
El Samurai
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 29/100
- Length
- 4:00
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -8.2 dB
- ISRC
- USA2B2403096
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
El Samurai is a mid-tempo downtempo track in A♭ major (4B) at 116 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Better known than 89% of El Búho's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 87% of El Búho's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is El Samurai in?
El Samurai by El Búho is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is El Samurai?
El Samurai runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with El Samurai?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is El Samurai good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 116 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 109-123 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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