Walk On By

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Isaac Hayes

Hot Buttered Soul (1969)funkHigh7:44Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: A# minorestTempo: 145 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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93%9 tracks · 6,580 notes · A# minor · 145 BPM· 7:44Recommended

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Intro

Guitar Solo

Verse 1

Chorus 1

Verse 2

Chorus 2

Intro Reprise

Verse 3

Chorus 3

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Brass

Organ

Synth

Strings

Winds

Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 7:44

About this song

Walk On By by Isaac Hayes is in A# minor (estimated), around 145 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 7:44 (Rock organ, Electric guitar (jazz), Distortion guitar, Fretless bass, String ensemble 2, Brass section, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 1 version available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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DrumsIntermediate

4.66 notes/sec

GuitarIntermediate

2.39 notes/sec

KeysIntermediate

0.85 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

0.86 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

1.75 notes/sec

BassBeginner

1.52 notes/sec

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Intro

Verse

Chorus

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:44

Intro0:02 Solo1:05 Verse 12:04 Chorus 12:17 Verse 23:14 Chorus 23:27 Intro4:23 Verse 35:16 Chorus 35:29

About the key of A# minor

A# minor is the 19th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are A♯m, D♯m, and Fm.

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Walk On By appears on the soundtrack of Dead Presidents, Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, The Man With the Iron Fists: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.