Sweet Lady Genevieve
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 3:27
- Released
- 1973
- Album
- Preservation Act 1 (Deluxe)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.3 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91400382
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sweet Lady Genevieveoriginal11B · 118
At 118 BPM in A major (11B), Sweet Lady Genevieve is a mid-tempo techno production. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 1973 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 95% of Kink's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 88% of Kink's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 76% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sweet Lady Genevieve in?
Sweet Lady Genevieve by Kink is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sweet Lady Genevieve?
Sweet Lady Genevieve runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sweet Lady Genevieve?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sweet Lady Genevieve good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 118 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
