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The Thin Ice

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Pink Floyd

The Wall (1979)progressive rockTop 5%2:33SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: A minorestTuning: StandardTempo: varies

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100%11 tracks · 1,322 notes · A minor · 97 BPM· 2:33Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Solo
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Synth 1
Synth 2
Organ
Piano 1
Piano 2
Drums
100%9 tracks · 1,500 notes · A minor · 65 BPM· 2:50Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Solo
Outro
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Drums
Piano 1
Piano 2
Organ 1
Organ 2
Choir
100%8 tracks · 1,436 notes · A minor · 65 BPM· 2:46The Wall Live 1980–81 "Is There Anybody Out There?" Version 2
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Solo
Segue to Another Brick in th
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Drums
Piano 1
Piano 2
Organ
Choir
100%12 tracks · 1,275 notes · C major · 66 BPM· 2:29
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Voice
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Acoustic Piano 1
Acoustic Piano 2
Acoustic Piano 3
Organ 1
Organ 2
Synth 1
Synth 2
Electric Bass
Drumkit
100%10 tracks · 852 notes · C major · 73 BPM· 2:34
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Thin Ice, Pink Floyd, The Wall
Pad 8 (sweep)
Rick -- plays the Piano
and the organ !
Dave -- plays the strings
Roger -- on the Bass
also tries to sing
the oohs
Nick's -- doing the drums
and other effects
Standard drum kit
95%6 tracks · 1,887 notes · A minor · 132 BPM· 3:39extendedCover
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Sax 1
Sax 2
Drums
78%3 tracks · 349 notes · A minor · 55 BPM· 1:54partial
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Acoustic Guitar
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 2:33

About this song

The Thin Ice by Pink Floyd is in A minor (estimated). This 11-track arrangement runs 2:33 (Acoustic grand piano, Rock organ, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), Pad 8 (sweep), and Drums), with an intro, 2 verses, a solo, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarIntermediate
0.45 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
3.09 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.75 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
0.86 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.69 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.5 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.52 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:33
Intro0:00Verse 10:07Verse 21:03Solo1:46Outro2:26

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5A2G4

A2 – G4 · 22 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of A minor

A minor is the 2nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Am, Dm, and Em.

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The Thin Ice appears on the soundtrack of The Wall, Film Soundtrack + Extras: Sequenced & Expanded By Eywood, The Wall: The Film Soundtrack.