Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Brothers in arms |
| Artist | Dire Straits |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Brothers in arms |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6:59 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1985 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 79 |
| BPM Grp | 075-079 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | B |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | TV Show |
| Rec Tag 2 | Without a Chorus |
| Rec Tag 3 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on IV |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/jhdFe3evXpk?t=217 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | SYNTH |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | ACCORDION |
| Instr 4 | ORGAN |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical) |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Best Music Video |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 16 |
| Certification | BPI - Gold |
| Awards Won | Grammy - Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical), Grammy - Best Music Video |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/direstraits/brothersinarms.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Mark Knopfler |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A baptism of fire |
| Explanation | ✱ Represents the intense heat of battle as a ritual that creates an unbreakable, tragic bond between soldiers. |
| MTag 1 | War |
| MTag 2 | Loyalty |
| MTag 3 | Futility |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | V-IV-V, I-I/VII-vi-iii, vi-IV-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | vi-I-V-I-IV, ii-ii-vi-IV |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
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| Ch Complex | 34 |
| Mel Cmplx | 62 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 22 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 42 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 70 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 21 |
| Spot-Energy | 42 |
| Spot-Valance | 14 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Ultimate 80s Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkPHRfMlz-WeGc9Bd_eRbfqByrcTLlFy/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | The Best of (Dire Straits) |
| SB Page 1 | 14 (Ultimate 80s Songs) |
| SB Page 2 | 89 (The Best of (Dire Straits)) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | Soft Rock |