Big Long Now

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Nirvana

grungeTop 5%4:54SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C# majorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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95%5 tracks · 3,300 notes · C# major · 82 BPM· 4:54Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Lead Vocals
Bass
Drums
95%5 tracks · 3,330 notes · C# major · 80 BPM· 4:49
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Guitar
(add. guitar little fills)
Voice
Bass
Drumkit
95%5 tracks · 4,551 notes · C# major · 154 BPM· 4:28
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Overdriven guitar
Clavinet
Standard drum kit
Electric bass (pick)
Distortion guitar
84%3 tracks · 548 notes · C# major · 120 BPM· 0:48partial
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Guitare
Basse
Drumkit
84%3 tracks · 588 notes · C# major · 120 BPM· 0:48partial
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Cobain
Novoselic
Drumkit
84%3 tracks · 3,679 notes · C# major · 80 BPM· 4:46
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Electric Guitar
Electric Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 4:54

About this song

Big Long Now by Nirvana is in C# major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 4:54 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassIntermediate
2.46 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.32 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.78 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.64 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:004:54
Intro0:03Verse 10:27Verse 20:56Chorus1:24Verse 32:27Verse 42:56Chorus3:24Outro4:21

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5G♯3A4

G♯3 – A4 · 13 semitones (~1.1 octaves)

About the key of C# major

C# major is the 22nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are C♯, F♯, and G♯.

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