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Don't Bring Me Down

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Electric Light Orchestra

Discovery (1979)progressive rockTop 5%3:59SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A majorestTempo: 116 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 7,417 notes · A major · 116 BPM· 3:59Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Couplet 1
Refrain 1
Couplet 2
Refrain 2
Post-refrain 1
Couplet 3
Refrain 3
Couplet 4
Post-refrain 2
Couplet 5
Refrain 5
Couplet 6
Refrain 6
Ending
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar
Piano
Strings
Bass
Drums
100%10 tracks · 7,010 notes · A major · 116 BPM· 3:59
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Guitar
Bass
Keys
Voice
Voice Fill
Fill
Hand Clap
Cabasa
Maracas
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 7,102 notes · A major · 116 BPM· 3:59
Practice Play
Overdriven guitar
Electric bass (finger)
Bright acoustic piano
Lead 3 (calliope)
Pad 7 (halo)
Synth brass 1
Pad 3 (polysynth)
Drum

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:59

About this song

Don't Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra is in A major (estimated), around 116 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:59 (Acoustic grand piano, Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Synth strings 2, Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, 7 choruses, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced
9.62 notes/sec
PianoAdvanced
10.14 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.72 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.52 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
3.74 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.61 notes/sec

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Intro
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:59
Intro0:02Refrain0:25Refrain0:50Refrain1:02Refrain1:31Refrain2:12Refrain2:39Refrain3:21Outro3:54

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6E3C5

E3 – C5 · 20 semitones (~1.7 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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Don't Bring Me Down appears on the soundtrack of The In-Laws (Music From The Motion Picture).