Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

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alternative rockHigh1:37SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# majorestTempo: 139 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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97%7 tracks · 2,927 notes · D# major · 139 BPM· 1:37Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse
Verses
Guitar Solo
Outro Chorus
Lead Vocals
Synth
Strings 1
Guitar
Strings 2
Bass
Drums
97%8 tracks · 3,626 notes · D# major · 139 BPM· 2:18extended
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Bono Vox
(Christmas)
Synth
The Edge
Edge's Echo Effect
Adam Clayton
Tambourine
Drumkit
97%12 tracks · 3,626 notes · D# major · 139 BPM· 2:18extended
Practice Play
Intro (0:00)
Verse (0:15)
Verses (0:42, 1:23)
Guitar Solo (1:08)
Verses (0:42, 1:23)
Guitar Solo (1:08)
Lead 2 (sawtooth) 1
Lead 2 (sawtooth) 2
Lead 6 (voice)
Pad 4 (choir)
String ensemble 1
Overdriven Guitar 1
Overdriven guitar 2
String Ensemble 2 1
String ensemble 2 2
Electric Bass (finger) 1
Electric bass (finger) 2
Larry Mullen Jr

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 1:37

About this song

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by U2 is in D# major (estimated), around 139 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 1:37 (Overdriven guitar, Electric bass (finger), String ensemble 1, String ensemble 2, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and a solo. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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DrumsAdvanced
8.46 notes/sec
GuitarAdvanced
5.53 notes/sec
OtherAdvanced
5.53 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
3.49 notes/sec
OtherIntermediate
2.9 notes/sec
VocalsIntermediate
2.05 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Solo
Chorus

Song structure

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0:001:37
Intro0:00Verse0:14Solo1:07Chorus1:23

Vocal range

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C2C3C4C5D♯2G♯4

D♯2 – G♯4 · 29 semitones (~2.4 octaves)

About the key of D# major

D# major is the 20th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯, G♯, and A♯.

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