Different but the Same – Intro
Different but the Same – Verse
Different but the Same – Pre-Chorus
Different but the Same – Chorus
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
Suspended Chords
A chord with built in tension and release
Non-Standard Mode
New scales and home base chords for a different mood
Secondary Chords
Chords that temporarily shift the harmonic center
Add Chords
A chord with an added tone that enriches its sound
Diminished Chords
A chord built from stacked minor thirds — dark and unstable
Altered Chords
Altered (raised or lowered) notes create tension and complexity in chords
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Bassline Motion
How much the bass moves stepwise between chord roots
Song Stats
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Key
C Mixolydian
Tempo
219 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Rock, Folk/Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
C5 – A5
Mood
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
13
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
46
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
85
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
A Major
Tempo
71 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Folk/Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
C#4 – E5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Mellow, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
86
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
44
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
25
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
85
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
A Major
Tempo
70 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Folk/Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
E4 – E5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Mellow, Bright
Most Used Chord
IV
Chord Complexity
71
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
77
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
C Major
Tempo
72 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Folk/Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
A4 – B5
Mood
Smooth, Mellow, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
27
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
61
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
13
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
29
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
C Mixolydian, A Major, C Major
Tempo
219 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Rock, Folk/Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
C#4 – B5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
76
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
63
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
36
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
76
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 Different but the Same
About the Key
C Mixolydian
It is the 5th most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 29th most popular among all keys. The C Mixolydian scale is similar to the C Major scale except that its 7th note (B♭) is a half step lower.
I IV VII
Most Important Chords
Mixolydian chord progressions are heavily featured in many genres of music like classic rock, which relies on the major chord built on the 7th scale degree.
C Mixolydian Cheat Sheet
Popular chords, progressions, downloadable MIDI files and more
About the Chord Progressions
| Section | Progression | Songs with this progression |
|---|---|---|
| Intro |
I
IV9
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| Verse |
I
IV9
V7sus4/V
ii7add4
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| Pre-Chorus |
IV
ii7
♭vi
I
vi6
vi6(b5)(lyd)
vi6
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Chorus |
I
ii
iii
IV
|
|
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#4 – B5
Melody range across 22 semitones
0.82 beats/note
Across 216.0 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
98%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
67%
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
76
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 76/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
63
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 63/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
36
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 36/100 — below average
Chord Prog. Novelty
76
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 76/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
78
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 78/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Different but the SameAverage Song
BPM Comparison
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.
