Mother’s Milk cover

Taste the Pain

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Mother’s Milk (1989)alternative rockTop 5%4:24SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%12 tracks · 6,761 notes · E minor · 106 BPM· 4:24Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Pre
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Breakdown
Trumpet Solo
Bridge
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Guitar Solo
Outro Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Strings
Synth
Bass
Brass 1
Brass 2
Drums 1
Drums 2
97%8 tracks · 4,535 notes · E minor · 96 BPM· 3:56
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Slap Bass 1 1
Slap bass 1 2
Standard drum kit
Trumpet
95%6 tracks · 683 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 0:41partial
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Guitar
Bass
Cello
Fluts
Tambourine
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 4,528 notes · G major · 96 BPM· 3:56
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John 1
John 2
Flea 1
Flea 2
Drumkit
86%6 tracks · 2,709 notes · G major · 106 BPM· 4:08
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
78%3 tracks · 2,702 notes · G major · 106 BPM· 4:08
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —12 tracks · 4:24

About this song

Taste the Pain by Red Hot Chili Peppers, 4/4 time. This 12-track arrangement runs 4:24 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Slap bass 1, Cello, Choir aahs, Trumpet, 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
7.92 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.59 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.36 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.22 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.82 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.65 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:24
Intro0:00Verse 10:09Chorus 10:45Verse 21:08Chorus 21:44Breakdown2:02Solo2:15Bridge2:33Verse 32:42Chorus 33:05Solo3:23Chorus3:32Outro3:50

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5A2G4

A2 – G4 · 22 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

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Taste the Pain appears on the soundtrack of Say Anything… The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.