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Penny Lane

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)rockTop 5%2:60SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: B majorTuning: StandardTempo: 113 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%23 tracks · 5,601 notes · B minor · 113 BPM· 2:60Recommended
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Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Solo
Chorus
Verse 4
Verse 5
Chorus
Final Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar
Bass
Strings
Organ
Piano 1
Piano 2
Winds 1
Winds 2
Brass 1
Brass 2
Piano 3
Piano 4
Piano 5
Piano 6
Piano 7
Mallets
Drums 1
Drums 2
Drums 3
Drums 4
100%12 tracks · 3,093 notes · F# minor · 111 BPM· 2:57Grade 6 Bass
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Lead Vocals 1
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals 2
Winds 1
Brass 1
Piano 1
Piano 2
Bass 1
Bass 2
Winds 2
Brass 2
Drums
100%12 tracks · 3,093 notes · B major · 111 BPM· 2:57
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Paul McCartney - lead vocals
John Lennon - background vocals
(additional back vox)
Orchestra - flute (4 flutes were used)
Orchestra - brass
John Lennon - piano
(3 pianos and a harmonium were used)
Paul McCartney - bass guitar
Frank Clarke - bass double
David Mason - piccolo trumpet
(for piccolo trumpet effect)
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 2,319 notes · F# minor · 115 BPM· 2:50
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Piano Melody
Piano Bass
Flute
Piccolo Trumpet
Brass
Brass overdubs
Bass
Triangle
Drumkit
100%14 tracks · 3,303 notes · B minor · 110 BPM· 2:59
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piano
bass 1
theme
drums 1
strings
Trumpet
Flute
voice
pizzicato
brass 1
bells
brass 2
bass 2
drums 2
100%12 tracks · 3,193 notes · C minor · 116 BPM· 2:58
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Pan Flute 1
Piccolo
Trumpet
Tubular bells
Synth choir
Brass section
Vibraphone
Bright acoustic piano
Piano Bass
Acoustic bass
Drums
Pan flute 2
100%11 tracks · 2,883 notes · C minor · 116 BPM· 2:52
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PENNY LANE
Standard drum kit
Pan flute
Tubular bells
Vibraphone
Piccolo
Brass section
Synth choir
Trumpet
Bright acoustic piano
Acoustic bass
100%11 tracks · 2,839 notes · G minor · 113 BPM· 2:58
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Pan flute
Piccolo
Trumpet
Tubular bells
Synth choir
Brass section
Vibraphone
Bright acoustic piano
Piano Bass
Acoustic bass
Drums
100%16 tracks · 2,704 notes · B major · 140 BPM· 2:59
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Reed organ
Acoustic bass
Bright acoustic piano
Brass section
Trumpet
Tubular bells
Violin
Flute
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
Standard drum kit 4
Standard drum kit 5
Standard drum kit 6
Standard drum kit 7
Standard drum kit 8
92%4 tracks · 365 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 0:48partial
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milidy
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —23 tracks · 2:60

About this song

Penny Lane by The Beatles is in B major, around 113 BPM, 4/4 time. This 23-track arrangement runs 2:60 (Acoustic grand piano, Bright acoustic piano, Honky-tonk piano, Tubular bells, Reed organ, Electric guitar (clean), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 10 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

PianoAdvanced
5.27 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
0.71 notes/sec
KeysIntermediate
0.33 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.4 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.87 notes/sec
DrumsBeginner
2.69 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.22 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.73 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:002:60
Verse 10:00Verse 20:18Chorus0:35Verse 30:52Solo1:09Chorus1:26Verse 41:43Verse 52:00Chorus2:17Chorus2:34Outro2:51

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5E3B4

E3 – B4 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of B major

B major is the 18th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are B, E, and F♯.

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