Preview of the interactive piano roll for “Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair” by Nnenna Freelon.
The progression
Structure & dynamics
What's in the mix
Shaking Free (1996)
Her fourth studio album, released on Concord Records, continuing the run of charting records she built with her first three efforts. It captures her vocal style across a 12-track set recorded in Berkeley and Burbank.
All of Shaking FreeNnenna Freelon
Nnenna Freelon is an American jazz singer, composer, producer, and arranger born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who has built her career from a base in Durham, North Carolina. Her slightly smoky alto voice moves easily between jazz standards, soul, and gospel, and she has earned nine Grammy nominations over a recording career that stretches back to the early 1990s. She is also an arts education advocate and has worked extensively in live performance alongside her studio work.
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Good to know
What key is "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" in?
"Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" by Nnenna Freelon is in E♭ minor.
What is the tempo of "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair"?
"Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" plays at around 111 BPM in 4/4 time.
What chords are in "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair"?
The core progression is B♭, A♭m7, E♭m, B♭7, F♯maj/3, and C♯m7, built around the E♭ minor tonal center.
What instruments play on "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair"?
The recording features acoustic piano, upright bass, brush drums, and female lead vocals.
Can I get a piano roll for "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair"?
Yes. Songscription turns "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" by Nnenna Freelon into an interactive piano roll you can play along with.
Is "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" piano tutorial easy to learn?
The piano roll shows every note of "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" falling onto the keys, and you can slow it right down so the fast parts come a few notes at a time. At 111 BPM in E♭ minor, it is very learnable once you ease off the speed.
What album is "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" on?
"Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" appears on Shaking Free (1996).
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It is produced by AI trained on millions of bars of music, and you can play it back and fine-tune any details before you download.
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