Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | American woman |
| Artist | The Guess Who |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | Canada |
| Album | American woman |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:07 |
| Dur Grp | 5:00-5:29 |
| Year | 1969 |
| Decade | 1960-1969 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 94 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without constant BPM |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 5 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 6 | Blues scale |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Minor Third Down |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Relative/Parallel Combination |
| Mod (Perm) | Minor Third Down |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/9uf6EY2BZBw?t=168 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | AG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | Juno - Best Produced Single |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/guesswho/americanwoman.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Burton Cummings |
| Author 2 | Randy Bachman |
| Author 3 | Jim Kale |
| Author 4 | Gary Peterson |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A seductive spell |
| Explanation | ✱ Uses the image of a 'woman' as a metaphor for the seductive but dangerous influence of American politics and culture. |
| MTag 1 | Politics |
| MTag 2 | Distanced |
| MTag 3 | Influence |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-I-i-iv-I |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 3 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, iv |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian No7 |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iWy9061MNd9aXX6QIjZ9y?si=4PThOQ1wS4GBxsPWOkh3RQ |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6Ov6WracDM |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 55 |
| Spot-Energy | 73 |
| Spot-Valance | 37 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 30 Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbBHw0Hxf4IvIsaapKSkvFoBdHRHjPO2/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 4 (30 Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Blues Rock |
| Style 2 | Hard Rock |
| Style 3 | Psychedelic Rock |