Some Girls cover

Beast of Burden

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The Rolling Stones

Some Girls (1978)rockTop 5%4:21SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 100 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 5,124 notes · E major · 103 BPM· 4:21Recommended
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Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Guitar Solo
Pretty pretty
Put me out
All your sickness
Rough enough
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
Guitar 5
Guitar 6
Guitar 7
Bass
Drums
100%8 tracks · 4,317 notes · E major · 100 BPM· 4:00remastered 1994
Practice Play
Rhythm Guitar
Lead Guitar
© 2001 by John Taylor
Lead Vocals
Background Vocals - low
Background Vocals - high
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Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 5,311 notes · E major · 100 BPM· 4:29remastered 1994
Practice Play
Chorus Lead I
Chorus Lead II
Nashville Acoustic
Standard Acoustic
Rhythm Guitar I (Keith)
Rhythm Guitar II (Ronie)
Lead Guitar (Ronnie)
Bass (Bill)
Drumkit
100%16 tracks · 6,677 notes · E major · 109 BPM· 4:07remastered 1994
Practice Play
Clarinet
Alto sax
Jazz Electric 1
Jazz Electric 2
Acoustic Gt
Clean Gt 1
Clean Gt 2
Electric Bass
Clean Gt 3
Standard Drum Kit 1
Standard drum kit 2
Standard drum kit 3
Standard drum kit 4
Standard drum kit 5
Standard drum kit 6
Standard drum kit 7
95%5 tracks · 3,702 notes · E major · 100 BPM· 4:00remastered 1994
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Rhythm Guitar
Lead Guitar
© 2001 by John Taylor
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Drumkit
89%4 tracks · 4,834 notes · E major · 100 BPM· 4:31remastered 1994
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 4:21

About this song

Beast of Burden by The Rolling Stones is in E major (estimated), around 100 BPM, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 4:21 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a solo, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced
4.35 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.05 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.84 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:21
Verse 10:21Chorus 10:58Verse 21:10Chorus 21:29Solo1:43Outro3:16

About the key of E major

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