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Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

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Elton John

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)popTop 5%4:52SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTempo: 148 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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97%6 tracks · 10,996 notes · C major · 144 BPM· 4:52Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-chorus
Solo
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-chorus
Solo
Piano
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
97%5 tracks · 6,692 notes · C major · 148 BPM· 4:44
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Chorus
Saturday Night's Alright!
Piano
Elec. Picked Bass
Dist. Guitar
Overdriven guitar
Drum Set
92%10 tracks · 13,644 notes · C major · 149 BPM· 4:34
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A.PIANO 1
FRETLESS
OVERDRIVE 1
MELODY
OVERDRIVE 2
OVERDRIVE 3
DISTORTION
SQUAREWAVE
DRUMS
OVERDRIVE 4

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 4:52

About this song

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting by Elton John is in C major (estimated), around 148 BPM, 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 4:52 (Bright acoustic piano, Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
9.43 notes/sec
PianoAdvanced
7.1 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.89 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.26 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.83 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:004:52
Intro0:00Verse0:15Pre-chorus0:42Chorus0:45Post-chorus1:12Verse1:25Pre-chorus1:52Chorus1:55Post-chorus2:22Solo2:28Pre-chorus2:55Chorus2:58Post-chorus3:25Solo3:32Outro4:25

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6G3C5

G3 – C5 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of C major

C major is the 10th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are C, F, and G.

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