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Seventeen Seconds (1980)new waveTop 5%2:49SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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97%5 tracks · 5,766 notes · E minor · 131 BPM· 2:49Recommended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Synth
Drums
83%3 tracks · 4,116 notes · E minor · 138 BPM· 2:45
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Guitare 1
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 2:49

About this song

M by The Cure is in E minor (estimated), 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 2:49 (Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), Pad 3 (polysynth), and Drums). 2 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced
7.4 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
19.7 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.66 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
0.64 notes/sec

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About the key of E minor

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