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Float On

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Modest Mouse

Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)indie rockTop 5%3:26SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# majorTuning: StandardTempo: 103 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 5,999 notes · A# minor · 102 BPM· 3:26Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Pre-verse
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Interlude
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Strings
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%11 tracks · 5,312 notes · A# minor · 103 BPM· 3:25
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Clean Guitar
Jazz Guitar
Effect Guitar
Finger Bass
Distant Distortion L
Distant Distortion R
Strings
Voice
Cabasa
Drumkit 1
Drumkit 2
100%15 tracks · 5,330 notes · A# minor · 103 BPM· 3:25
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Electric guitar (clean)
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Electric Guitar (jazz) 1
Electric guitar (jazz) 2
Distortion Guitar 1
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
Distortion guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Distortion guitar 4
Distortion guitar 5
String Ensemble 2
Alto Sax 1
Alto sax 2
95%5 tracks · 3,794 notes · A# minor · 100 BPM· 3:29
Practice Play
Джонни Марр
Айзек Брок 1
Джеремайа Грин
Айзек Брок 2
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 3:26

About this song

Float On by Modest Mouse is in F# major, around 103 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 3:26 (Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), Synth strings 1, Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced
8.44 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
8.31 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.62 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.03 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.55 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse · Bridge

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0:001:002:003:26
Intro0:00Pre-verse0:14Verse0:24Chorus0:52Verse1:11Chorus1:49Bridge2:08Interlude2:26Outro3:13

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6F♯3C♯5

F♯3 – C♯5 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of F# major

F# major is the 23rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯, B, and C♯.

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Float On appears on the soundtrack of Guitar Hero: World Tour.