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The Boy Who Could Fly

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Pierce the Veil

Selfish Machines (2010)post-hardcoreTop 5%5:03SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 7,600 notes · E minor · 210 BPM· 5:03Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Prechorus
Chorus
Interlude/Solo
Verse 2
Prechorus
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Organ
Piano
Choir
Drums
97%9 tracks · 9,727 notes · E minor · 115 BPM· 5:09Drop C#
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The Boy Who Could Fly - Intr
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Interlude/Solo
Verse 2
Bridge 1
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass
Drums
89%4 tracks · 4,596 notes · E minor · 115 BPM· 5:06remastered
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Guitar 3
89%5 tracks · 7,340 notes · E minor · 195 BPM· 5:09
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Gitarre 1
Gitarre 2
Gitarre 3
Bass
Drumkit
68%1 tracks · 2,100 notes · B minor · 195 BPM· 5:16singular guitar
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 5:03

About this song

The Boy Who Could Fly by Pierce the Veil is in E minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 5:03 (Electric piano 1, Rock organ, Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Voice oohs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.25 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.98 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.38 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.16 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.03 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.02 notes/sec

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Verse
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Interlude
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:03
Intro0:00Verse 10:02Pre-chorus0:21Chorus0:39Solo0:57Verse 21:06Pre-chorus1:25Chorus1:43Interlude2:06Bridge2:24Interlude3:01Bridge3:19Interlude3:35Chorus3:40Chorus3:58Outro4:16

About the key of E minor

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