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Hallowed Be Thy Name

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Iron Maiden

The Number of the Beast (1982)heavy metalTop 5%7:11SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 80 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 11,247 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 7:11Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Bridge 1
Main Riff
Verse 2
Bridge
Bridge
Verse 3
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Double Time
Solo - Dave Murray
Solo - Adrian Smith
Bridge
Bridge
Chorus 1
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings
Guitar 4
Mallets
Drums
100%8 tracks · 9,799 notes · D minor · 80 BPM· 7:06D Tuning
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Intro
Verse 1
Bridge 1
Main Riff
Verse 2
Bridge
Bridge
Verse 3
Bridge
Bridge
Bridge
Double Time
Solo - Dave Murray
Solo - Adrian Smith
Bridge
Bridge
Strings
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
Mallets
89%5 tracks · 10,553 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 7:10Three Guitars
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Intro
Instrumental
Riff A
Verse 1
Verse 2
Instrumental 2
Instrumental 2 B
Harmonies
Verse 3
Instrumental 3
Interlude
Riff B
Pre Solo
Solo
Instrumental 4
Harmony
Chorus
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
89%4 tracks · 10,089 notes · E minor · 85 BPM· 7:23
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Dave
Adrian
Harris
Drumkit
81%3 tracks · 3,593 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:35partialOne Guitar Shorted Version
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Drums
71%3 tracks · 7,333 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 10:15extendedone Guitar
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Clean
Guitar
Bass
Drums
34%1 tracks · 119 notes · E minor · 110 BPM· 0:19partialsolo - Adrian Smith
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Guitar
33%1 tracks · 147 notes · F major · 225 BPM· 0:19partialsolo Dave Murray
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 7:11

About this song

Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden is in E minor (estimated), around 80 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 7:11 (Tubular bells, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Violin, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
4.71 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.65 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.64 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.74 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.14 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:11
Intro0:00Verse 10:09Bridge1:00Verse 21:37Bridge2:14Bridge2:32Verse 33:09Bridge3:45Bridge4:04Bridge4:22Solo4:49Solo5:06Bridge5:24Bridge5:48Chorus 16:25Outro6:41

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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Hallowed Be Thy Name appears on the soundtrack of Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey.