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Song for America

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Song for America (1975)progressive rockHigh9:60SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorTuning: StandardTempo: 100 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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94%14 tracks · 21,200 notes · A minor · 103 BPM· 9:60Recommended
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Song For America
Written by: Kerry Livgren / K A N S A S
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Bass
Dist. Guitar
Piano
Organ
Violin
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
Muted Guit
Celesta
Lead 2 (saw)
Strings
Drums
Halo pad
Slap bass 1
Violin 2
85%11 tracks · 13,990 notes · A minor · 100 BPM· 10:08
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Bright acoustic piano
Drawbar organ
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
Standard drum kit
Violin
Fretless bass
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
Synth Strings 2
Electric bass (pick)
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
84%4 tracks · 1,686 notes · E minor · 98 BPM· 3:20partial
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Guitar
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
80%5 tracks · 9,795 notes · E minor · 100 BPM· 10:14AI
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals
73%3 tracks · 1,894 notes · E minor · 98 BPM· 4:28partial
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guit 41
guit 2 (violin)
guit 3

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —14 tracks · 9:60

About this song

Song for America by Kansas is in C major, around 100 BPM, 4/4 time. This 14-track arrangement runs 9:60 (Acoustic grand piano, Celesta, Rock organ, Electric guitar (muted), Distortion guitar, Fretless bass, and Drums). 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
9.13 notes/sec
KeysAdvanced
6.98 notes/sec
PianoAdvanced
6.77 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.09 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
1.46 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.15 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.12 notes/sec

About the key of C major

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