In Absentia cover

Blackest Eyes

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Porcupine Tree

In Absentia (2002)progressive rockTop 5%4:25SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F majorTuning: Drop DTempo: 96 BPMest

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100%11 tracks · 7,317 notes · D major · 94 BPM· 4:25Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Distortion Riff
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Distortion Riff
Breakdown
Keyboard Interlude
Bridge
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Lead Vocals
Piano
Guitar 4
Backing Vocals
Organ
Strings
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 5,654 notes · A major · 96 BPM· 4:21
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Clean Gtr
Clean Gtr 2
Lead Gtr
Acoustic Gtr
Rhythm Gtr
Keyboards
Bass Gtr
Drumkit
100%14 tracks · 6,948 notes · D major · 96 BPM· 4:22
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Intro
Distortion Riff
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Distortion Riff
Keyboard Break
Outro
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Electric guitar (clean)
Dulcimer
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Pad 2 (warm)
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
Power drum kit
Soprano Sax 1
Soprano sax 2
81%3 tracks · 2,828 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 3:13partial
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Distorted Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Keyboard
78%3 tracks · 3,292 notes · D major · 92 BPM· 4:20Acoustic
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Intro
Distortion Riff
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Distortion Riff
Breakdown
Keyboard Interlude
Bridge
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
78%2 tracks · 2,120 notes · D minor · 97 BPM· 3:57
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bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 4:25

About this song

Blackest Eyes by Porcupine Tree is in F major, around 96 BPM. This 11-track arrangement runs 4:25 (Acoustic grand piano, Drawbar organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
7.77 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.3 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.34 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.43 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.67 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.16 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.1 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:25
Intro0:00Verse 10:53Chorus 11:34Verse 22:04Chorus 22:25Breakdown2:56Interlude3:15Bridge3:33Outro3:53

Vocal range

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C3C4C5E3E4

E3 – E4 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of F major

F major is the 15th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F, A♯, and C.

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