Tarred and Feathered – Intro
Tarred and Feathered – Verse
Tarred and Feathered – Chorus
Tarred and Feathered – Bridge
Tarred and Feathered – Instrumental
Tarred and Feathered – Pre-Outro
Tarred and Feathered – Outro 1
Tarred and Feathered – Outro 2
Related Music Concepts
Non-Standard Mode
New scales and home base chords for a different mood
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Chord-Melody Tension
How much the melody clashes with the underlying chords
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
Augmented Chords
A chord with a raised fifth that creates a bright, unresolved tension
Diminished Chords
A chord built from stacked minor thirds — dark and unstable
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Secondary Chords
Chords that temporarily shift the harmonic center
Add Chords
A chord with an added tone that enriches its sound
Altered Chords
Altered (raised or lowered) notes create tension and complexity in chords
Chord Progression Novelty
How unusual the chord sequence is compared to other songs
Tritone Substitution
Jazz harmonic technique replacing dominant chords with chords a tritone away
Suspended Chords
A chord with built in tension and release
Song Stats
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Key
A Mixolydian
Tempo
215 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
A3 – F#5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat
Most Used Chord
I(no3no5)
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
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
100
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
69
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
F Lydian
Tempo
196 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
G#3 – F#5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat
Most Used Chord
vii
Chord Complexity
100
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
100
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
96
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
100
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
D♭ Major
Tempo
114 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
Bb4 – E5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Bright
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
98
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
66
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
D Major
Tempo
93 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
F#4 – A#5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Bright
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
84
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
49
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.
Concepts
Song Stats
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Key
A Minor
Tempo
205 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
C4 – F#5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Moody
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
72
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
95
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
71
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
105 BPM
Meter
3/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
Bb3 – Eb5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Moody
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
93
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
97
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
B Mixolydian
Tempo
93 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
G4 – F#5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
97
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
97
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
99
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
89
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
G Mixolydian
Tempo
84 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
G4 – G5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected
Most Used Chord
IV
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
69
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 Mixolydian, F Lydian, D♭ Major, D Major, A Minor, B♭ Minor, B Mixolydian, G Mixolydian
Tempo
215 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Experimental
Melody Range
G#3 – A#5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
96
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
98
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
95
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
87
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 Tarred and Feathered
About the Key
A Mixolydian
It is the most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 25th most popular among all keys. The A Mixolydian scale is similar to the A Major scale except that its 7th note (G) 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.
A Mixolydian Cheat Sheet
Popular chords, progressions, downloadable MIDI files and more
About the Chord Progressions
| Section | Progression | Songs with this progression |
|---|---|---|
| Intro |
I
II(lyd)
♭vi
I
VII
♭vi
I
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| Verse |
vii64
iv°64(#5)
vii7
vii°64(maj)
II
I
IV(#5)(maj)
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Chorus |
I
V
V/ii
iii
IV/iii
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Bridge |
vi
IV
vi64
V
I
♭IV65
♭iii64
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No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Instrumental |
i
VI
V(maj)
|
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| Pre-Outro |
I(maj)
i6sus4
VII
VI
VI6sus4
V(maj)
I(maj)
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Outro 1 |
I7
IV7(dor)
♭VII7
III7
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No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Outro 2 |
IV
♭I
VII
II(lyd)
I7
II(lyd)
I7
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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.
G#3 – A#5
Melody range across 26 semitones
0.73 beats/note
Across 269.0 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
73%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
57%
Chord Tones
Percentage of notes that fall on a chord tone of the underlying harmony.
Smooth
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
96
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 96/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
98
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 98/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
95
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 95/100 — above average
Chord Prog. Novelty
87
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 87/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
59
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 59/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Tarred and FeatheredAverage 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.
