Little Creatures cover

Road to Nowhere

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Talking Heads

Little Creatures (1985)new waveHigh3:58SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: varies

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91%13 tracks · 9,312 notes · E major · 110 BPM· 3:58Recommended
Practice Play
Choral Intro
Intro
Verse
Break
Verse
Break
Chorus
Post-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Organ 1
Organ 2
Sax 1
Sax 2
Sax 3
Drums 1
Drums 2
91%12 tracks · 4,856 notes · E major · 55 BPM· 3:59
Practice Play
Pan flute
Tenor sax
Muted trumpet
String ensemble 1
Alto sax
Standard drum kit
Accordion
Electric bass (finger)
Rock organ
Fretless bass
Tango accordion
Bagpipe

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —13 tracks · 3:58

About this song

Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads is in E major (estimated). This 13-track arrangement runs 3:58 (Percussive organ, Accordion, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassAdvanced
4.57 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
15.46 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.1 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
2.91 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.72 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.36 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.55 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:58
Intro0:00Intro0:35Verse0:44Verse1:28Chorus2:11Post-chorus2:29Chorus2:55Outro3:30

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5B2G♯4

B2 – G♯4 · 21 semitones (~1.8 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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Road to Nowhere appears on the soundtrack of Religulous.