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Avoid the Light

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Reinventing the Steel (2000)groove metalTop 5%6:20SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 112 BPMestTime signature: 1/4

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100%8 tracks · 10,034 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 6:20Improved VersionRecommended
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Intro
Intro
Main Riff
Verse
Chorus
Main Riff
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Solo 1
Solo 2
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Synth
Drums
95%6 tracks · 6,505 notes · E major · 112 BPM· 6:01
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
94%9 tracks · 6,469 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 6:18
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Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 3
Acoustic guitar (steel) 4
Acoustic guitar (steel) 5
Acoustic guitar (steel) 6
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Standard drum kit
92%5 tracks · 6,259 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 6:01E Standard
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Intro A
Intro B
Main Riff
Verse 1
Chorus
Main Riff
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Solo 1
Solo 2
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
89%5 tracks · 6,227 notes · E minor · 112 BPM· 6:18
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Dime 1
Dime 2
Dime 3
Rex Brown
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 6:20

About this song

Avoid the Light by Pantera is in E minor (estimated), around 112 BPM, 1/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 6:20 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Pad 2 (warm), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced
6.64 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.18 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.48 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.31 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Chorus

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:20
Intro0:00Intro0:35Verse1:14Chorus1:49Verse 22:40Chorus3:14Bridge3:49Solo4:06Solo4:49Chorus5:06Outro5:42

About the key of E minor

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Avoid the Light appears on the soundtrack of Dracula 2000: Music From the Dimension Motion Picture.