Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) by Styx Chords and Melody

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Chord Complexity

96

Melodic Complexity

48

Chord-Melody Tension

21

Chord Progression Novelty

92

Chord Bass Melody

20

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) has higher complexity than the average song in terms Chord Complexity and Chord Progression Novelty.

About The Key Of D Mixolydian

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) is written in the key of D Mixolydian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 5th most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 30th most popular among all keys. The D Mixolydian scale is similar to the D Major scale except that its 7th note (C) is a half step lower. Mixolydian chord progressions are heavily featured in many genres of music like classic rock, which relies on the major chord built on the 7th scale degree. See the D Mixolydian Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!

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