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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Wonderful tonight |
| Artist | Eric Clapton |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Slowhand |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:45 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1977 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 94 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 2/2 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Without a Chorus |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 4 | SAT |
| 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/UprwkbzUX6g?t=192 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | ORGAN |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | BMI - Million Air Award |
| Awards 2 | BMI - Million Air Award |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 16 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ericclapton/wonderfultonight.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Eric Clapton |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A bright light / Mirror |
| Explanation | ✱ The woman's appearance acts as a light that reflects back the singer's own happiness and awe. |
| MTag 1 | Beauty |
| MTag 2 | Nature:Elements:Light |
| MTag 3 | Romance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-V/VII-IV-V/VII, I-V/VII-IV-V, IV-V-I-vi |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | IV-IV-V-V-I-V/VII-vi, IV-V-IV-V |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian No7 |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iWy9061MNd9aXX6QIjZ9y?si=4PThOQ1wS4GBxsPWOkh3RQ |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6Ov6WracDM |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 26 |
| Mel Cmplx | 15 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 53 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 40 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 67 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 20-29 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 60-69 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 57 |
| Spot-Energy | 21 |
| Spot-Valance | 49 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |
| Style 2 | Ballad |



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