Mystery Girl cover

California Blue

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Roy Orbison

Mystery Girl (1988)rockabillyHigh4:00SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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96%10 tracks · 7,755 notes · D major · 105 BPM· 4:00Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Outro
Lead Vocals
Choir
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Synth 1
Strings 1
Strings 2
Synth 2
Synth 3
96%7 tracks · 5,169 notes · D major · 114 BPM· 3:35
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Melodie
Guitar
Piano
Strings 1
Strings 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 4:00

About this song

California Blue by Roy Orbison is in D major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 4:00 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (finger), Timpani, String ensemble 1, Voice oohs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
13.6 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.42 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
3.92 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.15 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.1 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.8 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:00
Intro0:02Verse 10:07Chorus0:43Verse 21:47Chorus 22:24Outro3:28

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5A2A4

A2 – A4 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

About the key of D major

D major is the 6th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D, G, and A.

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