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Unknown Pleasures (1979)post-punkTop 5%3:22SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 5,647 notes · D minor · 158 BPM· 3:22Recommended
Practice Play
Solo
Verse
Interlude
Verse
Interlude
Verse
Solo
Chorus
Bridge
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
Synth
89%4 tracks · 4,510 notes · D minor · 150 BPM· 3:41
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Bernard Guitar 1
Bernard Guitar 2
Hooky Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 3:22

About this song

Transmission by Joy Division is in D major, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 3:22 (Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Guitar harmonics, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
4.63 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
11.57 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
4.76 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.25 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.19 notes/sec

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Interlude · Verse
Solo
Chorus

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:22
Solo0:12Verse0:36Interlude0:49Verse1:01Interlude1:13Verse1:25Solo1:37Chorus2:02Bridge2:26Chorus2:44Outro3:08

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C3F4

C3 – F4 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of D major

D major is the 6th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D, G, and A.

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Transmission appears on the soundtrack of 24 Hour Party People.