River by Joni Mitchell
River by Joni Mitchell runs at 105 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Measured
- Tempo
- 105 BPM
- Key
- G major
- Length
- 4:05
- Genre
- folk
- Mood
- tender
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A tender folk track blending folk with driving energy and a syncopated 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 sparse dark cymbals. Grand piano carries the harmony, swelling and cinematic. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A grand piano leads, building through repetition. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a wide stereo chorus on the lead. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on simple triad 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
- simple triad
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- folk
- Second genre
- folk
- Harmonic instrument
- grand piano
- Harmonic style
- swelling and cinematic
- Lead instrument
- a grand piano
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- tender
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a wide stereo chorus
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
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.