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Self Control

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Laura Branigan

Self Control (1984)popTop 5%4:05SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 107 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 6,672 notes · F# minor · 107 BPM· 4:05Recommended
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Mallets
Strings
Drums
100%12 tracks · 5,584 notes · F minor · 114 BPM· 3:50
FX 1 (rain)
Synth Bass 2
Electric guitar (clean)
Vibraphone
Pad 1 (new age)
Pad 3 (polysynth)
Distortion guitar
Kalimba
Pad 8 (sweep)
DRUMS
Flute
FX 5 (brightness)
81%3 tracks · 4,010 notes · F# minor · 107 BPM· 3:58Self-Control
Solo
Solo
Chorus
Chorus-Bridge
Bridge
Chorus
Chorus-Bridge
Bridge-Chorus
Guitar
Drums
Bass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 4:05

About this song

Self Control by Laura Branigan is in F# minor (estimated), around 107 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 4:05 (Glockenspiel, Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Synth bass 2, Synth strings 1, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced
8.31 notes/sec
OtherAdvanced
4.86 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.15 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
6.3 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.35 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
2.32 notes/sec

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Verse
Chorus
Outro

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Vocal range

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C3C4C5F♯3B4

F♯3 – B4 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of F# minor

F# minor is the 13th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯m, Bm, and C♯m.

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Self Control appears on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 4: Flash FM.