21st Century Breakdown cover

See the Light

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Green Day

21st Century Breakdown (2009)punk rockHigh4:01SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: G# majorestTempo: 140 BPMestTime signature: 2/4

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87%7 tracks · 5,626 notes · G# major · 140 BPM· 4:01Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Band Enters
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Solo
Verse 3
Chorus
Solo
Drums
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Piano
Lead Vocals
87%8 tracks · 5,626 notes · G# major · 140 BPM· 4:01
Practice Play
Standard drum kit
Electric bass (finger)
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Acoustic grand piano
Clarinet

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 4:01

About this song

See the Light by Green Day is in G# major (estimated), around 140 BPM, 2/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 4:01 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
8.95 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.02 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.53 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.89 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.85 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Chorus
Verse
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:01
Intro0:00Verse 10:13Chorus0:41Verse 21:09Chorus1:36Solo2:03Verse 32:39Chorus3:05Solo3:33Outro3:42

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5F♯2A♯4

F♯2 – A♯4 · 28 semitones (~2.3 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♯.

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