Under The Bridge – Intro
Under The Bridge – Verse
Under The Bridge – Chorus
Under The Bridge – Chorus Lead-Out
Under The Bridge – Bridge
Under The Bridge – Outro
Related Music Concepts
Extended Chords
Stacking thirds beyond the 7th to create more complex sounds
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Secondary Chords
Chords that temporarily shift the harmonic center
Non-Standard Mode
New scales and home base chords for a different mood
Basic Chords
Chords naturally found in the key
Inverted Chords
Using a different bass note to change a chord's sound
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Altered Chords
Altered (raised or lowered) notes create tension and complexity in chords
Song Stats
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Key
D Lydian
Tempo
137 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Melody Range
F#2 – E4
Mood
Smooth, Unexpected
Most Used Chord
I
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
83
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
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
E Major
Tempo
80 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Melody Range
G#2 – C#4
Mood
Classic, Mellow, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
29
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
59
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
53
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
19
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
F♯ Dorian
Tempo
85 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Melody Range
A3 – E4
Mood
Classic
Most Used Chord
i
Chord Complexity
31
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
7
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
5
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 Major
Tempo
84 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Melody Range
D#3 – C#4
Mood
Simple, Classic, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
17
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
53
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
17
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
86 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Melody Range
A3 – C#4
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Moody
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
43
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
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.
Concepts
Song Stats
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Key
A Minor
Tempo
88 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Melody Range
A3 – A5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Moody
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
36
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
62
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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Tempo
137 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative
Melody Range
F#2 – A5
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
54
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
29
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
52
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 Under The Bridge
About the Key
D Lydian
It is the 4th most popular key among Lydian keys and the 62nd most popular among all keys. The D Lydian scale is similar to the D Major scale except that its 4th note (G♯) is a half step higher.
I II
Most Important Chords
Music written in Lydian often emphasizes this difference by creating melodies that feature this note. Due to the dissonant interval between the 1st and 4th scale degrees, Lydian is less common in popular music.
D Lydian Cheat Sheet
Popular chords, progressions, downloadable MIDI files and more
About the Chord Progressions
| Section | Progression | Songs with this progression |
|---|---|---|
| Intro |
I
V/vi
I9
II
V/vi
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Verse |
I
V
vi
iii
IV
I
V
|
|
| Chorus |
i
VII
IV
|
|
| Chorus Lead-Out |
I
V
vi
iii
IV
|
|
| Bridge |
I(maj)
i
v65
VI7
|
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| Outro |
I(maj)
i
v65
VI7(b5)
|
|
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.
F#2 – A5
Melody range across 39 semitones
0.81 beats/note
Across 212.0 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
94%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
69%
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
54
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 54/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
48
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 48/100 — below average
Chord-Melody Tension
29
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 29/100 — below average
Chord Prog. Novelty
52
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 52/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
65
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 65/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Under The BridgeAverage 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.
