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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Michael Jackson · 1983 · Pop

122 BPM · measuredD majorCamelot 10BSynced lyrics
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Vocals · 1 sound

  • Backing vocal harmony
    5:12.1 · 4 bars · 122.5 BPM

Drums · 13 sounds

  • Maybe drum kit groove
    0:00.5 · 4 bars · 122.5 BPM · also heard as four on the floor house beat, breakbeat
  • Electronic tom
    0:01.0 · tom · 0.24 s · rebuilt 49%
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  • Maybe open hi-hat
    0:01.7 · hat · 0.12 s · rebuilt 65% · also heard as shaker, closed hi-hat
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  • Lo-fi dusty kick drum
    0:01.8 · kick · 0.08 s · rebuilt 48%
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  • Shaker
    0:02.6 · percussion · 0.12 s · rebuilt 49%
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  • Maybe electronic tom
    0:03.2 · tom · 0.20 s · rebuilt 32% · also heard as floor tom, bongo
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  • Shaker
    0:03.7 · percussion · 0.12 s · rebuilt 75%
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  • Lo-fi dusty kick drum
    1:37.9 · kick · 0.08 s · rebuilt 42%
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  • Lo-fi snare drum
    2:29.8 · snare · 0.07 s · rebuilt 38%
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  • Maybe lo-fi dusty kick drum
    3:51.6 · kick · 0.12 s · rebuilt 44% · also heard as acoustic kick drum, house kick drum
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  • Maybe electronic tom
    3:57.2 · tom · 0.21 s · rebuilt 33% · also heard as rack tom, conga
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  • Lo-fi snare drum
    5:19.2 · snare · 0.22 s · rebuilt 34%
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  • Maybe finger snap
    5:27.1 · clap · 0.14 s · rebuilt 22% · also heard as hand clap, rimshot
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Bass · 7 sounds

  • Maybe wobble dubstep bass
    0:02.9 · note D2 · also heard as electric bass guitar, synth bass
  • Slap bass
    0:06.4 · note B1
  • Maybe synth bass
    0:21.9 · note E2 · also heard as sub bass, slap bass
  • Maybe slap bass
    2:27.5 · 4 bars · 122.5 BPM · also heard as electric bass guitar, upright double bass
  • Electric bass guitar
    2:46.0 · note D1
  • Maybe slap bass
    3:56.0 · note E1 · also heard as electric bass guitar, synth bass
  • Slap bass
    3:56.5 · note B0

Guitar · 1 sound

  • Maybe funk rhythm guitar
    3:32.2 · 4 bars · 122.5 BPM · also heard as guitar solo, distorted electric guitar

Keys · 1 sound

  • Maybe synth keys
    0:16.2 · 4 bars · 122.5 BPM · also heard as Rhodes electric piano, toy piano

Synths · 1 sound

  • Accordion
    5:47.4 · 4 bars · 122.5 BPM

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