The Beatles cover

Sexy Sadie

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The Beatles (1968)rockTop 5%3:11SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTuning: StandardTempo: 77 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%12 tracks · 4,360 notes · G major · 77 BPM· 3:11Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus
Coda
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Organ
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%10 tracks · 5,109 notes · D major · 80 BPM· 3:21
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John
Paul/George
George
Paul - Organ
John - Piano
Piano
Piano Bass
Paul
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 2,941 notes · D major · 77 BPM· 3:13
Practice Play
Clarinet
Bright Acoustic Piano 1
Overdriven guitar
Voice oohs
Rock organ
Bright acoustic piano 2
Electric bass (finger)
Percussion (Channel 10)
100%19 tracks · 5,973 notes · D major · 140 BPM· 3:09
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Violin
Electric bass (finger)
Acoustic grand piano
Bright acoustic piano
Electric guitar (jazz)
Electric guitar (clean)
Choir aahs
Distortion guitar
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
Standard drum kit 9
Standard Drum Kit 10
Standard Drum Kit 11
78%3 tracks · 3,672 notes · F major · 148 BPM· 2:23partialEsher demo
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Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Verse 4
Chorus
Guitar
Drums 1
Drums 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —12 tracks · 3:11

About this song

Sexy Sadie by The Beatles is in D major (estimated), around 77 BPM, 4/4 time. This 12-track arrangement runs 3:11 (Acoustic grand piano, Bright acoustic piano, Drawbar organ, Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, 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.

PianoAdvanced
5.09 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.14 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.44 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
2.41 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.53 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
1.21 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
2.05 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:11
Intro0:00Verse 10:10Verse 20:32Chorus0:54Verse 31:09Verse 41:31Chorus1:53Outro2:09

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6D3D5

D3 – D5 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

About the key of D major

D major is the 6th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D, G, and A.

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