The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden Chords and Melody

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Chord And Melody Metrics For The Number of the Beast

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Chord Complexity

31

Melodic Complexity

10

Chord-Melody Tension

82

Chord Progression Novelty

22

Chord Bass Melody

66

The Number of the Beast has higher complexity than the average song in terms Chord-Melody Tension and Chord-Bass Melody.

About The Key Of D Mixolydian

The Number of the Beast is written in the key of D Mixolydian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 4th most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 28th 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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