Don’t Look Back cover

A Man I'll Never Be

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Boston

Don’t Look Back (1978)hard rockHigh5:53SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTempo: 106 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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99%7 tracks · 4,483 notes · C major · 106 BPM· 5:53Recommended
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Verse 1
Verse 2
Pre-Chorus Lead
Chorus
Post-chorus
Verse 3
Verse 4
Pre-Chorus Lead
Chorus
Post-chorus
Guitar Solo
Verse 5
Verse 6
Pre-Chorus Lead
Chorus
Keyboard Outro
Organ
Piano
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
99%12 tracks · 5,093 notes · C major · 106 BPM· 6:36
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Blake Wallace
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric bass (finger)
Drums
Piano
Rythym Guitar
Rock organ
Violin
Distortion guitar
Electric guitar (clean)
Lead Guitar
Alto sax
Back Vocal
91%4 tracks · 7,451 notes · G major · 110 BPM· 6:24The Man I'll Never Be
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 5:53

About this song

A Man I'll Never Be by Boston is in C major (estimated), around 106 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 5:53 (Acoustic grand piano, Drawbar organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, and Distortion guitar), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarIntermediate
3.47 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
1.39 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.03 notes/sec

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Verse
Chorus
Solo
Outro

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0:001:002:003:004:005:005:53
Verse 10:00Verse 20:18Pre-chorus0:54Chorus1:12Post-chorus1:31Verse 31:44Verse 42:02Pre-chorus2:34Chorus2:52Post-chorus3:10Solo3:15Verse 54:09Verse 64:27Pre-chorus5:01Chorus5:19Outro5:37

About the key of C major

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