Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band cover

With a Little Help From My Friends

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)rockTop 5%2:41SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%15 tracks · 5,135 notes · E major · 112 BPM· 2:41Recommended
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Intro
Verse I
Chorus I
Verse II
Chorus II
Bridge I
Verse III
Chorus III
Bridge II
Chorus IV
Coda
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Organ 1
Organ 2
Organ 3
Strings
Piano 1
Piano 2
Drums 1
Drums 2
Drums 3
Drums 4
100%12 tracks · 2,734 notes · E major · 115 BPM· 2:33
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Bass guitar
Piano
Flute
Guitar
Choir
Guitar 2
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Hihats
Toms
Crash Cymbal
Sandblock
100%7 tracks · 2,771 notes · E major · 115 BPM· 2:33
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Electric bass (finger)
Acoustic grand piano
Piccolo
Electric guitar (clean)
Choir aahs
Overdriven guitar
Standard drum kit
97%7 tracks · 2,898 notes · E major · 120 BPM· 2:30
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Lead Vocal (Ringo Starr)
Background Vocal (John Lennon)
Piano Bass (George Martin)
Piano Solo (George Martin)
Bass Guitar (Paul McCartney)
Tambourine
Drumkit
95%5 tracks · 3,593 notes · E major · 120 BPM· 2:22
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Vocal
Piano
Guitar
Bass
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 3,347 notes · E major · 120 BPM· 2:30
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Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drumkit
81%3 tracks · 409 notes · F# minor · 100 BPM· 0:38partial
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Guitar
Bass
Drumkit
68%1 tracks · 390 notes · C major · 90 BPM· 2:08partialFingerstyle
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —15 tracks · 2:41

About this song

With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles is in E major, 4/4 time. This 15-track arrangement runs 2:41 (Acoustic grand piano, Honky-tonk piano, Drawbar organ, Electric guitar (jazz), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an outro. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
9.45 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
4.58 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
6.64 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.85 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.62 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
2.46 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.69 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:41
Intro0:00Verse0:09Chorus0:26Verse0:43Chorus1:00Bridge1:13Verse1:30Chorus1:47Bridge2:00Chorus2:17Outro2:30

Vocal range

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C3C4C5E3E4

E3 – E4 · 12 semitones (~1 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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With a Little Help From My Friends appears on the soundtrack of Anthology: Soundtrack to the Disney+ Series (Episodes 4-6), Yellow Submarine Songtrack.