Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Oh pretty woman |
| Artist | Roy Orbison |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | The essential Roy Orbison |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2:56 |
| Dur Grp | 2:30-2:59 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Decade | 1960-1969 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 127 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 125-129 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | A |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Tonality switch |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Minor Third Down |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod T Type 1 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod T Type 2 | Relative/Parallel Combination |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Minor Third Up, Minor Third Down |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | PIANO |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Best Stage Performance |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/royorbison/ohprettywoman.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | William Dees |
| Author 2 | Roy Orbison |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A walking dream |
| Explanation | ✱ The woman is seen as a dream that has stepped out of the mind and onto the physical street. |
| MTag 1 | Beauty |
| MTag 2 | Presence |
| MTag 3 | Fantasy |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ii-V-I-vi, ii-V-I-VI |
| Ch Prog PC | I-vi-iv-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-vi-I-vi-IV-IV-V-V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, iv, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 38 |
| Mel Cmplx | 50 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 30 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 21 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 15 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 61 |
| Spot-Energy | 58 |
| Spot-Valance | 95 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 30 Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbBHw0Hxf4IvIsaapKSkvFoBdHRHjPO2/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | 100 Great Pop Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTknWctgVfijFo4xnslfSBDeKNYfbmgR/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 304 (100 Great Pop Songs) |
| SB Page 2 | 131 (30 Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rockabilly |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Rock and Roll |