I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin
I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin runs at 133 BPM in the key of A major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 133 BPM
- Key
- A major
- Length
- 3:37
- Genre
- soul
- Mood
- wistful
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A wistful soul track blending gospel with high energy and a swung feel at 133 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and tight closed hats. Grand piano carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A grand piano leads, building through repetition. Analog hiss adds texture, with a slapback delay on the lead. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and low-end weight, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 133
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- tight closed hats
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- soul
- Second genre
- gospel
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- wistful
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- verse-chorus with a bridge
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Aretha Franklin. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.