Cannibal – Intro
Cannibal – Verse and Pre-Chorus
Cannibal – Chorus
Cannibal – Bridge
Cannibal – Instrumental
Related Music Concepts
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
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Tritone Substitution
Jazz harmonic technique replacing dominant chords with chords a tritone away
Secondary Chords
Chords that temporarily shift the harmonic center
Suspended Chords
A chord with built in tension and release
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
Bassline Motion
How much the bass moves stepwise between chord roots
Chord-Melody Tension
How much the melody clashes with the underlying chords
Diminished Chords
A chord built from stacked minor thirds — dark and unstable
Half-Diminished Chords
A diminished triad with a minor seventh on top — softer than fully diminished
Song Stats
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Key
D Major
Tempo
157 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative, Indie
Melody Range
F#3 – D4
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
iv
Chord Complexity
89
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
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
82
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
155 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative, Indie
Melody Range
D3 – G4
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
bVI(add6)
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
69
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
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
D Major
Tempo
157 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative, Indie
Melody Range
G3 – G4
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
iv
Chord Complexity
89
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
86
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
93
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
155 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative, Indie
Melody Range
B4 – A5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
V
Chord Complexity
81
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
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
75
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
155 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative, Indie
Melody Range
A#3 – A#5
Mood
Smooth, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
Chord Complexity
86
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
20
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
D Major
Tempo
157 BPM
Meter
4/4
Genre
Rock, Alternative, Indie
Melody Range
D3 – A#5
Mood
Tense, Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
iv
Chord Complexity
89
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
80
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
90
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 Cannibal
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intro |
I
I42(mix)
♭vi
♭IV
iii
vi
♭IV
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Verse and Pre-Chorus |
Isus4
V7sus2/IV
♭IV9
♭vi42add6
I64sus2
V43sus2/IV
♭vi7add6
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Chorus |
I
v7/IV(mix)
♭IV
♭V7sus2sus4
♭IV6
♭V7sus2sus4
I
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Bridge |
V
♭iii
V
♭I
V6
♭iii
I7
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Instrumental |
I
I42(mix)
♭vi
♭IV
iii
vi
♭IV
|
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.
D3 – A#5
Melody range across 32 semitones
0.99 beats/note
Across 292.5 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
77%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
60%
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
89
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 89/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
93
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 93/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
80
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 80/100 — above average
Chord Prog. Novelty
90
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 90/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
91
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 91/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
CannibalAverage Song
BPM Comparison
Melody Distribution
1
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.
