Sad Song
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 68/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 2:47
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.6 dB
- ISRC
- NLRD52017954
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo trance cut, Sad Song sits in D minor (7A) at 125 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Slower than 95% of Gareth Emery's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 92% of Gareth Emery's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of Gareth Emery's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 86% of Gareth Emery's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sad Song in?
Sad Song by Gareth Emery is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sad Song?
Sad Song runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sad Song?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Sad Song good for peak time?
With energy 68 out of 100 at 125 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 125 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%: 117-133 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 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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