The Dream of the Blue Turtles cover

Fortress Around Your Heart

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The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)popHigh4:30SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTuning: StandardTempo: 120 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 4,542 notes · C major · 120 BPM· 4:30Recommended
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Church organ
Tremolo strings
Reed organ
Timpani
Honky-tonk piano
Bagpipe
Kalimba
Oboe
Drums
100%15 tracks · 7,702 notes · C major · 118 BPM· 4:51
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FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART
Fretless bass
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Pan flute
Recorder
Electric guitar (muted)
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Soprano sax
Standard drum kit
String Ensemble 2
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Electric guitar (clean) 3
Orchestra hit
Applause
89%4 tracks · 1,946 notes · C major · 120 BPM· 4:08
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Guitar
Strings
Sax 1
Sax 2
89%4 tracks · 3,589 notes · A minor · 120 BPM· 4:24
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 4:30

About this song

Fortress Around Your Heart by Sting is in C major (estimated), around 120 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 4:30 (Honky-tonk piano, Church organ, Reed organ, Tremolo strings, Timpani, Oboe, and Drums). 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsIntermediate
5.81 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
3.34 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
1.74 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
1.87 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.17 notes/sec

About the key of C major

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