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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

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Iron Maiden

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)heavy metalTop 5%8:45SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 70 BPMest

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100%9 tracks · 17,826 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 8:45Recommended
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Intro
Pre-verse
Verse
Refrain
Verse
Refrain
Chorus
Bridge
Verse
Refrain
Chorus
Bridge
Breake
Interludio 3b
Breake 2
Discurso
Riff C
Solo 1 Dave Murray
Solo 2 Dave Murray
Solo 3 Adrian Smith
Intro
Solo 4 Adrian Smith
Outro
Synth
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Organ
Lead Vocals
Drums
90%8 tracks · 22,597 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 10:20extended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Synthesizer
Vocals
Bass
Drumkit
90%14 tracks · 22,597 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 10:20extended
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Distortion guitar 5
Distortion guitar 6
Distortion guitar 7
Distortion guitar 8
Drawbar organ
String Ensemble 1 1
String ensemble 1 2
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
Standard drum kit
90%14 tracks · 19,749 notes · E minor · 170 BPM· 10:20extended
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Harmonica
Distortion Guitar 1
Overdriven Guitar 1
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 3
Electric bass (finger)
Drums
Choir aahs
French horn
Acoustic grand piano
85%6 tracks · 18,232 notes · E minor · 70 BPM· 10:16extended
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Bruce Dickinson
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Steve Harris
Teclado
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 8:45

About this song

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden is in E minor (estimated), around 70 BPM. This 9-track arrangement runs 8:45 (Drawbar organ, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 2 (sawtooth), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
5.4 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
9.26 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.01 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
0.55 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.64 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.61 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:008:45
Intro0:00Pre-verse0:29Verse0:34Refrain0:53Verse1:05Refrain1:24Chorus1:36Bridge1:46Verse2:05Refrain2:24Chorus2:36Bridge2:46Solo6:10Solo6:44Solo6:59Intro7:19Solo7:24Outro8:21

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5C6E2F♯5

E2 – F♯5 · 38 semitones (~3.2 octaves)

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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