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What Shall We Do Now?

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Pink Floyd

The Wall (1979)progressive rockHigh1:22SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTuning: Drop DTempo: 100 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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96%7 tracks · 2,071 notes · D major · 100 BPM· 1:22The Wall Live 1980–81"Is There Anybody Out There?Recommended
Practice Play
Breakdown
Verse
Outro
Lead Vocals
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Drums
Organ
Backing Vocals
91%6 tracks · 991 notes · B minor · 108 BPM· 1:07partial
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Gilmour 1
Gilmour 2
Waters
Wright
Fill
Drumkit
88%5 tracks · 1,748 notes · D minor · 100 BPM· 1:24
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Breakdown
Verse
Bass
Guitar
Drums
Organ 1
Organ 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 1:22

About this song

What Shall We Do Now? by Pink Floyd, around 100 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 1:22 (Rock organ, Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with a verse, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
6.31 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.67 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
2.7 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.99 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
2.08 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.97 notes/sec

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Solo
Verse

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0:001:22
Breakdown0:00Verse0:19Outro1:10

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6C3C5

C3 – C5 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

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What Shall We Do Now? appears on the soundtrack of The Wall, Film Soundtrack + Extras: Sequenced & Expanded By Eywood, The Wall: The Film Soundtrack.