minor earth | major sky cover

Velvet

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a-ha

minor earth | major sky (2000)new waveModerate4:10SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTempo: 70 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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86%8 tracks · 5,465 notes · C major · 70 BPM· 4:10Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Instrumental
Choir
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Bridge
Break
Chorus 3
Outro
Final
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Strings
Keys
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 4:10

About this song

Velvet by a-ha is in C major (estimated), around 70 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 4:10 (Clavinet, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (pick), Violin, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 1 version available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
11.28 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.68 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
0.71 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.87 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.14 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.7 notes/sec

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Interlude · Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:10
Intro0:00Instrumental0:14Verse 10:41Chorus 11:09Verse 21:22Chorus 21:50Bridge2:17Chorus 33:09Outro3:36

Vocal range

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C4C5C6C4C5

C4 – C5 · 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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Velvet appears on the soundtrack of One Night at McCool’s: Songs From the Motion Picture.