Insomniac cover

Brain Stew

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Green Day

Insomniac (1995)punk rockTop 5%3:19SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: G# majorTuning: Half-Step DownTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 3,788 notes · G# major · 76 BPM· 3:19Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Band Enters
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass 1
Bass 2
Drums
100%7 tracks · 3,115 notes · G# major · 76 BPM· 2:47partialE Standard
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Intro
Verse 1
Band Enters
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Outro
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
100%7 tracks · 2,861 notes · G major · 77 BPM· 3:18
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Distortion guitar
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Standard drum kit
Electric guitar (muted)
Billy J. A. Vocal
Electric bass (pick) 2
Jason Puentes
100%7 tracks · 2,859 notes · A major · 77 BPM· 3:18
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Distortion guitar
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Standard drum kit
Overdriven guitar
Lead 6 (voice)
Electric bass (pick) 2
Acoustic grand piano
89%4 tracks · 3,026 notes · G# minor · 120 BPM· 1:44partial
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Intro
Verse 1
Band Enters
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
89%4 tracks · 3,816 notes · G# major · 151 BPM· 3:172 guitars
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Verse 1
Instrumental
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Verse 4
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
89%5 tracks · 3,285 notes · D# minor · 85 BPM· 2:50
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drumkit
81%3 tracks · 1,120 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 2:03partialalternate version
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Intro
Band Kicks In
Muted Strings
Band Kicks In
Guitar
Drums
Bass
81%3 tracks · 2,617 notes · E minor · 78 BPM· 3:11
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Guitar - Distortion
Bass
Drumkit
81%3 tracks · 1,971 notes · E minor · 155 BPM· 3:25
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Billy Joe Amstrong
Mike
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:19

About this song

Brain Stew by Green Day is in G# major, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:19 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Synth bass 1, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 12 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
6.43 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.9 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.44 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.76 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:19
Intro0:00Verse 10:13Verse 20:51Chorus1:16Verse 31:28Chorus1:54Verse 42:06Outro2:32

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5D♯3F4

D♯3 – F4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)

About the key of G# major

G# major is the 24th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G♯, C♯, and D♯.

Browse all songs in G# major Build a chord progression in this key

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