The Smiths cover

Suffer Little Children

The Smiths (1984)jangle popTop 5%5:22Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: F# minorestTuning: StandardTempo: 106 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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95%5 tracks · 8,072 notes · F# minor · 100 BPM· 5:22Recommended

Intro

Verse

Bridge

Verse

Bridge

Verse

Bridge

Verse

Bridge

Verse

Bridge

Verse

Bridge

Guitar 1

Drums

Bass

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

95%5 tracks · 8,056 notes · A major · 106 BPM· 5:03

Johnny

Andy

Johnny(2)

Johnny(3)

Drumkit

95%6 tracks · 8,037 notes · F# minor · 106 BPM· 5:03

Electric Guitar (clean) 1

Standard drum kit

Electric bass (pick)

Electric guitar (clean) 2

Electric guitar (clean) 3

Acoustic guitar (steel)

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 5:22

About this song

Suffer Little Children by The Smiths is in F# minor (estimated), around 106 BPM, 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 5:22 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), and Drums), with an intro, 6 verses, and a bridge. 3 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced

11.03 notes/sec

BassIntermediate

2.57 notes/sec

DrumsIntermediate

5.39 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:005:22

Intro0:00 Verse0:12 Bridge0:31 Verse0:50 Bridge1:10 Verse1:29 Bridge1:48 Verse2:07 Bridge2:26 Verse2:46 Bridge3:05 Verse3:24 Bridge3:43

About the key of F# minor

F# minor is the 13th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯m, Bm, and C♯m.

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