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Bitter Sweet Symphony

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Urban Hymns (1997)alternative rockTop 5%4:37SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A majorestTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 4,389 notes · A major · 83 BPM· 4:37Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Break
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Coda
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
Drums 1
Drums 2
100%9 tracks · 6,289 notes · A major · 83 BPM· 4:38
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Band Enters
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Verse 3
Chorus 3
Outro
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Bass
Strings 1
Strings 2
Drums
100%15 tracks · 6,015 notes · A major · 84 BPM· 4:27
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Acoustic bass
Tremolo Strings 1
Lead 8 (bass + lead)
String Ensemble 1 1
String ensemble 1 2
Overdriven Guitar 1
Tremolo strings 2
String Ensemble 2
Standard drum kit
Overdriven guitar 2
Overdriven guitar 3
FX 6 (goblins)
Electric guitar (clean)
Acoustic grand piano
Guitar harmonics
100%16 tracks · 542 notes · A major · 125 BPM· 0:51partial
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Bitter Sweet Symphony
Acoustic bass
Tuba
Tremolo Strings 1
Tremolo strings 2
String Ensemble 1 1
String ensemble 1 2
Tremolo strings 3
String Ensemble 2
Standard drum kit
Acoustic Grand Piano 1
Acoustic grand piano 2
Distortion guitar
FX 6 (goblins)
Electric guitar (clean)
Guitar harmonics
68%1 tracks · 400 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 2:24partialFingerstyle
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Guitar
1 tracks · 11 notes · A# minor · 100 BPM· 0:04partial
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Drawbar organ
1 tracks · 12 notes · A major · 180 BPM· 0:05partial
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Acoustic grand piano

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 4:37

About this song

Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve is in A major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 4:37 (Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), String ensemble 1, String ensemble 2, Choir aahs, and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

DrumsIntermediate
6.82 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.22 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.14 notes/sec
GuitarBeginner
0.58 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.6 notes/sec

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:004:37
Intro0:00Verse 10:29Chorus 11:15Verse 21:50Chorus 22:36Verse 33:11Chorus 33:34Outro3:57

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C3C4C5E3B4

E3 – B4 · 19 semitones (~1.6 octaves)

About the key of A major

A major is the 9th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are A, D, and E.

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