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Whipping Post by The Allman Brothers Band Chords and Melody

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Related Music Concepts: Inverted Chords, Half-Diminished Chords, Seventh Chords, Borrowed Chords, Chord Progression Novelty

Chord And Melody Metrics For Whipping Post

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Chord Complexity
89
Melodic Complexity
90
Chord-Melody Tension
87
Chord Progression Novelty
93
Chord Bass Melody
0

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

About The Key Of A Mixolydian

Whipping Post is written in the key of A Mixolydian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 25th most popular among all keys. The A Mixolydian scale is similar to the A Major scale except that its 7th note (G) 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 A Mixolydian Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!

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