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Poems, Prayers and Promises

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John Denver

Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971)folkTop 5%3:58SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTuning: Drop DTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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89%3 tracks · 2,010 notes · D major · 76 BPM· 3:58Recommended
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74%1 tracks · 892 notes · D major · 128 BPM· 3:33
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Poems, Prayers and Promises by John Denver is in D major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 3-track arrangement runs 3:58 (Acoustic guitar (nylon), Acoustic guitar (steel), and Acoustic bass). 2 versions available to play and practice.

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1.27 notes/sec

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Poems, Prayers and Promises appears on the soundtrack of Rocky Mountain Holiday, Take Me Home: The John Denver Story.