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Aerials

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System of a Down

Toxicity (2001)alternative metalTop 5%3:56SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C minorTuning: Drop CTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 5,287 notes · C minor · 74 BPM· 3:56Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Turn
Instrumental
Chorus 2
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
World
Strings
Synth
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 4,136 notes · C major · 74 BPM· 3:58ВЫП
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Turn
Instrumental 2
Chorus 2
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Strings
Synth
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 4,268 notes · C minor · 203 BPM· 3:525 str. bass
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Turn
Instrumental 2
Chorus 2
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Strings
Synth
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 4,353 notes · C minor · 203 BPM· 3:53A Bass
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Turn
Instrumental 2
Chorus 2
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Strings
Synth
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 5,260 notes · C minor · 74 BPM· 3:56but all Guitar is Bass
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Turn
Instrumental
Chorus 2
Lead Vocals
Bass 1
Guitar
Bass 2
Strings
Synth
Bass 3
Drums
100%8 tracks · 5,309 notes · C# minor · 74 BPM· 3:56Drop C#
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Intro
Verse 1
Instrumental
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Turn
Instrumental
Chorus 2
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
World
Strings
Synth
Drums
100%7 tracks · 4,350 notes · C minor · 122 BPM· 5:07extendedin the style of Deftones
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings
Synth
Drums
100%9 tracks · 3,823 notes · C minor · 164 BPM· 3:42
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Viola
Daron 1
Daron 2
Shavo
Serj
Daron 3
Daron 4
Triangle
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 2,535 notes · C minor · 160 BPM· 2:46partial
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Synth strings 1
Electric guitar (clean)
Distortion guitar
String ensemble 1
Tremolo strings
Contrabass
Cello
Slap Bass 2
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 6,443 notes · C minor · 80 BPM· 3:58
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Daron Malakian
Shavo Odadjian
Daron Guitar 2
Serj Guitar
Daron
Serj
Shavo Overdub
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 3:56

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Guitar · measures 5–18

About this song

Aerials by System of a Down is in C minor, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 3:56 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Cello, Lead 6 (voice), Pad 5 (bowed), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, an interlude, and an outro. 35 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
6.36 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.11 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.82 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.99 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.57 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
2.15 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:56
Intro0:13Verse 10:37Instrumental1:19Chorus 11:31Verse 21:43Instrumental2:31Chorus 22:43Chorus 33:06Outro3:30

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C3G♯4

C3 – G♯4 · 20 semitones (~1.7 octaves)

About the key of C minor

C minor is the 8th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Cm, Fm, and Gm.

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