Meteora cover

Breaking the Habit

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Meteora (2003)nu metalTop 5%3:12SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: E minorTuning: Drop DbTempo: 100 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%13 tracks · 4,830 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 3:12Recommended
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Intro
Break
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Climax
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Strings 1
FX
Piano 1
Synth
Piano 2
Strings 2
Strings 3
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%12 tracks · 4,646 notes · B minor · 100 BPM· 3:12Standard Tuning
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Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Strings 1
FX 1
Strings 2
FX 2
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano 1
Strings 3
Piano 2
Drums
100%9 tracks · 4,138 notes · B minor · 100 BPM· 3:12Remastered
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Lead Vocals
Synth
Strings 1
Drums 1
Guitar
Strings 2
Piano
Bass
Drums 2
100%7 tracks · 4,058 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 3:12E Standard) -2HT
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Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Strings
Winds
Drums
100%8 tracks · 3,923 notes · E minor · 105 BPM· 2:54
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Sampler 1 (Joseph Hahn)
Guitar (Brad Delson)
Bass (Phoenix)
Sampler 2
Lyrics (Chester)
Sampler 3
Maracas
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 4,240 notes · B minor · 100 BPM· 3:12
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Joseph Hahn (Sampler)
Joseph Hahn (Sampler 2)
Chester Bennington (Vocals)
Brad Delson (Guitar)
Brad Delson (Delay Effect)
Phoenix (Bass)
Hand Clap
Drumkit
100%14 tracks · 5,007 notes · E minor · 200 BPM· 3:20
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drummix
Synth Bass 2
Electric piano 1
Alto sax
Choir aahs
Gunshot 1
Seashore
Telephone ring
Electric guitar (clean)
String Ensemble 2
Synth strings 1
Gunshot 2
Distortion guitar
FX 6 (goblins)
100%22 tracks · 3,277 notes · E minor · 101 BPM· 2:59
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Electric piano 1
Electric guitar (muted)
Lead 8 (bass + lead)
String ensemble 1
Electric bass (finger)
Drums-StdInstr
Drums-kick drum 1
Drums-kick drum 2
Electronic Drum Kit 1
Drums-snare drum 1
Drums-snare drum 2
Electronic drum kit 2
Drums-side stick
Electronic drum kit 3
Drums-open hi-hat
Drums-crash cymbal 2
TR808 Intro-kick drum 2
TR808 Intro-snare drum 1
Analog drum kit
TR808 Intro-side stick
TR808 Intro-closed hi-hat
TR808 Intro-hand clap
92%6 tracks · 1,717 notes · B minor · 100 BPM· 2:00partial
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guitar 1
guitar 2
sampler
Hand Clap
Whistle
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 3,020 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:13extended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 3:12

About this song

Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park is in E minor, around 100 BPM, 4/4 time. This 13-track arrangement runs 3:12 (Acoustic grand piano, Electric piano 2, Electric guitar (clean), Electric guitar (muted), Electric bass (finger), Violin, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a bridge. 12 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
9.2 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.66 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.51 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.92 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.41 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.35 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
3.29 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:12
Intro0:00Verse 10:19Pre-chorus0:38Chorus0:48Verse 21:17Pre-chorus1:36Chorus1:46Bridge2:10Chorus2:29

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5C6B2D5

B2 – D5 · 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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