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What It Takes

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Pump (1989)hard rockTop 5%5:12SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicTidal
Key: F majorestTempo: 70 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 3,926 notes · F major · 70 BPM· 5:12Recommended
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Chorus
Ending
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Drums
Bass
Organ
Brass
Synth
100%8 tracks · 3,939 notes · F major · 70 BPM· 5:12
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Joe Perry (Solo)
Brad Whitford
Joe Perry
Tom Hamilton
Marimonca
Steven Tyler
Guitar Solo Effect
Drumkit
98%7 tracks · 3,216 notes · F major · 70 BPM· 5:10
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Staff-1
Staff-2
Harmonica
Distortion guitar
Staff-3
Staff-4
Staff-5
95%6 tracks · 3,894 notes · D minor · 70 BPM· 5:14Full What It Takes
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Drums
Bass
Organ
95%6 tracks · 3,039 notes · F major · 70 BPM· 5:10
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Marimonca
Drumkit
95%5 tracks · 2,068 notes · F major · 70 BPM· 5:09
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Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Guitar 3
89%4 tracks · 5,548 notes · F major · 140 BPM· 6:37extended
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Drums
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
89%4 tracks · 3,381 notes · F major · 76 BPM· 4:47
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Clean
Clean 2
Acoustic
Vocals

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 5:12

About this song

What It Takes by Aerosmith is in F major (estimated), around 70 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 5:12 (Harmonica, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Electric guitar (muted), Electric bass (finger), Muted trumpet, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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DrumsIntermediate
3.61 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
2.9 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.35 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.44 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.41 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Outro

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0:001:002:003:004:005:12
Intro0:00Verse0:17Chorus0:58Verse1:33Chorus2:00Solo2:34Bridge2:58Chorus3:26Outro4:07

About the key of F major

F major is the 15th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F, A♯, and C.

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