Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd runs at 128 BPM in the key of D major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 128 BPM
- Key
- D major
- Length
- 7:26
- Genre
- hard rock
- Mood
- tender
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A tender hard rock track blending indie rock with driving energy and a swung feel at 128 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and sparse dark cymbals. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. An electric guitar leads, building through repetition. Analog hiss adds texture, with a slapback delay on the lead. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and melodic lead, 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
- 128
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- hard rock
- Second genre
- indie rock
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Lead instrument
- an electric guitar
- Lead style
- building through repetition
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- tender
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- melodic lead
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
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 Pink Floyd. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.