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Crime of the Century (1974)progressive rockTop 5%5:15SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 80 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 8,281 notes · E minor · 91 BPM· 5:15Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Bridge
Verse 2
Bridge
piano solo
sax solo
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 3
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Lead Vocals
Piano 1
Piano 2
Organ 1
Organ 2
Sax
Bass
Drums
100%9 tracks · 5,633 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 5:36
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Armonica/Vocals(Hogson/Davies)
Piano(Davies)
Sax/Wind Instruments(Helliwell)
Electric/Acoustic Guitar(Hogson)
Keyboards(Hogson)
Bass(Thompson)
Percussion(Bengerg)
Maracas
Drumkit
100%15 tracks · 7,356 notes · A minor · 80 BPM· 5:24
Practice Play
Electric piano 1
Fretless bass
Bright acoustic piano
Accordion
Harmonica 1
Brass section
Lead 4 (chiff)
Pad 3 (polysynth)
Marimba
Standard drum kit
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric guitar (clean)
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Harmonica 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 5:15

About this song

School by Supertramp is in E minor (estimated), around 80 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 5:15 (Acoustic grand piano, Electric piano 1, Percussive organ, Harmonica, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and a solo. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
10.54 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.59 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
0.24 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.3 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
3.14 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.08 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.2 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Bridge
Solo
Chorus

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:15
Intro0:00Verse 10:37Bridge0:58Verse 21:19Bridge1:45Solo2:54Solo3:40Chorus4:03Bridge4:23Verse 34:34

Vocal range

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C4C5C6C7E4E6

E4 – E6 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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