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Killing Me Softly

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The Score (1996)hip hopTop 5%4:55SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: E minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 3,812 notes · E minor · 92 BPM· 4:55Recommended
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Intro/Chorus
Break
Verse
Chorus 2
Verse 2
Chorus 3
Bridge
Chorus 4
Outro
Bass
Piano
World
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Drums
100%7 tracks · 1,266 notes · E minor · 93 BPM· 3:17partial
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I heard
And there
strummin
I felt
prayed
strummin
Flute
Acoustic bass
Sitar
Vibraphone
Kick
Snare
Shaker
92%5 tracks · 1,272 notes · A minor · 91 BPM· 3:16partial
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Choir Aahs 1
Electric bass (finger)
Sitar
Choir aahs 2
drums
68%1 tracks · 846 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 2:17partialBeginner Version
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Guitar
68%1 tracks · 1,511 notes · A minor · 100 BPM· 4:24
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Acoustic grand piano
19%1 tracks · 36 notes · E minor · 180 BPM· 0:12partial
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Acoustic grand piano

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 4:55

About this song

Killing Me Softly by Fugees is in E minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 4:55 (Electric piano 1, Acoustic bass, Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), Shamisen, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, 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.

DrumsIntermediate
6.22 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.63 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
3.06 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.88 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.05 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.85 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:004:55
Chorus0:00Verse0:57Chorus 21:29Verse 22:05Chorus 32:37Bridge3:13Chorus 43:50Outro4:26

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5C6D3C5

D3 – C5 · 22 semitones (~1.8 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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