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Waving Through a Window

Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen

KeyA major
Tempo146 BPM
Duration3:56
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 Waving Through a Window by Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen in?

This transcription starts in A major. Later key changes are detected at 3:01 (B♭ major).

What tempo is Waving Through a Window?

The estimated tempo is 146 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 Waving Through a Window?

Recurring four-chord sequences in this transcription include Amaj/3 → Dsus2 → E → F♯m7 (9 occurrences); F♯m7 → D → A → E (8 occurrences); A → D → Esus4 → A (5 occurrences). These are exact chord-label matches within sections, not a complete harmonic analysis.

What are the relative chords in Waving Through a Window?

Recurring relative progressions include vi7 → IV → I → V in A major; I/3 → IVsus2 → V → vi7 in A major; I → IV → Vsus4 → I 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 Waving Through a Window use a well-known chord progression?

The transcription contains repeated matches to the four-chord pop progression (vi → IV → I → V), e.g. chorus at 0:48 in A major; chorus at 0:55 in A major. Extensions, inversions and suspensions are simplified for matching; the chord labels retain them. These are chord-order matches, not confirmation of a particular rhythm, bass line or influence.

What time signature is Waving Through a Window in?

The transcription starts in 4/4. Later meter changes are detected at 3:00 (3/8); 3:01 (4/4).

How is Waving Through a Window structured?

The detected sections are intro (0:00) → verse (0:07) → pre-chorus (0:33) → chorus (0:48) → verse (1:28) → pre-chorus (1:41) → chorus (1:55) → bridge (2:27) → chorus (3:01) → outro (3:34).

How long is this version of Waving Through a Window?

The transcribed version lasts 3:56. Other recordings or edits may have a different duration.

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