Scars to Your Beautiful artwork

Scars to Your Beautiful

Alessia Cara

KeyA minor
Tempo97 BPM
Duration3:50

Rhodes melody, piano & acoustic guitar.

INTROClick a line to play from there
SONG NOTES

Questions about this song

Answers from our automatic transcription. Key, tempo and chord labels may contain errors.

What key is Scars to Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara in?

This transcription starts in A minor.

What tempo is Scars to Your Beautiful?

The estimated tempo is 97 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 Scars to Your Beautiful?

Recurring four-chord sequences in this transcription include Am → F → Am → G (10 occurrences); F → Am → G → F (10 occurrences); Am → G → F → Am (10 occurrences). These are exact chord-label matches within sections, not a complete harmonic analysis.

What are the relative chords in Scars to Your Beautiful?

Here are a few patterns to play with: VI → i → VI → i in A minor; i → VI → i → VII in A minor; VI → i → VII → VI in A minor. Think of Roman numerals as chord names you can take into any key. Uppercase is major, lowercase is minor; in minor keys, we count from the natural-minor scale.

Does Scars to Your Beautiful use a well-known chord progression?

Yes! In A minor: The Aeolian shuttle (VI → i) shows up in the verse at 0:09 and 0:14. A minor home chord and its major VI trade places in a gentle light-and-shadow loop.

What time signature is Scars to Your Beautiful in?

The transcription starts in 4/4.

How is Scars to Your Beautiful structured?

The detected sections are verse (0:00) → chorus (0:39) → verse (1:19) → chorus (1:58) → bridge (2:38) → chorus (2:58).

How long is this version of Scars to Your Beautiful?

The transcribed version lasts 3:50. Other recordings or edits may have a different duration.

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