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Answers from our automatic transcription. Key, tempo and chord labels may contain errors.
What key is Someone Like You by Adele in?
This transcription starts in A major.
What tempo is Someone Like You?
The estimated tempo is 136 BPM, calculated from the median spacing between detected beats. This is a summary of the transcription; timing can vary during the song.
What are the main chord progressions in Someone Like You?
Recurring four-chord sequences in this transcription include A → E → F♯m → D (15 occurrences); A → C♯m/5 → F♯m → D (6 occurrences); A → Emaj/3 → F♯m → D (3 occurrences). These are exact chord-label matches within sections, not a complete harmonic analysis.
What are the relative chords in Someone Like You?
Recurring relative progressions include I → V → vi → IV in A major; I → iii/5 → vi → IV in A major; I → V/3 → vi → IV in A major. Numerals refer to the key active at that point; uppercase means major and lowercase means minor. Minor keys use natural-minor scale degrees.
Does Someone Like You use a well-known chord progression?
The transcription contains repeated matches to the four-chord pop progression (I → V → vi → IV); the singer-songwriter progression (vi → IV → I → V). Added tones and inversions may vary. This identifies a familiar pattern, not a claim about the song’s influences.
What time signature is Someone Like You in?
The transcription starts in 3/8. Later meter changes are detected at 0:00 (4/4).
How is Someone Like You structured?
The detected sections are intro (0:00) → verse (0:14) → pre-chorus (0:57) → chorus (1:13) → verse (1:51) → chorus (2:37) → bridge (3:05) → chorus (3:24) → outro (4:28).
How long is this version of Someone Like You?
The transcribed version lasts 4:45. Other recordings or edits may have a different duration.