Seventh Son of a Seventh Son cover

The Prophecy

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Iron Maiden

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)heavy metalTop 5%4:45SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A minorTuning: StandardTempo: varies

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100%12 tracks · 8,250 notes · D minor · 128 BPM· 4:45Recommended
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Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Pre-Solo
Solo - Dave Murray
Solo - Adrian Smith
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Strings
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass 1
Bass 2
Synth
Drums
100%7 tracks · 4,221 notes · D minor · 160 BPM· 4:08
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Intro & Outro (clean)
Rhytm for Outro (clean)
Rhythm (distortion)
FIlls & Soli (Distortion)
Synths
Voice
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 6,420 notes · A minor · 112 BPM· 5:01
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Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 6,205 notes · D minor · 125 BPM· 5:11
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Guitar Clean 1
Guitar Clean 2
Guitar Distortion 1
Guitar Distortion 2
Synth
Bass
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 8,383 notes · D minor · 146 BPM· 5:00
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Bruce Dickinson
Dave Murray 1
Adrian Smith 1
Janick Gers
Dave Murray 2
Adrian Smith 2
Steve Harris
Steve Harris (Sintetizador)
Drumkit
99%16 tracks · 6,429 notes · A minor · 112 BPM· 5:00
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Vocals
Guitar 1
Overdriven Guitar 1
Distortion Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 2
Distortion guitar 2
Guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 3
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Guitar 4
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Guitar 5
Acoustic guitar (steel) 3
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —12 tracks · 4:45

About this song

The Prophecy by Iron Maiden is in A minor. This 12-track arrangement runs 4:45 (Acoustic guitar (nylon), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Acoustic bass, Electric bass (finger), Violin, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
5.22 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.97 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.11 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.35 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.95 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:45
Intro0:00Verse0:42Pre-chorus1:01Chorus1:11Bridge1:31Solo1:50Solo2:08Solo2:30Verse2:40Pre-chorus2:60Chorus3:10Outro3:29

About the key of A minor

A minor is the 2nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Am, Dm, and Em.

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