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Parabola

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Lateralus (2001)progressive metalTop 5%5:59SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: E minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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97%5 tracks · 5,539 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 5:59Recommended
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Intro
Verse I
Bridge I
Chorus I
All this pain is an illusion
Alive
Bridge Solo
Chorus II
All this pain is an illusion
Bass Interlude
Soft Verse
Alive and Breathing
Interlude I
Bass Break
Interlude II
Outro Chorus
Outro I
Outro II
Brass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
97%6 tracks · 5,614 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 8:44extended
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Adam Jones - Distortion Guitar
Adam Jones - Clean Guitar
Justin Chancellor - Bass
Danny Carey - Drums
Synthesizer 1
Synthesizer 2
94%4 tracks · 6,061 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 6:00DADG Tuning
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Intro
Verse I
Bridge I
Chorus I
All this pain is an illusion
Alive
Bridge Solo
Chorus II
All this pain is an illusion
Bass Interlude
Soft Verse
Alive and Breathing
Interlude I
Bass Break
Interlude II
Interlude Chorus
Outro I
Outro II
Guitar 1
Drums
Bass
Guitar 2
94%4 tracks · 4,427 notes · E minor · 88 BPM· 6:08
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Adam Guitar jazz
Adam Guitar
Justin Bass
Drumkit
94%4 tracks · 5,311 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 6:00
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Adam Jones
Justin Chacellor
Adam Jones (Outro)
Drumkit
94%6 tracks · 4,418 notes · E minor · 88 BPM· 6:22
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Electric guitar (jazz)
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Standard drum kit
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
91%6 tracks · 5,565 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 4:43partial
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Justin Chancellor
Adam Jones (Left)
Adam Jones (Right)
Adam Jones (Lead)
Adam Jones Lead (Delay)
Drumkit
91%4 tracks · 3,411 notes · E minor · 88 BPM· 6:30
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Electric guitar (jazz)
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Standard drum kit
83%3 tracks · 3,421 notes · E minor · 88 BPM· 6:17
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guitar 1
guitar 2
Drumkit
80%2 tracks · 3,584 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 6:00
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Adam
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 5:59

About this song

Parabola by Tool is in E minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 5:59 (Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), French horn, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 10 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
4.22 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.93 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.15 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.06 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:005:59
Intro0:02Verse0:22Bridge0:41Chorus1:00Bridge1:48Chorus2:07Interlude2:36Verse2:52Interlude3:33Interlude4:10Chorus4:20Outro4:41Outro5:41

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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