The Warrior’s Code cover

I'm Shipping Up To Boston

Dropkick Murphys

The Warrior’s Code (2005)celtic punkTop 5%2:30SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTempo: 195 BPMest

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100%7 tracks · 5,097 notes · E minor · 195 BPM· 2:30Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Interlude 1
Verse 1
Interlude 2
Chorus 1
Main Riff
Lead Vocals
Bass
World 1
Drums
Guitar
Organ
World 2
100%9 tracks · 5,428 notes · D major · 195 BPM· 2:30
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff
Interlude 1
Verse 1
Interlude 2
Chorus 1
Main Riff
Bass
Strings
World 1
World 2
Drums
Organ
Guitar
Winds
Lead Vocals
95%5 tracks · 452 notes · D minor · 190 BPM· 0:36partial
Practice Play
Overdriven guitar
Electric bass (finger)
Banjo
Contrabass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:30

About this song

I'm Shipping Up To Boston by Dropkick Murphys, around 195 BPM. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:30 (Tango accordion, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), Banjo, Bagpipe, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, an interlude, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
10.04 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.54 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.91 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
4.78 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
5 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.91 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:30
Intro0:00Interlude0:30Verse 10:44Interlude0:59Chorus 11:14Verse 21:36Interlude1:43Chorus 21:58Outro2:13

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5B3A4

B3 – A4 · 10 semitones (~0.8 octaves)

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I'm Shipping Up To Boston appears on the soundtrack of The Departed: Music From the Motion Picture.