Don't Hang Up – Intro
Don't Hang Up – Intro and Verse
Don't Hang Up – Verse
Don't Hang Up – Verse and Pre-Chorus
Don't Hang Up – Pre-Chorus
Don't Hang Up – Chorus
Don't Hang Up – Chorus Lead-Out
Related Music Concepts
Inverted Chords
Using a different bass note to change a chord's sound
Extended Chords
Stacking thirds beyond the 7th to create more complex sounds
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Add Chords
A chord with an added tone that enriches its sound
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Chord Progression Novelty
How unusual the chord sequence is compared to other songs
Augmented Chords
A chord with a raised fifth that creates a bright, unresolved tension
Suspended Chords
A chord with built in tension and release
Altered Chords
Altered (raised or lowered) notes create tension and complexity in chords
Non-Standard Mode
New scales and home base chords for a different mood
Diminished Chords
A chord built from stacked minor thirds — dark and unstable
Fully Diminished 7ths
A four-note diminished chord that strongly pulls toward resolution
Secondary Chords
Chords that temporarily shift the harmonic center
Chord-Melody Tension
How much the melody clashes with the underlying chords
Song Stats
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Key
A Major
Tempo
71 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
E4 – E5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Mellow, Bright
Most Used Chord
IV
Chord Complexity
77
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
20
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
14
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
92
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Song Stats
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Keys
A Major, B♭ Major, C Dorian, E Major, B♭ Mixolydian
Tempo
74 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
F4 – G5
Mood
Smooth, Mellow
Most Used Chord
iv
Chord Complexity
60
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
27
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
10
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
32
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Concepts
Song Stats
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Key
B♭ Major
Tempo
74 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
F4 – F5
Mood
Mellow, Bright
Most Used Chord
V
Chord Complexity
30
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
86
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
45
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
60
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Concepts
Song Stats
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Keys
A Major, B♭ Major, C Dorian, E Major, B♭ Mixolydian
Tempo
74 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
C#5 – G#5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Mellow
Most Used Chord
iv
Chord Complexity
90
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
96
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
26
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
77
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Song Stats
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Key
C Dorian
Tempo
149 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
D#4 – A#5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
88
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
60
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
16
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
86
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Song Stats
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Key
E Major
Tempo
155 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
B3 – E5
Mood
Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
53
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
85
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
52
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
81
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Song Stats
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Key
B♭ Mixolydian
Tempo
156 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
Eb5 – E6
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
90
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
94
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
94
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
91
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Song Stats
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Keys
A Major, B♭ Major, C Dorian, E Major, B♭ Mixolydian
Tempo
71 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Pop, Rock
Melody Range
B3 – E6
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Mellow, Bright
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
77
Chord Complexity: Tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
82
Melodic Complexity: Reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
34
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
79
Chord Prog. Novelty: Measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
About Don't Hang Up
About the Key
A Major
It is the 4th most popular key among Major keys and the 4th most popular among all keys. Major keys, along with minor keys, are a common choice for popular songs.
I IV V
Most Important Chords
The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all major chords (A Major, D Major, and E Major).
A Major Cheat Sheet
Popular chords, progressions, downloadable MIDI files and more
About the Chord Progressions
| Section | Progression | Songs with this progression |
|---|---|---|
| Intro |
I7
IV7
iii65
IV7
I7
vi9
II64(lyd)
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No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Intro and Verse |
iv7
v7
i
|
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| Verse |
I
V
|
|
| Verse and Pre-Chorus |
iv7
v7
i
|
|
| Pre-Chorus |
i7
IV65
|
|
| Chorus |
I
♭IV
I
vii°7/V
I
vii°7/V
IV
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Chorus Lead-Out |
I
IV7(mix)
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No other theorytabs with this progression |
About the Melody
Melody data is compiled from all analyzed melody sections, so depending on how a user analyzed a song, "melody" might include instrumental notes.
B3 – E6
Melody range across 29 semitones
1.01 beats/note
Across 357.0 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
93%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
73%
Chord Tones
Percentage of notes that fall on a chord tone of the underlying harmony.
Mixed
Consonance
How smoothly the melody blends with the harmony (0 = dissonant, 1 = consonant).
Loose
Syncopation
How often the melody emphasizes off-beats. Higher = more syncopated.
About the Metrics
Chord Complexity
Chord Complexity tracks when a song goes beyond simple three-note chords—either by adding extra tones (like 7ths or add9s) or by borrowing notes from outside the key—creating richer, more sophisticated harmonies.
Melodic Complexity
Melodic Complexity reflects two factors: the use of notes outside the key and rhythmic syncopation, together capturing how intricate or surprising a melody feels.
Chord-Melody Tension
Chord-Melody Tension quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Progression Novelty
Chord Progression Novelty measures how uncommon a song's chord changes are compared to others in the Hooktheory database, highlighting progressions that deviate from typical patterns.
Chord-Bass Melody
Chord–Bass Melody evaluates how smoothly the bass moves between chords, scoring higher when it travels step-wise, ascending or descending, instead of jumping directly between root position chords.
Hooktheory's metrics are calculated against the entire database of analyzed songs, where 50 is the "average song." Learn more about each of these metrics here.
Chord Complexity
77
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 77/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
82
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 82/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
34
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 34/100 — below average
Chord Prog. Novelty
79
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 79/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
48
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 48/100 — below average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Don't Hang UpAverage Song
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Melody Distribution
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Melodic Intervals
Distribution of note-to-note jumps in semitones (negative = downward, positive = upward)
Note Durations
How long each note is held (in beats)
Syncopation
How many notes fall on each level of metric strength (0 = on-beat, higher = increasingly off-beat)
Level 0
Notes that fall on the downbeat — the strongest metric position in the measure.
Level 1
Notes on a secondary strong beat (e.g. beat 3 in 4/4) — still firmly on the grid.
Level 2
Notes on the remaining primary beats (2 and 4 in 4/4) — moderate metric weight.
Level 3
Notes on eighth-note offbeats — between the primary beats. Audibly syncopated.
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