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Riders on the Storm

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The Doors

L.A. Woman (1971)psychedelic rockTop 5%6:53SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: 104 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 7,508 notes · E minor · 104 BPM· 6:53Recommended
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Verse 1
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Verse 2
Verse 3
Keyboard Solo
Interlude
Verse 3
Chorus
Second Guitar Solo
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass
FX 1
FX 2
FX 3
Piano
Drums
100%7 tracks · 6,996 notes · D major · 104 BPM· 6:37
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Verse 1
Chorus
Guitar solo
Verse 2
Chorus
Keyboard solo
Interlude
Verse 3
Chorus
Second Guitar Solo
Outro
Guitar
Piano 1
Piano 2
Lead Vocals
Bass
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%12 tracks · 5,453 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 7:34
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Bass Drum
Alternate Ride
Pedal Hi Hat
Snare and Toms
Crash Cymbal
Ride Cymbal 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Pad 1 (new age)
Electric piano 1
Electric guitar (jazz)
Seashore 1
Seashore 2
97%7 tracks · 4,151 notes · C major · 104 BPM· 4:53partial
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Seashore 1
Fretless bass
A.PIANO 1
Seashore 2
Seashore 3
Seashore 4
DRUMS
92%4 tracks · 2,435 notes · E minor · 115 BPM· 3:08partial
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Lead
Bass Line
Percussions
Vibraphone
92%5 tracks · 2,443 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 3:10partial
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Electric guitar (jazz)
Synth brass 1
Room drum kit
Vibraphone
SFX
68%1 tracks · 850 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 2:14partialSolo Guitar
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 6:53

About this song

Riders on the Storm by The Doors is in E minor (estimated), around 104 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 6:53 (Electric piano 1, Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), Seashore, Gunshot, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

PianoAdvanced
4.9 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.06 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.66 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
2.53 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.24 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.45 notes/sec

Song structure

The shape of the recording — tap a section to jump the player there.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:006:53
Verse 10:42Chorus1:18Solo1:37Verse 22:09Verse 32:28Solo2:37Interlude4:28Verse 34:37Chorus5:14Solo5:23Outro6:09

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5D3B3

D3 – B3 · 9 semitones (~0.8 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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Riders on the Storm appears on the soundtrack of The Basketball Diaries: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, The Doors: Music From The Original Motion Picture, When You’re Strange: Songs From the Motion Picture.