Aqualung cover

Locomotive Breath

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Jethro Tull

Aqualung (1971)progressive rockTop 5%4:06SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 6,151 notes · E minor · 60 BPM· 4:06Recommended
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Piano 1
Piano 2
Guitar 1
Bass
Winds
Guitar 2
Drums
100%9 tracks · 5,243 notes · E minor · 74 BPM· 4:15
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Flute
Keys 1
Keys 2
Voice
Drumkit
100%14 tracks · 8,233 notes · E minor · 126 BPM· 4:38
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Acoustic grand piano
Standard drum kit
Fretless bass
Breath Noise 1
Overdriven Guitar 1
Violin
Tenor sax
Flute 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
Overdriven guitar 4
Breath noise 2
Flute 2
Acoustic guitar (steel)
98%7 tracks · 2,735 notes · E minor · 120 BPM· 2:58partial
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Locomotive
Breath
Flute
Jethro
Tull
arr. by
Herbert
95%6 tracks · 5,120 notes · E minor · 60 BPM· 4:06
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Piano (RightHand)
Piano(LeftHand)
Guitar
Bass
Flute
Acoustic
91%7 tracks · 7,699 notes · E minor · 101 BPM· 5:48extended
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drums
bass 1
bass 2
Flute
flute solo
electric piano
lead synth

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 4:06

About this song

Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull is in E minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 4:06 (Bright acoustic piano, Acoustic guitar (nylon), Distortion guitar, Fretless bass, Flute, and Drums). 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
8.17 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.25 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
1.13 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.74 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.88 notes/sec

About the key of E minor

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