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Swing Life Away

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Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)melodic hardcoreTop 5%3:16SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# minorTuning: Half-Step DownTempo: 175 BPMestTime signature: 3/4

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100%7 tracks · 7,059 notes · F# major · 151 BPM· 3:16Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
97%8 tracks · 5,012 notes · C# major · 175 BPM· 3:22
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Lead 1 (square) 1
Lead 1 (square) 2
Lead 1 (square) 3
Lead 1 (square) 4
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
94%8 tracks · 4,524 notes · F# major · 175 BPM· 3:22
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Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 3
Acoustic guitar (steel) 4
Acoustic guitar (steel) 5
Acoustic guitar (steel) 6
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
92%6 tracks · 5,012 notes · F# major · 175 BPM· 3:21
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backing vocals
lead vocals
solo
guitar
bass
Drumkit
89%6 tracks · 4,503 notes · F# major · 175 BPM· 3:21
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backing vocals
lead vocals
solo
guitar
bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:16

About this song

Swing Life Away by Rise Against is in D# minor, around 175 BPM, 3/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:16 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
16.07 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.68 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
0.66 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.68 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.72 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:16
Intro0:00Verse0:17Chorus0:50Verse1:07Chorus1:38Bridge1:60Verse2:21Chorus2:37Outro2:54

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5C♯3D♯4

C♯3 – D♯4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)

About the key of D# minor

D# minor is the 14th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯m, G♯m, and A♯m.

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