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Rocket Queen

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Guns N' Roses

Appetite for Destruction (1987)hard rockTop 5%5:23SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: D# majorestTempo: 114 BPMest

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100%8 tracks · 7,194 notes · D# major · 120 BPM· 5:23Recommended
Practice Play
Lead Guitar
Rhythmic Guitar
Slide Guitar
Clean Guitar
Guitar Solo
Electric bass (pick)
Voice | Rocket Queen
Drumkit
100%10 tracks · 10,717 notes · D# major · 114 BPM· 8:17extended
Practice Play
Lead 5 (charang) 1
Lead 5 (charang) 2
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Standard Drum Kit 1
Church Organ 1
Church organ 2
Standard drum kit 2
95%6 tracks · 7,938 notes · D# major · 114 BPM· 6:11
Practice Play
Intro
Pre-verse
1st Verse
Chorus
Pre-verse
2nd Verse
Chorus
Pre-Solo
Slide Solo
Chorus
Bridge
see you standing
No one needs the sorrow
Guitar Solo
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
95%6 tracks · 10,723 notes · D# major · 114 BPM· 8:17extendedlive
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Re-Intro
Verse 2
Chorus
Pre-Solo
Solo
Talk Box Solo
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Pre-Bridge
Bridge
Solo
Outro
Synth
Guitar
Bass
Drums 1
Organ
Drums 2
95%6 tracks · 9,251 notes · D# major · 114 BPM· 8:16extended
Practice Play
Axl Rose
Slash
Duff McKagan
Dizzy Reed
Congas
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 8,367 notes · D# major · 114 BPM· 6:03
Practice Play
Voice (Axl)
Guitar 1 (Slash)
Slide Overdub
Guitar 2 (Izzy)
Bass (Duff)
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 4,239 notes · D# major · 120 BPM· 4:25partial
Practice Play
Lead Guitar
Rhythmic Guitar
Slide Guitar
Clean Guitar
Guitar Solo
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 8,272 notes · D# major · 112 BPM· 6:10
Practice Play
Voice (Axl)
Guitar 1 (Slash)
Slide Overdub
Guitar 2 (Izzy)
Bass (Duff)
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 7,289 notes · D# major · 114 BPM· 5:461986 Sound City session
Practice Play
Verse
Chorus
Chorus
Slide solo
Chorus
Bridge
see you standing
No one needs the sorrow
Solo
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
89%5 tracks · 2,785 notes · E major · 112 BPM· 5:46
Practice Play
Overdriven Guitar 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Overdriven guitar 2
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 5:23

About this song

Rocket Queen by Guns N' Roses is in D# major (estimated), around 114 BPM. This 8-track arrangement runs 5:23 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), Pad 4 (choir), and Drums). 10 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
5.49 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.94 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.53 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.37 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.57 notes/sec

Vocal range

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

C4C5C6C♯4G♯5

C♯4 – G♯5 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of D# major

D# major is the 20th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯, G♯, and A♯.

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