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Northern Sky by Nick Drake

Northern Sky by Nick Drake runs at 91 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
91 BPM
Key
D# major
Length
3:44
Genre
folk
Mood
serene
Vocals
Vocal

Suno prompt

A serene folk track blending orchestral pop with high energy and a swung feel at 91 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 verse-chorus with a bridge. A warm male vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a slapback delay 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
91
Chords
lush ninth and eleventh
Cymbals
sparse dark cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
calm and settled
Genre
folk
Second genre
orchestral pop
Harmonic instrument
acoustic guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
clean and spacious
Mood
serene
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
swung
Snare
tight and dry
Sonic focus
harmonic warmth
Secondary focus
atmospheric space
Space
a slapback delay
Structure
verse-chorus with a bridge
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush
Vocal style
restrained and conversational
Vocal
a warm male 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 Nick Drake. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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