What is the opening key for Black Parade?

Welcome to the Black Parade

97 BPM

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Song Metrics

Key

D

Duration

5:11

Tempo

97BPM

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Welcome to the Black Parade is a moody song by My Chemical Romance with a tempo of 97 BPM. It can also be used double-time at 194 BPM. The track runs 5 minutes and 11 seconds long with a D key and a major mode. It has high energy and is not very danceable with a time signature of 4 beats per bar.

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The key change goes from G to A, and as for interesting things about the song: Theres some neat band instruments thrown in the mix in the intro and outro, the most easily heard being the bells and the trumpets. The isolated tracks are pretty easy to find on youtube, i think those are all in one called "other instruments" or something. Theres also organ parts, but theres organ all over both revenge and and black parade. It also makes great use of overdubs in the verses and choruses to make certain parts really stand out.

This song is played in G major

Notes in G major A, B, C, D, E, F#, and G

Chords in G major G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, and F#dim

Relative Minor You can also play this song in E minor. Just be sure to emphasize the minor key more when you use it. Other than that, the same notes and chords apply.

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Lyrics

When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band

He said, "Son when you grow up
Would you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
He said "Will you defeat them
Your demons, and all the non-believers
The plans that they have made?"
"Because one day I'll leave you
A phantom to lead you in the summer
To join The Black Parade"

When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son when you grow up
Would you be the saviour of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"

Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me
And other times I feel like I should go
And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets
And when you're gone we want you all to know

We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And in my heart I can't contain it
The anthem won't explain it

A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Let's shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end we hear the call

To carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches

On and on we carry through the fears
Ooh oh ohhhh
Disappointed faces of your peers
Ooh oh ohhhh
Take a look at me cause I could not care at all

Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part
I won't explain or say I'm sorry
I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here, because it's who we are
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
Just a boy, who had to sing this song
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero
I
Don't
Care!

We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
You'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches on

Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part (We'll carry on)

Do or die, you'll never make me (We'll carry on)
Because the world will never take my heart (We'll carry on)
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part
(We'll carry on!)

What time signature is Welcome To The Black Parade?

Welcome to the Black Parade is played at 192 Beats Per Minute (Presto), or 48 Measures/Bars Per Minute. Time Signature: 4/4.

Does the Black Parade tell a story?

It is a rock opera centering on a dying character with cancer known as "The Patient". The album tells the story of his apparent death, experiences in the afterlife, and subsequent reflections on his life.

What does joining the Black Parade mean?

To join the black parade." By saying that he is saying that he will be leaving his son and hopes he will still stay strong, yet he will see his son again. The Chorus is refering to the son is stating that no matter how much main and missory he is going through, the memories of his father still live in him.

What makes the Black Parade good?

Telling the story of a terminal cancer patient, the songs in The Black Parade are well-crafted and extraordinary. The flamboyance in “Mama” makes it one of the best songs ever written, and the participation of Liza Minnelli takes the song to a whole new level.