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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Youre the inspiration |
| Artist | Chicago |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Chicago 17 |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:49 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 74 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 070-074 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Third Up |
| Mod (Perm) 2 | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Perm) 3 | Half Down |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Third Down |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Foreign Key |
| Mod P Type 2 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod P Type 3 | Foreign Key |
| Mod T Type 1 | Foreign Key |
| Mod T Type 2 | Foreign Key |
| Mod (Perm) | Third Up, Minor Third Up, Half Down |
| Mod (Temp) | Third Up, Third Down |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings Arranger 1 | Jeremy Lubbock |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xIpOBnH8q25lDwLZgwwYP?si=9a90943f9773416f |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Songs |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mymp/youretheinspiration.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Peter Cetera |
| Author 2 | David Foster |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Youre the meaning in my life / Youre the inspiration |
| Explanation | ✱ meaning in my life (A person framed as the definition or 'explanation' that makes a chaotic existence understandable). |
| MTag 1 | Society:Comm:Truth |
| MTag 2 | Society:Social:Identity |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-iii-vi-vi/V-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | V/VII-I-IV/VI-bVII, III/#V-vi-II/#IV-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-I/III-IV-I/V-V, I-V/I-IV/I-iv/I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, III, iii, IV, iv, V, VI, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 68 |
| Mel Cmplx | 31 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 42 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 74 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 81 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 60-69 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 80-89 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 58 |
| Spot-Energy | 60 |
| Spot-Valance | 39 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |
| Style 2 | Adult Contemporary |
| Style 3 | Power Ballad |



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