I Want the One I Can't Have

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1986-08-05 - Great Woods, Mansfield, MA (2017 - The Queen Is Dead Deluxe) (1985)jangle popTop 5%3:08SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 189 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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95%5 tracks · 6,486 notes · G major · 189 BPM· 3:08Recommended
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Guitar 1
Drums
Bass
Lead Vocals
Guitar 2
95%5 tracks · 6,507 notes · E minor · 189 BPM· 3:07
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JoHnNy MaRr
ANdY RoUrKe
MoRrIsSeY
Tambourine
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 6,428 notes · E minor · 189 BPM· 3:07I Want The One I Cant Have
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Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Standard drum kit
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
Flute

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 3:08

About this song

I Want the One I Can't Have by The Smiths is in E minor (estimated), around 189 BPM, 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 3:08 (Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced
4.87 notes/sec
DrumsAdvanced
11.67 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
9.45 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.82 notes/sec

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C4C5C6D4G5

D4 – G5 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of E minor

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