Signature
key confidence high · relative E minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 69.2 · low end 23% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- Written byBob Dylansource
- CoveredBooker T. Jonessource
- CoveredCold Chiselsource
- CoveredEric Claptonsource
- CoveredFairport Conventionsource
- Sampled byGabrielle, Risesource
- Sampled byGabrielle, Rise (Artful Dodger Above Board Vox mix)source
- Sampled byGabrielle, Rise (Deep Dish Hi-Rise remix edit)source
- CoveredGuns N’ Rosessource
- CoveredInger Lise Rypdalsource
- CoveredJerry Garcia Bandsource
- CoveredJerry Garciasource
- CoveredTelevisionsource
- CoveredThe Sisters of Mercysource
- CoveredTom Pettysource
- CoveredU2source
Why it is here
- Dylan wrote the song for the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, where it underscores the death of a frontier lawman. source
- Roger McGuinn plays guitar on the recording alongside Dylan. source
- Rolling Stone ranked it number 190 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.