Goodbye Yellow Brick Road cover

Candle in the Wind

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Elton John

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)popTop 5%4:21SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 124 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 2,244 notes · E major · 122 BPM· 4:21Recommended
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Clarinet
Flute
Acoustic grand piano
Cello
String ensemble 1
Viola
Oboe
Drum
95%9 tracks · 4,108 notes · E major · 126 BPM· 3:45
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CandleInWind
Acoustic grand piano
Flute
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Voice oohs
Choir aahs
Overdriven guitar
Distortion guitar
Standard drum kit
92%6 tracks · 3,672 notes · E major · 124 BPM· 3:43
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Piano 1
Piano 2
Bass
92%6 tracks · 3,309 notes · E major · 124 BPM· 3:43
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Guitar I (Rythm)
Guitar II (solo)
Guitar III (solo)
Piano I
Piano II
Bass
89%5 tracks · 2,686 notes · E major · 120 BPM· 4:27
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Melody
Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Strings 1
80%3 tracks · 2,328 notes · E major · 110 BPM· 4:21
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Bright acoustic piano
Synth Strings 2
Shakuhachi
68%1 tracks · 262 notes · E major · 124 BPM· 3:43Bass
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Intro
1st Verse
1st Chorus
2nd Verse
2nd Chorus
3rd Verse
3rd Verse
Bass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 4:21

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Piano · measures 2–15

About this song

Candle in the Wind by Elton John is in E major (estimated), around 124 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 4:21 (Acoustic grand piano, Viola, Cello, String ensemble 1, Oboe, Clarinet, and Drums). 7 versions available to play and practice.

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Candle in the Wind appears on the soundtrack of It’s a Boy Girl Thing, Never Too Late: Soundtrack to the Disney+ Documentary.