You Should Be Dancing
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About this song
You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees is in G minor, around 120 BPM, 4/4 time. This 16-track arrangement runs 4:02 (Electric piano 1, Electric guitar (jazz), Distortion guitar, Synth bass 1, Synth strings 1, Choir aahs, and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.
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About the key of G minor
G minor is the 11th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Gm, Cm, and Dm.
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You Should Be Dancing appears on the soundtrack of A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Saturday Night Fever: Soundtrack zur Originalaufführung im Musical Dome Köln, Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track.