Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness cover

Bullet With Butterfly Wings

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The Smashing Pumpkins

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)alternative rockTop 5%4:21SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTempo: 120 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 7,824 notes · A# minor · 120 BPM· 4:21Recommended
Practice Play
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Break
Middle Eight
Interlude
Chorus 3
Bridge
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
97%9 tracks · 8,457 notes · A# minor · 120 BPM· 4:25
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Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 5
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
97%8 tracks · 6,208 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 4:26
Practice Play
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Distortion guitar
Electric bass (pick)
Drums
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Power drum kit
95%6 tracks · 8,293 notes · A# minor · 120 BPM· 4:19
Practice Play
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Break
Middle Eight
Interlude
Chorus 3
Bridge
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
95%6 tracks · 4,324 notes · D# minor · 124 BPM· 2:26partial
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Billy Corgan (clean)
James Iha (clean)
Billy Corgan (disto)
James Iha (disto)
D'arcy Wretskzy
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 6,985 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 4:31E Standard
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The World is a Vampire
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge 1/2
Bridge 2/2
Interlude
Chorus
Outro 1/2
Outro 2/2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
92%6 tracks · 8,483 notes · A# minor · 120 BPM· 4:25
Practice Play
Billy Corgan (Ovd Guitar)
James Iha (Ovd Guitar)
Guitare 3
Echo
Bass
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 6,292 notes · D# minor · 124 BPM· 4:24
Practice Play
Billy Corgan
James Iha
D'arcy Wretskzy
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 4,743 notes · D# minor · 120 BPM· 4:30
Practice Play
Billy Corgan
James Iha
D´arcy Wretzky
Drumkit
89%6 tracks · 6,302 notes · D# minor · 124 BPM· 4:24
Practice Play
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Electric guitar (clean) 3
Electric guitar (clean) 4
Electric bass (pick)
Standard drum kit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 4:21

About this song

Bullet With Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins, around 120 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 4:21 (Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 11 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
5.96 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.54 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.31 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:21
Verse 10:04Pre-chorus 10:32Chorus 10:52Verse 21:20Pre-chorus 21:48Chorus 22:07Interlude3:08Chorus 33:31Bridge3:46Outro4:01

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