Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Artist | Queen |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | A Night at the Opera |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:54 |
| Dur Grp | 5:30-5:59 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 70 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 070-074 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Bb |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 2 | Beat change |
| Rec Tag 3 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | TTB |
| Voc Info 2 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Fourth Up |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Fourth Down |
| Mod (Temp) 3 | Fourth Up |
| Mod (Temp) 4 | Tritone Down |
| Mod (Temp) 5 | Tritone Up |
| Mod (Temp) 6 | Fourth Down |
| Mod (Temp) 7 | Fourth Up |
| Start YT Mod | https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?t=105 |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod T Type 1 | Near Key |
| Mod T Type 2 | Near Key |
| Mod T Type 4 | Foreign Key |
| Mod T Type 5 | Foreign Key |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Fourth Up, Fourth Down, Fourth Up, Tritone Down, Tritone Up, Fourth Down, Fourth Up |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Quick start - skip measure |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?t=156 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | BRIT Award - British Single of the Year |
| Awards 2 | Ivor Novello Award - Best Selling British Record |
| Nominations 1 | BMA - Top Soundtrack Song |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Diamond | 💎 |
| Certification | RIAA - Diamond |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/bohemianrhapsody.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Freddie Mercury |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A trial / Silhouette |
| Explanation | ✱ Uses the structure of an opera and a courtroom trial as a metaphor for an internal struggle with guilt and penance. |
| MTag 1 | Guilt |
| MTag 2 | Identity |
| MTag 3 | Drama |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-vi-ii-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-II-V-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 19 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, #I, II, ii, bIII, III, iii, IV, iv, V, v, VI, vi, bVII, VII, biii, bvi, bV |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 74 |
| Mel Cmplx | 89 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 32 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 91 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 90+ |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 39 |
| Spot-Energy | 40 |
| Spot-Valance | 25 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Great Pop Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTknWctgVfijFo4xnslfSBDeKNYfbmgR/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 |
| Songbook 3 | Queen Full Band Score (Queen) |
| SB Page 1 | 38 (100 Great Pop Songs) |
| SB Page 2 | 98 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 3 | 21 (Queen Full Band Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Progressive Rock |
| Style 2 | Hard Rock |
| Style 3 | Progressive Pop |
| Style 4 | Art Rock |



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