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Peace Sells

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Megadeth

Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? (1986)thrash metalTop 5%3:60SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 140 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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98%7 tracks · 6,590 notes · E minor · 138 BPM· 3:60Recommended
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Intro
Verse I
Chorus I
Solo I
Verse II
Chorus II
Interlude
Solo II
Outro Riff
Outro Verse 1
Solo III
Outro Verse II
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
98%8 tracks · 7,761 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 4:002.0
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Winds
Drums
96%5 tracks · 5,148 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 3:582.0
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Dave Mustaine (Vocal)
Dave Mustaine (Guitar 1)
Chris Poland (Guitar 2)
David Ellefson (Bass)
Gar Samuelson (Drums)
93%6 tracks · 6,818 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 4:34w/ Devil's Island Intro
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A Intro
B Couplet 1
C Refrain 1
D Interlude
E Couplet 2
F Refrain 2
G Bridge
Can you put a price on peace
H Outro
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
93%6 tracks · 6,275 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 3:59D standard
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Pre-verse
Verse
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
93%6 tracks · 6,472 notes · A minor · 140 BPM· 4:00A Standart
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Intro
Verse I
Bridge I
Solo Interlude
Verse II
Bridge II
Interlude
Solo Interlude
Can you put a price on peace
Bridge I
Solo
Bridge II
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
93%6 tracks · 6,472 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 4:00Acoustic
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Intro
Verse I
Bridge I
Solo Interlude
Verse II
Bridge II
Interlude
Solo Interlude
Can you put a price on peace
Bridge I
Solo
Bridge II
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
93%5 tracks · 6,409 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 4:00Lead And Rythm Seperated
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Intro
Intro Solo
Verse
Chorus 1
Interlude Solo
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Interlude
Main Solo 1
Main Solo 2
Outro Riff
Outro Verse 1
Outro Solo 1
Outro Verse 2
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
93%5 tracks · 14,260 notes · E minor · 139 BPM· 8:13extendedMedley (Live In Italy 1992
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Verse I
Chorus I
Solo I
Verse II
Chorus II
Interlude
Solo II
The Conjuring
Wake Up Dead
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
90%4 tracks · 4,854 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 3:27But Who's Buying
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:60

About this song

Peace Sells by Megadeth is in E minor, around 140 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:60 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 18 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
4.93 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
9.69 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.77 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.43 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:60
Intro0:00Verse0:14Chorus0:42Solo0:52Verse0:59Chorus1:27Interlude1:37Solo1:51Outro2:19Verse 12:37Solo3:01Verse3:13Verse3:37Solo3:40

Vocal range

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C3C4C5D3B4

D3 – B4 · 21 semitones (~1.8 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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