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The King for a 1000 Years

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Helloween

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005)power metalHigh12:10SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# minorestTuning: Half-Step DownTempo: 140 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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84%9 tracks · 18,287 notes · D# minor · 140 BPM· 12:10Recommended
1st Verse
Solo 1
Solo 2
Solo 3
Solo 4
Solo 5
Bass Solo
Solo Both
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Drums
84%9 tracks · 17,948 notes · D# minor · 140 BPM· 12:14The Kings For A 1000 Years
Sascha Gerstner 1
Michael Weikath 1
Sascha Gerstner 2
Michael Weikath 2
Markus Grosskopf
Friedel Amon 1
Friedel Amon 2
Friedel Amon 3
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 12:10

About this song

The King for a 1000 Years by Helloween is in D# minor (estimated), around 140 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 12:10 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), String ensemble 1, Synth strings 1, and Drums), with a verse, a solo, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
5.27 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
11.27 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.48 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.3 notes/sec

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:10

About the key of D# minor

D# minor is the 14th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯m, G♯m, and A♯m.

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