Delfino Plaza – Intro
Delfino Plaza – Intro and Verse
Delfino Plaza – Verse
Delfino Plaza – Chorus
Delfino Plaza – Chorus Lead-Out
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
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
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
Bassline Motion
How much the bass moves stepwise between chord roots
Augmented Chords
A chord with a raised fifth that creates a bright, unresolved tension
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Extended Chords
Stacking thirds beyond the 7th to create more complex sounds
Half-Diminished Chords
A diminished triad with a minor seventh on top — softer than fully diminished
Non-Standard Mode
New scales and home base chords for a different mood
Song Stats
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Key
A Major
Tempo
159 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Video Game
Melody Range
E4 – D5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
V
Chord Complexity
95
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
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
47
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 Major
Tempo
137 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Video Game
Melody Range
E4 – G4
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, 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
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
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.
Song Stats
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Key
A Major
Tempo
140 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Video Game
Melody Range
D4 – D5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, 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
48
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
11
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
94
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
140 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Video Game
Melody Range
F4 – E5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
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
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
22
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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Key
A Mixolydian
Tempo
140 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Video Game
Melody Range
A3 – B5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat
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
88
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
31
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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Keys
A Major, A Mixolydian
Tempo
159 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Video Game
Melody Range
A3 – B5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
87
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
93
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
83
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 Delfino Plaza
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 and Verse |
I
vii°7/ii
ii7
V7(b9)
|
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| Verse |
I
vii°7/ii
ii7
vii°7/I
|
|
| Chorus |
IV(mix)
I(mix)
IV(mix)
I
vi7
♭vi7(#5)
IV(mix)
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Chorus Lead-Out |
I
vi7
v7/v
iii°7
v7/ii
ii7
v65
|
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.
A3 – B5
Melody range across 26 semitones
0.84 beats/note
Across 132.5 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
87%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
78%
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
87
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 87/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
93
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 93/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
10
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 10/100 — below average
Chord Prog. Novelty
83
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 83/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
89
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 89/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Delfino PlazaAverage Song
BPM Comparison
Melody Distribution
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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.
