Beggars Banquet cover

Sympathy for the Devil

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The Rolling Stones

Beggars Banquet (1968)rockTop 5%6:19SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 116 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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94%8 tracks · 19,972 notes · E major · 116 BPM· 6:19Recommended
Practice Play
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Verse 3
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Chorus
Verse 4
Chorus
Solo 2
Fade Out
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Piano
Drums 1
Drums 2
93%4 tracks · 9,115 notes · E major · 112 BPM· 5:47live
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Keith Richards SOLO
Mick Taylor SOLO
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 6:19

About this song

Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones is in E major (estimated), around 116 BPM, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 6:19 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Distortion guitar, Electric bass (pick), Choir aahs, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses and a solo. 2 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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BassAdvanced
4.69 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
10.01 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
20.31 notes/sec
PianoAdvanced
11.89 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
1 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Verse
Chorus
Solo

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:006:19
Verse 10:21Chorus0:56Verse 21:12Chorus1:39Verse 31:56Chorus2:31Solo2:48Chorus3:23Verse 43:39Chorus4:14Solo4:31

Vocal range

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C3C4C5E3G♯4

E3 – G♯4 · 16 semitones (~1.3 octaves)

About the key of E major

E major is the 5th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are E, A, and B.

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