Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | 50 ways to say goodbye |
| Artist | Train |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | California 37 |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:07 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Decade | 2010-2019 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 140 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 140-144 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Ebm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Open Ending |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/GSBFehvLJDc?t=166 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Trumpet |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | TRUMPET |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Adult Top 40 |
| Chart Position | 4 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/train/50waystosaygoodbye.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Espen Lind |
| Author 2 | Amund Bjorklund |
| Author 3 | Pat Monahan |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ I'll help you pack your things and find the door ✱ My heart is bound to beat again |
| Explanation | ✱ Visualizes the end of a relationship as a physical exit. ✱ Portrays the heart as a mechanical or biological instrument that has been repaired after a failure. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Material:Objects |
| MTag 2 | End |
| MTag 3 | Separation |
| MTag 4 | Body:Anatomy:Heart |
| MTag 5 | Life |
| MTag 6 | Hope |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-vi-bVII-bIII-bVI-iv-V-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | bVI-bIII-bVII-i, bVI-bIII-ii-V |
| Ch Prog B | bVII-bVII-bVI-bVI, bVII-bVII-bVI-bVI-V-V |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, ii, bIII, iv, V, v, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | HMS |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sNvBwU6eHOJCsq3vPVQMc?si=3d8030c5addb4f03 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Timo2dFZhOc2b8k9cfcryz7 |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 75 |
| Mel Cmplx | 61 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 82 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 41 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 20 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 59 |
| Spot-Energy | 94 |
| Spot-Valance | 74 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Chart Hits of 2012-2013 (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbpXZyltiBMr4kTDLEhnQcyGoxhHNnJF/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 23 (Chart Hits of 2012-2013) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | Folk Rock |
| Style 3 | Indie Pop |



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