Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell runs at 79 BPM in the key of D major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 79 BPM
- Key
- D major
- Length
- 5:45
- Genre
- orchestral pop
- Mood
- tender
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A tender orchestral pop track blending cinematic orchestral with driving energy and a swung feel at 79 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, fingerpicked, with flute. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Analog hiss adds texture, with a short room reverb on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on lush ninth and eleventh chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 79
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- orchestral pop
- Second genre
- cinematic orchestral
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- tender
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Secondary instrument
- flute
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a short room reverb
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
- Vocal style
- restrained and conversational
- Vocal
- a full-voiced female vocal
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 Joni Mitchell. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.