Tapestry cover

Castles in the Air

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Don McLean

Tapestry (1970)folk rockHigh3:18SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTuning: Drop DTempo: varies

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95%13 tracks · 6,603 notes · E major · 100 BPM· 3:18Recommended
Practice Play
Acoustic bass
Strings
Lead 8 (bass + lead)
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
String ensemble 1
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Recorder
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Standard drum kit
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Electric guitar (clean) 3
Electric bass (finger)
85%4 tracks · 7,537 notes · E major · 85 BPM· 3:39
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 3:18

About this song

Castles in the Air by Don McLean is in E major (estimated). This 13-track arrangement runs 3:18 (Acoustic guitar (nylon), Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Acoustic bass, Electric bass (finger), String ensemble 1, and Drums). 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
9.69 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.25 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.86 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.84 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.54 notes/sec

About the key of E major

E major is the 5th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are E, A, and B.

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