California by Joni Mitchell
California by Joni Mitchell runs at 105 BPM in the key of B major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 105 BPM
- Key
- B major
- Length
- 3:50
- Genre
- folk
- Mood
- tender
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A tender folk track with high energy and a swung feel at 105 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and tight closed hats. Acoustic guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Tape saturation 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
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 105
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- tight closed hats
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- folk
- Harmonic instrument
- acoustic guitar
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- tender
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- vocal clarity
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- tape saturation
- 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.