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Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell

Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell runs at 79 BPM in the key of D major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

Tempo
79 BPM
Key
D major
Length
5:45
Genre
orchestral pop
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

Suno prompt

A tender orchestral pop track blending cinematic orchestral with driving energy and a swung feel at 79 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, fingerpicked, with flute. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Analog hiss 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
79
Chords
lush ninth and eleventh
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
driving
Atmosphere
calm and settled
Genre
orchestral pop
Second genre
cinematic orchestral
Harmonic instrument
grand piano
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
clean and spacious
Mood
tender
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
swung
Secondary instrument
flute
Snare
tight and dry
Sonic focus
harmonic warmth
Secondary focus
atmospheric space
Space
a short room reverb
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
analog hiss
Vocal style
restrained and conversational
Vocal
a full-voiced female vocal

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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.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Joni Mitchell. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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