News of the World cover

Spread Your Wings

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Queen

News of the World (1977)rockTop 5%4:29SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTuning: StandardTempo: 120 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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97%6 tracks · 3,467 notes · D major · 86 BPM· 4:29Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-chorus
Pre-chorus
Guitar Solo
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post-chorus
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Piano
Drums
97%6 tracks · 3,451 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 4:31
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Piano
Guitar Clean
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
97%6 tracks · 3,480 notes · D major · 86 BPM· 4:32
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Piano
Guitar Clean
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
97%6 tracks · 3,462 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 4:31
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Acoustic grand piano
Electric guitar (clean)
Distortion Guitar 1
Distortion guitar 2
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
94%4 tracks · 2,648 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 5:22extendedLive Killers1979
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Drums
Bass
Guitar 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 4:29

About this song

Spread Your Wings by Queen is in D major (estimated), around 120 BPM, 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 4:29 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsIntermediate
4.14 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
2.01 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
3.19 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.72 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:29
Intro0:00Verse 10:06Pre-chorus0:28Chorus0:52Post-chorus1:15Pre-chorus1:31Solo1:53Verse 22:04Pre-chorus2:26Chorus2:50Post-chorus3:12Outro3:29

About the key of D major

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