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Tell the Truth

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Derek and the Dominos

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)blues rockTop 5%6:05SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 95 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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95%6 tracks · 5,895 notes · B minor · 95 BPM· 6:05Recommended
Practice Play
Chorus
Verse
Guitar Solo I
Chorus
Verse
Guitar Solo II
Chorus
Coda
Outro Solo
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals
95%6 tracks · 6,697 notes · B minor · 95 BPM· 7:13extended
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Guitar I
Guitar II
Guitar III
Bass
Eric Clapton Voice
Drumkit
85%5 tracks · 17,017 notes · B minor · 96 BPM· 11:48extendedLive
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 6:05

About this song

Tell the Truth by Derek and the Dominos is in B minor (estimated), around 95 BPM, 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 6:05 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
4.47 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.49 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.34 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.92 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:05
Chorus0:10Verse0:51Solo1:44Chorus2:14Verse2:54Solo3:25Chorus4:25Outro4:38Solo4:51

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6G3D5

G3 – D5 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of B minor

B minor is the 4th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Bm, Em, and F♯m.

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