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Like a Prayer by Madonna

Like a Prayer by Madonna runs at 111 BPM in the key of F major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
111 BPM
Key
F major
Length
5:41
Genre
synth-pop
Mood
euphoric
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A euphoric synth-pop track with high energy and a broken-beat feel at 111 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and tight closed hats. Organ carries the harmony, block chords. 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 slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a euphoric and open atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
111
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
tight closed hats
Energy
high
Atmosphere
euphoric and open
Genre
synth-pop
Harmonic instrument
organ
Harmonic style
block chords
Mixing style
clean and spacious
Mood
euphoric
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
vocal clarity
Space
a slapback 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 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 Madonna. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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