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Free Man in Paris by Joni Mitchell

Free Man in Paris by Joni Mitchell runs at 81 BPM in the key of A minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
81 BPM
Key
A minor
Length
3:03
Genre
folk
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A tender folk track with explosive energy and a swung feel at 81 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Acoustic guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A full-voiced female 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 extended seventh 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
81
Chords
extended seventh
Cymbals
washy crash-led cymbals
Energy
explosive
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
subtle bitcrush
Vocal style
restrained and conversational
Vocal
a full-voiced female 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 Joni Mitchell. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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