Back In Time by Huey Lewis and the News Chords and Melody

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Chord And Melody Metrics For Back In Time

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Chord Complexity

52

Melodic Complexity

96

Chord-Melody Tension

97

Chord Progression Novelty

32

Chord Bass Melody

33

Back In Time has higher complexity than the average song in terms Melodic Complexity and Chord-Melody Tension.

About The Key Of D Mixolydian

Back In Time is written in the key of D Mixolydian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 5th most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 30th most popular among all keys. The D Mixolydian scale is similar to the D Major scale except that its 7th note (C) is a half step lower. 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. See the D Mixolydian Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!

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