Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | The tide is high (Blondie) |
| Artist | Blondie |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Autoamerican |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:52 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 97 |
| BPM Grp | 095-099 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | B |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Sites ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Score | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yk7G2wzR3ITmKK6R295NfzeTD_XKkVQs/view?usp=drive_link |
| MIDI | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VSyrpT0oAzTDrpzsEskAStXgDT1IvaZ9/view?usp=drive_link |
| Chords | https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/blondie/the-tide-is-high-chords-1903528 |
| Download Midi Link | https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1VSyrpT0oAzTDrpzsEskAStXgDT1IvaZ9 |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tide_Is_High#Blondie_version |
| Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/track/52Rp3xBJFYYdmpgzDy0Quf?si=44384deb315b4d86 |
| Songfacts | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/blondie/the-tide-is-high |
| Multitrack | https://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/blondie/the-tide-is-high.html |
| HookTheory | https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/blondie/the-tide-is-high |
| Youtube | https://youtu.be/fAb8Q9X2xAc |
| Apple Music | https://music.apple.com/gb/song/the-tide-is-high/724422291 |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Strings pizzicato |
| Rec Tag 2 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 4 | SSA |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Late start - extra measure |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/fAb8Q9X2xAc?t=128 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Violin |
| Solo Instrument 2 | Keys |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 2 | VIOLIN |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Juno - International Single of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Awards Won | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/thetideishigh.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Bill Padley |
| Author 2 | Jeremy Peter Godfrey |
| Author 3 | Tyrone Evans |
| Author 4 | Howard Anthony Barrett |
| Author 5 | John Kenneth Holt |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A rising ocean |
| Explanation | ✱ Reaching a goal is seen as defying a strong current that washes others away. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Water |
| MTag 2 | Persistence |
| MTag 3 | Power |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-IV-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-IV-V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 3 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 32 |
| Mel Cmplx | 67 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 12 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 50 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 95 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 90+ |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 78 |
| Spot-Energy | 68 |
| Spot-Valance | 96 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Reggae |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Reggae Pop |
| Style 2 | Pop Rock |
| Style 3 | Electronic |