In the Shadows cover

The Old Oak

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Mercyful Fate

In the Shadows (1993)heavy metalHigh8:50SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 143 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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87%9 tracks · 16,413 notes · E minor · 146 BPM· 8:50Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Bridge 1
Theme
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Solo 1
Verse 3
Chorus
Pre-Solo
Solo 2
Break
Bridge 2
Pre-verse
Verse 4
Solo 3
Solo 4
Bridge 3
Verse 5
Pre-verse
Verse 6
Solo 5 Denner
Break
Solo 6
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
80%6 tracks · 11,792 notes · E minor · 143 BPM· 8:47
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Guitar I
Guitar Solo
Some Fills
Bass
Voice
Drumkit
80%6 tracks · 11,984 notes · E minor · 143 BPM· 8:47
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Guitar I
Guitar Solo
Some Fills
Bass
Voice
Drumkit
80%6 tracks · 11,968 notes · E minor · 143 BPM· 8:55
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Electric bass (pick)
Church organ
Standard drum kit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 8:50

About this song

The Old Oak by Mercyful Fate is in E minor (estimated), around 143 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 8:50 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, 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.

DrumsAdvanced
7.33 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.48 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
4 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.15 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.74 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:008:50
Intro0:00Bridge0:13Verse 10:46Verse 21:11Chorus1:23Solo1:35Verse 32:00Chorus2:13Solo2:25Solo2:37Bridge3:23Pre-verse3:40Verse 43:53Solo4:32Solo4:52Bridge5:38Verse 55:47Pre-verse6:12Verse 66:27Solo7:11Solo8:10Outro8:20

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5C6B2G5

B2 – G5 · 32 semitones (~2.7 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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