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The Bitter End

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Sleeping With Ghosts (2003)alternative rockTop 5%3:07SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# minorTuning: StandardTempo: 185 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 6,368 notes · D# minor · 186 BPM· 3:07Recommended
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Break
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Synth
Drums
95%5 tracks · 6,035 notes · B major · 185 BPM· 3:07
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Brian Molko
Stefan Oldsal
Bill Lloyd
Xavier
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 5,167 notes · D# minor · 185 BPM· 3:07
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Guitar
Bass
Vocal
Congas
Shaker
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 6,919 notes · D# minor · 188 BPM· 3:05
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Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Piano
Guitar 3
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 5,987 notes · B major · 185 BPM· 3:07
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guitare1
guitare2
basse
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:07

About this song

The Bitter End by Placebo is in D# minor, around 185 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:07 (Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 4 (chiff), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassAdvanced
5.13 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
7.56 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
10.57 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.42 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.34 notes/sec

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Verse
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:07
Intro0:00Verse0:10Chorus0:52Verse1:12Pre-chorus2:04Chorus2:14Outro2:35

Vocal range

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C3C4C5D♯3G♯4

D♯3 – G♯4 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of D# minor

D# minor is the 14th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯m, G♯m, and A♯m.

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The Bitter End appears on the soundtrack of Teachers 3: A New Term.