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The Payback by James Brown is in A# minor (estimated), around 96 BPM, 4/4 time. This 4-track arrangement runs 7:38 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums). 2 versions available to play and practice.
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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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The Payback appears on the soundtrack of Get On Up: The James Brown Story, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack – Box Set, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Radio, Horseplay, Music from Zalman King’s Red Shoe Diaries, When We Were Kings.