O Pato by João Gilberto
O Pato by João Gilberto runs at 86 BPM in the key of F# minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Measured
- Tempo
- 86 BPM
- Key
- F# minor
- Length
- 2:02
- Genre
- jazz
- Mood
- triumphant
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A triumphant jazz track blending afrobeats with explosive energy and a swung feel at 86 BPM. The low end is upright bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a rimshot-forward snare and sizzling cymbals. Acoustic guitar carries the harmony, block chords. The arrangement follows verse-chorus. A warm male vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- upright bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 86
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- sizzling cymbals
- Energy
- explosive
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- jazz
- Second genre
- afrobeats
- Harmonic instrument
- acoustic guitar
- Harmonic style
- block chords
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- triumphant
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- rimshot-forward
- Sonic focus
- vocal clarity
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- verse-chorus
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
- Vocal style
- restrained and conversational
- Vocal
- a warm male vocal
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with João Gilberto. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.