Chicago
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 9:08
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Moodmusic
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.4 dB
- ISRC
- DEEC30900017
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Chicagooriginal1B · 115
Chicago is a club-tempo deep house track in A minor (8A) at 124 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 83% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 81% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 42%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 5%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Chicago in?
Chicago by Henrik Schwarz is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chicago?
Chicago runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Chicago?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Chicago good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 124 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More deep house
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
