Bryter Layter cover

Northern Sky

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Nick Drake

Bryter Layter (1971)folkHigh3:47SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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75%3 tracks · 6,632 notes · D# major · 90 BPM· 3:47Recommended
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Drums
63%1 tracks · 1,195 notes · B major · 115 BPM· 5:46extended
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Northern Sky by Nick Drake, 4/4 time. This 3-track arrangement runs 3:47 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (finger), and Drums). 2 versions available to play and practice.

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23.55 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.5 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.21 notes/sec

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Northern Sky appears on the soundtrack of This Is Us (Music From the Series).