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Van Halen

5150 (1986)hard rockTop 5%4:33Spotify YouTube Apple Music Deezer Tidal

Key: C majorTuning: StandardTempo: 146 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%13 tracks · 7,775 notes · C major · 146 BPM· 4:33Recommended

Practice Play

Intro

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Break

Solo 1

Chorus

Break 2

Lead Vocals

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Guitar 4

Bass

Percussion

Piano 1

Piano 2

Strings 1

Strings 2

Strings 3

Drums

100%8 tracks · 6,228 notes · A minor · 146 BPM· 4:33Simplified

Practice Play

Intro

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Break

Solo 1

Chorus

Break 2

Guitar 1

Piano

Guitar 2

Bass

Guitar 3

Drums 1

Drums 2

Lead Vocals

100%13 tracks · 7,972 notes · C major · 146 BPM· 4:30

Practice Play

Clean Guitar

Jazz Guitar

Brass 1

New Age

Brass 2

Piano 1

Piano 2

Bass

Solos

Guitar

Vocals

Drumkit 1

Drumkit 2

100%12 tracks · 6,577 notes · C major · 146 BPM· 4:30

Practice Play

Clean Guitar

Jazz Guitar

Brass 1

New Age

Brass 2

Piano 1

Piano 2

Bass

Solos

Guitar

Drumkit 1

Drumkit 2

100%13 tracks · 6,085 notes · A minor · 120 BPM· 4:20

Practice Play

Melody

Drums

Bass

Keyboard

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Guitar 4

Strings 1

Strings 2

Vocals 1

Vocals 2

Vibraphone

100%12 tracks · 7,394 notes · C major · 146 BPM· 4:33

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Electric guitar (clean)

Electric guitar (jazz)

Synth Brass 2 1

Pad 1 (new age)

Synth brass 2 2

Bright Acoustic Piano 1

Bright acoustic piano 2

Electric bass (pick)

Distortion guitar

Guitar harmonics

Power Drum Kit 1

Power drum kit 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 4:33

About this song

Dreams by Van Halen is in C major, around 146 BPM, 4/4 time. This 13-track arrangement runs 4:33 (Bright acoustic piano, Acoustic guitar (nylon), Electric guitar (jazz), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Synth strings 1, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

PianoAdvanced

6.96 notes/sec

BassIntermediate

3.81 notes/sec

DrumsIntermediate

5.67 notes/sec

GuitarIntermediate

1.63 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

0.08 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

2.64 notes/sec

VocalsBeginner

0.96 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro

Verse

Chorus

Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:33

Intro0:00 Verse 10:56 Chorus1:19 Verse 21:32 Chorus1:55 Solo2:35 Chorus3:09 Solo3:55

Vocal range

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E4 – E5 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of C major

C major is the 10th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are C, F, and G.

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