Tattoo cover

A Million Miles Away

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Rory Gallagher

Tattoo (1973)blues rockTop 5%7:10SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D minorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 16,152 notes · D minor · 90 BPM· 7:10Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Bridge
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus
Chorus Repeat
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Drums
Bass
Piano
Organ
Sax
89%4 tracks · 8,970 notes · D minor · 120 BPM· 7:23
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Drums
Bass
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
81%3 tracks · 7,085 notes · D minor · 140 BPM· 8:14Live) - Irish Tour '74
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Guitar
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 7:10

About this song

A Million Miles Away by Rory Gallagher is in D minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 7:10 (Bright acoustic piano, Rock organ, Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), Tenor sax, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
7.85 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
7.95 notes/sec
PianoAdvanced
6.31 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.21 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
0.71 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.37 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
2.21 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:10
Intro0:00Verse 10:48Verse 21:21Chorus1:50Solo2:35Bridge3:12Verse 33:56Verse 44:25Chorus4:55Chorus5:24Outro5:54

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5A2A4

A2 – A4 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

About the key of D minor

D minor is the 3rd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Dm, Gm, and Am.

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A Million Miles Away appears on the soundtrack of A Million Miles Away (From YouTube).