Please Please Me cover

You Really Got a Hold on Me

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Please Please Me (1963)rockTop 5%2:55SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A majorestTempo: varies

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100%9 tracks · 5,972 notes · F# minor · 118 BPM· 2:55Recommended
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Intro
Verse
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals 1
Backing Vocals 2
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Piano
Drums
100%7 tracks · 5,679 notes · A major · 95 BPM· 2:47
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Vocal
Chorus
George Martin
George
John
Paul
Drumkit
100%8 tracks · 3,978 notes · A major · 110 BPM· 2:14partial
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Fretless bass
Electric guitar (muted)
Flute 1
Flute 2
Flute 3
Piano
Acoustic guitar (nylon)
Std Drums
99%9 tracks · 3,617 notes · A major · 78 BPM· 3:06
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Electric bass (finger)
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Acoustic grand piano
Shakuhachi
Lead 4 (chiff) 1
Standard drum kit
Lead 4 (chiff) 2
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
89%4 tracks · 3,538 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 2:50
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 2:55

About this song

You Really Got a Hold on Me by The Beatles is in A major (estimated). This 9-track arrangement runs 2:55 (Bright acoustic piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), 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.

GuitarAdvanced
11.5 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.2 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.73 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.35 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.16 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.43 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:002:55
Intro0:00Verse0:15Verse0:49Chorus1:22Verse1:49Chorus2:23Outro2:37

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6E3C♯5

E3 – C♯5 · 21 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of A major

A major is the 9th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are A, D, and E.

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You Really Got a Hold on Me appears on the soundtrack of 1964 US Albums In Mono, Beatles ’64: Music from the Disney+ Documentary.