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How Blue Can You Get

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B.B. King

His Best – The Electric B.B. King (1968)bluesTop 5%6:11SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorTuning: StandardTempo: varies

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89%3 tracks · 3,336 notes · C# major · 120 BPM· 6:11Recommended
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Guitar
Bass
Drums
89%3 tracks · 641 notes · D major · 66 BPM· 6:08
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Guitar
Voice
Horn
74%1 tracks · 665 notes · C# major · 92 BPM· 6:06? (live
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Trumpets
Puente
Sing Solo
Outro
Bass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —3 tracks · 6:11

About this song

How Blue Can You Get by B.B. King is in D major. This 3-track arrangement runs 6:11 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsIntermediate
5.06 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
1.96 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.97 notes/sec

About the key of D major

D major is the 6th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D, G, and A.

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