Working Class Hero

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Key: B minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 85 BPMestTime signature: 6/8

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100%10 tracks · 10,977 notes · B minor · 82 BPM· 5:02Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Verse
Verse
Verse
Solo
Verse
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 5,830 notes · B minor · 85 BPM· 3:50partial
Practice Play
I
v
C
v2
Course
Verse 3
Corus
Verse
Corus
Solo
Verse
Coruse
Trй Cool
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Overdriven guitar
Electric bass (finger)
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Distortion guitar
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Violin
95%6 tracks · 5,889 notes · B minor · 85 BPM· 3:50partial2
Practice Play
I
v
C
v2
Course
Verse 3
Corus
Verse
Corus
Solo
Verse
Coruse
Guitar 1
Drums
Bass
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Lead Vocals

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 5:02

About this song

Working Class Hero by Green Day is in B minor (estimated), around 85 BPM, 6/8 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 5:02 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, 5 verses, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
13.81 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.33 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
2.08 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.12 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.26 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:02
Intro0:00Verse0:05Verse0:44Verse1:22Verse2:01Solo2:40Verse3:06Outro4:15

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5C6G3D5

G3 – D5 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of B minor

B minor is the 4th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Bm, Em, and F♯m.

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