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This Is Your Life

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Switchfoot

The Beautiful Letdown (2003)alternative rockHigh4:12SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 130 BPMestTime signature: 1/4

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88%9 tracks · 6,530 notes · E major · 130 BPM· 4:12Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Chorus
Outro
Synth
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Strings
Guitar 5
Bass
Drums
88%9 tracks · 6,483 notes · E major · 130 BPM· 4:12
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Effects
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Distortion guitar
Overdriven guitar
Strings
Bass Effect
Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 4:12

About this song

This Is Your Life by Switchfoot is in E major (estimated), around 130 BPM, 1/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 4:12 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), String ensemble 2, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
8.51 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.9 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.53 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.28 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.38 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge

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0:001:002:003:004:12
Intro0:00Verse0:30Chorus1:14Verse1:48Chorus2:02Bridge2:28Chorus2:58Chorus3:12Outro3:42

About the key of E major

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This Is Your Life appears on the soundtrack of The 4400: Music From the Television Series.