72 Seasons cover

If Darkness Had a Son

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72 Seasons (2023)thrash metalTop 5%6:31SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 125 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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98%7 tracks · 10,134 notes · E minor · 124 BPM· 6:31Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Main Riff Development
Main Riff
Pre-verse 1
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Pre-verse 2
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Bridge
Solo
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Extended Chorus 3
Main Riff
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
90%5 tracks · 10,959 notes · E minor · 124 BPM· 6:32\8.3
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
90%4 tracks · 7,961 notes · D# minor · 125 BPM· 6:49Live
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
88%8 tracks · 16,135 notes · E minor · 128 BPM· 6:17ReImagined Version
Practice Play
Intro 1
Intro 2
Main Riff Development
Main Riff
Verse 1A
Verse 1B
Chorus 1
Main Riff
Verse 2A
Verse 2B
Chorus 2
Bridge A
Bridge B
Guitar Solo A
Guitar Solo B
Verse 3B
Chorus 3
Chorus 4
Outro 1
Outro 2
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Guitar 5
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 6:31

About this song

If Darkness Had a Son by Metallica is in E minor (estimated), around 125 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 6:31 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), 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

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BassAdvanced
4.33 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
7.44 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.64 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.67 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:31
Intro0:10Pre-verse 11:21Verse 11:36Chorus 11:59Pre-verse 22:19Verse 22:50Chorus 23:13Bridge3:33Solo3:48Verse 34:43Chorus 35:06Chorus 35:26Outro5:54

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5E2G4

E2 – G4 · 27 semitones (~2.3 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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