Take Off Your Pants and Jacket cover

Reckless Abandon

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Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)pop punkTop 5%3:04SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B majorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 5,922 notes · B major · 248 BPM· 3:04Recommended
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Intro
Main Riff
Verse 1
Chorus
Main Riff
Verse 2
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Synth
Drums
100%8 tracks · 3,409 notes · B major · 140 BPM· 3:01
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Electric guitar (clean)
Electric bass (finger)
Overdriven guitar
Helicopter
Distortion guitar
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95%6 tracks · 5,325 notes · B major · 120 BPM· 3:11
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Tom Delonge - 1st Guitar
Tom Delonge - 2nd Guitar
Mark Hoppus - Bass
Tom Delonge - Vocals
Mark Hoppus - Backing Vocals
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 5,112 notes · B major · 130 BPM· 2:37
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tom
mark
Electric guitar (clean)
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 5,162 notes · B major · 130 BPM· 2:37
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tom
mark
Electric guitar (jazz)
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 6,018 notes · B major · 245 BPM· 3:02
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Tom DeLonge - Guitarra 1
Tom DeLonge - Guitarra 2
Mark Hoppus - Bajo
Tom DeLonge - Voz
Mark Hoppus - 2da Voz
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 5,414 notes · B major · 123 BPM· 2:60
Practice Play
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric bass (pick)
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 6,018 notes · B major · 245 BPM· 3:08
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Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric bass (pick)
Standard drum kit
Tenor Sax 1
Tenor sax 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 3:04

About this song

Reckless Abandon by blink-182 is in B major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 3:04 (Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), FX 8 (sci-fi), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an interlude. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassIntermediate
2.58 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.89 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
7.79 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.17 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.2 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.91 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Bridge

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:04
Intro0:00Verse 10:33Chorus0:48Verse 21:27Chorus1:43Interlude2:06Bridge2:21Chorus2:37

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5B2G♯4

B2 – G♯4 · 21 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of B major

B major is the 18th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are B, E, and F♯.

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