Nursery Cryme cover

The Musical Box

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Genesis

Nursery Cryme (1971)progressive rockHigh10:33SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# minorestTempo: 75 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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91%14 tracks · 14,476 notes · F# minor · 75 BPM· 10:33Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Interlude
Guitar solo
Interlude
Keyboard Solo
Organ Solo
Interlude
Closing section
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass
Winds
Synth
Organ
Drums
91%11 tracks · 11,761 notes · F# minor · 75 BPM· 10:31
Practice Play
Tony Banks (12-string guitar)
Mike Rutherford (clean guitar rhythm)
Steve Hackett (clean guitar solo)
Mike Rutherford (dist guitar rhythm)
Steve Hackett (dist guitar solo 1)
Steve Hackett (dist guitar solo 2)
Peter Gabriel (flute)
Tony Banks (organ)
Mike Rutherford (bass)
Tambourine
Drumkit
91%27 tracks · 21,591 notes · F# minor · 73 BPM· 10:46
Practice Play
Pan flute
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Choir Aahs 1
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric bass (finger)
Fretless bass
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Distortion Guitar 1
Electric guitar (jazz)
Overdriven Guitar 1
Percussive organ
Drawbar organ
Drums
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Flute
Bassoon
Contrabass
Electric grand piano
Rock organ
Distortion guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 2
Voice oohs
Choir aahs 2
Slap bass 1
Electric guitar (muted)
Acoustic (steel) - 12 string upper
Overdriven guitar 3
87%5 tracks · 666 notes · D major · 140 BPM· 0:42partial
Practice Play
Guitar Solo
Organ Left
Organ Right
Distortion guitar
Harmonized Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —14 tracks · 10:33

About this song

The Musical Box by Genesis is in F# minor (estimated), around 75 BPM, 4/4 time. This 14-track arrangement runs 10:33 (Drawbar organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, 2 verses, a solo, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.69 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.91 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
2.04 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.75 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.16 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.11 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.49 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:33
Intro0:00Verse 10:13Verse 20:42Interlude1:23Solo4:06Interlude4:47Solo5:47Solo6:14Interlude6:38Outro10:23

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5C♯3A♯4

C♯3 – A♯4 · 21 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of F# minor

F# minor is the 13th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯m, Bm, and C♯m.

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