Who Wants to Live Forever

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Queen

A Kind of Magic (1986)rockTop 5%5:11Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: E minorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%13 tracks · 2,273 notes · E minor · 71 BPM· 5:11Recommended

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Intro

Verse

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Post-chorus

Solo

Bridge

Chorus

Outro

Fade out

Backing Vocals

Lead Vocals

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Strings 1

Brass

Percussion

Strings 2

Strings 3

Synth

Drums 1

Drums 2

100%11 tracks · 2,307 notes · D minor · 55 BPM· 3:45partial? (Live At Budapest, 1986

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Lead Vocals

Backing Vocals 1

Backing Vocals 2

Guitar

Bass

Strings 1

Strings 2

Strings 3

Strings 4

Strings 5

Drums

100%12 tracks · 2,031 notes · E minor · 67 BPM· 5:00

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Strings 1

Strings 2

Electric Guitar 1

Electric Guitar 2

Electric Guitar 3

Trombone

French horn

Trumpet

Synth strings 1

Synth Strings 2

Drumkit 1

Drumkit 2

100%19 tracks · 2,642 notes · E minor · 72 BPM· 5:07

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Lead Vocals

Backing Vocals

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Organ R.H

Organ L.H

Keyboard

Woodwind

French Horns

Trumpet

Trombone

Strings 1

Strings 2

Strings 3

Strings 4

Woodblock

Drumkit 1

Drumkit 2

100%14 tracks · 2,295 notes · E minor · 64 BPM· 4:58

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Keyboard 1_1

keyboard 1_2

Keyboard 2

Horns

Trumpets

Trombones

String 1_1

String 1_2

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Woodblock

Drumkit 1

Drumkit 2

100%14 tracks · 2,447 notes · E minor · 50 BPM· 5:17

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Percussive Organ 1

Percussive organ 2

String Ensemble 2 1

Flute 1

String ensemble 2 2

French horn

Trombone

Trumpet

Distortion Guitar 1

Power drum kit

Overdriven guitar

Distortion guitar 2

Flute 2

Taiko drum

95%6 tracks · 311 notes · E minor · 71 BPM· 0:34partial

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Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Synth Strings

String Ensemble

Drumkit

81%3 tracks · 504 notes · D major · 145 BPM· 3:53partial2

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Guitar

Bass

Drums

78%3 tracks · 838 notes · E minor · 140 BPM· 3:10partial2

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За партию форте

пиано ручаюсь!

За фон - нет :-\

75%2 tracks · 674 notes · G major · 185 BPM· 3:11partialAcoustic Version

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Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1

Acoustic guitar (steel) 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 5:11

About this song

Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen is in E minor, 4/4 time. This 13-track arrangement runs 5:11 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Tremolo strings, Orchestral harp, String ensemble 1, Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 14 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarIntermediate

0.28 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

1.54 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

2.08 notes/sec

DrumsBeginner

1.93 notes/sec

VocalsBeginner

0.58 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

Roman numerals (transposable to any key) over the actual chords. Play a section, or hover any chord for its piano & guitar shape and a play button.

Intro

Verse

Chorus

Solo

Bridge

Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:11

Intro0:00 Verse0:10 Chorus0:37 Verse 20:57 Chorus1:25 Post-chorus1:41 Solo2:08 Bridge2:35 Chorus3:13 Outro3:40

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

E3 – D5 · 22 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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