Master of Puppets cover

Orion

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Metallica

Master of Puppets (1986)thrash metalTop 5%8:25SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: 128 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 10,030 notes · E major · 128 BPM· 8:25Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Guitar Entrance
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Verse Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo I
Post-Solo
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo II
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo III
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass 1
Bass 2
Bass 3
Synth
Drums
100%10 tracks · 10,054 notes · D major · 128 BPM· 8:25Standard D
Practice Play
Intro
Guitar Entrance
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Verse Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo I
Post-Solo
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo II
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo III
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass 1
Bass 2
Bass 3
Synth
Drums
100%11 tracks · 9,957 notes · E major · 128 BPM· 8:25..
Practice Play
Intro
Guitars Go
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Verse Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo I
Post-Solo
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo II
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo III
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass 1
Bass 2
Synth
Drums
100%11 tracks · 9,753 notes · E major · 130 BPM· 8:20bass distrotion
Practice Play
Intro
Guitars Go
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo 1
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo 2
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo 3
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Bass 1
Bass 2
Guitar 7
Drums
Bass 3
100%10 tracks · 10,407 notes · E major · 130 BPM· 8:21Personal Cover
Practice Play
Intro
Guitars Go
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo 1
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo 2
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo 3
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 1
Bass 2
Bass 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Drums
Bass 4
100%12 tracks · 10,419 notes · B minor · 128 BPM· 8:24Drop A
Practice Play
Guitars Go
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo 1
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo 2
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo 3
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass 1
Bass 2
Bass 3
Bass 4
Drums
100%11 tracks · 9,935 notes · E major · 128 BPM· 8:24My Version Of Tabs
Practice Play
Intro
Guitars Go
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo I
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo II
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo III
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 1
Bass 2
Guitar 4
Bass 3
Guitar 5
Bass 4
Synth
Drums
100%17 tracks · 15,138 notes · E major · 130 BPM· 8:20
Practice Play
Standard drum kit
Acoustic bass
Drawbar organ
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Electric bass (pick) 3
Electric bass (pick) 4
Electric bass (pick) 5
Electric bass (pick) 6
100%15 tracks · 9,841 notes · E major · 300 BPM· 7:53
Practice Play
Distortion Guitar 1
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Lead 1 (square)
Electric bass (pick)
Distortion guitar 2
Harmonica
Distortion guitar 3
Pad 4 (choir)
Overdriven guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Drums
Snare
High hat
Cymbal
97%11 tracks · 11,985 notes · E major · 130 BPM· 8:20With Guitar Play-Along
Practice Play
Intro
Guitars Go
Bass Lead
Chorus Riff
Pre-Solo
Guitar Solo 1
Interlude Bass Break
Interlude Harmony
Interlude Melody
Guitar Solo 2
Bass Solo
Bridge
Guitar Solo 3
Outro
Outro Double Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass 1
Bass 2
Bass 3
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 8:25

About this song

Orion by Metallica is in E minor, around 128 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 8:25 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Pad 3 (polysynth), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 49 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
4.25 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
4.15 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.09 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.17 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Solo
Interlude
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:25
Intro0:00Chorus2:15Verse2:45Solo3:00Solo3:15Solo3:47Interlude4:01Interlude4:19Interlude5:44Solo6:21Solo6:40Bridge6:58Solo7:05Outro7:35Outro7:50

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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