Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Total eclipse of the heart |
| Artist | Bonnie Tyler |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Faster than the speed of night |
| Basics ▾ | |
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| Duration | 6:58 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1983 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 66 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 065-069 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Canon |
| Voc Info 2 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 5 | Lead dubb |
| Voc Info 6 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) 3 | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) 4 | Third Up |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod T Type 1 | Pump Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod T Type 2 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod T Type 3 | Relative Minor > Major |
| Mod T Type 4 | Foreign Key |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Whole Up, Minor Third Up, Minor Third Up, Third Up |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/lcOxhH8N3Bo?t=186 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Organ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | VOCALS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | AMA - Favorite Pop/Rock Single |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Best Pop Solo Female Vocal Performance |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
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| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bonnietyler/totaleclipseoftheheart.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Jim Steinman |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Once upon a time there was light in my life / But now theres only love in the dark |
| Explanation | ✱ The loss of love framed as an astronomical phenomenon where the heart falls completely into shadow. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Cosmic:Space |
| MTag 2 | Body:Anatomy:Heart |
| Chords ▾ | |
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| Ch Prog V | ii-I-ii-I, IV-bIII-IV-bIII, bVI-bII-bVI-bII |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-vi-IV-V, vi-V/VII-vi-II, I-vi-III-vi |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, bII, II, ii, bIII, III, IV, V, bVI, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
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| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
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| Ch Complex | 29 |
| Mel Cmplx | 44 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 54 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 28 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 58 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 20-29 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
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| Spot-Dance | 44 |
| Spot-Energy | 65 |
| Spot-Valance | 22 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
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| Songbook 1 | Ultimate 80s Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkPHRfMlz-WeGc9Bd_eRbfqByrcTLlFy/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 114 (Ultimate 80s Songs) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | Power Pop |