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Keep Yourself Alive

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Queen (1973)rockTop 5%3:43SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%12 tracks · 6,127 notes · A minor · 135 BPM· 3:43Recommended
Practice Play
Intro 1
Intro 2
Main Riff
Pre-verse
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Break 1
Break 2
Interlude
Main Riff
Pre-verse
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus
Drum Solo
Guitar Solo
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%12 tracks · 6,089 notes · A minor · 134 BPM· 3:44
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass
Vocals
Chorus
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 5,996 notes · A minor · 120 BPM· 4:10
Practice Play
Basso
Voce
Cori
Chitarra elettrica
Traccia 6
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%18 tracks · 6,461 notes · D minor · 60 BPM· 3:47
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Distortion Guitar 1
Electric bass (pick)
Electric bass (finger)
Distortion guitar 2
Overdriven Guitar 1
Voice Oohs 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Distortion guitar 3
Electric Guitar (jazz) 1
Electric guitar (jazz) 2
Distortion guitar 4
Overdriven guitar 3
Electric guitar (muted)
tk10
tk11
Voice oohs 2
Choir Aahs 1
Choir aahs 2
95%6 tracks · 4,149 notes · F major · 143 BPM· 3:29Live at the Montreal Forum, 1981
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Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar
Sax
Drums
Bass
95%6 tracks · 4,813 notes · A minor · 120 BPM· 4:10
Practice Play
Basso
Voce
Cori
Chitarra elettrica
Tambourine
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —12 tracks · 3:43

About this song

Keep Yourself Alive by Queen is in F major, 4/4 time. This 12-track arrangement runs 3:43 (Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and a solo. 6 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.22 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
6.97 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.88 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.58 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.95 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:43
Intro0:00Intro0:11Pre-verse0:33Verse 10:36Verse 20:51Chorus1:05Interlude1:23Pre-verse1:34Verse 31:38Verse 41:52Chorus2:06Solo2:13Solo2:29Chorus2:44Bridge2:51Chorus3:05

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5G♯3A♯4

G♯3 – A♯4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 octaves)

About the key of F major

F major is the 15th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F, A♯, and C.

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Keep Yourself Alive appears on the soundtrack of Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack.