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South of Heaven

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South of Heaven (1988)thrash metalTop 5%5:16SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# minorTuning: Half-Step DownTempo: 54 BPMest

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100%7 tracks · 6,680 notes · D# minor · 54 BPM· 5:16Recommended
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Verse 1
Riff A & B
Pre-verse
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Riff A & B
Pre-verse
Verse 3
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo 1 - Kerry
Verse 4
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo 2 - Jeff
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
97%7 tracks · 6,818 notes · D# minor · 54 BPM· 4:46
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Gtr. I Rhytm
Gtr. II Rhytm
Bass
Gtr. III
Harmonics&Voice
Just One More Harm
Drumkit
97%13 tracks · 6,826 notes · D# major · 54 BPM· 5:23
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Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Overdriven guitar 5
Overdriven guitar 6
Lead 6 (voice) 1
Lead 6 (voice) 2
Overdriven guitar 7
Overdriven guitar 8
Standard drum kit
94%7 tracks · 5,960 notes · D# minor · 108 BPM· 4:41
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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
89%6 tracks · 3,923 notes · D# minor · 138 BPM· 4:43
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Kerry2
Tom
Kerry clean
Jeff clean
Kerry
Jeff
86%5 tracks · 3,205 notes · D# minor · 60 BPM· 4:31
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Guitar 1
Solo's and fill's
Rhy. Fill's
Little Fill's
Bass
86%6 tracks · 3,418 notes · D# minor · 55 BPM· 4:46edit live
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
78%3 tracks · 3,408 notes · D# minor · 55 BPM· 4:42edit live
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Jeff Hanneman
Kerry King
Tom Araya

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 5:16

About this song

South of Heaven by Slayer is in D# minor, around 54 BPM. This 7-track arrangement runs 5:16 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
4.66 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.8 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.53 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.98 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:16
Verse 10:53Pre-verse1:26Verse 21:42Pre-chorus1:56Pre-verse2:19Verse 32:26Pre-chorus2:41Chorus2:47Solo3:01Verse 43:22Pre-chorus3:36Chorus3:43Solo3:57Outro4:19

Vocal range

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

C4C5C6C4D♯5

C4 – D♯5 · 15 semitones (~1.3 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.

Browse all songs in D# minor Build a chord progression in this key

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