Tonig
Riff
Riff 2
Riff 3
Duet
Riff 3
Piano Solo
Guitar Rythm
Solo
Interlude
Reprise
Synth Interlude
Bridge
Outro Solo
Guitar
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —16 tracks · 18:23

About this song

The Shadow Man Incident by Dream Theater is in E minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 16-track arrangement runs 18:23 (Music box, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassIntermediate
3.33 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.48 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.02 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
3.81 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.02 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.43 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:23
Solo3:19Pre-verse4:21Verse 14:31Interlude5:36Verse 25:46Verse 37:03Interlude7:16Verse 47:22Interlude7:35Verse 57:41Chorus 17:55Post-chorus 18:21Verse 68:33Interlude8:59Chorus 29:05Post-chorus 29:30Solo12:50Solo13:47Solo14:37Interlude14:52Interlude15:20Bridge15:28Solo16:30Outro17:36Outro18:00

Vocal range

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C3C4C5D3A♯4

D3 – A♯4 · 20 semitones (~1.7 octaves)

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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