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Walk of Life
by Dire Straits
“Walk of Life” by Dire Straits on an interactive falling-notes piano: 3:53, 170 BPM, 5,614 notes from E1 to B6. Slow it down, solo a track and play along.
Open in the Piano VisualizerThe visualizer opens with this song loaded.
About this piece
Everything below is counted from the piece’s MIDI file.
- Length
- 3:53
- Tempo
- 170 BPM
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Notes
- 5,614
- Drum hits
- 1,914
- Range
- E1 – B6 (5.6 octaves)
- Most-played notes
- B, E, F♯
- Notes per second
- 24.3
- Most notes at once
- 17
- Instruments
- Guitar, Drums, Organ, Strings, Bass, Reeds & saxophone, Synth lead
How to practise it in the visualizer
- Slow it down first: start at 102 BPM, about 60% of the original 170, and speed up as the notes become familiar.
- Solo the “Guitar” track to hear one part at a time, then bring the others back in.
- Up to 17 notes sound together here: pause on the fullest chords and find their keys before playing on.
- The notes spread over 5.6 octaves, from E1 to B6: keep an eye on both ends of the keyboard.
- Each falling bar lands on the key to press; its length is how long to hold the note.