Mad World

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Gary Jules

rockTop 5%2:48SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTempo: 90 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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97%5 tracks · 1,132 notes · F minor · 92 BPM· 2:48Recommended
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Lead Vocals
Choir
Piano 1
Piano 2
Strings
91%4 tracks · 745 notes · F minor · 85 BPM· 2:52
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Mad World
Acoustic grand piano
Cello
Flute
69%1 tracks · 174 notes · A# major · 90 BPM· 0:43partialAcoustic
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Intro/Outro/whatever
Verse
Guitar
69%1 tracks · 378 notes · A major · 90 BPM· 1:36partialNathan Cragg Arr.
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 2:48

About this song

Mad World by Gary Jules, around 90 BPM, 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 2:48 (Acoustic grand piano, Electric piano 2, Cello, Synth choir, and Lead 6 (voice)). 4 versions available to play and practice.

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PianoIntermediate
3.08 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.34 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.59 notes/sec

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C4C5C6F4D5

F4 – D5 · 9 semitones (~0.8 octaves)

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Mad World appears on the soundtrack of Dead Like Me: The Unofficial Soundtrack.