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Dead Souls

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Joy Division

Unknown Pleasures (1979)post-punkTop 5%4:43SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C minorestTempo: 121 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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95%6 tracks · 11,134 notes · C minor · 121 BPM· 4:43Recommended
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
2nd Verse
Chorus
Bridge
3rd Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass 1
Bass 2
Drums
95%6 tracks · 11,140 notes · C minor · 121 BPM· 4:42
Voice - Ian Curtis
Guitar - Bernard Albrecht
2nd Guitar - Bernard Albrecht
Bass - Peter Hook
2nd Bass - Peter Hook
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 4:43

About this song

Dead Souls by Joy Division is in C minor (estimated), around 121 BPM, 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 4:43 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
4.44 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
14.09 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.39 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.59 notes/sec

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C3C4C5C3G3

C3 – G3 · 7 semitones (~0.6 octaves)

About the key of C minor

C minor is the 8th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Cm, Fm, and Gm.

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Dead Souls appears on the soundtrack of Music From the Motion Picture Control.