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Interactive piano tutorial for "Big Guns" by Skid Row, in D major at about 130 BPM. Transcribed from the track by Songscription. Slow it down to learn it at your own pace.

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Big Guns by Skid Row
Piano Tutorial

Piano rollFalling notes

This interactive piano roll is a play-along piano tutorial for "Big Guns" by Skid Row, and one of the simplest ways to learn the song on piano. Every note falls onto the keyboard so you can see exactly what to play and when, and you can slow it right down to work through the fast parts before building back up to full speed.

Inside the music
Signature

Music DNA

Genrerock · metal · hard rock
Moodaggressive · energetic · intense
Signatureaggressive hard rock anthem
D major
Key
130
BPM
4/4
Time
Chords

The progression

G
F
C
A7
D
A
B
Bm
Form

Structure & dynamics

IntroVersePre-ChorusChorusVersePre-ChorusChorusBridgeGuitar SoloChorusOutro
Instrumentation

What's in the mix

distorted electric guitars
powerful, driving riffs and melodic leads
drums
fast, punchy, double‑kick patterns
vocals
male lead, raw, gritty, shouted with a powerful timbre
bass guitar
tight, syncopated, underpins the groove
Album & artist
ALBUM

Skid Row (1989)

Their debut came out in January 1989 on Atlantic Records, recorded with producer Michael Wagener in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It went five-times platinum in the United States and peaked at number six on the Billboard 200, lifted by singles and a heavy touring schedule supporting Bon Jovi and Aerosmith.

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Artist

Skid Row

Skid Row is a heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey, by bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave Sabo. They built their reputation on aggressive guitar work and the powerful vocals of singer Sebastian Bach, scoring multi-platinum records with their first two albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band has gone through several lineup changes over the decades but has remained active, putting out music into the 2020s.

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FAQ

Good to know

What key is "Big Guns" in?

"Big Guns" by Skid Row is in D major.

What is the tempo of "Big Guns"?

"Big Guns" plays at around 130 BPM in 4/4 time.

What chords are in "Big Guns"?

The core progression is G, F, C, A7, D, and A, built around the D major tonal center.

What instruments play on "Big Guns"?

The recording features distorted electric guitars, drums, bass guitar, and vocals.

Can I get a piano roll for "Big Guns"?

Yes. Songscription turns "Big Guns" by Skid Row into an interactive piano roll you can play along with.

Is "Big Guns" piano tutorial easy to learn?

The piano roll shows every note of "Big Guns" falling onto the keys, and you can slow it right down so the fast parts come a few notes at a time. At 130 BPM in D major, it is very learnable once you ease off the speed.

What album is "Big Guns" on?

"Big Guns" appears on Skid Row (1989).

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Piano, guitar, violin, trumpet, sax, bass, drums, vocals and more, as standard sheet music, a piano roll, or guitar tabs.

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It is produced by AI trained on millions of bars of music, and you can play it back and fine-tune any details before you download.

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