Stupid Dream cover

A Smart Kid

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Porcupine Tree

Stupid Dream (1999)progressive rockHigh4:58SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTuning: StandardTempo: 105 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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92%9 tracks · 3,242 notes · E minor · 105 BPM· 4:58Recommended
Practice Play
Keyboard Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Break with wierd breathing n
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Fade out starts
Strings 1
Strings 2
Brass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Lead Vocals
Bass
Drums
92%16 tracks · 3,903 notes · A minor · 103 BPM· 5:33
Practice Play
Stranded here
Chorus1
A spaceship
Bridge
Chorus2
Solo
Overdriven guitar
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Pad 1 (new age)
Electric piano 1
Piano
String ensemble 1
Drawbar organ
Electric bass (finger)
Drum
Electric guitar (clean)
Oboe
Electric guitar (jazz)
Pad 4 (choir)
Seashore
Helicopter

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 4:58

About this song

A Smart Kid by Porcupine Tree, around 105 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 4:58 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), String ensemble 1, String ensemble 2, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
5.11 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.19 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.41 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.22 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
2.25 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.36 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:004:58
Intro0:00Verse 11:06Chorus1:51Verse 22:30Chorus3:54Solo4:29

Vocal range

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C4C5C6E4E5

E4 – E5 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

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