Whence And Whither Goest The Wind – Intro
Whence And Whither Goest The Wind – Verse
Whence And Whither Goest The Wind – Chorus
Whence And Whither Goest The Wind – Pre-Outro
Whence And Whither Goest The Wind – Outro
Related Music Concepts
Inverted Chords
Using a different bass note to change a chord's sound
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
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
Half-Diminished Chords
A diminished triad with a minor seventh on top — softer than fully diminished
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Suspended Chords
A chord with built in tension and release
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
Add Chords
A chord with an added tone that enriches its sound
Song Stats
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Key
B Minor
Tempo
190 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Metal
Melody Range
B3 – B4
Mood
Smooth, Upbeat, Moody
Most Used Chord
i(no3)
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
90
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
58
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 Minor
Tempo
85 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Metal
Melody Range
E3 – A4
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Moody
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
94
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
99
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
0
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
95
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♯ Minor
Tempo
195 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Metal
Melody Range
C4 – F#4
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Moody
Most Used Chord
#viio(no3)
Chord Complexity
94
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
76
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
0
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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Key
C♯ Minor
Tempo
160 BPM
Meter
3/4
Genre
Metal
Melody Range
D#4 – D5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Moody
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
99
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
58
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
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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Key
C♯ Minor
Tempo
160 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Metal
Melody Range
C#3 – C6
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Moody
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
75
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
17
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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Tempo
190 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Metal
Melody Range
C#3 – C6
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Moody
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
91
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
92
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
9
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
88
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 Whence And Whither Goest The Wind
About the Key
B Minor
It is the 5th most popular key among Minor keys and the 13rd most popular among all keys. Minor keys, along with major keys, are a common choice for popular music.
i iv VI
Most Important Chords
The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all minor chords (B minor, E minor, and F♯ minor).
B Minor Cheat Sheet
Popular chords, progressions, downloadable MIDI files and more
About the Chord Progressions
| Section | Progression | Songs with this progression |
|---|---|---|
| Intro |
i
VII
III
II(lyd)
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| Verse |
iv
vii°7sus2(hmin)
VI
ii°7sus2
i
II64(lyd)
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Chorus |
i
vii°6(hmin)
|
|
| Pre-Outro |
i
i42(hmin)
vii°(hmin)
ii°
vii°(hmin)
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Outro |
i
V(hmin)
III(hmin)
VI7
i
V(hmin)
|
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.
C#3 – C6
Melody range across 35 semitones
1.53 beats/note
Across 223.0 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
87%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
79%
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).
Steady
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
91
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 91/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
92
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 92/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
9
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 9/100 — below average
Chord Prog. Novelty
88
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 88/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
61
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 61/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Whence And Whither Goest The WindAverage Song
BPM Comparison
Melody Distribution
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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.
