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A Night Like This

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The Cure

The Head on the Door (1985)new waveTop 5%4:06SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 123 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%10 tracks · 6,401 notes · F# minor · 122 BPM· 4:06Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse I
Pre-chorus
Instrumental
Verse II
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Sax solo
Pre-chorus
Final Chorus
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Sax
Drums
100%9 tracks · 5,739 notes · A major · 123 BPM· 4:04
Practice Play
Lead Guitar
Elect.guitar (clean) 1
Bright acoustic pian
Elect.guitar (clean) 2
Acoust.guitar (steel
Vocals (lead 2)
Elect.guitar (jazz)
Alto sax
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 6,171 notes · F# minor · 123 BPM· 4:04
Practice Play
Elect.guitar (clean) 1
Acoust.guitar (steel 1
Bright acoustic pian
Elect.guitar (clean) 2
Acoust.guitar (steel 2
Vocals (lead 2)
Elect.guitar (jazz)
Alto sax
Drums (standard set)

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —10 tracks · 4:06

About this song

A Night Like This by The Cure is in F# minor (estimated), around 123 BPM, 4/4 time. This 10-track arrangement runs 4:06 (Bright acoustic piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

BassIntermediate
2.7 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.77 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.54 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
7.55 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
1.26 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
2.84 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:06
Intro0:00Verse0:41Pre-chorus1:13Instrumental1:29Verse1:44Pre-chorus2:16Chorus2:31Solo2:47Pre-chorus3:19Chorus3:34

Vocal range

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C3C4C5C6F♯3F♯5

F♯3 – F♯5 · 24 semitones (~2 octaves)

About the key of F# minor

F# minor is the 13th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯m, Bm, and C♯m.

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