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Creeping Death

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Ride the Lightning (1984)thrash metalTop 5%6:29SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 10,605 notes · E minor · 214 BPM· 6:29Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Intro Harmony
Main Riff
Verse 1
Bridge
Chorus
Post-chorus
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus
Post-chorus
Solo
Solo
Solo
Break
Breakdown
Lead Vocals 1
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Lead Vocals 2
Lead Vocals 3
Drums
100%9 tracks · 9,763 notes · C# minor · 214 BPM· 6:31C# Standard
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Intro
Main Riff
Verse I
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Verse II
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Solo
Breakdown
Lead Vocals 1
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Lead Vocals 2
Drums
100%9 tracks · 9,305 notes · E minor · 214 BPM· 6:29easier bass
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Tune Guitar to 444hz
Intro
Main Riff
Verse 1
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Guitar Solo
Breakdown
Lead Vocals 1
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Lead Vocals 2
Drums
100%9 tracks · 8,369 notes · E minor · 214 BPM· 5:38No Solo
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Intro
Original tuning is 447hz
Main Riff
Verse 1
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Breakdown
Breakdown Verse
Lead Vocals 1
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Lead Vocals 2
Drums
100%7 tracks · 11,713 notes · E minor · 183 BPM· 6:36
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Voice
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Kirk Guitar 1
Kirk Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
97%8 tracks · 10,675 notes · E minor · 195 BPM· 6:38/Creeping Death
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Intro Tempo 195
Tempo 200
1 Verse
Bridge
Chorus
End chorus
2 Verse
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Guitar Solo
Interlude
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
92%5 tracks · 10,025 notes · D# minor · 200 BPM· 6:60Live In Nimes 2009
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Intro
Tempo 200
Verse 1
Bridge
Chorus
End chorus
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Guitar Solo
Interlude
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
92%5 tracks · 11,683 notes · E minor · 250 BPM· 6:35Live In Toronto 1986
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Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
92%6 tracks · 957 notes · E minor · 193 BPM· 0:41partialBreakdown
Practice Play
Breakdown
Breakdown Verse
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
92%5 tracks · 9,725 notes · E minor · 214 BPM· 6:28remastered
Practice Play
Intro
Tempo 204
Verse 1
Bridge
Chorus
End chorus
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus
End Chorus
Guitar Solo
Interlude
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 6:29

About this song

Creeping Death by Metallica is in E major, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 6:29 (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. 19 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
5.36 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
7.52 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.1 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.16 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.85 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:29
Intro0:00Intro0:09Verse 10:57Bridge1:16Chorus1:25Post-chorus1:44Verse 21:54Bridge2:13Chorus2:22Post-chorus2:41Solo2:50Solo3:09Solo3:19Breakdown3:39Verse 33:59Pre-verse4:19Verse 44:26Bridge4:45Chorus4:54Outro5:13Outro5:23Outro5:42Solo5:52Outro6:00Intro6:09

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5A3G4

A3 – G4 · 10 semitones (~0.8 octaves)

About the key of E major

E major is the 5th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are E, A, and B.

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Creeping Death appears on the soundtrack of Guitar Hero: Metallica, Through the Never (Music From the Motion Picture).