Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? cover

Bad Omen

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Megadeth

Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? (1986)thrash metalTop 5%3:56SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTempo: 135 BPMest

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100%7 tracks · 7,352 notes · E minor · 135 BPM· 3:56Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Guitar Solo 1
Break
Main Riff 1
Verse 1
Main Riff 2
Verse 2
Main Riff 3
Pre-solo
Guitar Solo 2
Main Riff 4
Break
Guitar Solo 3
Chorus
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
92%6 tracks · 7,108 notes · D minor · 135 BPM· 3:55D Standard
Practice Play
Intro
Guitar Solo 1
Break
Main Riff 1
Verse 1
Main Riff 2
Verse 2
Main Riff 3
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo 2
Main Riff 4
Break
Guitar Solo 3
Chorus
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
92%4 tracks · 3,145 notes · E minor · 130 BPM· 4:03
Practice Play
gtr 1 1
gtr 1 2
gtr 2
bass
89%4 tracks · 8,508 notes · D# minor · 140 BPM· 3:57
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
32%4 tracks · 191 notes · E major · 135 BPM· 0:14partialChris Poland's Solo
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:56

About this song

Bad Omen by Megadeth, around 135 BPM. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:56 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
5.15 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
9.15 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
7.51 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.9 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:56
Intro0:00Solo0:57Verse 11:25Verse 21:55Solo2:17Solo2:25Solo2:44Chorus3:07Outro3:30

Vocal range

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

C4C5C6D4B4

D4 – B4 · 9 semitones (~0.8 octaves)

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