Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Waste |
| Artist | Phish |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Billy breathes |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:50 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 71 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 070-074 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | F |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/sh0CR-mPhXo?t=156 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Piano |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | ❌ |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/phish/waste.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Tom Marshall |
| Author 2 | Trey Anastasio |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A paper bag / Time |
| Explanation | ✱ Wasting' time on a loved one is ironically compared to worthless objects, while it is actually the highest form of devotion. |
| MTag 1 | Time:Duration |
| MTag 2 | Society:Material:Value |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 58 |
| Mel Cmplx | 68 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 66 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 62 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 13 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 53 |
| Spot-Energy | 39 |
| Spot-Valance | 21 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Roots Rock |
| Style 2 | Folk Rock |
| Style 3 | Acoustic Rock |
| Style 4 | Progressive Rock |


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