Refracting Feelings – Intro
Refracting Feelings – Verse
Refracting Feelings – Chorus
Refracting Feelings – Chorus Lead-Out
Refracting Feelings – Bridge
Refracting Feelings – Outro
Related Music Concepts
Extended Chords
Stacking thirds beyond the 7th to create more complex sounds
Augmented Chords
A chord with a raised fifth that creates a bright, unresolved tension
Seventh Chords
Adding one more note to the basic chords
Altered Chords
Altered (raised or lowered) notes create tension and complexity in chords
Secondary Chords
Chords that temporarily shift the harmonic center
Borrowed Chords
Using chords from parallel modes for contrast and emotion
Bassline Motion
How much the bass moves stepwise between chord roots
Inverted Chords
Using a different bass note to change a chord's sound
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
Suspended Chords
A chord with built in tension and release
Song Stats
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Key
A♭ Major
Tempo
198 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Video Game, Soundtrack
Melody Range
Eb4 – Ab5
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
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
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
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
A♭ Major
Tempo
198 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Video Game, Soundtrack
Melody Range
C4 – Eb5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
ii
Chord Complexity
74
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
84
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
44
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
73
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
198 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Video Game, Soundtrack
Melody Range
A3 – Ab5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
IV
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
95
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
34
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
63
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
198 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Video Game, Soundtrack
Melody Range
C4 – Ab5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
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
80
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
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
198 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Video Game, Soundtrack
Melody Range
C4 – Eb6
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
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
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
39
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
86
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
198 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Video Game, Soundtrack
Melody Range
C4 – Ab5
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
V
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
91
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
38
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
86
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
●
Key
A♭ Major
Tempo
198 BPM
Meter
6/4
Genre
Video Game, Soundtrack
Melody Range
A3 – Eb6
Mood
Complex, Unexpected, Upbeat, Bright
Most Used Chord
I
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
30
Chord-Melody Tension: Quantifies how often melody notes fall outside the current chord, producing dissonance that creates a sense of instability.
Chord Prog. Novelty
84
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 Refracting Feelings
About the Key
A♭ Major
It is the least popular key among Major keys and the 21st 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 |
I9
vi7
ii9
V(#5)
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| Verse |
ii7
V7
iii7
vi7
ii7
V7(b9)
I7
|
|
| Chorus |
IV7
iii7
VII7(mix)
vi7
IV7
iii7
ii9
|
No other theorytabs with this progression |
| Chorus Lead-Out |
I9
vi7
ii9
V(#5)
|
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| Bridge |
I9
vi7
ii9
V(#5)
|
|
| Outro |
ii7
V7
iii7
vi7
V7(b13)
I7
ii7
|
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 – Eb6
Melody range across 30 semitones
1.00 beats/note
Across 625.0 beats of melody
Stepwise Motion
Jumpiness
Repeaty
97%
Diatonic
Percentage of notes within the song's key.
77%
Chord Tones
Percentage of notes that fall on a chord tone of the underlying harmony.
Edgy
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
83
Measures how diverse and sophisticated the chord vocabulary is in this song.
Percentile: 83/100 — above average
Melodic Complexity
87
Measures the range, intervallic variety, and rhythmic complexity of the melody.
Percentile: 87/100 — above average
Chord-Melody Tension
30
Measures how much the melody notes clash or harmonize with the underlying chords.
Percentile: 30/100 — below average
Chord Prog. Novelty
84
Measures how unusual or unexpected the chord progressions are compared to common patterns.
Percentile: 84/100 — above average
Chord-Bass Melody
72
Measures the melodic movement of the bass notes across chord changes.
Percentile: 72/100 — above average
Song Data
Metrics Radar Chart
Refracting FeelingsAverage 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.
