When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean, around 126 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 3:42 (Percussive organ, Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Slap bass 1, Choir aahs, Brass section, and Drums). 2 versions available to play and practice.
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B3 – C♯5 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going appears on the soundtrack of Music From & Inspired by Keith Lemon: The Film, The Jewel of the Nile: Music From the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture Soundtrack.