Like a Tattoo by Sade
Like a Tattoo by Sade runs at 67 BPM in the key of A# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 67 BPM
- Key
- A# major
- Length
- 3:38
- Genre
- folk
- Mood
- serene
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A serene folk track with driving energy and a broken-beat feel at 67 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. 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 short room reverb on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, built on lush ninth and eleventh 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
- 67
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- folk
- Harmonic instrument
- acoustic guitar
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- clean and spacious
- Mood
- serene
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- broken-beat
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a short room reverb
- 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 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 Sade. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.