Tears
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 115
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 49/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:58
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Piano Hub
- Genre
- Tropical House
- Loudness
- -14.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.8 dB
- ISRC
- ZAC011600934
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Tears is a mid-tempo tropical house track in D minor (7A) at 115 BPM. It reads as balanced in mood. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). More underground than 99% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 84% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tears in?
Tears by DJ Maphorisa is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tears?
Tears runs at 115 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Tears?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Tears good for peak time?
With energy 49 out of 100 at 115 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 115 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 108-122 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 115 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More tropical house
More from DJ Maphorisa
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 115 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.