Reggatta de Blanc cover

Message in a Bottle

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The Police

Reggatta de Blanc (1979)new waveTop 5%4:57SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: variesTempo: 150 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 6,881 notes · C# minor · 151 BPM· 4:57Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 3
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Bass
Strings
Drums
100%7 tracks · 6,703 notes · F# minor · 155 BPM· 4:50Nylon Accustic
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Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 2
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 3
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings
Drums
100%7 tracks · 3,942 notes · F# minor · 98 BPM· 3:21partial
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Guitarra 1
Voz
Guitarra Distorsión
Guitarra Distorsión 2
Bajo
Tambourine
Drumkit
100%10 tracks · 7,619 notes · C# minor · 150 BPM· 4:48
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MESSAGE IN A BOX - Police
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Acoustic bass
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Harmonica 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Percussive organ
Harmonica 2
Standard drum kit
Electric guitar (muted)
100%11 tracks · 6,056 notes · C# minor · 150 BPM· 4:14
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Message in a bottle, Sting
Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Acoustic bass
Overdriven guitar
Pan flute
Synth choir
Drawbar organ
Electric guitar (muted)
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Electric guitar (clean) 3
Standard drum kit
Distortion guitar
97%7 tracks · 6,468 notes · C# minor · 150 BPM· 4:42
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Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Electric guitar (clean) 3
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
Electric bass (pick)
Standard drum kit
92%4 tracks · 4,541 notes · C# minor · 140 BPM· 5:12
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Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric bass (finger)
Accordion
Drumkit
92%5 tracks · 6,439 notes · A major · 150 BPM· 4:45
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Guitare 1
Guitare 2
Guitare 3
Basse
Drumkit
81%3 tracks · 1,451 notes · F minor · 156 BPM· 1:47partialLive in Hamburg '80
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Intro
Verse 1
Pre-chorus
Drums
Guitar
Bass
78%2 tracks · 1,373 notes · G minor · 120 BPM· 2:20partial
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Guitar
Bass

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 4:57

About this song

Message in a Bottle by The Police, around 150 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 4:57 (Overdriven guitar, Fretless bass, Synth strings 2, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 11 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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

DrumsAdvanced
8.61 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
4.73 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.43 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.02 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.98 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:004:57
Intro0:00Verse 10:06Pre-chorus0:32Chorus0:48Verse 21:00Pre-chorus1:26Chorus1:42Verse 32:10Pre-chorus2:36Chorus2:52Outro3:17Outro4:49

Vocal range

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

C3C4C5E3B4

E3 – B4 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

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