Elvis Is Back! cover

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Is Back! (1960)rockabillyTop 5%3:04SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTuning: StandardTempo: varies

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100%7 tracks · 1,692 notes · C major · 78 BPM· 3:04Recommended
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Acoustic bass
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric guitar (jazz)
Brush drum kit
Synth choir
Voice oohs
Choir aahs
100%8 tracks · 1,690 notes · D minor · 78 BPM· 3:04
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Acoustic bass
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric guitar (jazz)
Brush drum kit
Synth choir
Voice oohs
Choir aahs
Acoustic grand piano
100%10 tracks · 2,076 notes · G# major · 90 BPM· 2:48
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Gesang
Rhodes
Acoustic bass
Choir aahs
String ensemble 1
Marimba
Bass-Drum
Besen
HiHat cl
HiHat op
100%14 tracks · 2,280 notes · C major · 93 BPM· 2:21partial
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Fretless bass
Piano
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
String ensemble 1
Tuba
Recorder
Synth Strings 1 1
Cello 1
Harmonica
English horn
Cello 2
Synth strings 1 2
Power drum kit
Electric bass (finger)
100%13 tracks · 2,573 notes · C major · 86 BPM· 2:23partial
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Guitar Rythmn
Drums
Electric bass (finger)
Choir aahs
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Glockenspiel
Shamisen
String ensemble 1
Electric Guitar (jazz) 1
Electric guitar (jazz) 2
Electric guitar (jazz) 3
Electric guitar (jazz) 4
Vocals 2
99%11 tracks · 5,854 notes · C major · 107 BPM· 4:11extended
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Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Bright Acoustic Piano 1
Standard drum kit
Acoustic bass
Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 1
Synth choir
Electric piano 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon) 2
Electric guitar (muted)
Acoustic grand piano 2
Bright acoustic piano 2
95%6 tracks · 1,984 notes · C major · 76 BPM· 3:08
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ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? ;Roy Turk / Lou Handman
Acoustic bass
Synth Choir 1
Pan flute
Synth choir 2
Brush drum kit
95%5 tracks · 1,826 notes · C major · 86 BPM· 2:20partial
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Standard drum kit
String ensemble 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Choir aahs
Acoustic guitar (steel)
68%1 tracks · 923 notes · G major · 76 BPM· 1:42partial
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Intro
Verse
Outro
Guitar
43%2 tracks · 131 notes · D minor · 70 BPM· 0:21partial
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Guitar
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:04

About this song

Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley is in C major (estimated). This 7-track arrangement runs 3:04 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Acoustic bass, Choir aahs, Voice oohs, Synth choir, and Drums). 10 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
5.35 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.19 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.49 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
0.89 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.55 notes/sec

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Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5G2G4

G2 – G4 · 24 semitones (~2 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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Are You Lonesome Tonight? appears on the soundtrack of Elvis by Request: Flaming Star, My Best Friend's Birthday, The Searcher: The Original Soundtrack, ¡Mira quien baila!.