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The Sentinel

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Judas Priest

Defenders of the Faith (1984)heavy metalTop 5%4:45SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 126 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 5,502 notes · A minor · 125 BPM· 4:45Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Breaking
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Guitar Break
Guitar Solo 1
Guitar Solo 2
Guitar Solo 3
Guitar Solo 4
Guitar Solo 5
Guitar Solo 6
Guitar Solo 7
Interlude
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Synth 1
Synth 2
Drums
100%7 tracks · 5,488 notes · A minor · 125 BPM· 4:40
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Вокал
Синтезатор
Гитара 1
Гитара 2
Гитара 3
Бас
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 3,086 notes · A minor · 100 BPM· 2:39partial
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Vocals
Solo 1
Solo 2
Harmony Guitar
Background Strings
Standard drum kit
97%9 tracks · 6,049 notes · A minor · 130 BPM· 4:39
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Glenn Tipton
K.K. Downing
Ian Hill
Rob Halford
[Overdub]
[Overdub2]
[Overdub3]
[Overdub4]
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 5,188 notes · A minor · 126 BPM· 4:36
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Guitar I
Guitar II
Bass
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 5,218 notes · A minor · 126 BPM· 4:36
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Standard drum kit
Electric bass (pick)

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 4:45

About this song

The Sentinel by Judas Priest is in E minor, around 126 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 4:45 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 1 (square), Pad 3 (polysynth), 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
4.06 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.07 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.83 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.34 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:45
Intro0:02Verse 10:42Chorus1:03Verse 21:13Chorus1:33Bridge1:46Solo2:22Solo2:27Solo2:32Solo2:37Solo2:42Solo2:47Solo2:52Interlude3:06Chorus3:54Chorus4:04Chorus4:14Chorus4:24Outro4:35

About the key of E minor

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