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Sundown

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Gordon Lightfoot

Sundown (1974)folkTop 5%2:43SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# majorTuning: StandardTempo: 106 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 3,669 notes · F# major · 106 BPM· 2:43Recommended
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Verse 1
Chours
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Verse 4
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Guitar 4
Drums
100%10 tracks · 5,845 notes · F# major · 108 BPM· 3:24extendedAcoustic Version
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Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano 4
Piano 5
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%7 tracks · 4,542 notes · G major · 106 BPM· 3:47extended
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Drums
Electric piano 1
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
String ensemble 1
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric guitar (jazz)
Electric bass (finger)
100%10 tracks · 4,309 notes · G major · 111 BPM· 3:36extended
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Accordion
Flute
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Electric bass (finger)
Electric guitar (clean)
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
Standard drum kit 4
97%10 tracks · 5,034 notes · F major · 100 BPM· 3:24extended
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Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot
Fretless bass
String ensemble 1
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Standard drum kit
Bright acoustic piano
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Electric guitar (clean)
Electric bass (finger)
Violin
95%5 tracks · 6,063 notes · F# major · 106 BPM· 3:35extended*
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:43

About this song

Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot is in F# major, around 106 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:43 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
14.18 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.42 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
2.47 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.26 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus

Song structure

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0:001:002:43
Verse 10:16Verse 20:38Chorus0:48Verse 31:01Chorus1:12Solo1:22Verse 41:53Chorus2:05Outro2:27

Vocal range

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C3C4C5D♯3C♯4

D♯3 – C♯4 · 10 semitones (~0.8 octaves)

About the key of F# major

F# major is the 23rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯, B, and C♯.

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Sundown appears on the soundtrack of The Blacklist: Music From the Television Series.