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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Riders on the storm |
| Artist | The Doors |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | L.A. Woman |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7:14 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1971 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 102 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 100-104 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Fm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Hall of Fame Award |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 14 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/doors/ridersonthestorm.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Robert Krieger |
| Author 2 | John Paul Densmore |
| Author 3 | Raymond Manzarek |
| Author 4 | Jim Morrison |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A leaf in the gale |
| Explanation | ✱ People in life are depicted as travelers who have no control over the stormy forces of fate. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Weather |
| MTag 2 | Fate |
| MTag 3 | Risk |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-IV-i-IV, bVII-bVI-i-i |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-IV-i-IV, bVII-bVI-i-i |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, iv, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Dorian |
| Mode 2 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode 2 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | Yes |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eKxB67lavR3W1GcgHr21X?si=41d2af03b99048ed |
| Mode 2 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgtfjhENFNHMyoR315H_2tC |
| YT Mode 2 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 73 |
| Mel Cmplx | 10 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 8 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 53 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 53 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 55 |
| Spot-Energy | 72 |
| Spot-Valance | 72 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Anthology (The Doors) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yc46ujdygMYXQUSmX-TVmO0EIwVo8u7w/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 54 (Anthology (The Doors)) |
| SB Page 2 | 269 (Classic Rock 73 songs Budget Books) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Psychedelic Rock |



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