Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights cover

In Joy and Sorrow

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Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001)gothic rockTop 5%3:56SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTempo: 113 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 4,924 notes · A minor · 114 BPM· 3:56Recommended
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Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Organ
Piano
Strings 1
Strings 2
Drums
100%12 tracks · 2,897 notes · C major · 113 BPM· 2:22partial
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guitar 1
Guitar 2
Vokal
Bass
Pad 2 (warm) 1
Pad 2 (warm) 2
Cello
Rock organ
Distortion guitar
Tenor sax
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 4,702 notes · A minor · 114 BPM· 3:56
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Lily Lazer (Guitar) 1
Lily Lazer (Guitar) 2
Migé Amour (Bass)
Emerson Burton (Keyboard) 1
Emerson Burton (Keyboard) 2
Eicca Toppinen (Cello)
John Fryer (String Ensemble)
Ville Valo (Aahs)
Drumkit
100%11 tracks · 2,922 notes · A minor · 114 BPM· 2:21partial
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Drums
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Cello 1
Acoustic bass
Pad 2 (warm) 1
Pad 2 (warm) 2
Cello 2
Rock organ
Distortion guitar
Tenor sax
95%6 tracks · 3,122 notes · A minor · 113 BPM· 3:56
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Acoustic (Linde)
Electric (Linde)
Piano (Burton)
Keyboard (Burton)
Keyboard 2 (Burton)
Bass (Midge)
68%1 tracks · 168 notes · E minor · 110 BPM· 0:33partial
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Guitar
68%1 tracks · 2,631 notes · C# major · 107 BPM· 4:33extended
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Acoustic guitar (nylon)

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 3:56

About this song

In Joy and Sorrow by HIM, around 113 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 3:56 (Electric grand piano, Rock organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Cello, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses and a bridge. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
9.7 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.09 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.84 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.52 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.1 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.61 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.97 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus
Bridge

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:56
Verse 10:00Chorus0:34Verse 21:07Chorus1:41Bridge2:15Chorus2:48

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5G2D4

G2 – D4 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

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