Use Your Illusion II cover

Civil War

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Use Your Illusion II (1991)hard rockTop 5%7:13SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 72 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%13 tracks · 11,145 notes · D# minor · 71 BPM· 7:13Recommended
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1st Verse
2nd Verse
Guitar Solo 1
Bridge
Chorus
Guitar Solo 2
3rd Verse
4th Verse
Guitar Solo 3
Recitation 2
Chorus
Double Time
Outro Solo
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass 1
Bass 2
FX 1
FX 2
Winds
Piano
Drums
100%11 tracks · 11,378 notes · E minor · 72 BPM· 7:06
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Voice
Voice Whistle
Acoustic Guitar 1
Rhythm Guitar
Bass
Guitar harmonics
Solo Guitar
Rhythm/Solo Guitar
Piano
Acoustic Guitar 2
Drumkit
100%11 tracks · 7,709 notes · E minor · 72 BPM· 7:06
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Voice soft
Voice hard
Voice left
Whistle
Gtr. I
Gtr. II
Gtr. III
Gtr. solo
Gtr. outtro
Bass
Drums
95%5 tracks · 4,998 notes · D# minor · 72 BPM· 7:06
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Traccia 1
Traccia 5
Slash
Traccia 3
Traccia 4
95%6 tracks · 10,511 notes · E minor · 72 BPM· 7:06
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Vocals: Axl Rose
Lead Guitar: Slash
Rhythm Guitar: Izzy
Bass: Duff
Keyboard: Reed
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 8,081 notes · D# minor · 72 BPM· 7:06
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Voice (Axl)
Guitar 1 (Slash)
Guitar 2 (Izzy)
Guitar 3 (Slash)
Bass (Duff)
Drumkit
95%5 tracks · 6,445 notes · E minor · 72 BPM· 6:48
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Gtr. I
Gtr. II
Gtr. III
Gtr. solos
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 5,497 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 7:32
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Slash Acoustic
Distortion guitar
Izzi Jazz Guitar
Reed Keyboards
Slash W/Wah
92%6 tracks · 6,134 notes · D# minor · 72 BPM· 7:03
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Gtr. I
Gtr. II
Gtr. III
Gtr. solos
Bass
Drumkit
89%5 tracks · 5,282 notes · E minor · 72 BPM· 7:56
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Gtr. I
Gtr. II
Gtr. III
Gtr. solos
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 7:13

About this song

Civil War by Guns N' Roses is in E minor (estimated), around 72 BPM, 4/4 time. This 13-track arrangement runs 7:13 (Bright acoustic piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 10 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
5 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.31 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.09 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.83 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.07 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.05 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:13
Verse 10:27Verse 21:14Solo1:48Bridge2:15Chorus2:42Solo3:09Verse 33:36Verse 44:10Solo4:44Chorus5:21Solo6:14Outro6:46

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5C6F♯2D♯5

F♯2 – D♯5 · 33 semitones (~2.8 octaves)

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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