Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Youve got a friend |
| Artist | Carole King |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Tapestry |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:08 |
| Dur Grp | 5:00-5:29 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 85 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 085-089 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Feel Good Song |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | 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 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Strings Arranger 1 | David Campbell |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iCTfiLOV3uJIfNsotWjhm?si=2e31f9ade43f40ef |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Hall of Fame Award |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/caroleking/youvegotafriend.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Carole King |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Winter ✱ spring ✱ summer or fall / All you have to do is call |
| Explanation | ✱ Friendship is framed as a constant, unchanging presence that remains unaffected by the shifting astronomical seasons. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Cycle:Season |
| MTag 2 | Society:Comm:Verbal |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-III-vi-III-vi, vi-ii-V-I, I-vii-III-vi |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-IV-ii-V, I-I-IV-vi |
| Ch Prog B | bVII-IV-I, IV-bVII-vi-II |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 9 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, III, IV, V, vi, bVII, vii |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 47 |
| Spot-Energy | 26 |
| Spot-Valance | 46 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Tapestry (Carole King) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qMWAtgcZwI7OKH2H1IzL_rHtXzSLi5bU/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 3 | Paperback Songs Love Songs (Various Artists) |
| SB Page 1 | 853 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 2 | 43 (Tapestry) |
| SB Page 3 | 249 (Paperback Songs Love Songs) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |