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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | After the love has gone |
| Artist | Earth Wind & Fire |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | I am |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:38 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 60 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | F |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Octave up (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV |
| Voc Info 4 | Unison (male/male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Half Down |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Fourth Down |
| Mod (Temp) 3 | Tritone Up |
| Mod T Type 1 | Foreign Key |
| Mod T Type 2 | Near Key |
| Mod T Type 3 | Foreign Key |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Half Down, Fourth Down, Tritone Up |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/CUCLNPOjPZw?t=223 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Alto Sax |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Instr 3 | VOCALS |
| Instr 4 | BRASS |
| Instr 5 | SAX |
| Strings Arranger 1 | David Foster |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cAw4VWgCsBDlDFXednajF?si=617491fb33ae4e66 |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 2 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/earthwindandfire/afterthelovehasgone.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | David Foster |
| Author 2 | Bill Champlin |
| Author 3 | Jay Graydon |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Something happened along the way / What used to be happy was sad |
| Explanation | ✱ Compares love to a path or road that the couple has collectively drifted away from. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Travel:Path |
| MTag 2 | Body:Mind |
| MTag 3 | Change |
| 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 | 91 |
| Mel Cmplx | 42 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 55 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 78 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 70 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 90+ |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 42 |
| Spot-Energy | 44 |
| Spot-Valance | 39 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Best of (Earth Wind & Fire) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1al8Bjez-AHnp2FjuusyYRllybyUdb_sd/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 24 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 2 | 5 (The Best of (Earth Wind & Fire)) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Genre 3 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Smooth Soul |
| Style 2 | Yacht Rock |



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