bad idea right – Verse
bad idea right – Pre-Chorus
bad idea right – Chorus
bad idea right – Chorus Lead-Out
bad idea right – Bridge
bad idea right – Solo
bad idea right – Instrumental
Related Music Concepts
Basic Chords
Chords naturally found in the key
Non-Standard Mode
New scales and home base chords for a different mood
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
Augmented Chords
A chord with a raised fifth that creates a bright, unresolved tension
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Bassline Motion
How much the bass moves stepwise between chord roots
Suspended Chords
A chord with built in tension and release
Add Chords
A chord with an added tone that enriches its sound
Chord Progression Novelty
How unusual the chord sequence is compared to other songs
Song Stats
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Key
E Mixolydian
Tempo
130 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
D3 – G#4
Mood
Tense, Classic
Most Used Chord
IV(no3no5)
Chord Complexity
40
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
32
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
98
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
18
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
E Mixolydian
Tempo
130 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
B3 – G#5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected
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
46
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
68
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
E Mixolydian
Tempo
130 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
E3 – C#5
Mood
Tense
Most Used Chord
IV(no3no5)
Chord Complexity
59
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
62
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
41
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
E Mixolydian
Tempo
130 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
C#4 – G#4
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
85
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
39
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
15
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
E Mixolydian
Tempo
260 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
B3 – E6
Mood
Upbeat
Most Used Chord
I(no3no5)
Chord Complexity
56
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
74
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
57
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
48
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
E Mixolydian
Tempo
130 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
E4 – B6
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected
Most Used Chord
I(add11)
Chord Complexity
83
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
87
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
66
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
97
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
E Mixolydian
Tempo
130 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
E2 – E4
Mood
Tense, Unexpected
Most Used Chord
Isus4
Chord Complexity
47
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
98
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.
Song Stats
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Key
E Mixolydian
Tempo
130 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop/Rap, Punk, Singer-Songwriter
Melody Range
E2 – B6
Mood
Tense, Unexpected
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
70
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
68
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
89
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.
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About the Key
E Mixolydian
It is the 3rd most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 27th most popular among all keys. The E Mixolydian scale is similar to the E Major scale except that its 7th note (D) 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.
E Mixolydian Cheat Sheet
Popular chords, progressions, downloadable MIDI files and more
About the Chord Progressions
| Section | Progression | Songs with this progression |
|---|---|---|
| Verse |
I
IV
v
IV
VII
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| Pre-Chorus |
I
vi7
VI7
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|
| Chorus |
I
IV
v
IV
VII
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| Chorus Lead-Out |
Iadd4
IV7sus2
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|
| Bridge |
Iadd4
IV
v
IV
VII
|
|
| Solo |
Iadd4
IV7sus2
|
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| Instrumental |
I
IVsus4
|
|
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.
E2 – B6
Melody range across 55 semitones
0.53 beats/note
Across 235.0 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
94%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
63%
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
70
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 70/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
68
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 68/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
89
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 89/100 — above average
Chord Prog. Novelty
71
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 71/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
62
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 62/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
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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.
