Use Your Illusion II cover

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

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Use Your Illusion II (1991)hard rockTop 5%5:33SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# majorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 6,154 notes · F# major · 67 BPM· 5:33Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
1st Verse
Chorus
1st Solo
2nd Verse
Chorus
2nd Solo
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Piano
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals 2
Drums
100%7 tracks · 9,629 notes · F# major · 74 BPM· 7:24extendedLive
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings
Piano
Drums
100%7 tracks · 12,097 notes · F# major · 120 BPM· 8:23extendedKnocking On Heavens Door (Live In Tokyo 1992)
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Only Woman Bleed intro
Knockin' on Heaven's Door in
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Solo 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Solo 2
Bridge
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings
Piano
Drums
100%10 tracks · 5,663 notes · F# major · 64 BPM· 5:41Knocking On Heaven's Door (Souffel)
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Intro
1st Verse
Chorus
1st Solo
2nd Verse
Chorus
2nd Solo
Chorus
Outro
Drums
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Piano 1
Bass
Lead Vocals
Choir
Piano 2
100%7 tracks · 5,618 notes · G major · 64 BPM· 5:47knockin on heavens door e standart
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Intro
1st Verse
Chorus
1st Solo
2nd Verse
Chorus
2nd Solo
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Choir
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
100%10 tracks · 5,665 notes · F# major · 64 BPM· 5:41Knocking On Heaven's (Cover)
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Intro
1st Verse
Chorus
1st Solo
2nd Verse
Chorus
2nd Solo
Chorus
Outro
Drums
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Piano 1
Bass
Lead Vocals
Choir
Piano 2
100%7 tracks · 6,265 notes · F# major · 64 BPM· 5:53
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Gtr. 1
Gtr. 2
Gtr. 3
Bass
Voice
Vocals
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 5,618 notes · F# major · 64 BPM· 5:41
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Voice (Axl)
Choir Aahs (Everyone)
Guitar 1 (Slash)
Guitar 2 (Slash)
Guitar 3 (Izzy)
Bass (Duff)
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 6,444 notes · F# major · 70 BPM· 6:11
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Voice
Vocals
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 8,827 notes · F# major · 74 BPM· 7:24extendedLive
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Slash (Guitar - 12 Strings)
Slash (Guitar - 6 Strings)
Izzy
Duff
Dizzy I (Organ)
Dizzy II (Piano)
Tambourine
Timbale
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 5:33

About this song

Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Guns N' Roses is in F# major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 5:33 (Acoustic grand piano, Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 24 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassIntermediate
2.12 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.37 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.87 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.85 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.12 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.87 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:33
Intro0:00Verse 10:29Chorus0:57Solo1:26Verse 21:55Chorus2:23Solo2:52Chorus3:49Outro4:47

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5C6C♯3D♯5

C♯3 – D♯5 · 26 semitones (~2.2 octaves)

About the key of F# major

F# major is the 23rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯, B, and C♯.

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Knockin' on Heaven's Door appears on the soundtrack of Days of Thunder: Selections.