Seventh Son of a Seventh Son cover

Moonchild

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Iron Maiden

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)heavy metalTop 5%5:22SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 7,834 notes · E minor · 103 BPM· 5:22Recommended
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Intro 1
Intro 2
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Verse 3
Pre-Solo 1
Solo 1 - Adrian Smith
Interlude
Solo 2 - Dave Murray
Verse 4
Pre-chorus 4
Chorus 3
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Brass
Bass
Drums
100%9 tracks · 9,586 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 5:50Live
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Intro
Adrian's Intro
Band - Enter
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre Solo
Adrian Solo
Janick Solo
Dave Solo
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 6,415 notes · D minor · 101 BPM· 4:04partialD tuning
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Intro A
Intro B
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-Solo
Solo - Adrian Smith
Interlude
Solo - Dave Murray
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Synth
Bass
Drums
99%9 tracks · 9,359 notes · E minor · 104 BPM· 5:37
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Vocals
Guitar 1
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Overdriven Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 2
Bass
Synth
Drums
95%6 tracks · 8,790 notes · E minor · 130 BPM· 5:23
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Dave
Adrian
Acoustic Intro
Synth
Steve
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 10,793 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 6:15extended
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Adrian Smith
Dave Murray
Janick Gers
Steve Harris
Synth
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 9,046 notes · E minor · 130 BPM· 5:23
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Synth
Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 5:22

About this song

Moonchild by Iron Maiden is in E minor, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 5:22 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Synth brass 1, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassAdvanced
5.19 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
8.79 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
4.36 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.6 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:22
Intro0:00Intro0:23Verse 11:02Pre-chorus 11:17Chorus 11:32Verse 21:48Pre-chorus 22:03Chorus 22:19Verse 32:49Solo3:05Solo3:20Interlude3:35Solo3:50Verse 44:05Pre-chorus 44:21Chorus 34:36Outro5:06

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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