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Header ▾
Song TitleTake the long way home
ArtistSupertramp
Image Artist
OriginUnited Kingdom
AlbumBreakfast in America
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration5:08
Dur Grp5:00-5:29
Year1979
Decade1970-1979
ContentSecular
BPM76 BPM Spotify
BPM Grp075-079
Umbrella000-079
KeyCm
Time4/4
MajMinMinor
ShowYes
Sites ▾
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1NlTAlV4XDkXW3m3uJJ1l4THfJ3VRP3Z0/view?usp=drivesdk
MIDIPlay  |  Download
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/supertramp/take-the-long-way-home-chords-1053625
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_the_Long_Way_Home_(Supertramp_song)
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0v0XYK0pLgsPiq5u4FKHaw?si=d872366e29674436
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/supertramp/take-the-long-way-home
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/supertramp/take-the-long-way-home.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/supertramp/take-the-long-way-home
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/_Pts0jqX-yY
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/take-the-long-way-home/1440521779
YT_Streams855,708
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Songs about a name
Rec Tag 2Major > Minor
Rec Tag 3Minor > Major
Rec Tag 4Ending on Tonic
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (male)
Voc Info 22nd voice add (male)
Voc Info 3With BGV oo/aa
Voc Info 4TTB
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Mod (Perm)❌
Mod (Temp)❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1Has no odds (time/key)
YT Solo Starthttps://youtu.be/_Pts0jqX-yY?t=173
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1Soprano Sax
Instruments ▾
Instr 1SAX
Instr 2HARMONICA
Instr 3ORGAN
StringsStrings are not included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1❌
Nominations 1❌
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Chart Position10
Certification❌
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/supertramp/takethelongwayhome.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1Rick Davies
Author 2Roger Hodgson
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ A winding road
Explanation✱ Avoiding reality is compared to choosing an unnecessarily long route back to one's own core (home).
MTag 1Society:Travel:Path
MTag 2Loneliness
MTag 3Time
Chords ▾
Used Chords# Fam0
Modes ▾
Mode 1Aeolian
Mode 2Ionian
Mode 1 Chrdsi - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor
Mode 2 ChrdsI - Major, IV - Major, V - Major
Mode MixtureYes
Mode 1 Linkhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140
YT Mode 1 Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8
VisualAeolian
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex?79
Mel Cmplx?41
Ch Mel Tens?20
Ch Prog Nov?75
Ch-Bs Mel?58
Ch Complex Grp70-79
Mel Cmplx Grp40-49
Ch Mel Tens Grp20-29
Ch Prog Nov Grp70-79
Ch-Bs Mel Grp50-59
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance?41
Spot-Energy?70
Spot-Valance?37
Spot-Dance Grp40-49
Spot-Energy Grp70-79
Spot-Valance Grp30-39
Songbooks ▾
Songbook 1Breakfast in America (Supertramp)
Songbook URL (Songbook 1)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K-PqltyxOQuMBDhF1u5WoSRvdAlTZsgG/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 2Anthology (Supertramp)
Songbook URL (Songbook 2)https://drive.google.com/file/d/164CgUWX6CRT-3-ue2xTyr8XsXuOG_XBI/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 3Paris (Supertramp)
Songbook URL (Songbook 3)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hdG7VgFelx5_Imk4LtH0ZZexR6wPUb6s/view?usp=drive_link
SB Page 142 (Breakfast in America)
SB Page 275 (Anthology (Supertramp))
SB Page 365 (Paris)
Genre ▾
Genre 1Rock
Style ▾
Style 1Progressive Rock
Style 2Art Rock
Style 3Pop Rock
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