Fathers and Sons
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 136
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 3/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:27
- Released
- 2025
- Album
- Piano
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -22.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLF712505226
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A driving up-tempo trance cut, Fathers and Sons sits in F minor (4A) at 136 BPM. It reads as brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Calmer than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 85% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Fathers and Sons in?
Fathers and Sons by Armin van Buuren is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Fathers and Sons?
Fathers and Sons runs at 136 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Fathers and Sons?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Fathers and Sons good for peak time?
With energy 3 out of 100 at 136 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 136 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 128-144 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 136 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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