21 Guns

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21st Century Breakdown (2009)punk rockTop 5%5:23Spotify YouTube Apple Music Deezer

Key: D minorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 8,970 notes · F major · 73 BPM· 5:23Recommended

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Intro

Verse 1

Band Enters

Chorus 1

Verse 2

Chorus 2

Bridge

Guitar Solo

Interlude

Verse 3

Chorus 3

Lead Vocals

Backing Vocals

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Bass

Piano

Drums 1

Drums 2

Drums 3

100%9 tracks · 7,666 notes · C major · 80 BPM· 5:54Live

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Verse 1

Band Enters

Chorus 1

Verse 2

Chorus 2

Bridge

Guitar Solo

Interlude

Verse 3

Chorus 3

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Winds 1

Bass

Piano

Winds 2

Drums 1

Drums 2

100%9 tracks · 5,197 notes · F major · 140 BPM· 5:05

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Acoustic guitar (steel)

Overdriven guitar

Distortion guitar

Electric bass (finger)

Electric Grand Piano 1

Electric grand piano 2

Choir aahs

Electric guitar (clean)

Drumkit

100%15 tracks · 7,103 notes · F major · 79 BPM· 5:25

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Fretless bass

Electric bass (pick)

Tenor sax

Voice oohs

Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1

Acoustic guitar (steel) 2

Distortion Guitar 1

Distortion guitar 2

Standard drum kit

Acoustic grand piano

Acoustic guitar (steel) 3

Acoustic guitar (steel) 4

Lead 5 (charang)

Viola

Pad 6 (metallic)

100%16 tracks · 4,123 notes · F major · 82 BPM· 4:59

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Vers 1

vers 2

Chorus

vers 3

vers 4

Chorus

Bridge

Guitar solo

Brake

vers 5

Chorus

Acoustic guitar (steel)

Distortion Guitar 1

Distortion guitar 2

Distortion guitar 3

String ensemble 1

Rock organ

Choir Aahs 1

Choir aahs 2

Lead 2 (sawtooth) 1

Distortion guitar 4

Distortion guitar 5

Trй Cool drums

Lead 2 (sawtooth) 2

Lead 2 (sawtooth) 3

Electric Bass (finger) 1

Electric bass (finger) 2

95%5 tracks · 5,069 notes · F major · 70 BPM· 5:20Drum

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Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Drums

Lead Vocals

92%4 tracks · 2,109 notes · F major · 140 BPM· 5:10Instrumental

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Solo

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Drums

89%4 tracks · 4,356 notes · F major · 73 BPM· 5:18™

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Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

Solo

Interlude

Verse 3

Chorus

Outro

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Drums

89%4 tracks · 4,310 notes · F major · 140 BPM· 4:55

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Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass-guitar

Vocal

75%2 tracks · 1,811 notes · F major · 80 BPM· 3:59partial

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Piano

Sound 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 5:23

About this song

21 Guns by Green Day is in D minor, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 5:23 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and a solo. 14 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced

6.39 notes/sec

PianoAdvanced

6.87 notes/sec

DrumsIntermediate

3.88 notes/sec

BassBeginner

1.9 notes/sec

OtherBeginner

0.13 notes/sec

VocalsBeginner

1.01 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:23

Intro0:00 Verse 10:16 Chorus 11:04 Verse 21:34 Chorus 22:22 Bridge2:52 Solo3:16 Interlude3:46 Verse 33:58 Chorus 34:22

Vocal range

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

D3 – F4 · 15 semitones (~1.3 octaves)

About the key of D minor

D minor is the 3rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Dm, Gm, and Am.

Browse all songs in D minor Build a chord progression in this key

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