Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Aint no sunshine |
| Artist | Bill Withers |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Just as I am |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2:05 |
| Dur Grp | 2:00-2:29 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 80 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 080-084 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Am |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Without intro |
| Rec Tag 2 | Double Bass |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 4 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 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 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Instr 2 | BASS GUITAR |
| Instr 3 | PERCUSSION |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Booker T. Jones |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02d63UdMITYy87VbXb0ggV?si=DMkRzjFuRUqw0JvVJVTG7A |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best R&B Song |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Vocal Performance (Male) |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 3 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/billwithers/aintnosunshine.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Bill Withers |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone |
| Explanation | ✱ Represents a partner as a source of light and warmth, without whom life becomes emotionally dark and cold. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Sky:Sun |
| MTag 2 | Body:Mind |
| MTag 3 | Sadness |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-v-i-i, v-v-iv-iv-i-v-i |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-i-i-i, i-v-i-i |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 3 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, iv, v |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 42 |
| Mel Cmplx | 77 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 38 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 36 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 41 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 40-49 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 40-49 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 53 |
| Spot-Energy | 42 |
| Spot-Valance | 52 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 50-59 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The 70s Collection (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JweFEiwNCG3V1hAL6VK_ekJ2-TZZvTmP/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 14 (The 70s Collection) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Genre 3 | Blues |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Folk Rock |
| Style 2 | Southern Soul |