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54-46 Was My Number by Toots & The Maytals

54-46 Was My Number by Toots & The Maytals runs at 154 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

Tempo
154 BPM
Key
G major
Length
3:55
Genre
reggae
Mood
triumphant
Vocals
Vocal

Suno prompt

A triumphant reggae track with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 154 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A gritty male vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Vinyl crackle adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the vocal. Mixed in a open and dynamic style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
154
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
washy crash-led cymbals
Energy
explosive
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
reggae
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
rhythmic stabs
Mixing style
open and dynamic
Mood
triumphant
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
brushed
Sonic focus
vocal clarity
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
vinyl crackle
Vocal style
smooth and melismatic
Vocal
a gritty 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 Toots & The Maytals. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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