Please Please Me cover

Twist and Shout

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Please Please Me (1963)rockTop 5%2:33SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorTuning: StandardTempo: 129 BPMest

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100%7 tracks · 5,812 notes · A major · 125 BPM· 2:33Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Chorus
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Guitar Solo
Build-Up
Chorus
Verse 3
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 5,160 notes · A major · 130 BPM· 2:24
Practice Play
Vocals
Back Vocal 1
Back Vocal 2
Back Vocal 3
Lead Guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Bass
Drumkit
100%10 tracks · 4,644 notes · A major · 138 BPM· 2:25
Practice Play
Std Drums
Rock organ
FX 5 (brightness)
Electric Guitar (muted) 1
Electric guitar (muted) 2
Voice Oohs 1
Voice oohs 2
Choir Aahs 1
Choir aahs 2
Fretless bass
100%11 tracks · 4,727 notes · A major · 125 BPM· 2:36
Practice Play
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
McCartney
Rock organ
FX 5 (brightness)
Rythm Guitar
Choir Aahs 1
Choir aahs 2
Bass Guitar
Std Drums
Overdriven guitar
Distortion guitar
100%16 tracks · 4,812 notes · A major · 129 BPM· 2:32Twist & Shout
Practice Play
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
Voice oohs
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric bass (pick)
Clavinet
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Choir aahs
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
92%5 tracks · 4,466 notes · A major · 129 BPM· 2:27Twist & Shout
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Drums
92%6 tracks · 2,737 notes · A major · 123 BPM· 1:43partialFebruary 13th, 2011
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Sax 1
Sax 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
92%5 tracks · 4,457 notes · A major · 129 BPM· 2:28
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Slap Bass 2
Electric guitar (clean)
Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Drums
90%26 tracks · 41,104 notes · D major · 164 BPM· 2:59extendedThe Shimmie Shake! (Twist & Shout)
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Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Backing Vocals 3
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Guitar 8
Guitar 9
Guitar 10
Guitar 11
Guitar 12
Bass 1
Bass 2
Bass 3
Piano 1
Piano 2
Guitar 13
Guitar 14
Piano 3
Drums
90%21 tracks · 26,881 notes · D major · 165 BPM· 2:52The Shimmie Shake! New York (2008
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Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Backing Vocals 3
Backing Vocals 4
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Guitar 8
Bass 1
Bass 2
Bass 3
Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:33

About this song

Twist and Shout by The Beatles is in D major, around 129 BPM. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:33 (Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a solo, 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.

DrumsAdvanced
7.72 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
17.32 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.97 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.84 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.47 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:33
Intro0:00Chorus0:09Verse 10:24Chorus0:39Verse 20:55Solo1:10Chorus1:37Verse 31:52Outro2:08

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5A3A4

A3 – A4 · 12 semitones (~1 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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Twist and Shout appears on the soundtrack of 1964 US Albums In Mono, Beatles ’64: Music from the Disney+ Documentary, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture.