Take Off Your Pants and Jacket cover

Story of a Lonely Guy

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Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)pop punkTop 5%3:40SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A majorestTuning: StandardTempo: 150 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 6,433 notes · A major · 152 BPM· 3:40Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus 1
Chorus 1
Instrumental
Verse 2
Pre-chorus 2
Chorus 2
Interlude
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%7 tracks · 5,403 notes · A major · 150 BPM· 3:38
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Tom Delonge - Vocals
Mark Hoppus - Vocals 1
Tom Delonge - Guitar 1
Tom Delonge - Guitar 2
Tom Delonge - Guitar 3
Mark Hoppus - Vocals 2
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 5,810 notes · A major · 145 BPM· 3:48
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Electric guitar (clean)
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
Tuba
Soprano sax
95%6 tracks · 5,688 notes · A major · 145 BPM· 3:48
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Guitar 1 (Tom DeLonge)
Guitar 2 (Tom DeLonge)
Bass (Mark Hoppus)
Vocals (Tom Delonge)
Backing vocals (Mark Hoppus)
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 5,049 notes · A major · 148 BPM· 3:42
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Tom Vocals
Mark Vocals
Electric GuitarTom 1
Electric GuitarTom 2
Mark
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 5,541 notes · A major · 155 BPM· 3:31
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Tom Clean Guitar
Tom Clean Guitar 2
Tom Distortion
Mark Bass
Drumkit
92%4 tracks · 4,838 notes · A major · 150 BPM· 3:38
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Tom DeLonge - Clean Guitar
Tom DeLonge - Distorted Guitar
Mark Hoppus - Bass
Drumkit
92%6 tracks · 5,424 notes · A major · 150 BPM· 3:38
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Tom - Guitar
Tom - Additional Guitar
Mark - Bass
Tom - Vocals
Mark - Backing Vocals
Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 5,971 notes · A major · 155 BPM· 3:31
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Tom
Mark
Extra Guitar
Drumkit
89%6 tracks · 7,608 notes · A major · 148 BPM· 3:41
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Guitar 1 1
Guitar 1 2
Bass
Extra
Guitar
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 3:40

About this song

Story of a Lonely Guy by blink-182 is in A major (estimated), around 150 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 3:40 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an interlude. 12 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassAdvanced
5.04 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
8.22 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
8.07 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.19 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.24 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Interlude

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:40
Intro0:00Verse 10:13Pre-chorus 10:38Chorus 10:51Instrumental1:16Verse 21:28Pre-chorus 21:54Chorus 22:06Interlude2:32Pre-chorus 32:54Chorus 33:06

Vocal range

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C3C4C5E3E4

E3 – E4 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of A major

A major is the 9th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are A, D, and E.

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