Islands cover

Ladies of the Road

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King Crimson

Islands (1971)progressive rockHigh5:26SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 65 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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88%9 tracks · 3,109 notes · E minor · 65 BPM· 5:26Recommended
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Verse 1
Saxophone Solo 1
Verse 2
Interlude 1
Verse 3
Interlude 2
Guitar solo
Saxophone Solo 2
Outro
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Sax
Piano
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 5:26

About this song

Ladies of the Road by King Crimson is in E minor (estimated), around 65 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 5:26 (Electric piano 1, Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Alto sax, and Drums), with 3 verses, a solo, and an outro. 1 version available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsIntermediate
3.77 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
1.9 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.64 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.43 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.52 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.35 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.34 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:26
Verse 10:04Solo1:03Verse 21:40Interlude2:09Verse 32:33Interlude3:18Solo3:42Solo4:20Outro5:00

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5C6G♯2E5

G♯2 – E5 · 32 semitones (~2.7 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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