Seventh Son of a Seventh Son cover

Only the Good Die Young

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Iron Maiden

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)heavy metalTop 5%3:37SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 168 BPMest

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100%7 tracks · 6,390 notes · E minor · 168 BPM· 3:37Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse Riff 1
Verse Riff 2
Chorus
Solo 1
Bass Interlude
Solo 2
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Strings
Drums
100%7 tracks · 8,591 notes · E minor · 168 BPM· 4:33extended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 3 (clean)
Bass
Keyboards
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 9,829 notes · E minor · 168 BPM· 4:34extended
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Bruce Dickinson
Adrian Smith
Dave Murray
Janick Gers
Steve Harris
Steve Harris (Sintetizador)
Drumkit
99%10 tracks · 8,929 notes · E minor · 160 BPM· 4:46extended
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Vocals
Vocal Harmony
Guitar 1
Overdriven Guitar 1
Guitar fret noise
Guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
95%6 tracks · 4,901 notes · E minor · 164 BPM· 4:09
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Fills & Solo (distortion)
Rhythm (distortion)
Rhythm for Outro (clean)
Voice
Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:37

About this song

Only the Good Die Young by Iron Maiden is in E minor, around 168 BPM. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:37 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Synth strings 1, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
6.85 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
10.08 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.83 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.3 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Interlude
Outro

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0:001:002:003:37
Intro0:00Verse 10:24Verse 20:29Chorus0:52Solo1:04Interlude1:26Solo2:41Outro3:17

About the key of E minor

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