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Communication Breakdown

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Led Zeppelin (1969)hard rockTop 5%2:30SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 175 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 4,736 notes · A major · 175 BPM· 2:30Recommended
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Intro
1st Verse
Chorus
2nd Verse
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Organ
Bass
Drums
100%9 tracks · 5,527 notes · A major · 175 BPM· 2:39
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Guitar2
Guitar 1 Overdub
Guitar 2
Guitar Solo
Bass
Lead vocal
double lead vocal
Backup vocals
Drumkit
100%12 tracks · 4,639 notes · A major · 174 BPM· 2:30
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Alto Sax 1
Alto sax 2
Baritone sax
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Guitar Harmonics 1
Guitar harmonics 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon) 2
DRUMS
100%9 tracks · 5,515 notes · A major · 175 BPM· 2:39
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Guitar2
Bass
Drums
Lead vocal
Double Guitar 2
Guitar 1
Double Guitar1
double lead vocal
Backup vocals
92%5 tracks · 3,409 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 3:41extended
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Basse
Guitare 1
Guitare 2
Guitare solo
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 4,178 notes · A major · 160 BPM· 2:39
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
89%5 tracks · 3,198 notes · A major · 175 BPM· 2:23
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Lead Guitar
Rhythm Guitar 1
Rhythm Guitar 2
Bass Guitar
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 4,223 notes · A major · 175 BPM· 2:30
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass Guitar
Drumkit
81%3 tracks · 3,503 notes · E minor · 185 BPM· 2:50
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Page
Jones
Drumkit
78%2 tracks · 1,380 notes · A major · 175 BPM· 2:23
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Rythm
Solo

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:30

About this song

Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin is in E minor, around 175 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:30 (Drawbar organ, Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 12 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
10.16 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.82 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.29 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.75 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.72 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.75 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:30
Intro0:00Verse 10:11Chorus0:33Verse 20:49Chorus1:11Solo1:25Chorus1:44Outro2:01

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C3C4C5C6E3G5

E3 – G5 · 27 semitones (~2.3 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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Communication Breakdown appears on the soundtrack of YTMND Soundtrack, Volume 10.