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Melancholy (Holy Martyr)

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Iced Earth

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)power metalTop 5%4:50SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# minorestTuning: Half-Step DownTempo: varies

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100%7 tracks · 5,410 notes · D# minor · 100 BPM· 4:50Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Lead Vocals 2
Bass
Choir
Drums
100%7 tracks · 5,132 notes · D# minor · 100 BPM· 4:48
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Vocals
Lead Guitar
Rythm Guitar
Studio Guitar/Vocals
Bass
Choirs
Drumkit
89%5 tracks · 1,531 notes · E minor · 95 BPM· 6:03extended
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Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon) 2
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Overdriven guitar
89%4 tracks · 4,807 notes · D# minor · 105 BPM· 4:52
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guitar
lead guitar
bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 4:50

About this song

Melancholy (Holy Martyr) by Iced Earth is in D# minor (estimated). This 7-track arrangement runs 4:50 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
8.08 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.71 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
2.81 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.43 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.47 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:004:50
Intro0:00Verse 10:20Chorus0:58Verse 21:44Chorus2:22Solo2:54Chorus3:10Outro4:14

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5A2F♯4

A2 – F♯4 · 21 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

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.

Browse all songs in D# minor Build a chord progression in this key

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