Tonight cover

Absolute Beginners

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David Bowie

Tonight (1984)art rockHigh7:10SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTuning: StandardTempo: 115 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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96%6 tracks · 4,728 notes · D major · 115 BPM· 7:10Recommended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Piano
Bass
Strings
91%11 tracks · 16,160 notes · D major · 115 BPM· 6:41
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count
Intro
v1
Chorus
intro again
v2
Chorus
Outro
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Overdriven guitar
Electric guitar (clean)
Bright acoustic piano
Electric bass (finger)
Synth strings 1
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 3
90%4 tracks · 8,169 notes · D major · 114 BPM· 7:54
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 7:10

About this song

Absolute Beginners by David Bowie is in D major (estimated), around 115 BPM, 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 7:10 (Electric grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Synth strings 1). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced
7.35 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.17 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.7 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.36 notes/sec

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About the key of D major

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Absolute Beginners appears on the soundtrack of Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Absolute Cinema, Educazione siberiana, Halt and Catch Fire: Songs From the AMC Television Series, Lazarus.