Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler - Kirby's RtDL – Verse
Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler - Kirby's RtDL – Chorus
Related Music Concepts
Inverted Chords
Using a different bass note to change a chord's sound
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Secondary Chords
Chords that temporarily shift the harmonic center
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Chord-Melody Tension
How much the melody clashes with the underlying chords
Song Stats
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Key
D Major
Tempo
150 BPM
Meter
2/4
Genre
Classical/Orchestral, Soundtrack/Score, Ambient/Downtempo
Mood
Smooth, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
61
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
23
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
45
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
150 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Classical/Orchestral, Soundtrack/Score, Ambient/Downtempo
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
bVI
Chord Complexity
92
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
89
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
92
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
D Major
Tempo
150 BPM
Meter
2/4
Genre
Classical/Orchestral, Soundtrack/Score, Ambient/Downtempo
Mood
Tense, Complex, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
82
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
81
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
68
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
59
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 Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler - Kirby's RtDL
About the Key
D Major
It is the 2nd most popular key among Major keys and the 2nd 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 (D Major, G Major, and A Major).
D Major Cheat Sheet
Popular chords, progressions, downloadable MIDI files and more
About the Chord Progressions
| Section | Progression | Songs with this progression |
|---|---|---|
| Verse |
I
vi7
I64
IV
I6
IV
I6
|
|
| Chorus |
♭vi
♭vii°
I
iii7
vi7
♭IV7
♭vii°
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
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
82
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 82/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
81
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 81/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
68
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 68/100 — above average
Chord Prog. Novelty
59
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 59/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
84
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 84/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler - Kirby's RtDLAverage Song
BPM Comparison
Melody Distribution
Melody distribution data is not available for this song.
