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Paradise City

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Guns N' Roses

Appetite for Destruction (1987)hard rockTop 5%6:49SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: variesTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 11,548 notes · B major · 94 BPM· 6:49Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Chorus
Interlude
Pre-verse
Verse I
Pre-verse
Verse II
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse III
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Bridge
Verse IV
Chorus
Post-chorus
Double Time
DT Phrase I
DT Phrase II
DT Phrase III
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Synth
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%7 tracks · 6,184 notes · F# major · 94 BPM· 5:05partialStudio Version
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Synth
Lead Vocals
Bass
Drums
Guitar 3
100%10 tracks · 11,122 notes · G major · 94 BPM· 6:45Standard Tuning
Practice Play
Intro
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 1
Pre-verse
Verse 2
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 3
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Verse 4
Chorus
Double Time
Sax
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Synth
Winds
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 10,114 notes · F# minor · 104 BPM· 6:38
Practice Play
Intro
Chorus
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Verse 4
Chorus
Double Time
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Synth
Drums
100%9 tracks · 10,082 notes · F# major · 104 BPM· 6:36
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Voice
Clean Chorus Guitar
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3_Octave Divider
Synth
Bass
Whistle
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 7,518 notes · G minor · 97 BPM· 6:18
Practice Play
Distortion guitar
Standard drum kit
Electric bass (finger)
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Tenor sax
Synth strings 1
Brass section
Electric guitar (clean)
100%8 tracks · 7,057 notes · G minor · 98 BPM· 6:14
Practice Play
PARADISE
Electric bass (finger)
Overdriven guitar
Tenor sax
Synth strings 1
Brass section
Electric guitar (clean)
Standard drum kit
97%7 tracks · 6,213 notes · B major · 213 BPM· 4:11partial
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
89%4 tracks · 4,403 notes · F# minor · 104 BPM· 6:38
Practice Play
Distortion guitar
Overdriven guitar
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
81%3 tracks · 5,878 notes · F# major · 105 BPM· 8:17extended_
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Baritone Voice
Steel Guitar
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 6:49

About this song

Paradise City by Guns N' Roses, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 6:49 (Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 1 (square), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, 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
7.93 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.41 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.1 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
2.34 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.1 notes/sec

Song structure

The shape of the recording — tap a section to jump the player there.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:006:49
Intro0:00Chorus0:20Interlude0:41Pre-verse1:20Verse1:30Pre-verse1:43Verse1:52Chorus2:05Pre-verse2:25Verse2:34Chorus2:47Solo3:07Bridge3:28Verse3:47Chorus4:01Post-chorus4:37Outro6:34

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5C6D♯2E5

D♯2 – E5 · 37 semitones (~3.1 octaves)

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Paradise City appears on the soundtrack of Can’t Hardly Wait.