Counterparts cover

Animate

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Counterparts (1993)progressive rockTop 5%6:02SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 9,393 notes · A minor · 116 BPM· 6:02Recommended
Practice Play
Intro 1 - Count In
Intro 2 - Drums
Intro 3 - Band Enters
Chorus 1
Verse 1
Chorus 2
Verse 2
Chorus 3
Bridge
Verse 3
Guitar Solo
Verse 5
Chorus 4
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Synth
Strings
Drums
100%9 tracks · 9,564 notes · A minor · 122 BPM· 5:49
Practice Play
Bass
Guitar I
Synth I
Synth II
Chorus Vocals
Verse Vocals
Guitar II
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%12 tracks · 9,564 notes · A minor · 122 BPM· 5:49
Practice Play
Drums
Bass
Guitar 1
da-da- Synth
Synth
Chorus Vocals
Verse Vocals
Interlude Gtr 1
Interlude Gtr 2
Interlude Enh 1
Interlude Enh 2
Muted Guitar
100%15 tracks · 712 notes · C major · 245 BPM· 0:34partialRush Animate
Practice Play
Acoustic grand piano
Electric Piano 1 1
Electric piano 1 2
Harpsichord
Clavinet
Celesta
Music box
Electric Grand Piano 1
Electric grand piano 2
Electric grand piano 3
Honky-tonk Piano 1
Honky-tonk piano 2
Honky-tonk piano 3
Honky-tonk piano 4
Electric Piano 2
100%9 tracks · 3,558 notes · E major · 90 BPM· 4:51partialRush Animate
Practice Play
FANTASIA
A.PIANO 2
STEEL GTR 1
STEEL GTR 2
SYN BASS 1
STRINGS
DISTORTION
BRIGHTNESS
DRUMS

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 6:02

About this song

Animate by Rush is in A minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 6:02 (Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), String ensemble 1, Lead 6 (voice), Pad 3 (polysynth), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, 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.

BassAdvanced
6.89 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
7.13 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.34 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.94 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
3.91 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.76 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:02
Intro0:00Intro0:04Intro0:08Chorus 10:25Verse 10:56Chorus 21:35Verse 22:06Chorus 32:46Bridge3:19Verse 33:35Solo4:00Verse 54:17Chorus 44:42Outro5:44

Vocal range

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

C4C5C6C4A5

C4 – A5 · 21 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of A minor

A minor is the 2nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Am, Dm, and Em.

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