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Don't Stand So Close to Me

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The Police

Zenyattà Mondatta (1980)new waveTop 5%3:55SpotifyYouTubeApple MusicDeezerTidal
Key: D# majorTuning: StandardTempo: 141 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 5,339 notes · A minor · 140 BPM· 3:55Recommended
Practice Play
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Chorus
Guitar
Bass
Synth
Drums
Lead Vocals 1
Backing Vocals
Lead Vocals 2
100%11 tracks · 6,014 notes · D major · 142 BPM· 3:54
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Acoustic bass
Pad 3 (polysynth)
Synth Bass 2 1
Electric Guitar (muted) 1
Electric guitar (muted) 2
Synth bass 2 2
String Ensemble 2
Clarinet
Standard drum kit
Electric guitar (muted) 3
Percussive organ
95%6 tracks · 4,553 notes · A minor · 141 BPM· 4:05
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Guitare 1
Guitare2
Guitare 3
Background Vocal
Voice
Bass
92%6 tracks · 4,537 notes · A minor · 141 BPM· 4:05
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Guitare 1
Guitare2
Guitare 3
Background Vocal
Voice
Bass
92%5 tracks · 3,313 notes · D major · 135 BPM· 2:58partialDont Stand So Close To Me
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Untitled Song
Bass
Drums
Piano
Melody
Voice 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:55

About this song

Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police is in D# major, around 141 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:55 (Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 2 (sawtooth), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses and a solo. 5 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

GuitarAdvanced
11.04 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.6 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
6.91 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.06 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.79 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.19 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:003:55
Verse0:34Chorus1:02Verse1:17Chorus1:45Verse2:00Chorus2:27Solo2:46Chorus3:14

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5D3A♯4

D3 – A♯4 · 20 semitones (~1.7 octaves)

About the key of D# major

D# major is the 20th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯, G♯, and A♯.

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Don't Stand So Close to Me appears on the soundtrack of Friends, Friends: The Complete Series.