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Unknown Pleasures (1979)post-punkHigh2:21SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorTuning: StandardTempo: 136 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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81%3 tracks · 1,448 notes · A minor · 136 BPM· 2:21Recommended
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Intro
Verse
Verse 2
Verse 3
Interlude
Verse 4
Verse 5
Outro
Guitar
Bass
Drums
78%3 tracks · 1,672 notes · C major · 131 BPM· 2:52extended
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Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —3 tracks · 2:21

About this song

Candidate by Joy Division is in C major, around 136 BPM, 4/4 time. This 3-track arrangement runs 2:21 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with an intro, 5 verses, an interlude, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced
7.37 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.54 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
0.35 notes/sec

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Verse
Outro

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0:001:002:21
Intro0:04Verse0:14Verse 20:35Verse 30:49Interlude1:12Verse 41:19Verse 51:34Outro1:55

About the key of C major

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