Bookends

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Simon & Garfunkel

folk rockHigh1:20SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 70 BPMestTime signature: 3/8

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78%4 tracks · 356 notes · E major · 70 BPM· 1:20Recommended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
78%4 tracks · 338 notes · E major · 70 BPM· 1:20
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
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Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —4 tracks · 1:20

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Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel is in E major (estimated), around 70 BPM, 3/8 time. This 4-track arrangement runs 1:20 (Acoustic guitar (nylon) and Clarinet). 2 versions available to play and practice.

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0.64 notes/sec

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Bookends appears on the soundtrack of (500) Days of Summer: Music From the Motion Picture.