Cygnus X-1 Book I

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Key: C majorestTempo: 180 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%13 tracks · 13,781 notes · E minor · 180 BPM· 9:18Recommended
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Lead Vocals
Synth 1
Mallets 1
Mallets 2
Synth 2
Percussion
Drums
100%13 tracks · 13,471 notes · C major · 180 BPM· 9:09Cygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Lead Vocals
Synth 1
Mallets 1
Mallets 2
Synth 2
Percussion
Drums
100%13 tracks · 13,398 notes · C major · 180 BPM· 9:16
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Voice
Keys
Effects 1
Effects 2
Effects 3
Blocks
Drumkit
100%17 tracks · 13,116 notes · C major · 180 BPM· 9:18
Practice Play
Cygnus X-1 - RUSH Sec. by GianFranco Fiocco
Drums in
Guitar in
Slow
Fast
11/8
Keyboards in
Verse
Fast verse
Slower/muted
Guitar solo
Interlude
halfs
Over. Guitar L
Dist. Guitar
Over. Guitar R
Electric guitar (muted)
Clean L
Clean R/M
Guitar delay
Bass
Voice
Drums
Synth 1
Synth 2
Bells M
Bells L
Bells R
Fast sound
Blocks
92%5 tracks · 4,120 notes · C major · 198 BPM· 8:57The Voyage
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Synth
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
92%5 tracks · 3,343 notes · F# major · 120 BPM· 3:41partialCygnus X-1, Book I: The Voyage
Practice Play
Guitarra
Baixo
Teclado
Tambourine
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 9:18

About this song

Cygnus X-1 Book I by Rush is in C major (estimated), around 180 BPM, 4/4 time. This 13-track arrangement runs 9:18 (Tubular bells, Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), Pad 3 (polysynth), and Drums). 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
7.49 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.36 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.53 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.44 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.4 notes/sec

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About the key of C major

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