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Mother

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Pink Floyd

The Wall (1979)progressive rockTop 5%5:22SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: G majorTuning: StandardTempo: 67 BPMest

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100%11 tracks · 6,537 notes · G major · 69 BPM· 5:22Recommended
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Verse
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Verse
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Organ 1
Organ 2
Piano 1
Piano 2
Drums
100%10 tracks · 8,728 notes · G major · 67 BPM· 7:19extendedThe Wall Live 1980–81 "Is There Anybody Out There?
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Intro
Solo
Lead Vocals
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Drums
Synth
Organ
Piano 1
Piano 2
Backing Vocals
100%7 tracks · 9,649 notes · G major · 67 BPM· 5:31
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Gtr. 1
Gtr. 2
Gtr. 3
Gtr. 4
Bass
Lead Vocals
Drumkit
89%5 tracks · 6,720 notes · G major · 67 BPM· 5:16
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
3rd Verse Piano arr. Guit
86%4 tracks · 1,289 notes · G major · 67 BPM· 0:38partialLive
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
78%2 tracks · 5,947 notes · G major · 69 BPM· 7:04extendedOne Guitar
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Guitar
Drums
78%2 tracks · 4,031 notes · G major · 75 BPM· 4:54
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Spor 1
Spor 2
68%1 tracks · 969 notes · G major · 134 BPM· 5:35
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Acoustic grand piano

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —11 tracks · 5:22

About this song

Mother by Pink Floyd is in G major, around 67 BPM. This 11-track arrangement runs 5:22 (Acoustic grand piano, Rock organ, Reed organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
14.16 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
1.49 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.57 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
1.68 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.4 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.53 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:22
Verse0:00Verse0:58Chorus1:53Solo2:48Verse3:19Chorus4:15Outro5:16

Vocal range

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C3C4C5B3B4

B3 – B4 · 12 semitones (~1 octaves)

About the key of G major

G major is the 7th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G, C, and D.

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