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Dare You to Move

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Switchfoot

The Beautiful Letdown (2003)alternative rockTop 5%3:48SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 72 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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97%6 tracks · 6,871 notes · E major · 72 BPM· 3:48Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Final Chorus
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
97%5 tracks · 6,326 notes · E major · 72 BPM· 3:43
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 3:48

About this song

Dare You to Move by Switchfoot is in E major (estimated), around 72 BPM, 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 3:48 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and a solo. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
19.88 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.69 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.48 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.27 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:48
Intro0:00Verse0:13Pre-chorus0:47Chorus0:53Verse 21:32Chorus2:05Bridge2:32Solo2:58Chorus3:12

Vocal range

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C3C4C5E3A4

E3 – A4 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of E major

E major is the 5th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are E, A, and B.

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Dare You to Move appears on the soundtrack of A Walk to Remember: Music From the Motion Picture.