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A Day in the Life

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)rockTop 5%4:37SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: G majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%30 tracks · 7,648 notes · E minor · 150 BPM· 4:37Recommended
Practice Play
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Interlude
Interlude
Bridge 1
Interlude 2
Verse 4
Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass
FX
Organ
Strings 1
Strings 2
Strings 3
Strings 4
Strings 5
Brass
Strings 6
Strings 7
Strings 8
Strings 9
Strings 10
Strings 11
Strings 12
Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Piano 4
Piano 5
Piano 6
Piano 7
Piano 8
Drums 1
Drums 2
Drums 3
Drums 4
100%12 tracks · 7,984 notes · E major · 80 BPM· 5:26extendedVer 2
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Guitar
Lead Vocals
Piano 1
Piano 2
Bass
Strings 1
Brass
Strings 2
Organ
Drums 1
Drums 2
FX
100%9 tracks · 5,654 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:23Aday In th life
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Guitar
Piano Melody
Piano Bass
Orchestra 1
Orchestra 2
Orchestra 3
Bass
Maracas
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 1,991 notes · A major · 100 BPM· 2:25partialAday In th life
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Lead Guitar
Bass
Right Hand
Left Hand
Rhythm Guitar
John
Paul
George
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 1,837 notes · A major · 100 BPM· 2:25partialAday In th life
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano
Backing vocals
Solo (gtr. arr.)
Piano bass ring
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 1,686 notes · A major · 100 BPM· 2:36partialAday In th life
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Bass
Guitar 1
Lead Line
Guitar 2
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
HiHats
In My Life
100%13 tracks · 6,534 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:48Aday In th life
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Tenor sax
English horn
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Acoustic grand piano 2
String Ensemble 1 1
String ensemble 1 2
Brass section
Electric bass (finger)
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Whistle
Breath noise
100%13 tracks · 5,523 notes · E minor · 80 BPM· 4:37
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Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Acoustic grand piano 2
Acoustic grand piano 3
Standard drum kit
Applause
Electric bass (finger)
Oboe
String ensemble 1
Brass section
Clarinet
Trombone
Muted trumpet
Trumpet
95%6 tracks · 2,038 notes · A major · 90 BPM· 2:41partialAday In th life
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voice
clavicord
guitar 1
guitar 2
bass
Drumkit
95%8 tracks · 1,944 notes · A major · 103 BPM· 2:37partialAday In th life
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Lead 6 (voice)
Acoustic grand piano
Electric guitar (jazz)
Electric guitar (clean)
Electric bass (finger)
Standard drum kit
In My Life
Honky-tonk piano

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —30 tracks · 4:37

About this song

A Day in the Life by The Beatles is in G major, 4/4 time. This 30-track arrangement runs 4:37 (Acoustic grand piano, Bright acoustic piano, Honky-tonk piano, Reed organ, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with 4 verses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 12 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
5.91 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.43 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.18 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
3.52 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.22 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
2.46 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.19 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:37
Verse 10:13Verse 20:44Verse 31:12Interlude1:41Interlude1:53Bridge2:16Interlude2:49Verse 43:19Outro3:47

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5B2G4

B2 – G4 · 20 semitones (~1.7 octaves)

About the key of G major

G major is the 7th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are G, C, and D.

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A Day in the Life appears on the soundtrack of Anthology: Soundtrack to the Disney+ Series (Episodes 4-6), Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture, Love.