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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | I have nothing |
| Artist | Whitney Houston |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | The Bodyguard |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:49 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 51 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 050-054 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 12/8 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Minor / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Break |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Perm) 2 | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Minor Third Down |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Minor Third Up |
| Start YT Mod | https://youtu.be/FxYw0XPEoKE?t=79 |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod P Type 2 | Step Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod T Type 1 | Relative/Parallel Combination |
| Mod T Type 2 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod P Cat 1 | Jump |
| Mod P Cat 2 | Jump |
| Mod T Cat 1 | Jump |
| Mod T Cat 2 | Jump |
| Mod (Perm) | Minor Third Up, Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) | Minor Third Down, Minor Third Up |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | BRASS |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH BASS |
| Strings Arranger 1 | David Foster |
| Strings Arranger 2 | Jeremy Lubbock |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cAw4VWgCsBDlDFXednajF?si=617491fb33ae4e66 |
| Arr 2 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xIpOBnH8q25lDwLZgwwYP?si=9a90943f9773416f |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | BMI - Most Performed Song |
| Nominations 1 | Academy Award - Best Original Song |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television |
| Nominations 3 | STMA - Best R&B/Soul Single - Female |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/whitneyhouston/ihavenothing.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | David Foster |
| Author 2 | Linda Thompson |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Don't walk away from me / I have nothing if I don't have you |
| Explanation | ✱ Seeing the presence of another as one's only source of personal 'wealth'. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Material:Value |
| MTag 2 | Loss |
| MTag 3 | Identity |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-vi-IV-I |
| Ch Prog PC | ii-iii-vi |
| Ch Prog C | IV-ii-iii-vi |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, 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 | 74 |
| Mel Cmplx | 57 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 70 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 89 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 80-89 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 54 |
| Spot-Energy | 40 |
| Spot-Valance | 24 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Greatest Hits (Whitney Houston) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yip26U22Ttan9L7cybS0NBOOHkm3QIsa/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | The David Foster Collection (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dCI43coGmGf1ICsJbPZCHJAfM0DeLdjI/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 21 (The David Foster Collection) |
| SB Page 2 | 47 (The Greatest Hits) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Genre 3 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |



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