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Raining Blood

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Reign in Blood (1986)thrash metalTop 5%3:52SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# minorTuning: Half-Step DownTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%11 tracks · 7,145 notes · D# minor · 240 BPM· 3:52Recommended
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Raining Blood
Main Riff
Gallop
Pre-verse
Verse
Bridge
Main Riff
Breakdown
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
FX 1
FX 2
Percussion
FX 3
Drums
100%7 tracks · 7,305 notes · D# minor · 240 BPM· 4:02
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Rain Intro
Intro
1st Bridge
Crazy Part
1st Verse
Interlude 1
2nd Bridge
Break
W/Riff A1
Interlude 2
W/Rhy. Fig. 3
Chorus
Pre-Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Lead Vocals
FX 1
FX 2
Drums
100%11 tracks · 7,087 notes · E minor · 240 BPM· 3:48E Standard
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End of Postmortem
Rain Intro
Main Riff
Pre-verse
Bridge
Bridge Verse
Break
Bridge Verse
Breakdown
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
FX 1
FX 2
Percussion
FX 3
Drums
100%7 tracks · 7,042 notes · D# minor · 240 BPM· 4:00
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Gtr. I
Gtr. II
Bass
Voice
Rain Effect I
Rain Effect II
Drumkit
100%12 tracks · 7,260 notes · D# minor · 240 BPM· 4:03
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Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Lead 6 (voice) 1
Lead 6 (voice) 2
Applause 1
Applause 2
Seashore
Standard drum kit
95%6 tracks · 6,593 notes · D major · 240 BPM· 3:52D Standard
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
FX 1
FX 2
95%6 tracks · 4,765 notes · D# major · 178 BPM· 2:48partial
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Jeff Hannemen - Guitar 1
Kerry King - Guitar 2
Tom Araya - Bass
Storm
Starting Distortion
Drumkit
94%7 tracks · 6,509 notes · D# minor · 240 BPM· 2:56partial
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Standard drum kit
92%6 tracks · 6,587 notes · D# major · 240 BPM· 3:32
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums 1
Drums 2
FX
92%6 tracks · 5,859 notes · D# major · 240 BPM· 3:53but the Drums are a Four-On-the-Floor Beat
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
FX 1
FX 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 3:52

About this song

Raining Blood by Slayer is in D# minor, 4/4 time. This 11-track arrangement runs 3:52 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), Reverse cymbal, Seashore, Applause, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 18 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
10.12 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.8 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
7.31 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.42 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.52 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:52
Pre-verse1:01Verse1:17Bridge1:35Breakdown2:07Pre-chorus2:18Chorus2:34Solo2:45Outro3:16Outro3:21

Vocal range

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

C4C5C6D4A♯4

D4 – A♯4 · 8 semitones (~0.7 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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