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Header ▾
Song TitleTrue colors
ArtistCyndi Lauper
Image Artist
OriginUSA
AlbumTrue colors
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration3:47
Dur Grp3:30-3:59
Year1986
Decade1980-1989
ContentSecular
BPM88 BPM Spotify
BPM Grp085-089
Umbrella080-119
KeyC
Time4/4
MajMinMajor
ShowYes
Sites ▾
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1iWR-AHjzcccpy4JWIr3AEH94sNqxokkP/view?usp=drive_link
MIDIPlay  |  Download
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/cyndi-lauper/true-colors-chords-582222
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Colors_(Cyndi_Lauper_song)
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2A6yzRGMgSQCUapR2ptm6A?si=092bd0693ef74d70
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/Cyndi-Lauper/True-colors
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/cyndi-lauper/true-colors.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/cyndi-lauper/true-colors
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/LPn0KFlbqX8
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/true-colors/193521054
YT_Streams174,314,352
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Major / 1st inversion
Rec Tag 2Rubato
Rec Tag 3Ending Fade out
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (female)
Voc Info 22nd voice add (female)
Voc Info 3Without BGV
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Mod (Perm)❌
Mod (Temp)❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1❌
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1❌
Instruments ▾
Instr 1PERCUSSION
Instr 2SYNTH
Instr 3EG
StringsStrings are not included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1❌
Nominations 1Grammy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Nominations 2MTV VMA - Best Female Video
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Premium🥇🥇🥇
CertificationRIAA - Platinum
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cyndilauper/truecolors.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1Billy Steinberg
Author 2Tom Kelly
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ I see your true colors / And that's why I love you
Explanation✱ Seeing someone's authentic personality as a visual color spectrum that may be hidden.
MTag 1Nature:Cycle:Color
MTag 2Society:Social:Identity
Chords ▾
Ch Prog Vvi-V/VII-I-I/III-IV-IV, vi-V-I-ii, I/III-IV-vi-V
Ch Prog PC❌
Ch Prog CIV-I-V-V, IV-I-IV-V, IV-I-IV-vi-ii/I-I
Ch Prog B❌
Progr Category 1I-IV-V
Progr Category 2I-IV-V-vi
Used Chords# Fam6
Chord Fam ProgI, ii, III, IV, V, vi
CHORD C = VDifferent
Modes ▾
Mode 1Ionian
Mode 1 ChrdsI - Major, IV - Major, V - Major
Mode MixtureNo
VisualIonian
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex?36
Mel Cmplx?48
Ch Mel Tens?50
Ch Prog Nov?40
Ch-Bs Mel?77
Ch Complex Grp30-39
Mel Cmplx Grp40-49
Ch Mel Tens Grp50-59
Ch Prog Nov Grp40-49
Ch-Bs Mel Grp70-79
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance?40
Spot-Energy?21
Spot-Valance?27
Spot-Dance Grp40-49
Spot-Energy Grp20-29
Spot-Valance Grp20-29
Songbooks ▾
Songbook 1Pop/Rock Anthology (Various Artists)
Songbook URL (Songbook 1)https://drive.google.com/file/d/109nIUdWE1hohnwycF9SXNTyT71jlrNrj/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 2Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists)
Songbook URL (Songbook 2)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link
SB Page 1755 (Best Fake Book Ever)
SB Page 2995 (Pop/Rock Anthology)
Genre ▾
Genre 1Rock
Genre 2Pop
Style ▾
Style 1Synth Rock
Style 2Soft Rock
Style 3New Wave
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