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High Water

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Hold Your Fire (1987)progressive rockModerate5:19SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 124 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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86%10 tracks · 6,116 notes · E minor · 124 BPM· 5:19Recommended
Practice Play
Lead Vocals
Bass
Winds
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Strings
Choir
Drums
86%16 tracks · 5,150 notes · A minor · 124 BPM· 5:17
Practice Play
Vocal
Bass
Keyboard I
Guitar I
Guitar II
Clean Guitar
Clean Guitar II
Keys II
Keyboard III
Tambourine
Bongos
Congas
Timbale
Claves
Woodblock
Drumkit
85%25 tracks · 6,316 notes · A minor · 124 BPM· 5:19
Practice Play
Bass Drum
Snare
Hi Hat
Toms
Cymbals
Misc. Percussion
Electric bass (finger)
Pan flute
Overdriven guitar
Distortion guitar
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Guitar harmonics
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
String ensemble 1
Synth Choir 1
Synth choir 2
Electric Guitar (muted) 1
Electric guitar (muted) 2
Synth strings 1
Orchestral harp
English horn
Pizzicato strings

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 5:19

About this song

High Water by Rush is in A minor (estimated), around 124 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 5:19 (Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Synth strings 1, Choir aahs, Pan flute, and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
8.36 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.71 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.66 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.98 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.84 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
1.94 notes/sec

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6C♯3E5

C♯3 – E5 · 27 semitones (~2.3 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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