Crash Course in Brain Surgery

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Key: E minorestTuning: D TuningTempo: 180 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 3,984 notes · E minor · 99 BPM· 2:53Recommended
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Electric bass (pick)
Distortion guitar
Overdriven guitar
Gunshot
Melodic tom
Applause
Tinkle bell
Acoustic grand piano
95%5 tracks · 3,874 notes · E minor · 180 BPM· 2:57
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Guitar 1
Lead Guitar
Bass
Vocals
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 3,827 notes · E minor · 180 BPM· 2:58
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Bass Riff I
Guitars Enter
Main Riff I
Verse I
Main Riff II
Verse II
Bridge
Guitar Solo
Bass Riff II
Guitars Enter II
Verse III
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
89%6 tracks · 3,851 notes · E minor · 180 BPM· 2:56
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
86%4 tracks · 2,733 notes · E minor · 180 BPM· 2:57
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James
Kirk
Kirk Solo
Jason
86%5 tracks · 3,671 notes · E minor · 180 BPM· 2:56
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 2:53

About this song

Crash Course in Brain Surgery by Metallica is in E minor (estimated), around 180 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 2:53 (Acoustic grand piano, Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Tinkle bell, and Melodic tom). 6 versions available to play and practice.

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

GuitarAdvanced
6.25 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.98 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
2.55 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.71 notes/sec

About the key of E minor

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