Fairy Tale of New York

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The Pogues

celtic punkTop 5%5:43SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D majorestTempo: 56 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%12 tracks · 7,280 notes · D major · 52 BPM· 5:43Recommended
Practice Play
Lead Vocals 1
Lead Vocals 2
Winds
Guitar
World
Strings 1
Piano
Organ
Strings 2
Strings 3
Bass
Drums
92%4 tracks · 3,503 notes · D major · 54 BPM· 4:02partialFairytale of New York
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
81%3 tracks · 6,458 notes · D major · 56 BPM· 4:37partialFairytale Of New York (Guitar Parts)
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Pre-verse
Verse 2
Chorus
Pre-verse
Verse 3
Chorus
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Drums
68%1 tracks · 681 notes · D major · 110 BPM· 4:56Fairytale Of New York
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Intro
Verse
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Outro
Piano
68%1 tracks · 944 notes · D major · 56 BPM· 3:39partialFairytale Of New York Fingerstyle
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —12 tracks · 5:43

About this song

Fairy Tale of New York by The Pogues is in D major (estimated), around 56 BPM, 4/4 time. This 12-track arrangement runs 5:43 (Acoustic grand piano, Accordion, Acoustic guitar (steel), Acoustic bass, Orchestral harp, String ensemble 1, and Drums). 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
6.83 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
3.54 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
4.61 notes/sec
BassBeginner
0.83 notes/sec
KeysBeginner
0.65 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.67 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1.15 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.81 notes/sec

Vocal range

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

C2C3C4C5G2D4

G2 – D4 · 19 semitones (~1.6 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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