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The Chain

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Fleetwood Mac

Rumours (1977)rockTop 5%4:33SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTuning: Drop DTempo: 75 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%11 tracks · 6,349 notes · E minor · 75 BPM· 4:33Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Interlude
Bass In
Guitar Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Organ
Drums 1
Drums 2
Drums 3
100%7 tracks · 4,080 notes · E minor · 75 BPM· 4:29ver. 2
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 2
Chorus
Interlude
Bass Riff
Outro Solo
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
100%9 tracks · 4,975 notes · E minor · 75 BPM· 4:31
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Lead Vocal
Backup Vocal 1
Backup Vocal 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Reed organ
Bass
Drumkit
100%16 tracks · 7,878 notes · E minor · 152 BPM· 4:07
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DRUMS
Electric bass (pick)
Distortion Guitar 1
Electric Guitar (muted) 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric guitar (muted) 2
String Ensemble 1 1
String ensemble 1 2
Pad 3 (polysynth)
Timpani
Electric guitar (clean)
Electric guitar (jazz)
Guitar harmonics
Voice Oohs 1
Voice oohs 2
Choir aahs
100%13 tracks · 2,233 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 3:36partial
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CLARINET PIANO1 BRASS4 CLARINET PIANO1 GUIT
Clarinet 1
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 3
Trumpet
PIANO1 CLARINET PIANO3 PIANO1 CLARINET PIANO3
Clarinet 2
Bright acoustic piano
Electric bass (finger)
BDRUM
SNARE1
HIHAT1
100%14 tracks · 6,827 notes · E minor · 76 BPM· 4:28
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Lead Vocal - Flute
Backup Vocal - Aahs
Backup Vocal 2 - Oohs
Distortion guitar
Steel Acoustic Guitar
Nylon Acoustic Guitar
Reeds
Picked Bass
Tambourine
Drums
Backup Vocals - Brass
Backup Vocals - Trumpet
Clean Electric Guitar
Elec Guitar - Lead 5 Charang
95%6 tracks · 6,101 notes · E minor · 75 BPM· 4:32No Capo (Simplified
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Fade in
fade out
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Drums
92%5 tracks · 4,160 notes · D minor · 76 BPM· 5:19extendedLive on Ellen
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals
92%5 tracks · 4,129 notes · D minor · 80 BPM· 4:40Live At Warner
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals
68%1 tracks · 2,056 notes · E minor · 75 BPM· 4:31Drop D with capo Ver.
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 4:33

About this song

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac is in E minor (estimated), around 75 BPM, 4/4 time. This 11-track arrangement runs 4:33 (Drawbar organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Fretless bass, Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, an interlude, and an outro. 10 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarAdvanced
4.62 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.91 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.63 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
1.43 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.87 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.87 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:33
Intro0:00Verse 10:26Chorus0:51Interlude1:17Verse 21:30Chorus 22:08Interlude2:46Outro3:21

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C3C4C5A3B4

A3 – B4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)

About the key of E minor

E minor is the most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Em, Am, and Bm.

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