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Highway Song

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System of a Down

Steal This Album! (2002)alternative metalTop 5%3:10SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTuning: Drop CTempo: 149 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 5,685 notes · G minor · 150 BPM· 3:10Recommended
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Mallets
Piano
Drums
100%14 tracks · 5,077 notes · G major · 145 BPM· 3:15
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Distortion Guitar 1
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Distortion guitar 2
Electric guitar (muted)
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Electric bass (pick)
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Music box
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
97%7 tracks · 5,077 notes · G major · 145 BPM· 3:15The Highway Song
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Guitar
Guitar 2
Bass
Keyboard
Shaker
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
95%5 tracks · 3,978 notes · G minor · 150 BPM· 3:00
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Malakian Main
Malakian Fills
Tankian Keyboard
Odadjian
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 4,431 notes · G minor · 149 BPM· 3:10
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Distortion guitar
Electric bass (finger)
Electric guitar (clean)
Tinkle bell
Maracas
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 4,152 notes · C minor · 146 BPM· 3:14
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Daron Malakian
Daron 2!
Shavo Odadjian
Daron 3!
Shaker
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 5,484 notes · C major · 149 BPM· 3:16
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Daron Malakian (Distortion)
Shavo Odadjian (Bass)
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
Daron Malakian (Clean)
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 3,114 notes · G minor · 148 BPM· 3:41extendedThe Highway Song
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DARON 1
SHAVO
DARON 2
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 3,973 notes · G major · 150 BPM· 3:09
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Guitar
Bass
Maracas
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 3:10

About this song

Highway Song by System of a Down, around 149 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 3:10 (Electric grand piano, Celesta, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 9 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
4.21 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
9.26 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
5.06 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.73 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.25 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.91 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:10
Intro0:00Verse0:19Chorus0:45Verse0:58Chorus1:23Interlude1:49Bridge2:11Outro2:37

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5A♯2G♯4

A♯2 – G♯4 · 22 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

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