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Lateralus

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Lateralus (2001)progressive metalTop 5%9:16SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: D minorTuning: Drop DTempo: varies

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100%7 tracks · 9,343 notes · D minor · 86 BPM· 9:16Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Chorus
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus Solo
Post-chorus
Bridge
Solo
Outro Verse
Spiral out.... keep going
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
Synth
100%8 tracks · 9,044 notes · D minor · 85 BPM· 9:14
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Intro
1st Chorus
1st Verse
Verse-Interlude
2nd Verse
Pre-chorus
2nd Chorus
3rd Verse
4th Verse
5th Verse
Pre-chorus
3rd Chorus
Intro-Reprise
Intro-Reprise Verse
2nd Guitar Solo
Breakdown
2nd Climax
Outro Verse
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Bass 1
Drums
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 2
Synth
100%7 tracks · 8,914 notes · C minor · 84 BPM· 9:18Drop C
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Intro
1st Chorus
Verse
2nd Verse
Pre-chorus
2nd Chorus
3rd Verse
5th Verse
Pre-chorus
3rd Chorus
Post-Chorus Solo
Post-chorus
Breakdown
Solo
Bridge
2nd Climax
Outro Verse
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Bass
Drums
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Synth
100%7 tracks · 8,909 notes · B minor · 84 BPM· 9:18Drop B
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Intro
Chorus
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus Solo
Post-chorus
Bridge
Solo
Outro Verse
Spiral out.... keep going
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Guitar 3
Drums
Synth
100%7 tracks · 8,909 notes · C minor · 84 BPM· 9:18Drop C
Practice Play
Intro
Chorus
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-Chorus Solo
Post-chorus
Bridge
Solo
Outro Verse
Spiral out.... keep going
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Guitar 3
Drums
Synth
100%8 tracks · 11,872 notes · D minor · 85 BPM· 8:46
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Adam Jones
Justin Chancellor
Just ignore this track 1
Just ignore this track 2
Triangle 1
Triangle 2
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
100%10 tracks · 9,496 notes · D minor · 85 BPM· 9:05
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Vocal
Guitar, clean w/ delay
Guitar, distortion
Guitar, distortion w/ wah and whammy
Bass w/ whammy
Keyboard (outro)
[guitar delay and whammy effect]
[bass whammy effect]
Triangle
Drumkit
100%10 tracks · 12,062 notes · D minor · 85 BPM· 8:59
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Standard Drum Kit 1
Guitar Harmonics 1
Guitar harmonics 2
Fretless Bass 1
Fretless bass 2
Standard drum kit 2
94%7 tracks · 8,929 notes · D minor · 120 BPM· 8:57
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Slap Bass 2 1
Slap bass 2 2
Standard drum kit
92%4 tracks · 8,712 notes · D minor · 112 BPM· 9:10
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Adam Jones [acoustic]
Adam Jones
Justin Chancellor
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 9:16

About this song

Lateralus by Tool is in D minor. This 7-track arrangement runs 9:16 (Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 2 (sawtooth), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 16 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.07 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
4.65 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.35 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.01 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.9 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Verse
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:16
Intro0:00Chorus1:11Verse 11:36Pre-chorus2:17Chorus2:32Verse 22:57Pre-chorus3:38Chorus3:52Post-chorus4:09Post-chorus4:41Bridge4:50Solo6:42Verse7:20Outro8:40

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5D3A4

D3 – A4 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of D minor

D minor is the 3rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Dm, Gm, and Am.

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