Seven Notes in Black
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:29
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY0915002
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Seven Notes in Black runs 173 BPM in F minor (4A), a drum n bass record. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 84% of High Contrast's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of High Contrast's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 75% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Seven Notes in Black in?
Seven Notes in Black by High Contrast is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Seven Notes in Black?
Seven Notes in Black runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Seven Notes in Black?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Seven Notes in Black good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 173 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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