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Surprises by Billy Joel Chords and Melody

Related Music Concepts: Seventh Chords, Secondary Chords, Suspended Chords
Related Music Concepts: Inverted Chords, Secondary Chords, Suspended Chords, Add Chords, Borrowed Chords, Bassline Motion

Pre-Chorus and Chorus

Related Music Concepts: Inverted Chords, Seventh Chords, Secondary Chords, Borrowed Chords, Bassline Motion
Related Music Concepts: Inverted Chords, Seventh Chords, Secondary Chords, Borrowed Chords, Chord Progression Novelty

Chord And Melody Metrics For Surprises

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Chord Complexity
84
Melodic Complexity
93
Chord-Melody Tension
31
Chord Progression Novelty
78
Chord Bass Melody
90

In terms of chords and melody, Surprises is more complex than the typical song, having above average scores in Chord Complexity, Melodic Complexity, Chord Progression Novelty and Chord-Bass Melody.

About The Key Of C Major

Surprises is written in the key of C Major. According to the Theorytab database, it is the most common key in all of popular music. See the C Major Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!

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