Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow cover

Gates Of Babylon

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Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow (1975)hard rockTop 5%6:57SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 120 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 8,848 notes · E major · 120 BPM· 6:57Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Band Enters
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Guitar Solo
Guitar Solo
Guitar Solo
Post Solo
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 1
Bass 2
Synth 1
Strings 1
Synth 2
Strings 2
Drums
100%7 tracks · 6,306 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 6:56
Practice Play
Reed organ
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
Violin
Choir aahs
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
95%6 tracks · 6,298 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 6:56
Practice Play
Organ
Bob Daisley
Violin
Dio
Ritchie Blackmore
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 6:57

About this song

Gates Of Babylon by Rainbow is in E minor (estimated), around 120 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 6:57 (Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Violin, String ensemble 2, Lead 1 (square), Lead 2 (sawtooth), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
6.29 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.49 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.77 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.45 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.77 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:006:57
Intro0:00Verse 11:00Chorus 11:30Verse 22:15Chorus 22:30Solo2:59Solo3:48Solo4:18Solo4:48Verse 35:07Chorus 35:37Outro6:06

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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