Wake Me Up When September Ends

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Green Day

American Idiot (2004)punk rockTop 5%4:39Spotify YouTube Apple Music Tidal

Key: G majorestTempo: 105 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 6,602 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:39Recommended

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Intro

Verse 1

Verse 2

Bridge

Verse 3

Interlude

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Bridge

Solo

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Outro

Ending

Lead Vocals

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Guitar 4

Bass

Mallets

Organ

Drums

100%10 tracks · 4,569 notes · G major · 102 BPM· 4:50Broadway Version

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Intro

Verse 1

Interlude

Verse 2

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

Outro

Drums

Guitar 1

Bass

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Lead Vocals

Piano 1

Piano 2

Piano 3

Strings

100%8 tracks · 4,715 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:21Wake me up

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Intro

1st Verse

2nd Verse

1st Chorus

3rd Verse

Intro

4th Verse

5th Verse

2nd Chorus

6th Verse

Solo

Intro

7th Verse

8th Verse

Lead Vocals

Guitar 1

Mallets 1

Mallets 2

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Bass

Drums

100%8 tracks · 4,686 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:18bass advanced

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Intro

Verse 1

Verse 2

Bridge

Verse 3

Interlude

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Bridge

Solo

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Outro

Lead Vocals

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Bass

Mallets

Piano

Drums

100%10 tracks · 4,370 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:21

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Billie Joe (Vocals)

Billie Joe (Rhythm)

Celesta 1

Celesta 2

Jason White (Rhythm)

Billie Joe (Lead)

Mike Dirnt

Tambourine

Cabasa

Drumkit

97%7 tracks · 3,676 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:18

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Acoustic guitar (nylon)

Celesta 1

Celesta 2

Distortion Guitar 1

Distortion guitar 2

Distortion guitar 3

Percusiуn

95%6 tracks · 4,953 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:22Acoustic

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Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Mallets

Piano

Drums

95%6 tracks · 3,286 notes · G major · 100 BPM· 3:19partialWake Me Up When September End (Live From Awesome As Fuck)

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American Idiot

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Post-chorus

Verse 3

Chorus

Interlude

Drum Enters

Guitar Enters

Verse 4

Chorus

Verse 5

Chorus

Post-chorus

Verse 6

Chorus

Solo

Outro

Drums

Bass

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Lead Vocals

95%6 tracks · 5,295 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:43By Gabrielleao

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Intro

Verse

Interlude

Drums

Guittar

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Verse

Chorus

Verse

Chorus

Solo

Verse

Chorus

Verse

Chorus

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Guitar 4

Bass

Drums

95%6 tracks · 3,683 notes · G major · 105 BPM· 4:212

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Billie Joe Armstrong 1

Billie Joe Armstrong 2

Mike Dirnt

Glockenspiel

Tambourine

Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 4:39

About this song

Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day is in G major (estimated), around 105 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 4:39 (Glockenspiel, Percussive organ, Acoustic guitar (nylon), Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 15 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced

6.19 notes/sec

DrumsIntermediate

3.98 notes/sec

KeysIntermediate

0.36 notes/sec

BassBeginner

1.58 notes/sec

OtherBeginner

0.27 notes/sec

VocalsBeginner

0.94 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse

Bridge

Chorus

Solo

Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:39

Intro0:00 Verse 10:05 Verse 20:23 Bridge0:41 Verse 30:59 Interlude1:18 Pre-chorus1:31 Chorus1:41 Bridge2:08 Solo2:45 Pre-chorus3:19 Chorus3:28 Outro3:55 Outro4:11

Vocal range

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D3 – E4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)

About the key of G major

G major is the 7th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G, C, and D.

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Wake Me Up When September Ends appears on the soundtrack of American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording.

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