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Teenage Kicks by The Undertones is in D major, around 130 BPM, 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 2:28 (Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), Synth choir, and Drums), with alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.
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About the key of D major
D major is the 6th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D, G, and A.
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Teenage Kicks appears on the soundtrack of Good Vibrations: A Record Shop, a Label, a Film Soundtrack.