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I Want My Tears Back

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Imaginaerum (2011)symphonic metalTop 5%5:06SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidalBandcamp
Key: E minorestTuning: D TuningTempo: 140 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 11,226 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 5:06Recommended
Practice Play
Tab by MrMadiso
Vers I
Chorus
Vers II
Chorus II
Folk
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Strings 1
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano
Strings 2
Synth
Drums
100%11 tracks · 11,146 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 5:06
Practice Play
Tab by Carloso
Vers I
Chorus
Vers II
Chorus II
Folk
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
World
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano
Strings
Synth
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%11 tracks · 11,139 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 5:06Wacken 2013
Practice Play
Vers I
Chorus
Vers II
Chorus II
Folk
Bass
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
World
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Piano
Strings
Synth
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%10 tracks · 11,071 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 5:06
Practice Play
Anette (voice)
Marco (voice)
Bagpipes
Emppu (Lead)
Emppu (Rhytm)
Marco
Thoumas (leads)
Thoumas (pads)
Hand Clap
Drumkit
100%16 tracks · 11,081 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 5:06
Practice Play
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bagpipe 1
Bagpipe 2
Distortion guitar
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
Bright Acoustic Piano 1
Bright acoustic piano 2
Pad 4 (choir) 1
Pad 4 (choir) 2
Standard drum kit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 5:06

About this song

I Want My Tears Back by Nightwish is in E minor (estimated), around 140 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 5:06 (Bright acoustic piano, Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Viola, String ensemble 1, and Drums). 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
4.34 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
9.32 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.94 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.89 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
1.13 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.58 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.9 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Chorus

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:06
Chorus1:09Chorus2:17Chorus4:24

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6A3D5

A3 – D5 · 17 semitones (~1.4 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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