Surrealistic Pillow cover

Somebody to Love

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Jefferson Airplane

Surrealistic Pillow (1967)psychedelic rockTop 5%2:56SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezer
Key: F# minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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97%5 tracks · 5,793 notes · F# minor · 130 BPM· 2:56Recommended
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Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Lead Vocals
Drums
83%3 tracks · 5,214 notes · F# minor · 140 BPM· 4:45extendedWoodstock
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Guitar
Bass
Drums
83%3 tracks · 1,772 notes · F# minor · 120 BPM· 3:09
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Rhythm Guitar
Lead Guitar
Bass
69%1 tracks · 667 notes · F# minor · 144 BPM· 3:33extendedbass only), live from Bless its Pointed Little Head
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Bass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 2:56

About this song

Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane is in F# minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 2:56 (Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.48 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
17.31 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.28 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
2.37 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:002:56
Verse 10:02Chorus0:17Verse 20:41Chorus0:55Bridge1:08Chorus1:24Verse 31:48Chorus2:03Outro2:27

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5C6E3C♯5

E3 – C♯5 · 21 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of F# minor

F# minor is the 13th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯m, Bm, and C♯m.

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