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Comfortably Numb

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Pink Floyd

The Wall (1979)progressive rockTop 5%6:23SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B minorTuning: StandardTempo: 65 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%25 tracks · 10,917 notes · B minor · 63 BPM· 6:23Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Guitar Solo 2
Fade Out
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Synth 1
Synth 2
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Organ 1
Organ 2
Brass 1
Brass 2
Brass 3
Brass 4
Brass 5
Brass 6
Mallets
Brass 7
Strings 4
Strings 5
Drums
100%7 tracks · 8,768 notes · B minor · 65 BPM· 5:434 String Bass
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Solo 1
Solo 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
Drums
100%15 tracks · 10,950 notes · B minor · 63 BPM· 7:18The Wall Live 1980–81 "Is There Anybody Out There?
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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo 1
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Organ
Piano
Choir 1
Choir 2
Brass 1
Brass 2
Brass 3
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Winds
Drums
100%7 tracks · 12,912 notes · E minor · 65 BPM· 5:432
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Strings
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
100%12 tracks · 8,291 notes · E minor · 63 BPM· 6:25Orchestral Section
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VERSE - Hello
Come on
Relax
CHORUS - There is no pain
When I
I
SOLO - Light
I
VERSE - Ok
Can you
CHORUS - There is no pain
When I
I
SOLO - Dark
Synth
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Organ
Strings 1
Strings 2
Brass 1
Brass 2
Bass
Drums
Mallets
100%12 tracks · 3,647 notes · B minor · 64 BPM· 1:49partialbut the solo is Fade to Black
Practice Play
Guitar Solo 2
Begin fade
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Guitar 3
Organ 1
Organ 2
Drums
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Strings 4
Strings 5
100%7 tracks · 8,748 notes · B minor · 65 BPM· 6:13
Practice Play
High-Strung Acoustic
Fuzz Rhythm
Solo/Fills
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 8,740 notes · B minor · 65 BPM· 6:13
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Solo
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 13,008 notes · B minor · 65 BPM· 6:13
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Synth
Guitar 1 (w/slide)
Guitar 2
Guitar 3 (high-strung)
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Bass
100%15 tracks · 10,927 notes · B minor · 63 BPM· 7:18Live)- Pulse
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Vocals
Electric bass (finger)
Distortion guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Drums
Drawbar organ
Acoustic grand piano
French Horn 1
French horn 2
Tuba
String ensemble 1
String Ensemble 2
Contrabass
Flute
Glockenspiel

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —25 tracks · 6:23

About this song

Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd is in B minor, around 65 BPM, 4/4 time. This 25-track arrangement runs 6:23 (Glockenspiel, Rock organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 27 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
14.34 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.31 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.67 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
0.8 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.84 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.25 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.5 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:23
Intro0:00Verse 10:08Pre-chorus0:53Chorus1:54Solo2:06Chorus2:36Verse 22:48Pre-chorus3:18Chorus4:19Solo4:34

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5E2F♯4

E2 – F♯4 · 26 semitones (~2.2 octaves)

About the key of B minor

B minor is the 4th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Bm, Em, and F♯m.

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Comfortably Numb appears on the soundtrack of The Wall, Film Soundtrack + Extras: Sequenced & Expanded By Eywood, The Wall: The Film Soundtrack.