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Someone Saved My Life Tonight

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Elton John

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)popHigh6:34SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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97%7 tracks · 5,855 notes · F minor · 66 BPM· 6:34Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Coda
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Piano 1
Piano 2
Strings
Guitar
Drums
72%3 tracks · 3,111 notes · C major · 120 BPM· 5:51
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About this song

Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 6:34 (Acoustic grand piano, Electric piano 1, Acoustic guitar (steel), Synth strings 1, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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PianoAdvanced
6.61 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.82 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.52 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.39 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
0.13 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:34
Intro0:00Verse 10:15Chorus 11:00Verse 22:05Chorus 22:51Verse 33:56Chorus 34:44Outro5:49

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6C7G3C6

G3 – C6 · 29 semitones (~2.4 octaves)

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Someone Saved My Life Tonight appears on the soundtrack of Never Too Late: Soundtrack to the Disney+ Documentary.