Every Picture Tells a Story cover

Reason to Believe

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Rod Stewart

Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)rockHigh3:25SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezer
Key: D majorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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96%8 tracks · 2,725 notes · D major · 63 BPM· 3:25Recommended
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Drums
Bass
Fiddle
Guitar
Organ
Hats
Tamb 54
Open Hat
96%18 tracks · 4,994 notes · D major · 140 BPM· 3:38
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Oboe
Electric bass (finger)
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Acoustic grand piano
Rock organ
Fiddle
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78%3 tracks · 1,897 notes · E minor · 74 BPM· 4:34extended
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Guitar
Strings
Bass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 3:25

About this song

Reason to Believe by Rod Stewart is in D major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 3:25 (Rock organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (finger), Violin, and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced
4.96 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
1.3 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.76 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
1.95 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.11 notes/sec

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Reason to Believe appears on the soundtrack of My Girl 2: Music From the Motion Picture.