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Fight Fire With Fire

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Ride the Lightning (1984)thrash metalTop 5%4:31SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 80 BPMestTime signature: 3/4

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100%13 tracks · 10,665 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:31Recommended
Practice Play
Acoustic Intro
Intro 2
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 3
Chorus
Bridge
Solo 1
Harmony Section
Pre-verse
Verse 4
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Percussion
Keys
FX
Drums
100%12 tracks · 10,519 notes · D minor · 80 BPM· 4:35D Standard
Practice Play
Intro 1
Intro 2
Intro 3
Intro 3
Intro 3
Intro 3
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 3
Chorus
Bridge
Solo 1
Solo 2
Pre-verse
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Keys
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Drums
Percussion
100%9 tracks · 10,425 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:31.
Practice Play
Intro I
Intro II
Verse I
Verse II
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse III
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Harmony Section
Break
Verse IV
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass
Keys
Drums
100%8 tracks · 10,201 notes · E minor · 184 BPM· 4:38
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Gtr. I Lead
Gtr. II Rhytm
Bass
Gtr. III / Voice / Effects
Accoustic Gtr I Arpeggio
Clean Tone II Arpeggio
Clean Tone III Arpeggio
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 10,589 notes · E minor · 82 BPM· 4:34
Practice Play
Rhythm Guitar I
Rhythm Guitar II
Bass Guitar
Synthesizer/Effects/Vocals
Acoustic/Lead Guitar I
Acoustic/Lead Guitar II
12-String Acoustic Guitar I
12-String Acoustic Guitar II
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 10,486 notes · D# minor · 82 BPM· 5:15extended
Practice Play
Acoustic Guitar (Intro)
Clean Guitar 1 (Intro)
Clean Guitar 2 (Intro)
Kirk
Jaymz
Jason
Drumkit
100%16 tracks · 10,623 notes · E minor · 184 BPM· 4:392.0
Practice Play
Electric guitar (clean)
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Applause 1
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Overdriven Guitar 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Standard drum kit
Distortion guitar
Electric bass (finger) 2
Oboe
Overdriven guitar 4
Overdriven guitar 5
Applause 2
97%7 tracks · 9,721 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:03
Practice Play
Kirk Hammett
Hammet Alternate
James Hetfield
Cliff Burton
James Hetfield Vocals
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
97%10 tracks · 11,227 notes · E minor · 77 BPM· 4:49
Practice Play
Intro 1
Intro 2
Intro 3 12string
Intro 4 12string
James
Kirk
James lead
Kirk lead
Cliff
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 8,969 notes · E minor · 82 BPM· 4:32
Practice Play
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Electric bass (finger)
Tango accordion
Distortion guitar
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 4:31

About this song

Fight Fire With Fire by Metallica is in E minor, around 80 BPM, 3/4 time. This 13-track arrangement runs 4:31 (Harpsichord, 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. 20 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
6.41 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
11.45 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
9.38 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.02 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.34 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.16 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.71 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:31
Intro0:00Intro0:39Verse 11:08Verse 21:24Chorus1:39Pre-verse1:49Verse 31:59Chorus2:15Bridge2:25Solo2:30Pre-verse3:27Verse 43:38Chorus3:53Outro4:04

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5E3F♯4

E3 – F♯4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 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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