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Breakfast in America

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Supertramp

Breakfast in America (1979)progressive rockTop 5%2:37SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C minorTuning: StandardTempo: 73 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 3,304 notes · C minor · 70 BPM· 2:37Recommended
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Verse 1
Bridge 1
Verse 2
Bridge 2
Instrumental
Verse 3
Bridge 3
Lead Vocals
Piano
Organ
Guitar
Winds
Brass
Bass
Drums
Keys
100%7 tracks · 3,144 notes · C minor · 70 BPM· 2:45
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Vocals (Davies)
Piano (Davies)
Keyboards (Hogson)
Guitar (Hogson)
Wind Instruments (Heliwell)
Bass (Thompson)
Drumkit
100%14 tracks · 4,537 notes · G minor · 74 BPM· 2:38
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Bright acoustic piano
Fretless bass
Reed organ
Banjo
Electric piano 1
Music box
Clarinet
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric guitar (clean)
Standard drum kit
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
Drawbar organ
Glockenspiel
Tuba
100%9 tracks · 4,163 notes · C minor · 73 BPM· 2:40
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Bright acoustic piano
Fretless bass
Reed organ
Banjo
Electric piano 1
Music box
Clarinet
Acoustic guitar (steel)
/ Roger Hodgson
100%14 tracks · 4,537 notes · G minor · 74 BPM· 2:41
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A.PIANO 2
FRETLESS
Reed organ
MELODY
E.PIANO 1
Music box
Clarinet
STEEL GTR
DRUMS
CLEAN GTR
SAW WAVE
ORGAN 1
GLOCKENSPL
Tuba
100%9 tracks · 3,533 notes · A# major · 71 BPM· 2:41
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Guitare
Basse
Piano
Tuba
Clarinet
SynBrass
Celesta
Clavecin
Drums
100%18 tracks · 5,990 notes · D minor · 76 BPM· 3:56extended
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Pad 1 (new age)
FX 1 (rain)
Acoustic grand piano
Bright acoustic piano
Electric bass (finger)
Dulcimer
String ensemble 1
FX 8 (sci-fi)
Trombone
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
Standard drum kit 4
Standard drum kit 5
Standard drum kit 6
Standard drum kit 7
Standard drum kit 8
Standard drum kit 9

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 2:37

Free sheet music for Breakfast in America

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Sheet music preview for Breakfast in America by Supertramp
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Piano · measures 1–14

About this song

Breakfast in America by Supertramp is in C minor, around 73 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 2:37 (Honky-tonk piano, Harpsichord, Reed organ, Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (finger), Trombone, and Drums), with 3 verses, a bridge, and an interlude. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

KeysAdvanced
5.8 notes/sec
PianoAdvanced
5.39 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.46 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.85 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
2.96 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.43 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
0.2 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:37
Verse 10:07Bridge0:30Verse 20:38Bridge1:01Instrumental1:09Verse 31:30Bridge1:53

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C2C3C4C5C6A♯2D♯5

A♯2 – D♯5 · 29 semitones (~2.4 octaves)

About the key of C minor

C minor is the 8th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are Cm, Fm, and Gm.

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