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Take Me Home, Country Roads

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John Denver

Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971)folkTop 5%2:47SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A majorestTempo: 82 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 3,211 notes · A major · 82 BPM· 2:47Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
World
Drums
95%5 tracks · 4,460 notes · A major · 82 BPM· 3:07
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals
92%4 tracks · 4,580 notes · G major · 82 BPM· 3:10Take me Home Country Roads V3
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Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
78%3 tracks · 1,586 notes · A major · 170 BPM· 2:58Ver. 2
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Lead Vocals

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 2:47

About this song

Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver is in A major (estimated), around 82 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 2:47 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Acoustic bass, Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), Banjo, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
5.35 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.54 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.47 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
3.6 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.83 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.3 notes/sec

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Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:002:47
Intro0:00Verse 10:06Chorus0:31Verse 20:54Chorus1:19Bridge1:42Chorus2:06Outro2:32

Vocal range

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C3C4C5E3F♯4

E3 – F♯4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)

About the key of A major

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Take Me Home, Country Roads appears on the soundtrack of Take Me Home: The John Denver Story.