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Down Under

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Men at Work

Business As Usual (1981)new waveTop 5%3:47SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: variesTempo: 106 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 5,699 notes · A major · 105 BPM· 3:47Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 2
Chorus
Instrumental bridge
Verse 3
Chorus
Outro x 3
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Winds
Choir
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%10 tracks · 7,926 notes · A# major · 104 BPM· 3:42Land Downunder
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Bass
Guitar 1
Brass
Guitar 2
Piano
Winds
Organ
Guitar 3
Sax
Drums
100%9 tracks · 4,086 notes · A major · 106 BPM· 2:57partialRock Version
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Re-Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Verse
Chorus
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
Percussion
Synth
Drums
100%9 tracks · 4,566 notes · A major · 105 BPM· 3:33
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Vocals
Vocal harmonies
Guitar 1
Guitar fill
Bass
Piccolo
Shaker
Agogo
Drumkit
91%10 tracks · 7,369 notes · A# major · 109 BPM· 3:24
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bass
mgtr
Melody
gtr 1
epiano
pipes
Organ
gtr 2
Drums
sax
91%10 tracks · 7,366 notes · A# major · 109 BPM· 3:24
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bass
mgtr
Melody
gtr 1
epiano
pipes
Organ
gtr 2
Drums
sax

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 3:47

About this song

Down Under by Men at Work, around 106 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 3:47 (Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (finger), Synth choir, Flute, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
4.96 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.31 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.63 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.83 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.89 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.25 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:47
Intro0:00Verse 10:11Chorus0:30Bridge0:48Verse 20:57Chorus1:15Bridge1:34Verse 32:01Chorus2:19Outro2:37

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C2C3C4C5A2A4

A2 – A4 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

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