Chains
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:37
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2202210
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Chains (Official Lyric Video)original2A · 126
- Chains - Extended Mixversion2B · 126
At 126 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), Chains is a club-tempo progressive trance production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Chains in?
Chains by Above & Beyond is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chains?
Chains runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Chains?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Chains good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 126 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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