luther by Kendrick Lamar
luther by Kendrick Lamar runs at 140 BPM in the key of D major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Key
- D major
- Length
- 2:58
- Genre
- R&B
- Mood
- tender
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A tender R&B track with explosive energy and a swung feel at 140 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and shimmering open hats. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Analog hiss adds texture, with a dub-style tape 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
- 140
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- explosive
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- R&B
- Harmonic instrument
- clean electric guitar
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- tender
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- vocal clarity
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- verse-chorus with a bridge
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
- Vocal style
- smooth and melismatic
- 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 Kendrick Lamar. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.