Stayin' Alive

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Key: F minorTuning: StandardTempo: 104 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 6,336 notes · F minor · 104 BPM· 4:44Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano 1
Piano 2
Strings
Brass
Drums
100%10 tracks · 8,843 notes · F minor · 103 BPM· 4:02(|) Stayin’ Alive
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Lead Vocals 1
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass 1
Bass 2
Piano
Strings
Drums
Lead Vocals 2
100%10 tracks · 7,580 notes · F minor · 104 BPM· 5:25
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Vocals
B vox
Brass
Strings
Right Hand
Left Hand
Guitar
Rhythm
Bass
Drumkit
100%14 tracks · 2,293 notes · A# major · 100 BPM· 1:55partial
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Mother
Lover
Stayin
Alive
Get
Down
All Right
Fade
Out
Kick
Snare
Hats
Perc1
Bass
Guitar
Guitar Double
Rhodes
String ensemble 1
String Ensemble2
String Ensemble
Brass section
Tenor sax
Flute (lead vocals)
100%14 tracks · 7,848 notes · B minor · 124 BPM· 3:21partial
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Standard drum kit
Overdriven guitar
Electric bass (finger)
Electric guitar (muted)
Synth bass 1
Brass section
Reverse cymbal
Bright acoustic piano
Synth drum
Electric piano 1
Synth brass 1
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric guitar (clean)
String ensemble 1
90%11 tracks · 16,675 notes · F minor · 104 BPM· 4:49
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Electric piano 1
Fretless bass
Acoustic guitar (steel)
String Ensemble 1 1
Synth choir
Electric guitar (muted)
Electric guitar (jazz)
String ensemble 1 2
Brass section
Standard drum kit
Pad 1 (new age)
82%4 tracks · 12,024 notes · F major · 104 BPM· 4:44
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Vocal
Vocal backup
82%6 tracks · 12,084 notes · F minor · 104 BPM· 4:44
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Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Electric guitar (jazz)
Flute 1
Flute 2
Choir Aahs 1
Choir aahs 2
81%3 tracks · 2,486 notes · C minor · 104 BPM· 1:51partial
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Guitar
Bass
Drumkit
68%1 tracks · 1,649 notes · F minor · 95 BPM· 3:24partialFingerstyle
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 4:44

Free sheet music for Stayin' Alive

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Sheet music preview for Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
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Piano · measures 1–21

About this song

Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees is in F minor, around 104 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 4:44 (Electric piano 2, Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), String ensemble 1, Brass section, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 10 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

BassIntermediate
2.01 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.07 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.71 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
2.23 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
3.35 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.86 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
3.16 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro · Verse
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:44
Intro0:00Verse 10:14Chorus0:32Pre-verse0:58Verse 21:02Chorus1:21Verse 32:14Chorus2:32Outro2:58

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6F3F5

F3 – F5 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

About the key of F minor

F minor is the 17th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Fm, A♯m, and Cm.

Browse all songs in F minor Build a chord progression in this key

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Stayin' Alive appears on the soundtrack of 15 août, Is’ noch Brot da 2, Ready Player One: Songs From the Motion Picture, Saturday Night Fever: Soundtrack zur Originalaufführung im Musical Dome Köln, Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track, Staying Alive.