Labour of Love cover

Red Red Wine

Labour of Love (1983)reggaeTop 5%3:04Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: C# majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%9 tracks · 4,265 notes · C# major · 89 BPM· 3:04Recommended

Verse 1

Verse 2

Break

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Break

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Break

Chorus / Fade Out

Guitar

Bass

Piano

Synth 1

Synth 2

Synth 3

Synth 4

Drums 1

Drums 2

100%7 tracks · 5,128 notes · C# major · 94 BPM· 3:23

Pad 1 (new age)

Acoustic bass

Acoustic grand piano

Bright acoustic piano

Harmonica

Voice oohs

Percussion (drums)

100%9 tracks · 4,898 notes · C# major · 122 BPM· 3:14

Red red wine, UB40

Standard drum kit

Electric bass (finger)

Trombone

Electric guitar (jazz)

Flute

Vibraphone

Acoustic guitar (nylon)

Harmonica

Music box

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —9 tracks · 3:04

About this song

Red Red Wine by UB40 is in C# major, 4/4 time. This 9-track arrangement runs 3:04 (Electric piano 1, Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (finger), Pad 3 (polysynth), Pad 5 (bowed), Pad 6 (metallic), and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced

7.66 notes/sec

BassIntermediate

2.94 notes/sec

DrumsIntermediate

5.86 notes/sec

PianoIntermediate

4.41 notes/sec

OtherBeginner

0.26 notes/sec

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Verse

Chorus

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0:001:002:003:04

Verse 10:03 Verse 20:24 Pre-chorus0:51 Chorus1:13 Pre-chorus1:45 Chorus2:07 Chorus2:39

About the key of C# major

C# major is the 22nd most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are C♯, F♯, and G♯.

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Red Red Wine appears on the soundtrack of Bringing Out the Dead: Music From the Motion Picture, This Is England ’86: Music From the Channel 4 Series.