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Piggies

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The Beatles (1968)rockHigh1:58SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# majorestTempo: 93 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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92%8 tracks · 3,289 notes · D# major · 93 BPM· 1:58Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Bridge
Solo
Verse 3
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Keys 1
Keys 2
Strings 1
Strings 2
Drums
92%7 tracks · 3,069 notes · D# major · 100 BPM· 1:51
Practice Play
Acoustic Guitar (capo 1)
Harpsichord
Contrabass
Vocal
Strings
Bass
Tambourine
92%10 tracks · 1,921 notes · D# major · 97 BPM· 2:05
Practice Play
melody/cello/violo
Viola
Harpsichord
acou guitar, steel
Contrabass
slow strings
Cello
tamborine
Applause
laugh (GS variation)
92%10 tracks · 2,467 notes · D# major · 90 BPM· 2:04
Practice Play
Harmonica
Acoustic bass
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Harpsichord
Rock organ
String Ensemble 2
Contrabass
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
84%4 tracks · 862 notes · D# major · 104 BPM· 1:49
Practice Play
Harpsi 1
Acou Piano 2
String Sec 1
Contrabass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 1:58

About this song

Piggies by The Beatles is in D# major (estimated), around 93 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 1:58 (Harpsichord, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric bass (pick), Cello, String ensemble 1, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, 3 verses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
13.73 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.14 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.69 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.78 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
2.61 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.19 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:001:58
Intro0:00Verse 10:05Verse 20:21Bridge0:41Solo1:05Verse 31:20Outro1:51

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5D♯3G4

D♯3 – G4 · 16 semitones (~1.3 octaves)

About the key of D# major

D# major is the 20th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯, G♯, and A♯.

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Piggies appears on the soundtrack of Helter Skelter.