A Thousand Suns cover

The Catalyst

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A Thousand Suns (2010)nu metalTop 5%5:36SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: D minorestTempo: 135 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%15 tracks · 10,416 notes · D minor · 135 BPM· 5:36Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Enter Drums
Verse 1
Enter Bass
Chorus
Enter Synth Melody
Verse 2
Enter Guitar
Chorus
Interlude
Chorus
Bridge
Outro
Lead Vocals
Bass
Piano
Guitar
Drums 1
FX
Synth 1
Organ 1
Organ 2
Synth 2
Synth 3
Synth 4
Synth 5
World
Drums 2
100%20 tracks · 10,782 notes · D minor · 135 BPM· 5:31
Practice Play
Brad Delson - Guitar
Brad Delson - Guitar (additional)
Phoenix - Bass
Mike Shinoda - Piano
Vocals
Saw Synth
Joe Hahn - Turntables
Organ
Organ 2
Pad 1
Pad 2
FX 3
FX
FX 2
Hand Clap 1
Jingle Bell
Hand Clap 2
Tambourine
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
100%20 tracks · 11,271 notes · D minor · 135 BPM· 5:31
Practice Play
Brad Delson - Guitar
Brad Delson - Guitar (additional)
Phoenix - Bass
Mike Shinoda - Piano
Vocals
Saw Synth
Joe Hahn - Turntables
Organ
Organ 2
Pad 1
Pad 2
FX 3
FX
FX 2
Hand Clap 1
Jingle Bell
Hand Clap 2
Tambourine
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
100%15 tracks · 12,173 notes · D minor · 135 BPM· 5:37Catalyst
Practice Play
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Electric bass (pick)
Bright acoustic piano
Standard Drum Kit 1
Flute
Standard drum kit 2
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
Church Organ 1
Church organ 2
Pad 7 (halo) 1
Pad 7 (halo) 2
Shamisen
FX 7 (echoes)
Lead 8 (bass + lead)

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —15 tracks · 5:36

About this song

The Catalyst by Linkin Park is in D minor (estimated), around 135 BPM, 4/4 time. This 15-track arrangement runs 5:36 (Bright acoustic piano, Church organ, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 2 (sawtooth), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
4.22 notes/sec
OtherAdvanced
4.18 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.4 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.78 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
2.37 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.3 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
2.75 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Chorus
Verse
Interlude
Bridge
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:36
Intro0:00Verse 10:32Chorus1:00Verse 21:43Chorus2:12Interlude2:40Chorus3:08Bridge3:23Outro4:20

Vocal range

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C3C4C5A3A4

A3 – A4 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of D minor

D minor is the 3rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Dm, Gm, and Am.

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