Hold Your Fire cover

Prime Mover

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Hold Your Fire (1987)progressive rockHigh5:11SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTuning: StandardTempo: 130 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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97%7 tracks · 5,772 notes · D major · 130 BPM· 5:11Recommended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Synth 1
Synth 2
Synth 3
97%7 tracks · 5,859 notes · D major · 130 BPM· 5:11TJH3113
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Synth 1
Synth 2
Synth 3
97%15 tracks · 6,241 notes · D major · 130 BPM· 5:18
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Prime Mover - by RUSH
Sec. by GianFranco Fiocco
Chorus 1
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus 2
Bridge
Verse 5
Verse 6
Chorus 3 (high pitch notes)
Outro
CODA
Guitar 1 Dist
Guitar 2 Clean
Guitar 2 (Bends)
Mute Guitar
Harmonics
Bass
Drums
Extra Perc
Synth Pad
Choir
Fill Keyboard
Melody Keyboard
Voice
Timpani
High panned synth

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 5:11

About this song

Prime Mover by Rush is in D major (estimated), around 130 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 5:11 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 2 (sawtooth), Lead 6 (voice), Pad 1 (new age), and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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BassIntermediate
2.62 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.49 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.38 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.11 notes/sec

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