Fooling Yourself

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Styx

The Grand Illusion (1977)progressive rockTop 5%5:18SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorTuning: StandardTempo: varies

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100%7 tracks · 4,448 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 5:18Recommended
Practice Play
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Organ
Synth 1
Synth 2
100%13 tracks · 10,961 notes · D major · 43 BPM· 5:23
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FOOLING YOURSELF (THE ANGRY YOUNG MAN)
Fretless bass
Lead 1 (square)
Synth Brass 2
Electric piano 1
Synth strings 1
Reed organ
Acoustic bass
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Standard drum kit
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Overdriven guitar
Electric guitar (clean)
100%13 tracks · 10,961 notes · D major · 120 BPM· 5:05The Angry Young Man
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ORGAN 3
FRETLESS
SQUAREWAVE
MELODY
E.PIANO 1
SYN STR 1
Reed organ
ACOU BASS
STEEL GTR 1
DRUMS
STEEL GTR 2
OVERDRIVE
CLEAN GTR
92%4 tracks · 8,185 notes · D major · 144 BPM· 5:47
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Guitar
Bass
Drums
Lead Vocals

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 5:18

About this song

Fooling Yourself by Styx is in D major. This 7-track arrangement runs 5:18 (Percussive organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Lead 1 (square)). 4 versions available to play and practice.

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OtherAdvanced
4.31 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.17 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
3.89 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
2.06 notes/sec

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