Rabbi Saul cover

Norwegian Wood

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Rabbi Saul (1988)rockTop 5%2:03SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTuning: StandardTempo: varies

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100%7 tracks · 2,832 notes · E major · 88 BPM· 2:03This Bird Has FlownRecommended
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Intro
Verse
Bridge
Verse
Interlude
Bridge
Verse
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
World
Drums
100%8 tracks · 3,885 notes · E major · 88 BPM· 2:03Acoustic Version
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Piano 1
Piano 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Piano 3
Piano 4
Bass
Drums
100%7 tracks · 3,201 notes · E major · 90 BPM· 2:11
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Fretless bass
Flute 1
Flute 2
Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 1
Sitar
Acoustic guitar (nylon) 2
Std Drums
100%7 tracks · 2,356 notes · E major · 230 BPM· 2:05
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Shakuhachi
Acoustic grand piano
Vibraphone
Acoustic bass
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Sitar
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
92%5 tracks · 3,496 notes · E major · 80 BPM· 2:15Norwiegian Wood
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
World
Bass
Drums
92%6 tracks · 2,998 notes · E major · 80 BPM· 2:15
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Sitar
Bass
Tambourine
Drumkit
89%6 tracks · 4,476 notes · E major · 95 BPM· 1:53
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John Lennon Acoustic Guitar Capo
John Lennon Acoustic Guitar
George Harrison Sitar Capo
George Harrison Sitar
Vocals John - Paul Capo
Vocals John - Paul
81%3 tracks · 2,228 notes · E major · 96 BPM· 1:53This Bird Has Flown
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Acoustic Gtr
Sitar
Vocals
75%2 tracks · 539 notes · D major · 250 BPM· 0:47partialMelody
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Piano
Acoustic grand piano
68%1 tracks · 139 notes · D major · 100 BPM· 0:52partialfor Solo Guitar
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:03

About this song

Norwegian Wood by The Beatles is in E major (estimated). This 7-track arrangement runs 2:03 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), Sitar, and Drums), with an intro, 3 verses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 14 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
12.43 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.61 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.64 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
0.91 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.46 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.1 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse · Interlude
Bridge

Song structure

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0:001:002:03
Intro0:00Verse0:16Bridge0:33Verse0:49Interlude1:05Bridge1:22Verse1:38Outro1:55

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5B2C♯4

B2 – C♯4 · 14 semitones (~1.2 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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