Blues on Top of Blues cover

Paying the Cost to Be the Boss

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B.B. King

Blues on Top of Blues (1968)bluesTop 5%1:25SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 112 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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81%1 tracks · 139 notes · B minor · 112 BPM· 1:25Recommended
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69%1 tracks · 147 notes · B minor · 112 BPM· 2:30extended
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INTRODUCTION
END INTRODUCTION
GUITAR SOLO
END SOLO
CODA-END
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Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —1 track · 1:25

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Paying the Cost to Be the Boss by B.B. King is in B minor (estimated), around 112 BPM, 4/4 time. This 1-track arrangement runs 1:25 (Acoustic guitar (nylon)). 2 versions available to play and practice.

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About the key of B minor

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Paying the Cost to Be the Boss appears on the soundtrack of The Life of Riley: The Soundtrack.