Idea cover

I Started a Joke

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Bee Gees

Idea (1968)discoTop 5%3:19SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: G majorTuning: Drop DTempo: 70 BPMest

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100%9 tracks · 3,926 notes · G major · 67 BPM· 3:19Recommended
Intro
Chorus
Chorus
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Backing Vocals
Strings
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
100%9 tracks · 3,920 notes · G major · 67 BPM· 3:19
Vocal
Vocal Backup
Vocal Harmony
Strings
Arpeggio
Strumming
Riff
Bass
Drumkit
100%11 tracks · 3,248 notes · G major · 72 BPM· 3:11
I STARTED A JOKE ;Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb / Maurice Gibb
Acoustic bass
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Harmonica
Choir aahs
String Ensemble 1 1
String ensemble 1 2
Vibraphone
Standard drum kit
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Orchestral harp
81%3 tracks · 2,249 notes · G major · 74 BPM· 3:02
Guitar 1 (Piste1)
Guitar 2 (Piste3)
Basse (piste2)
68%1 tracks · 826 notes · G major · 70 BPM· 3:10
Acoustic guitar (steel)
68%1 tracks · 543 notes · G major · 70 BPM· 2:22partial
Nylon Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 3:19

About this song

I Started a Joke by Bee Gees is in G major, around 70 BPM. This 9-track arrangement runs 3:19 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Acoustic bass, String ensemble 1, Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro and 2 choruses. 6 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced
6.77 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.67 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.19 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.2 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.62 notes/sec

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Intro
Chorus

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Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5C6B2D5

B2 – D5 · 27 semitones (~2.3 octaves)

About the key of G major

G major is the 7th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G, C, and D.

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