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MusicCategory · 29 tag types
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Music

29 tag types · 3691 values

InstrumentationSound & StyleTempo, Key & MeterForm & StructureHarmonyChord Detail
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More Beatles love songs are written in G major than in any other key (30).

LoveG major

Instrumentation

Arrangement

Instruments used beyond the standard Beatles setup

2337
uses
Lead vocals215
Drums198
Bass guitar197
Backing vocals186
Electric guitar174
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Instrument group

Arrangement captures the compositional choice of which instrumental and vocal forces a song is scored for: orchestral writing, a string or brass or woodwind section, Indian-classical instrumentation, or a choir. Derived from each track's performance and personnel credits.

440
uses
Guitars206
Keyboards127
String28
Brass26
Woodwind22
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Guitar work
69
uses
Fingerpicking13
Heavy guitars12
Capo9
Guitar and bass doubling6
Slide guitar6
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Bass work
212
uses
Stepwise bass line94
Chromatic bass line35
Descending bass27
Melodic bass21
No bass guitar18
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Drum work
52
uses
No drums16
Brushes10
Prominent drum fills9
Heavy drums6
Drum intro6
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Keyboard work
5
uses
Keyboard intro5

Sound & Style

Music genre

The dominant genre or style

717
uses
Rock166
Pop104
Rock and roll48
Psychedelic41
Ballad39
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Influence

Musical artists and traditions that shaped the sound of a song

182
uses
Blues influence30
Classical music influence22
Indian music influence20
Psychedelia influence14
Motown influence12
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Vocal work

Distinctive vocal techniques

521
uses
Vocal harmonies146
Ooh vocals54
Three-part harmony38
Two-part harmony38
Aah vocals31
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Solo / Riff

Type of instrumental solo featured

213
uses
Guitar solo74
Defining riff44
Keyboard solo19
Guitar riff17
Piano solo10
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Melody

What the tune itself does: how a line answers another, quotes one, runs against one, or leans on a note outside the chord.

148
uses
Call and response52
Appoggiatura41
Ostinato18
Blue note18
Countermelody7
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Tempo, Key & Meter

Tempo

How fast or slow the song is, measured in beats per minute (BPM).

231
uses
Moderate71
Upbeat58
Slow44
Fast37
Tempo change15
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Key

The tonal center of the song – the 'home' note and scale that defines its harmonic landscape.

324
uses
Key change51
A major48
G major46
E major39
D major32
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Time signature

The meter or time signature(s) used in the song

282
uses
4/4203
Time signature change22
3/418
12/87
3+ time signatures6
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Form & Structure

Song form

The overall structural form of the song – how sections are arranged and repeated.

560
uses
Verse-chorus170
AABA form64
No verse-chorus50
12-bar blues32
AABABA26
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Sections
1245
uses
Standard verses (2-4)193
Has outro172
Has intro169
Standard choruses (1-3)142
Has solo109
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Section traits
121
uses
Unique outro32
Chorus before verse25
Unique intro20
Long chorus14
Short chorus9
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Section links

How a song's sections relate to each other - which section a passage is built from, which ones vary, and where the solos and instrumental passages sit.

790
uses
Intro based on verse123
Outro based on verse122
Chorus variation88
Verse variation86
Outro based on chorus68
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Repetition

Repetition in a song, at line, word and section level. Consecutive means back-to-back; Recurring means it returns after a gap.

127
uses
Consecutive verses107
Consecutive choruses20
Section transition

Chord transition between song sections (e.g. last chord of verse → first chord of chorus), expressed as scale degrees.

440
uses
V to I89
I to I80
I to IV34
I to vi19
V to i12
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Harmony

Harmony

Harmonic devices and techniques used in the song's chord language

1427
uses
Borrowed chord164
Perfect cadence158
Plagal cadence143
Half cadence135
Modal mixture106
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Composition

Compositional traits and harmonic characteristics – richness, tonal choices, and structural harmony features

1620
uses
Tonic verse187
Verse in I172
Tonic opening162
Tonic ending147
Non-tonic chorus101
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Mode

Musical mode – the scale pattern that defines the song's melodic character

297
uses
Ionian186
Mixolydian48
Aeolian30
Lydian16
Dorian14
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Opening chord
218
uses
I144
i18
V12
ii10
vi8
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Ending chord
200
uses
I137
i10
V10
IV8
♭III6
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Chord Detailadvanced
Chord type

Notable chord types and progressions in roman numeral notation

815
uses
major201
dom7163
minor147
slash chord74
min765
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Scale degree

Notable chords by their position in the scale (roman numeral notation)

1675
uses
I188
IV166
V7139
V125
vi97
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Chord degree

Chord progressions expressed as scale degrees (roman numerals). Key-aware patterns showing harmonic function.

4830
uses
V–I148
IV–I136
I–IV127
I–V103
IV–V82
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Chord shape

Chord patterns normalized by interval structure (transposed to start on C). Captures recurring movement patterns regardless of key or harmonic function.

6943
uses
C → F195
C → G172
C → D126
C → B♭104
Am → D101
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Chord literal

Exact chord sequences reused across multiple songs, regardless of key context. Shows when the same specific chords appear in different harmonic contexts.

5113
uses
E → A68
A → D66
G → C64
D → G63
A → E54
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