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		digbybk on April 18, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I analyzed chord progressions in 680k songs I’m having a hard time believing power chords only account for 5.8% of chords in metal.

dboreham on April 18, 2025 | [–]

The probability that the tab on Ultimate Guitar for any given metal song is accurate, tends to zero.

wbl on April 18, 2025 | [–]

Metal is extremely hard to analyze because intermodulation products do so much.

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