There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

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The Smiths

1986-08-05 - Great Woods, Mansfield, MA (2017 - The Queen Is Dead Deluxe) (1985)jangle popTop 5%3:14SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 132 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 6,974 notes · E major · 136 BPM· 3:14Recommended
Intro
Verse I
Verse II
Chorus I
Verse III
Verse IV
Chorus II
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Winds
Strings
Drums
100%7 tracks · 6,964 notes · E major · 132 BPM· 3:20
Intro
Verse I
Verse II
Chorus I
Verse III
Verse IV
Chorus II
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
Strings
Winds
100%7 tracks · 8,040 notes · E major · 132 BPM· 4:15extended
johnny marr
johnny marr 2
andy rourke
strings
Flute
morriessey
Drumkit
100%7 tracks · 8,988 notes · C# minor · 132 BPM· 4:04extended
Morrissey's vocals
Johnny Marr's rhythm guitar
Johhny Marr's lead guitar
Andy Rourke's bass
Johnny Marr's string ensemble
Johnny Marr's flute arrengement
Drumkit
100%9 tracks · 8,219 notes · E major · 132 BPM· 4:15extended
Electric guitar (clean)
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric Bass (pick) 1
Electric bass (pick) 2
String ensemble 1
Standard drum kit
Pan flute
Pad 1 (new age) 1
Pad 1 (new age) 2
81%3 tracks · 5,018 notes · E major · 136 BPM· 3:34
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Electric bass (pick)
Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:14

About this song

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths is in E major (estimated), around 132 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:14 (Electric guitar (jazz), Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (pick), String ensemble 1, Pan flute, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 6 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced
7.44 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
17.63 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.29 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
1.83 notes/sec
OtherBeginner
0.54 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.85 notes/sec

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C3C4C5C♯3E4

C♯3 – E4 · 15 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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There Is a Light That Never Goes Out appears on the soundtrack of The Essential Movies.