Speak Like A Child by Herbie Hancock
Speak Like A Child by Herbie Hancock runs at 122 BPM in the key of E major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 122 BPM
- Key
- E major
- Length
- 7:51
- Genre
- jazz
- Mood
- wistful
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A wistful jazz track with high energy and a swung feel at 122 BPM. The low end is upright bass playing walking, under a brushed jazz kit with a rimshot-forward snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, block chords. The arrangement follows AABA. A grand piano leads, improvising over the changes. Tape saturation adds texture, with a slapback delay on the lead. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding melodic lead and harmonic warmth, built on simple triad chords, leaving a nostalgic and hazy atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- upright bass
- Bassline style
- walking
- Tempo
- 122
- Chords
- simple triad
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- nostalgic and hazy
- Genre
- jazz
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- block chords
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- improvising over the changes
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- wistful
- Percussion
- a brushed jazz kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- rimshot-forward
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- harmonic warmth
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- AABA
- Textural detail
- tape saturation
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 Herbie Hancock. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.