Day of the Dead
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 4:25
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.3 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW2003807
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Day of the Dead runs 174 BPM in G major (9B), a drum n bass record. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Slower than 86% of DC Breaks's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 86% of DC Breaks's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Day of the Dead in?
Day of the Dead by DC Breaks is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Day of the Dead?
Day of the Dead runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Day of the Dead?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Day of the Dead good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 174 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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